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Saturday, August 13

 

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Saturday, August 13

National League
Atlanta (67-46) @ Miami (49-62)
— Anderson is 3-1, 4.66 in his last six starts.
— Atlanta is 14-7 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 13-4-4
— He is 0-1, 5.94 in three starts vs Miami TY.

— Strider is 2-1, 3.54 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 7-6 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— He allowed three runs in an IP in two relief stints vs Miami.

— Braves are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Atlanta is 30-24 on road.
— over 15-5-2 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-113
— record in first 5 innings: 61-40-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-5

— Luzardo is 1-1, 1.50 in his last two starts.
— Marlins are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 1-1, 5.63 in two starts vs Atlanta.

— Marlins haven’t named a starter for the nightcap.

— Miami is 10-23 in its last 33 games.
— Marlins are 23-29 at home.
— under 10-1-1 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-112
— record in first 5 innings: 41-50-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-3.1-3.1

Chicago (46-65) @ Cincinnati (44-66)
— Sampson is 0-2, 4.43 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 0-7-1
— He is 0-1, 3.00 in two starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Cubs are 22-31 on road.
— under 23-8-3 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-111
— record in first 5 innings: 43-51-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-x

— Ashcraft is 1-0, 1.29 in his last two starts.
— Reds are 10-4 in his starts.
— under 8-6
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-3
— He gave up 7 runs in 2.1 IP vs Chicago June 30.

— Reds are 2-6 in last eight games.
— Cincinnati is 24-33 at home.
— under 14-5 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-111
— record in first 5 innings: 36-58-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4-4.1

San Diego (63-52) @ Washington (37-77)
— Darvish is 3-1, 2.70 in his last six starts.
— Padres are 12-9 in his starts.
— under 9-4-1 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 15-3-3
— He is 1-0, 4.91 in two starts vs Washington.

— Padres are 3-0 in last three games.
— San Diego is 31-27 on road.
— over 12-4-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-113
— record in first 5 innings: 52-36-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-4

— Sanchez is 0-4, 7.92 in five starts.
— Nationals are 0-5 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-5
— He is 1-2, 2.23 in six starts vs San Diego.

— Washington lost 12 of last 15 games.
— Nationals are 17-41 at home.
— over 7-2-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-114
— record in first 5 innings: 30-72-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-x-5

Philadelphia (63-49) @ NY Mets (73-40)
— Nola is 3-1, 2.39 in his last four starts.
— Philly is 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-5
— He is 0-2, 3.86 in three starts vs New York TY.

— Phillies are 13-2 in last 15 games.
— Philly is 31-23 on road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 31-112
— record in first 5 innings: 45-47-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

— deGrom is 1-0, 2.53 in two starts.
— Mets are 1-1 in his starts
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 8-1, 2.29 in 19 starts vs Philly.

— Mets are 15-3 in their last 18 games.
— Mets are 38-19 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-113
— record in first 5 innings: 62-28-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3

Milwaukee (60-51) @ St Louis (62-50)
— Burnes is 1-1, 2.95 in his last six starts.
— Milwaukee is 11-5 in his last 16 starts.
— over 9-4 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-4
— He is 2-0, 0.00 in two starts (14 IP) vs St Louis TY.

— Brewers lost seven of last ten games.
— Milwaukee is 31-29 on road.
— over 11-7-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-111
— record in first 5 innings: 49-40-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2

— Wainwright is 2-0, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— St Louis is 13-9 in his starts.
— under 11-10-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-9-2
— He is 0-2, 7.71 in three starts vs Milwaukee TY.

— Cardinals are 9-2 in their last 11 games.
— St Louis is 36-20 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 39-112
— record in first 5 innings: 52-42-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

Arizona (51-61) @ Colorado (51-64)
— Gallen is 2-0, 1.88 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 14-7 in his starts
— over 8-3 last eleven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-3-7
— He is 1-0, 2.86 in three starts vs Colorado TY.

— Diamondbacks are 5-3 in last eight games.
— Arizona is 19-32 on road.
— over 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 33-112
— record in first 5 innings: 43-40-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3

— Urena is 0-2, 10.31 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 1-6 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings:-1-4-2
— He is 0-0, 6.17 in four games (2 starts) vs Arizona.

— Colorado is 8-15 in its last 23 games.
— Rockies are 33-28 at home.
— over 8-2 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-112
— record in first 5 innings: 31-59-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-3

Pittsburgh (45-67) @ San Francisco (54-57)
— Beede is 0-0, 7.20 in two starts.
— He pitched for Giants from 2018 until May 12 of this year.
— Pirates 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 hasn’t pitched against his old team.

— Pirates are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 21-39 on road.
— over 10-4-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-113
— record in first 5 innings: 36-54-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days:-3.2-3-3

— Webb is 1-2, 5.89 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 13-10 in his starts
— over 7-2 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-4
— He is 0-1, 7.71 in one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Giants won four of last six games.
— San Francisco is 30-27 at home.
— over 8-3-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-112
— record in first 5 innings: 45-47-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5.2-3

American League
Cleveland (59-52) @ Toronto (60-51)
— McKenzie is 2-2, 2.60 in his last five starts.
— Guardians are 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— over 9-6 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8
— He is 1-1, 3.46 in two starts vs Toronto.

— Guardians are 17-8 in their last 25 games.
— Cleveland is 31-30 on road.
— under 5-0-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-112
— record in first 5 innings: 47-44-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-2

— White allowed three runs in 4.2 IP in his first Toronto start.
— Blue Jays are 0-1 in his starts
— over 4-0 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Blue Jays are 1-5 in their last six games.
— Toronto is 34-22 at home.
— under 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-111
— record in first 5 innings: 44-43-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-5

Baltimore (59-53) @ Tampa Bay (58-53)
— Hall is making his MLB debut here.
— He was 2-6, 4.76 in 18 AAA starts this year.
— under 0-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He obviously hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Orioles are 24-9 in their last 33 games.
— Baltimore is 26-32 on road.
— over 8-3-1 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-112
— record in first 5 innings: 44-52-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2.1-3.2

— McClanahan is 0-2, 5.60 in his last three starts.
— Tampa Bay is 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
— He is 0-0, 1.59 in two starts vs Baltimore TY.

— Tampa Bay split their last eight games.
— Rays are 33-22 at home.
— under 7-4-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-111
— record in first 5 innings: 48-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3.1

Detroit (43-71) @ White Sox (57-56)
— Manning is 0-0, 2.25 in four starts.
— Tigers are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-3
— He is 0-1, 6.19 in four starts vs Chicago.

— Tigers are 7-24 in their last 31 games.
— Detroit is 17-38 on road.
— under 13-1-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-114
— record in first 5 innings: 36-62-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-3.1

— Giolito is 2-0, 3.60 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 8-12 in his starts.
— over 12-1 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-4
— He is 0-1, 4.22 in two starts vs Detroit TY.

— White Sox are 16-11 in their last 27 games.
— Chicago is 26-29 at home.
— under 11-5-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-113
— record in first 5 innings: 47-52-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3

New York (71-42) @ Boston (56-58)
— Montas allowed six runs in 3 IP in his first NYY start.
— New York is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-20
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-7
— He is 0-2, 1.83 in three starts vs Boston

— New York is 1-8 in its last nine games.
— New York is 30-27 on road.
— over 21-10-1 last 32 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-113
— record in first 5 innings: 57-32-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-2-4

— Crawford is 1-1, 3.78 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-3
— He is 1-1, 1.29 in three games (1 start) vs New York.

— Red Sox are 3-6 in last nine games.
— Boston is 28-29 at home.
— over 20-14 last 34 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-114
— record in first 5 innings: 43-45-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-3

Seattle (62-52) @ Texas (49-63)
— Gonzales is 2-2, 6.00 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 5-8 in his last 13 starts
— under 10-5-1 last 16 starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-5
— He is 1-1, 5.84 in four starts vs Texas TY.

— Mariners are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Seattle is 31-26 on road.
— over 4-1-2 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 33-114
— record in first 5 innings: 45-49-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2.2-3.1

— Dunning is 1-0, 2.00 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 6-15 in his starts
— over 3-1-1 last five starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-6
— He is 0-1, 3.94 in three starts vs Seattle TY.

— Rangers are 13-26 in last 39 games.
— Texas is 23-32 at home.
— over 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 27-112
— record in first 5 innings: 38-50-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-6.1

A’s (41-72) @ Houston (73-41)
— Logue is 1-4, 6.94 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 2-5 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He gave up two runs in 5 IP (75 PT) in one start vs Houston.

— A’s are 2-9 in their last 11 games.
— Oakland is 24-34 on road.
— under 32-18-2 last 52 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-113
— record in first 5 innings: 36-60-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-3.1

— McCullers is making his first ‘22 start.
— Last year, he was 13-5, 3.16 in 28 starts
— In his career, he is 45-30, 3.57 in 119 starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 6-3, 3.55 in 12 starts vs Oakland.

— Astros are 9-6 in their last 15 games.
— Houston is 37-18 at home.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 38-114
— record in first 5 innings: 67-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3

Minnesota (58-53) @ LA Angels (49-64)
— Bundy is 1-1, 6.38 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 8-11 in his starts
— over 3-1-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-3
— He is 1-2, 7.15 in four starts vs Anaheim.

— Minnesota is 11-16 in its last 27 games.
— Twins are 27-28 on road.
— over 20-9 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-111
— record in first 5 innings: 57-38-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-3

— Detmers is 2-0, 1.42 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 6-11 in his starts
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Angels are 7-6 in their last 13 games.
— Angels are 24-33 at home.
— under 13-5 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-113
— record in first 5 innings: 52-45-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-4

Interleague games
Los Angeles (78-33) @ Kansas City (47-67)
— Heaney is 1-0, 2.25 in six starts.
— Dodgers are 5-1 in his starts
— over 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-0-1
— He is 2-0, 1.74 in three starts vs Kansas City.

— Dodgers are 39-9 in their last 48 games.
— They’ve won 11 games in a row.
— Los Angeles is 38-18 on road.
— over 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 41-111
— record in first 5 innings: 68-25-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.2-2.1

— Keller is 1-3, 7.06 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 5-11 in his last 16 starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-12-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Los Angeles.

— Kansas City won six of last nine games.
— Royals are 28-33 at home.
— over 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-114
— record in first 5 innings: 44-51-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.1-4

 

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MLB

Saturday, August 13

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Trend Report
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Cleveland @ Toronto
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Chi Cubs is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cincinnati's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home

San Diego @ Washington
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing San Diego

Detroit @ Chi White Sox
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home

Philadelphia @ NY Mets
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Oakland @ Houston
Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home

LA Dodgers @ Kansas City
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas City
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta's last 14 games on the road
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 10 games
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

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

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

Milwaukee @ St. Louis
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Arizona @ Colorado
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games

Pittsburgh @ San Francisco
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

Minnesota @ LA Angels
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Minnesota's last 14 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
LA Angels is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games


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Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack
Chargers’ all-time leaders in passing yards:
59,271— Philip Rivers
43,040— Dan Fouts
26,938— John Hadl
16,085— Stan Humphries
12,348— Drew Brees
9,350— Justin Herbert

Quote of the Day
“Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.”
Oscar Wilde

Sunday’s quiz
When the Chargers came into existence in 1960, where did they call home?

Saturday’s quiz
Other than Bill Belichick, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin has been in his current head coaching job the longest, followed by Andy Reid in Kansas City.

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Field of Dreams, Burt Lancaster played Moonlight Graham.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

— Dodgers 13, Royals 3— Dodgers are the first National League team to win 12 straight games by 2+ runs since the Pirates had a 13-game streak that was snapped on August 13, 1922 – exactly 100 years ago.

— Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 0— Jeff Banister was Arizona’s interim manager for this game; he was the Rangers’ manager from 2015-18, making the playoffs twice.

They told this story on the Arizona TV broadcast last night; when Banister was in high school, he had swelling near his ankle, so he went to a doctor, and was told he had bone cancer. One of the options they gave him was amputation of the foot, which Banister turned down— he still wanted to play baseball.

He wound up having seven operations on the leg, but wound up playing ball— he played in the minor leagues for six years, before the Pirates called him up for 1991. He batted once and he singled in his only at-bat, pinch-hitting for Doug Drabek.

Imagine having to decide whether to keep your foot or not? He made the right decision.

— Friday night, White Sox took Michael Kopech out of his start after he threw six no-hit IP on 85 pitches. Why?

This season, Kopech has thrown 104.2 innings; he threw 69.1 last year, and didn’t play in 2020.

There is a thing that once a pitcher throws 20% more innings than he did the year before, then he is much more prone to injury; Kopech is already 50% past last year’s total, so the White Sox are going to be careful with his innings because they need him down the stretch.

— New Jersey Jets got something of a break; QB Zach Wilson’s injury is a bone bruise and a meniscus tear in his right knee— he could be back in 2-4 weeks, much better than what originally feared.

— Two best-ever seasons for NFL receiving yards:
1,964 yards— Calvin Johnson, 2012
1,947 yards— Cooper Kupp, 2021

The common thread between those two seasons? Matthew Stafford was QB for both of them.

— When NFL roster cuts come at the end of this month, 864 guys lose their job; 300 or so of them will sign on to someone’s taxi squad, others will go to the CFL or the XFL or USFL, but these preseason games are interesting in large part because guys are playing for their careers.

— QB named Drew Plitt played at the end of Friday’s game for the Bengals; he was only signed because Joe Burrow had his appendectomy, and they needed another camp arm, but Plitt completed 6-6 passes for 76 yards and a TD in his only drive. Impressive.

Not sure if Drew Plitt will make the Bengals’ squad, but chances are he’s going to be signed by someone; productive quarterbacks are hard to find.

Plitt played five years at quarterback for Ball State, starting the last four years— he threw 1,246 passes in college, so he has a lot of experience in the MAC, where Ben Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich played (Sean McVay played in the MAC too, but he was a WR).

Ball State went 13-8 the last two years, so Plitt has led a winning program; will be interesting to see where he winds up.

— When the NBA season starts in mid-October, Lakers @ Warriors will be played Opening Night.

— Mets 1, Phillies 0— Jacob deGrom used 76 pitches to throw six shutout innings; he struck out 10, allowed two hits. He’s allowed three runs in 16.2 IP in three starts this season.

— By the way, the Wild Cards in baseball are valuable; right now, three of the six division leaders lead by 10+ games. Would be kind of ho-hum without the Wild Card races.

— Before they rallied to win in the 9th inning Friday, Red Sox had lost 78 games in a row when they trailed going into the ninth inning.

— Deshaun Watson played the first three drives for Cleveland Friday night; Browns didn’t get any first downs on those drives. Watson completed one of five passes, for 7 yards.

How do the Browns handle his playing time the next two weeks? Watson is suspended for at least six weeks; they need to get Jacohy Brissett ready to play in Week 1.

— Buffalo’s rookie punter Matt Araiza had an 82-yard punt Saturday; he was a great punter snd kicker at San Diego State. Usually the punter holds for kicks; but Araiza was also the kicker, so will someone else be the holder for Buffalo’s kicks?

— AFC East odds:
-225— Buffalo
+450— Miami
+450— New England
+2200— NJ Jets

— AFC West odds:
+155— Kansas City
+240— LA Chargers
+260— Denver
+650— Las Vegas

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers. Wild Cards- Atlanta, Philadelphia, San Diego
AL: New York, Guardians, Astros. Wild Cards- Blue Jays, Mariners, Rays

 

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Sunday, August 14

 

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NY YANKEES are 30-19 SU (9.1 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 148-188 SU (-58.8 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 0-11 SU (-12.1 Units) at home when the total is 7 to 7.5 in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 134-106 SU (17.4 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

NY METS are 15-4 SU (16.6 Units) in home games vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

CHICAGO CUBS are 11-1 Under (9.9 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.

BALTIMORE is 14-2 SU (11.8 Units) in road games in the second half of the season in the current season.

DETROIT is 16-3 Under (12.7 Units) as a road underdog of +150 to +200 in the current season.

HOUSTON is 48-37 SU (7.3 Units) in home games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 10-0 SU (10 Units) in August games in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 360-364 SU (-40.4 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

SEATTLE is 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

COLORADO is 12-4 SU (7.6 Units) in home games in August games over the last 2 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 89-64 SU (18.6 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 18-10 SU (7 Units) in home games against AL Central opponents in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, August 14

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, August 14

National League
Atlanta (69-46) @ Miami (49-64)
— bullpen game

— Braves are 5-0 in their last five games.
— Atlanta is 32-24 on road.
— over 16-5-3 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-115
— record in first 5 innings: 63-40-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5-7

— Garrett is 0-3, 6.46 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
— He is 0-1, 9.00 in one start vs Atlanta.

— Miami is 10-25 in its last 35 games.
— Marlins are 23-31 at home.
— under 10-2-2 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-114
— record in first 5 innings: 41-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.1-10

Chicago (47-65) @ Cincinnati (44-67)
— Thompson is 2-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2
— He is 1-1, 3.86 in five games (1 start) vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Cubs are 23-31 on road.
— under 23-8-4 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-112
— record in first 5 innings: 44-51-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-5

— Dunn allowed three runs in 4.2 IP (70 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— Reds are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Reds are 2-7 in last nine games.
— Cincinnati is 24-34 at home.
— under 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-112
— record in first 5 innings: 36-59-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-2.2

San Diego (63-53) @ Washington (38-77)
— Snell is 3-1, 1.19 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 4-10 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-4
— He is 1-0, 3.27 in two starts vs Washington.

— Padres are 3-1 in last four games.
— San Diego is 31-28 on road.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-114
— record in first 5 innings: 53-36-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-2

— Espino is 0-2, 5.63 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-4
— He allowed 3 runs in 2.1 IP in relief vs San Diego.

— Washington lost 12 of last 16 games.
— Nationals are 18-41 at home.
— over 7-3-1 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-115
— record in first 5 innings: 30-73-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5-4

Philadelphia (63-50) @ NY Mets (74-40)
— Wheeler is 3-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
— Philly is 11-4 in his last 15 starts.
— under 4-2-1 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-2
— He is 0-1, 3.38 in two starts vs New York TY.

— Phillies are 13-3 in last 16 games.
— Philly is 31-24 on road.
— under 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 31-113
— record in first 5 innings: 45-48-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-0

— Bassitt is 3-1, 2.91 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 13-8 in his starts
— over 10-5 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 12-5-4
— He is 1-0, 1.54 in two starts vs Philly TY.

— Mets are 16-3 in their last 19 games.
— Mets are 39-19 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-114
— record in first 5 innings: 63-28-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-3

Milwaukee (61-51) @ St Louis (62-51)
— Ashby is 0-4, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 1-9 in his last 10 starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9-3
— He is 0-1, 2.92 in four games (1 start) vs St Louis.

— Brewers lost seven of last 11 games.
— Milwaukee is 32-29 on road.
— under 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 38-112
— record in first 5 innings: 49-40-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-3

— Mikolas is 1-2, 9.00 in his last four starts.
— St Louis is 14-9 in his starts.
— under 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-4
— He is 1-2, 4.42 in three starts vs Milwaukee TY.

— Cardinals are 9-3 in their last 12 games.
— St Louis is 36-21 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 39-113
— record in first 5 innings: 52-42-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-1

Arizona (52-61) @ Colorado (51-65)
— Henry is 1-1, 3.75 in his first two MLB starts.
— Arizona is 1-1 in his starts
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Diamondbacks are 6-3 in last nine games.
— Arizona is 20-32 on road.
— over 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 34-113
— record in first 5 innings: 44-40-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-2

— Feltner is 1-1, 7.33 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 2-7 in his starts.
— over 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Colorado is 8-16 in its last 24 games.
— Rockies are 33-29 at home.
— over 8-3 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-113
— record in first 5 innings: 31-60-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

Pittsburgh (45-68) @ San Francisco (55-57)
— Thompson is 0-3, 8.55 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 2-7 in his last nine starts
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-13
— He is 0-1, 4.15 in one start vs San Francisco.

— Pirates are 2-7 in their last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 21-40 on road.
— over 10-5-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-114
— record in first 5 innings: 36-55-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-5

— Wood is 2-1, 3.93 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 4-2 in his last six starts
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 7-11-4
— He is 6-3, 3.13 in 12 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Giants won five of last seven games.
— San Francisco is 31-27 at home.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-113
— record in first 5 innings: 46-47-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3-1

American League
Cleveland (59-53) @ Toronto (61-51)
— Bieber is 3-0, 1.35 in his last three starts.
— Guardians are 14-7 in his starts.
— under 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 2-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-4
— He is 2-1, 4.38 in four starts vs Toronto.

— Guardians are 17-9 in their last 26 games.
— Cleveland is 31-31 on road.
— under 6-0-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-113
— record in first 5 innings: 47-44-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2-2.1

— Gausman is 1-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (14 IP).
— Blue Jays are 11-10 in his starts
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-2
— He is 3-3, 2.27 in six games (5 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Blue Jays are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Toronto is 35-22 at home.
— under 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-112
— record in first 5 innings: 44-43-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5-4.1

Baltimore (59-54) @ Tampa Bay (59-53)
— Lyles is 3-0, 1.59 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-2
— He is 1-2, 7.43 in three starts vs Tampa Bay TY.

— Orioles are 24-10 in their last 34 games.
— Baltimore is 26-33 on road.
— over 9-3-1 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-113
— record in first 5 innings: 44-53-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3.2-4.1

— Rasmussen is 1-1, 2.41 in his last four starts (18.2 IP).
— Tampa Bay is 13-6 in his starts.
— over 10-4-1 last 15 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-1
— He is 0-0, 5.40 in two starts vs Baltimore TY.

— Tampa Bay is 5-4 in its last nine games.
— Rays are 34-22 at home.
— under 7-5-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-112
— record in first 5 innings: 49-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.1-3

Detroit (43-72) @ White Sox (58-56)
— Alexander is 0-2, 3.00 in his last two starts.
— Tigers are 0-7 in his starts.
— under 6-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6
— He is 1-4, 4.62 in seven starts vs Chicago.

— Tigers are 7-25 in their last 32 games.
— Detroit is 17-39 on road.
— under 13-2-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-115
— record in first 5 innings: 36-62-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.1-3

— Lynn is 1-2, 5.09 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 6-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He is 6-3, 3.43 in ten starts vs Detroit.

— White Sox are 17-11 in their last 28 games.
— Chicago is 27-29 at home.
— under 11-6-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-114
— record in first 5 innings: 47-52-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2

Seattle (62-53) @ Texas (50-63)
— Gilbert is 0-2, 6.15 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 15-8 in his starts
— over 5-3 last eight starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-2
— He is 1-0, 1.62 in three starts vs Texas TY.

— Mariners are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Seattle is 31-27 on road.
— over 5-1-2 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 34-115
— record in first 5 innings: 45-50-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3.1-3

— Perez is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 15-8 in his starts
— over 8-0 last eight starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-10
— He is 0-0, 2.45 in two starts vs Seattle TY.

— Rangers are 14-26 in last 40 games.
— Texas is 24-32 at home.
— over 5-0-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 27-113
— record in first 5 innings: 39-50-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-6.1-4.2

A’s (41-73) @ Houston (74-41)
— Irvin is 3-2, 2.38 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 7-13 in his starts
— under 8-1-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 10-20
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-3
— He is 2-1, 2.19 in four starts vs Houston TY.

— A’s are 2-10 in their last 12 games.
— Oakland is 24-35 on road.
— under 33-18-2 last 53 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-114
— record in first 5 innings: 36-61-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3.1-2.2

— Javier is 0-3, 3.05 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 8-9 in his starts
— under 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-3
— He is 0-1, 4.70 in two starts vs Oakland TY.

— Astros are 10-6 in their last 16 games.
— Houston is 38-18 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 39-115
— record in first 5 innings: 68-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3

Minnesota (58-54) @ LA Angels (50-64)
— Archer is 0-2, 7.41 in his last four starts.
— Twins lost his last five starts
— under 6-2 last eight starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3
— He is 6-2, 2.50 in nine starts vs Anaheim.

— Minnesota is 11-17 in its last 28 games.
— Twins are 27-29 on road.
— over 20-9-1 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-112
— record in first 5 innings: 58-38-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-4

— Davidson allowed six runs in 4 IP, in his first Angels’ start.
— Angels are 0-1 in his starts
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Angels are 8-6 in their last 14 games.
— Angels are 25-33 at home.
— under 13-5-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-114
— record in first 5 innings: 52-46-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-5

New York (72-42) @ Boston (56-59)
— Taillon is 2-0, 4.10 in his last five starts.
— New York is 17-5 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-6-4
— He is 1-0, 5.73 in two starts vs Boston TY

— New York is 2-8 in its last ten games.
— New York is 31-27 on road.
— under 3-0-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 41-114
— record in first 5 innings: 57-32-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4

— Wacha is 2-0, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— His last start was June 28
— Red Sox are 9-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-4
— He is 1-1, 3.35 in six starts vs New York.

— Red Sox are 3-7 in last ten games.
— Boston is 28-30 at home.
— under 3-0 last three games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-115
— record in first 5 innings: 43-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-3

Interleague games
Los Angeles (79-33) @ Kansas City (47-68)
— Anderson is 4-0, 1.74 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 16-3 in his starts
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 13-4-2
— He is 0-1, 2.77 in two starts vs Kansas City.

— Dodgers are 40-9 in their last 49 games.
— They’ve won 12 games in a row.
— Los Angeles is 39-18 on road.
— over 8-2-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-112
— record in first 5 innings: 69-25-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2.1-6

— Singer is 2-1, 2.04 in his last five starts.
— Royals are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 5-0 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Los Angeles.

— Kansas City won six of last 10 games.
— Royals are 28-34 at home.
— over 12-5 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-115
— record in first 5 innings: 44-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-6

 

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MLB

Sunday, August 14

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Trend Report
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San Diego @ Washington
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego

Cleveland @ Toronto
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Chi Cubs is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cincinnati's last 12 games
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Baltimore is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Philadelphia @ NY Mets
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
NY Mets
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games at home

Detroit @ Chi White Sox
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Oakland @ Houston
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oakland's last 12 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

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

Milwaukee @ St. Louis
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

Seattle @ Texas
Seattle
Seattle is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Arizona @ Colorado
Arizona
Arizona is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Colorado
Colorado is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Arizona
Colorado is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games at home

Pittsburgh @ San Francisco
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh

Minnesota @ LA Angels
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Minnesota's last 16 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

NY Yankees @ Boston
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees


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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Packers’ all-time leaders in passing yards:
61,655— Brett Favre
55,360— Aaron Rodgers
24,718— Bart Starr
21,369— Lynn Dickey
11,535— Tobin Rote
10,870— Don Majkowski

Quote of the Day
“I get paid to be suspicious, when I’ve got nothing to be suspicious about.”
Wilford Brimley, in The Firm

Monday’s quiz
When the Chargers came into existence in 1960, they called Los Angeles home; they played in LA for one year, then moved to San Diego until 2017, when they moved back to Los Angeles.

Sunday’s quiz
When the Chargers came into existence in 1960, they called Los Angeles home; they played in LA for one year, then moved to San Diego until 2017, when they moved back to Los Angeles.

Saturday’s quiz
Other than Bill Belichick, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin has been in his current head coaching job the longest, followed by Andy Reid in Kansas City.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……..

13) Chase Daniel is the Chargers’ backup QB; he’ll be 36 in October. This is his 13th year in the NFL, playing for his sixth team. Most fans probably have either not heard of him or forgot about him- he was a 3-year starter in college, at Missouri.

In 12 seasons in the NFL, Daniel has started five games, going 2-3; he’s thrown 8 TD’s, 7 INT’s. 12 seasons, six teams, 261 passes, 5 starts.

But quarterbacks get paid well; in his NFL career, Chase Daniel has earned $39,828,471. Pretty good bank for a guy who mostly runs the scout team in practice, and is an insurance policy in case the starting QB gets hurt.

12) So far in NFL preseason games this month, over is 14-3. Lot of points were scored this weekend.

11) Miami Marlins have scored 3 or fewer runs in each of their last 15 games, the longest-such streak since the 1979 Chicago Cubs. Marlins went 3-12 in those 15 games.

10) Atlanta Braves are 52-24 in night games, 18-22 in day games. Not really sure if there is a reason behind this stat, but most playoff games are played at night.

9) Quick look at NFL starting QB’s, by what college they went to:
3— Oklahoma (Hurts, Mayfield, Murray)
2— California (Rodgers, Goff)
2— Alabama (Mac Jones, Tagovailoa (Hurts started at Bana, but transferred out))
2— Clemson (Lawrence, Watson)
2— Oregon (Herbert, Mariota)
2— North Dakota State (Lance, Wentz)

How weird is it that North Dakota State is on this list?; Plus, Easton Stick also played for the Bison; he is a backup QB for the Chargers.

8) 3am Saturday night, I’m watching a replay of the Rams-Chargers game; Dan Fouts is the analyst, one of the best-ever QB’s. Made me smile every time he said “Super Bowl champion Rams.” Never get tired of hearing that.

Summer of 1986, I went to a free scrimmage in Anaheim Stadium, Rams-Chargers. Starters played 7-on-7, basically touch football. Watching Dan Fouts throw a football was incredible; right on target with every throw.

After that, the rookies played a full contact scrimmage; rookie QB Hugh Millen broke his ankle, not really sure why I remember that, but he wound up playing eight years in the NFL.

7) One of the cool things about the NFL is that players come from all over; Saturday night at SoFi Stadium, rookie WR Lance McCutcheon caught five passes for 87 yards and two TD’s for the Rams. He looked like a guy who is going to make the Opening Day roster.

McCutcheon is an undrafted free agent from Montana State, yet another reason why I never stress out about what GM Les Snead is doing— the man is great at his job.

Remember, Cooper Kupp played college ball at I-AA Eastern Washington.

6) Royals 4, Dodgers 0— KC pitcher Brady Singer tossed six shutout innings, continuing a trend where he pitches great whenever he is on my fantasy team’s bench. His agent should pay me to never, ever activate him.

Here’s the thing; Singer blanked the Dodgers, he blanked the Bronx Bombers, but he also lost twice to the A’s, who are a glorified minor league team.

Go figure.

5) Giants 8, Pirates 7— San Francisco blew a 5-0 lead, needed a two-run, walk-off home run from Thairo Estrada to pull out the win.

4) Rays 4, Orioles 1— Drew Rasmussen had a perfect game going in the 9th inning, but Jorge Mateo ruined the fun with a one-out double. Rasmussen got 25 outs on only 87 pitches, which is pretty damn impressive.

3) Kid from Wyoming playing in the Little League tournament didn’t use golf gloves, he used actual work gloves, like guys use when they’re digging a ditch. Kid hit a ball about 50 feet over the left field fence; he looked like a 12-year old Luke Voit.

2) There are only two NFL stadiums left that haven’t sold their stadium’s naming rights; Soldier Field in Chicago, Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Word seems to be that naming rights bring in about $10M a season.

Andrew Brandt used to be Vice President of the Packers; he once suggested to the team’s Board of Directors that a company would be interested in buying naming rights to Lambeau Field.

One of the board members told him, “Sir, if you made that deal, we would have to put you in witness protection.” I’m guessing Lambeau Field will always be called Lambeau Field.

1) RIP to Doug Kern, who passed away unexpectedly this week, at age 48.

I didn’t know Doug Kern, but I followed him on Twitter; he was great at provided statistical nuggets on baseball. Every night, he was religious about posting information, some of which found its way into this space. He was really, really good at his job.

We never met, but we were kindred spirits. RIP, sir.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, August 15

 

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HOUSTON is 27-10 SU (21.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 42-25 SU (14.5 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 12-4 Over (7.6 Units) in road games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the current season.

MIAMI is 89-72 SU (9.8 Units) in home games against NL West opponents since 1996.

CLEVELAND is 42-25 SU (14.5 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 51-78 SU (-34.8 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 30-19 SU (9.1 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 103-89 SU (5.1 Units) in home games when playing on Monday since 1996.

NY METS are 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in road games when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 38-69 SU (-37.9 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 93-67 Over (19.3 Units) when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 11-0 SU (11 Units) in August games in the current season.

SEATTLE is 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 90-64 SU (19.6 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, August 15

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, August 15

National League
Philadelphia (63-51) @ Cincinnati (45-67)
— Syndergaard is 1-0, 4.91 in two starts for Philly.
— Philly is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 5-0, 2.11 in six starts vs Cincinnati.

— Phillies are 13-4 in last 17 games.
— Philly is 31-25 on road.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 31-114
— record in first 5 innings: 45-49-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-0-2

— Minor is 0-3, 6.20 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 1-11 in his starts.
— under 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-3
— He is 2-5, 3.60 in eight starts vs Philly.

— Reds are 3-7 in last ten games.
— Cincinnati is 25-34 at home.
— under 14-6-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-113
— record in first 5 innings: 37-59-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2.2-5.1

San Diego (64-53) @ Miami (49-65)
— Musgrove is 0-3, 5.09 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 2-6 in his last eight starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-6
— He is 3-0, 2.19 in four starts vs Miami.

— Padres are 4-1 in last five games.
— San Diego is 32-28 on road.
— over 12-6-1 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-115
— record in first 5 innings: 54-36-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3

— Alcantara is 1-1, 3.25 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 14-8 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-8
— He is 1-1, 1.54 in two starts vs San Diego.

— Miami is 10-26 in its last 36 games.
— Miami scored 3 or fewer runs in their last 15 games
— Marlins are 23-32 at home.
— under 11-2-2 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-115
— record in first 5 innings: 42-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-10-3

Chicago (47-66) @ Washington (38-78)
— Stroman is 1-0, 3.04 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-10 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2
— He is 1-1, 5.17 in six starts vs Washington.

— Cubs are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Cubs are 23-32 on road.
— under 23-9-4 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-113
— record in first 5 innings: 44-52-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5-7.1

— Gray is 0-3, 7.11 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 2-8 in his last ten starts.
— under 6-2-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-4
— He is 0-0, 2.84 in one start vs Chicago.

— Washington lost 13 of last 17 games.
— Nationals are 18-42 at home.
— over 7-4-1 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-116
— record in first 5 innings: 30-74-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-3.1

NY Mets (75-40) @ Atlanta (70-46)
— Carrasco is 5-0, 1.69 in his last seven starts.
— Mets are 15-3 in his last 18 starts
— over 8-3-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-2
— He is 2-1, 3.43 in four games (3 starts) vs Atlanta.

— Mets are 17-3 in their last 20 games.
— Mets are 35-21 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-115
— record in first 5 innings: 64-28-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4

— Strider is 2-1, 3.52 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 7-6 in his starts
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— He is 1-1, 5.59 in two starts vs New York.

— Braves are 6-0 in their last six games.
— Atlanta is 37-22 at home.
— over 16-6-3 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-116
— record in first 5 innings: 63-41-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-7-2

Los Angeles (79-34) @ Milwaukee (61-52)
— Urias is 9-0, 2.31 in his last ten starts.
— Dodgers are 14-8 in his starts
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 14-6-2
— He is 4-1, 2.29 in six starts vs Milwaukee.

— Dodgers are 40-10 in their last 50 games.
— They’ve won 12 of their last 13 games.
— Los Angeles is 39-19 on road.
— over 8-3-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-113
— record in first 5 innings: 69-26-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-6-2

— Peralta is 1-0, 4.15 in two starts since coming off the IL.
— Milwaukee is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 1-0, 1.80 in two starts vs Los Angeles.

— Brewers are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— Milwaukee is 29-22 at home.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 38-113
— record in first 5 innings: 50-40-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2

Arizona (53-61) @ San Francisco (56-57)
— Bumgarner is 0-2, 7.64 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 4-10 in his last 14 starts
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 12-23
— record in first 5 innings: 7-14-2
— He is 2-1, 4.29 in four starts vs San Francisco.

— Diamondbacks are 7-3 in last ten games.
— Arizona is 21-32 on road.
— over 8-5 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 35-114
— record in first 5 innings: 45-40-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3.2

— Cobb is 0-2, 4.30 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 6-12 in his starts
— under 6-3 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-7
— He is 0-1, 6.60 in three starts vs Arizona.

— Giants won six of last eight games.
— San Francisco is 32-27 at home.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-114
— record in first 5 innings: 47-47-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-3

American League
Detroit (43-73) @ Cleveland (60-53)
— Hutchison is 0-2, 5.17 in his last six starts.
— Tigers are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3
— He is 1-2, 6.59 in six starts vs Cleveland.

— BGarcia is 0-0, 2.35 in two starts (7.2 IP).
— Tigers are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-1, 2.61 in 11 relief stints vs Cleveland.

— Tigers are 7-26 in their last 33 games.
— Detroit is 17-40 on road.
— under 13-2-2 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-116
— record in first 5 innings: 36-63-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-3

— Civale is 0-0, 2.25 in his last three starts (12 IP).
— Guardians are 6-7 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-4
— He is 7-0, 2.11 in nine starts vs Detroit.

— bullpen game

— Guardians are 18-9 in their last 27 games.
— Cleveland is 29-22 at home.
— under 6-1-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-114
— record in first 5 innings: 48-44-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.1-2

Tampa Bay (60-53) @ New York (72-43)
— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Rays are 25-31 on road.
— under 8-5-2 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-113
— record in first 5 innings: 50-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-0.2

— Cole is 0-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— New York is 15-8 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-3-6
— He is 2-6, 3.66 in 14 starts vs Tampa Bay

— New York is 2-9 in its last 11 games.
— New York is 41-15 at home.
— under 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 41-115
— record in first 5 innings: 57-33-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-1

Baltimore (59-55) @ Toronto (61-52)
— Bradish is 0-0, 3.52 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 8-5 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— He is 0-1, 7.45 in two starts vs Toronto.

— Orioles are 24-11 in their last 35 games.
— Baltimore is 26-34 on road.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-114
— record in first 5 innings: 44-54-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.1-3.2

— Kikuchi is 2-2, 4.94 in his last five starts.
— Blue Jays are 7-12 in his starts
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-11-3
— He is 1-3, 6.14 in four starts vs Baltimore.

— Blue Jays are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— Toronto is 35-23 at home.
— under 10-6 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-113
— record in first 5 innings: 44-44-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.1-4.1

Kansas City (48-68) @ Minnesota (58-55)
— Bubic is 1-0, 3.41 in his last five starts.
— Royals are 7-11 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-6
— He is 1-3, 4.65 in six starts vs Minnesota.

— Kansas City is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
— Royals are 19-34 on road.
— over 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-116
— record in first 5 innings: 45-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-6-3

— Ryan is 3-0, 2.62 in his last six home starts.
— Home side is 7-1 in his last eight starts
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-4
— He is 2-0, 0.77 in two starts vs Kansas City.

— Minnesota is 11-18 in its last 29 games.
— Twins are 31-25 at home.
— over 20-10-1 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-113
— record in first 5 innings: 58-39-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4

A’s (41-74) @ Texas (51-63)
— Kaprielian is 2-1, 2.53 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 6-2 in his last eight starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-5
— He is 1-2, 4.47 in nine starts vs Texas.

— A’s are 2-11 in their last 13 games.
— Oakland is 24-36 on road.
— under 33-19-2 last 54 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-115
— record in first 5 innings: 36-62-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.2-2

— Otto is 0-3, 4.61 in his last five starts.
— Texas is 1-8 in his last nine starts
— under 5-3 last eight starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-12-1
— He is 1-1, 9.24 in three starts vs Oakland.

— Rangers are 15-26 in last 41 games.
— Texas is 25-32 at home.
— over 6-0-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 27-114
— record in first 5 innings: 40-50-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-4.2-3

Houston (75-41) @ White Sox (59-56)
— Urquidy is 3-0, 2.92 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 15-6 in his starts
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-1
— He is 1-0, 2.57 in one start vs Chicago.

— Astros are 11-6 in their last 17 games.
— Houston is 36-23 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 40-116
— record in first 5 innings: 69-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

— Cueto is 0-2, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 7-8 in his starts.
— under 9-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-1
— He is 4-6, 3.33 in 14 starts vs Houston.

— White Sox are 18-11 in their last 29 games.
— Chicago is 28-29 at home.
— under 11-6-2 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-115
— record in first 5 innings: 48-52-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3

Seattle (62-54) @ LA Angels (51-64)
— Castillo is 1-0, 1.84 in two starts for Seattle.
— Seattle is 2-0 in his starts
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 1-0, 2.57 in one start vs Anaheim.

— Mariners are 7-5 in their last 12 games.
— Seattle is 31-28 on road.
— over 6-1-2 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 34-116
— record in first 5 innings: 45-51-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-2

— Ohtani is 1-3, 4.13 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 10-9 in his starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-4
— He is 3-0, 1.80 in four starts vs Seattle.

— Angels are 9-6 in their last 15 games.
— Angels are 26-33 at home.
— under 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-115
— record in first 5 innings: 53-46-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-3

 

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MLB

Monday, August 15

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Trend Report
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Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
Detroit is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

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

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

Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
Detroit is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Chi Cubs @ Washington
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 12 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

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

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

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing NY Mets

Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games when playing Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland

Houston @ Chi White Sox
Houston
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Dodgers is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Seattle @ LA Angels
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Arizona @ San Francisco
Arizona
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games


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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the BMW golf championship this week:
10-1— Rory McIlroy
12-1— Jon Rahm
14-1— Justin Thomas
16-1— Cantlay, Finau, Fitzpatrick, Scheffler, Zalatoris
20-1— Im, Morikawa, Schauffele
25-1— Sam Burns

Quote of the Day
“Playing Princeton is kind of like going to the dentist. You know that down the road it can make you better, but while it’s happening it can be very, very painful.”
Jim Valvano

Tuesday’s quiz
Who is the only guy who was a head coach in a Super Bowl and also played in the NBA?

Sunday’s quiz
When the Chargers came into existence in 1960, they called Los Angeles home; they played in LA for one year, then moved to San Diego until 2017, when they moved back to Los Angeles.

Saturday’s quiz
Other than Bill Belichick, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin has been in his current head coaching job the longest, followed by Andy Reid in Kansas City.

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

— College basketball lost a giant this week; former Princeton coach Pete Carril passed away, at age 92.

Carril went 514-261 coaching Princeton, winning 13 Ivy League titles, making the NCAA’s 11 times; he won the 1975 NIT, but he became most famous in 1989, when his 22-point underdog Tigers lost 50-49 to Georgetown in the first round of the NCAA’s, barely missing out on the first-ever 1-16 upset.

That was the night Dick Vitale was in the ESPN studio with Bob Ley; at halftime, Vitale said if Princeton pulled the upset, he would stand on his head on live TV. After the game, he still tried to do it, which made for some weird TV for a few minutes.

Carril’s last win as a head coach came in 1996, when his 10-point underdog Tigers upset UCLA 43-41, in a 4-13 first round game.

He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997; after leaving Princeton, he was an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings.

Pete Carril was a basketball genius. RIP, sir.

— Texas Rangers fired manager Chris Woodward Monday; Texas is 52-63 this season; they won their first game with interim manager Tony Beasley last night.

In four years as manager, Woodward’s Rangers were 211-287. This year, Texas was 6-24 in one-run games under Woodward- they won 2-1 last night, under Beasley.

You pay two guys (Corey Seager/Marcus Semien) $57M a year and you go 51-63, someone has to be the scapegoat. In this case, it was the manager. Someone should remind the GM that pitching is an important part of baseball; Seager/Semien aren’t pitchers.

— Tigers/Guardians split a doubleheader Monday; they’ve been playing against each other since 1901. The series record?

Detroit has won 1,143 times. Cleveland has also won 1,143 times. Exactly even.

— Historian Michael Beschloss is a very good follow on Twitter; he was posting stuff about the old TV show The Addams Family this week. I’m not really sure why, but he pointed out that the actor who played Lurch (Ted Cassidy) had been a radio announcer at WFAA in Dallas before he got the role on The Addams Family.

On November 22, 1963, the day John F Kennedy was assassinated, Cassidy was on the air at the time of the shooting.

Cassidy was also occasionally used to play Thing, the hand that would appear out of a box to give Mr/Mrs Addams things they needed, like the mail. Check it out on YouTube.

— Dodgers P Tyler Anderson is 13-2 this season; weird thing is, in his two losses, the Dodgers were shut out both games, first at Colorado, then by the Royals. You wouldn’t expect a team like the Dodgers to get shut out in Denver and Kansas City, but they were.

— Jets’ QB Zach Wilson is having knee surgery in Los Angeles today; don’t they have good knee surgeons in New York or New Jersey? Why send him all the way to California?

— Minnesota Twins were 41-33 when they announced that pitching coach Wes Johnson was quitting to take the same job at LSU. LSU is paying Johnson $750,000 a year; the Twins were paying him $350,000, making the Twins look like huge cheapskates.

Twins are 18-22 since then; they’re two games out of first place in the AL Central, also two games out of the last Wild Card slot. Minnesota is fading; Joe Ryan has been getting waxed in road games. Having a good pitching coach might’ve helped them.

— Kansas City Royals started seven rookies Monday night, the most they’ve started in any game since 1991.

— Tampa Bay 4, New York 0— Bronx was shut out for second game in a row for first time since 2016; they’re 8-16 since the All-Star break.

They’ve got injury issues; Stanton, LeMahieu, Carpenter are all hurt.

New York still leads the AL East by 10 games, but this is where moving the trade deadline up to August 2 is a big thing. Trade deadline used to be August 31, but now they can’t poach guys from some stiff team to re-inforce their lineup.

Time for Aaron Boone to do some managing.

— Detroit Tigers have used 16 different starting pitchers this season, most in the major leagues.

— LSU QB Myles Brennan quit football this week; he played in 18 games over five seasons for LSU, replacing Joe Burrow as the Tigers’ QB in 2020.

Brennan entered the transfer portal last winter when former LSU coach Ed Orgeron was fired, but new coach Brian Kelly talked him into staying. Kelly then poached QB Jayden Daniels from Arizona State, and Brennan saw the writing on the wall, so he is walking away form football.

— As I’m typing all this, I’m watching ESPN’s fantasy football marathon; must be an awful lot of $$$ in hosting fantasy football leagues. I’m no good at fantasy football, but live TV is most always fun.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, August 16

 

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MIAMI is 89-72 SU (9.8 Units) in home games against NL West opponents since 1996.

PHILADELPHIA is 12-4 Over (7.6 Units) in road games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 66-68 SU (-8.8 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 49-92 SU (-52.2 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 38-26 SU (9.4 Units) in home games after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 63-89 SU (-34.9 Units) when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 43-25 SU (15.5 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 19-6 SU (12.4 Units) in road games against division opponents in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 19-38 SU (-22.8 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 7-1 SU (5.9 Units) after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 6.50 or worse in the current season.

TEXAS are 14-27 SU (-15.7 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) in August games in the current season.

CHI WHITE SOX is 36-20 SU (14 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 172-99 SU (63.1 Units) in home games as an underdog of +100 to +150 since 1996.

SAN FRANCISCO is 90-65 SU (18.5 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.