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

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MILWAUKEE is 26-46 SU (-24.6 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 17-7 SU (11.6 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the second half of the season in the current.

NY METS are 191-143 Over (33.7 Units) in road games after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals since 1996.

BALTIMORE is 15-4 SU (10.6 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the current season.

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

DETROIT is 180-135 Over (31.5 Units) after 7 or more consecutive road games since 1996.

TAMPA BAY is 37-22 SU (12.8 Units) when the total is 7 or less in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 45-27 SU (15.3 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 15-2 SU (16 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

TEXAS are 19-32 SU (-16.2 Units) in road games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 35-12 SU (21.8 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 23-12 SU (9.8 Units) in home games after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 151-190 SU (-58 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

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

LA DODGERS are 13-2 SU (10.8 Units) in August games in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, August 19

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, August 19

National League
Milwaukee (63-54) @ Chicago (50-67)
— Ashby is 0-5, 5.79 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 5-11 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-3
— He is 2-1, 4.05 in five games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers are 6-10 in their last 16 games.
— Milwaukee is 32-30 on road.
— under 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 40-117
— record in first 5 innings: 52-41-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3.1

— Thompson is 2-2, 6.56 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 4-8 in his last 12 starts.
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-2
— He threw 6 scoreless IP in four games (1 start) vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs are 9-4 in their last thirteen games.
— Cubs are 24-34 at home.
— under 25-11-4 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-117
— record in first 5 innings: 46-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-3.1

Cincinnati (46-70) @ Pittsburgh (46-72)
— Ashcraft is 1-1, 2.66 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 10-5 in his starts.
— under 2-0-1 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Reds are 2-7 in last nine games.
— Cincinnati is 20-34 on road.
— under 16-7-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-116
— record in first 5 innings: 37-61-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-x

— Wilson is 1-1, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 4-7 in his last 11 starts
— over 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 8-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-3
— He is 0-2, 2.84 in two starts vs Cincinnati.

— Pirates are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
— Pittsburgh is 25-31 at home.
— over 13-5-2 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-118
— record in first 5 innings: 37-58-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3-2

NY Mets (76-43) @ Philadelphia (65-52)
— Bassitt is 3-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 14-8 in his starts
— over 10-6 last 16
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-4
— He is 2-0, 1.08 in three starts vs Philly TY.

— Mets are 18-6 in their last 24 games.
— Mets are 36-24 on road.
— under 8-4 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-119
— record in first 5 innings: 65-30-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-2.2-1.1

— Nola is 2-1, 1.35 in his last three starts.
— Philly is 9-5 in his last 14 starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-5
— He is 0-3, 2.96 in four starts vs New York TY.

— Phillies are 15-5 in last 20 games.
— Philly is 32-26 at home.
— under 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 31-117
— record in first 5 innings: 47-49-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x

San Francisco (59-59) @ Colorado (51-69)
— Wood is 1-0, 2.19 in his last two starts.
— Giants are 5-2 in his last seven starts
— over 12-8 last 20 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-4
— He is 1-0, 2.70 in three starts vs Colorado TY.

— Giants won eight of last 12 games.
— San Francisco is 25-30 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 26-118
— record in first 5 innings: 48-49-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4.1

— Urena is 0-3, 9.25 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 1-7 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-2
— He is 1-1, 4.91 in three starts vs San Francisco.

— Colorado is 8-20 in its last 28 games.
— Rockies are 33-30 at home.
— over 10-5 last fifteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-117
— record in first 5 innings: 31-64-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-6.1

St Louis (66-51) @ Arizona (55-63)
— Mikolas is 1-2, 11.05 in his last three road starts.
— St Louis is 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 8-3 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-4
— He is 1-1, 2.55 in four games (2 starts) vs Arizona.

— Cardinals are 13-3 in their last 16 games.
— St Louis is 26-30 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 41-117
— record in first 5 innings: 55-43-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-2

— Henry is 2-1, 4.15 in three starts.
— Arizona is 2-1 in his starts
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Diamondbacks are 9-5 in last 14 games.
— Arizona is 23-34 on road.
— under 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-118
— record in first 5 innings: 47-41-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-4-1.2

Washington (40-80) @ San Diego (65-56)
— Espino is 0-2, 5.91 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 5-7 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-3
— He is 0-1, 7.88 in two games (1 start) vs San Diego.

— Washington lost 15 of last 21 games.
— Nationals are 21-36 on road.
— over 9-6-1 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-120
— record in first 5 innings: 31-76-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-4

— Snell is 4-1, 0.94 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-4
— He is 2-0, 2.12 in three starts vs Washington.

— Padres are 5-4 in last nine games.
— San Diego is 33-25 at home.
— over 13-9-1 last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-119
— record in first 5 innings: 55-38-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-0.2

Miami (51-66) @ Los Angeles (81-36)
— Luzardo is 1-4, 4.05 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 0-0, 5.40 in two games (1 start) vs Los Angeles.

— Miami is 12-27 in its last 39 games.
— Marlins are 27-33 on road.
— under 13-3-2 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-118
— record in first 5 innings: 44-53-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-4.1

— Anderson is 4-1, 2.19 in his last six starts.
— Dodgers are 16-4 in his starts
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-2
— He is 1-3, 4.15 in six starts vs Miami.

— Dodgers are 42-12 in their last 54 games.
— Los Angeles is 40-15 at home.
— over 10-5-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-117
— record in first 5 innings: 70-28-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3.1

American League
Boston (59-60) @ Baltimore (61-57)
— Crawford is 1-1, 3.57 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-4
— He gave up 2 runs without getting an out in a relief stint vs Baltimore.

— Red Sox are 5-2 in last seven games.
— Boston is 30-30 on road.
— under 4-2-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-119
— record in first 5 innings: 46-46-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3

— Lyles is 3-1, 2.95 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-2
— He is 1-0, 3.48 in two starts vs Boston TY.

— Orioles are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Baltimore is 33-22 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-118
— record in first 5 innings: 45-54-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3.1

Toronto (63-54) @ New York (73-46)
— Gausman is 1-1, 2.41 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 6-10 in his last 16 starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-2
— He is 7-7, 3.74 in 19 starts vs New York.

— Blue Jays are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— Toronto is 27-29 on road.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-117
— record in first 5 innings: 45-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.2-2.1

— Taillon is 1-1, 4.61 in his last five starts.
— New York is 17-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-4
— He is 3-1, 2.05 in four starts vs Toronto TY.

— New York is 3-12 in its last 15 games.
— New York is 42-18 at home.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 41-119
— record in first 5 innings: 57-37-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5.1-3

LA Angels (51-67) @ Detroit (45-75)
— Sandoval is 0-2, 2.20 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 2-10 in his last 12 starts
— under 9-6-2 last 17
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-2
— He is 1-0, 4.76 in one start vs Detroit

— Angels lost their last three games.
— Angels are 25-31 on road.
— over 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 35-118
— record in first 5 innings: 54-47-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-6.1-x

— Manning is 0-0, 3.24 in five starts.
— Tigers are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-4
— He is 0-1, 3.72 in two starts vs Anaheim.

— Tigers are 9-27 in their last 36 games.
— Detroit is 26-33 at home.
— under 15-4-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-120
— record in first 5 innings: 38-63-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3-3

White Sox (61-58) @ Cleveland (63-55)
— Lynn is 2-1, 3.50 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 7-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He is 0-1, 7.20 in two starts vs Cleveland TY.

— White Sox are 20-13 in their last 33 games.
— Chicago is 31-27 on road.
— under 13-7-3 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-119
— record in first 5 innings: 48-56-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-6

— McKenzie is 1-1, 1.23 in his last two starts.
— Guardians are 8-4 in his last 12 starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-1
— He is 0-0, 1.80 in two starts vs Chicago TY.

— Guardians are 9-3 in their last 12 games.
— Cleveland is 31-24 at home.
— under 8-3-1 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-118
— record in first 5 innings: 48-46-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-x

Kansas City (48-72) @ Tampa Bay (63-54)
— Singer is 2-1, 1.71 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 6-2 in his last eight starts
— under 7-0 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-3
— He is 0-1, 7.27 in two starts vs Tampa Bay

— Kansas City is 1-6 in its last seven games.
— Royals are 19-38 on road.
— over 14-8 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-120
— record in first 5 innings: 45-56-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3

— McClanahan is 2-2, 4.20 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 13-9 in his starts
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-4
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start vs Kansas City.

— Tampa Bay is 9-5 in its last 14 games.
— Rays are 36-22 at home.
— under 10-7-2 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 34-117
— record in first 5 innings: 54-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3.1

Texas (53-65) @ Minnesota (61-55)
— Perez is 0-1, 5.82 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 15-4 in his last 19 starts
— over 9-0 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-9
— He is 0-3, 5.54 in six starts vs Minnesota.

— Rangers are 17-28 in last 45 games.
— Texas is 26-31 on road.
— over 7-2-2 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 28-118
— record in first 5 innings: 41-52-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-3

— Bundy is 0-1, 5.00 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 8-12 in his starts
— over 8-2-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-3
— He is 7-2, 3.45 in ten starts vs Texas.

— Minnesota won its last three games.
— Twins are 34-25 at home.
— over 21-12-1 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-116
— record in first 5 innings: 61-39-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-6.2

Seattle (65-54) @ A’s (43-76)
— Gonzales is 1-2, 7.71 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 5-9 in his last 14 starts
— uover 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-5
— He is 2-1, 4.34 in three starts vs Oakland TY.

— Mariners are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Seattle is 34-28 on road.
— over 9-1-2 last dozen road games
— scored run in first inning: 35-119
— record in first 5 innings: 46-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.1

— Irvin is 0-3, 4.05 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 7-14 in his starts
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 10-21
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-3
— He is 0-5, 8.69 in five starts vs Seattle.

— A’s are 2-10 in their last 12 games.
— Oakland is 17-38 at home.
— under 35-20-3 last 58 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-119
— record in first 5 innings: 38-63-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3.2

Interleague game
Houston (77-43) @ Atlanta (73-47)
— McCullers blanked A’s for 6 IP in his first ‘22 start.
— Astros are 1-0 in his starts
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Astros are 13-8 in their last 21 games.
— Houston is 38-25 on road.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 42-120
— record in first 5 innings: 73-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-2-4

— Wright is 5-1, 3.72 in his last seven starts.
— Braves are 11-2 in his last 13 starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Braves are 9-1 in their last ten games.
— Atlanta is 40-23 at home.
— over 18-8-3 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-120
— record in first 5 innings: 65-42-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-2

 

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MLB

Friday, August 19

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

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

Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

NY Mets @ Philadelphia
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets 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
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

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

Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox

Kansas City @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games
Kansas City is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

LA Angels @ Detroit
LA Angels
LA Angels is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
LA Angels is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing LA Angels

Houston @ Atlanta
Houston
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

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

San Francisco @ Colorado
San Francisco
San Francisco is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco

St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Washington @ San Diego
Washington
Washington is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 11 games when playing Washington

Seattle @ Oakland
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Seattle

Miami @ LA Dodgers
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
Over/under win totals for NBA teams this coming season:
54.5— Celtics, Suns
52— Nuggets, Warriors
51.5— Bucks, 76ers
51— Grizzlies
50.5— Clippers
49— Mavericks

Quote of the Day
“Never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city.”
Coach Finstock, from Teen Wolf

Saturday’s quiz
What actor played Martin Sheen’s Vice President in The West Wing?
Hint: He was also in Animal House

Friday’s quiz
Henry Aaron finished his major league career with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Thursday’s quiz
Eric Show has the most wins while pitching for the San Diego Padres; he also gave up Pete Rose’s 4,195th hit in 1985, giving Rose the all-time record.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a summer day……

— Pre-season games are fun to watch; you can learn stuff from watching/listening to them, but don’t take the results too seriously.

2008 Detroit Lions went 4-0 in their preseason games, then they went 0-16 in the regular season.

— NFL players come from all over; Rams have a rookie DB Cobie Durant, who played his college ball at South Carolina State.

Thing is, Durant didn’t have any college scholarship offers when he came out of high school; he worked at FedEx for a year, before South Carolina State signed him up. Now he’s in the NFL, on a very good team. Good for him.

— Thursday night, ESPN’s Louis Riddick inferred that he believes NFL officials are going to call fewer pass interference penalties on longer passes this year.

Does that mean lower scoring games? Less fantasy points for WR’s? It is something that will be interesting to keep an eye on.

— Chicago-Seattle game Thursday was the longest road trip the Bears will make this season.

— I seriously don’t know why, but FOX re-hired Urban Meyer for its Saturday college football pre-game shows; last time Meyer was on TV, he wasn’t good, lacking personality more than anyone I’ve ever heard on TV. He seemed incapable of laughter/humor, and his NFL disaster in Jacksonville hurt his reputation as a coach.

— ESPN, on the other hand, hired a different ex-Florida coach, Dan Mullen to its studio shows. Unlike Meyer, Mullen appears to have a personality; he should be good on TV.

— Texas Longhorns named Ohio State transfer Quinn Evers their starting QB; he better play well this season if he wants to start again next year, because Arch Manning is going to Texas next season, and Arch Manning ain’t going to sit on the bench for very long.

— In the top six college basketball conferences, there are six teams that didn’t bring in any transfers for this season:

Indiana
Iowa
Michigan State
UCLA
USC
Villanova

Last season, only four teams from those six leagues didn’t bring in a transfer.

— Baseball players snack on cookies/fruit in the dugout during games now; haven’t seen much of that until the last couple years.

— Orioles 15, Red Sox 10— Good night if you have a few Orioles on your fantasy team; seven of their nine batters had 2+ hits. Top four guys in their lineup were 10-18 with 10 runs scored.

— Blue Jays 4, Bronx 0— At what point does New York fire someone (like their hitting coach) just to shake things up a little? Bronx scored 19 runs in their last ten games; they’re 9-19 since the All-Star Game, 15-26 in their last 41 games, which is 25% of a season.

— Angels 1, Tigers 0— Patrick Sandoval tossed a complete game shutout.

— Nationals 6, Padres 3— Josh Hader came in with game tied 3-3; he faced three batters, who all scored. In five games with San Diego, Hader has allowed six runs in 3.1 IP.

— If the playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Atlanta, Philly, San Diego
AL: New York, Guardians, Astros. Wild Cards: Seattle, Toronto, Tampa Bay

— MLB teams’ records in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on:
Away/Home/total
Arizona 5-9/12-10….17-19
Atlanta 6-4/12-8….18-12
Cubs 8-9/9-10….17-19
Cincinnati 8-6/8-8….16-14
Colorado 8-13/10-6….18-19
Dodgers 6-6/8-5….14-11
Miami 11-8/7-8….18-16
Milwaukee 12-10/7-3….19-13
Mets 7-6/6-8….13-14
Philadelphia 12-6/6-12….18-18
Pittsburgh 5-14/10-5….15-19
St Louis 6-3/8-9….14-12
San Diego 8-13/9-8….17-21
San Francisco 5-13/5-7….10-20
Washington 7-5/6-8…..13-13

Baltimore 5-8/12-4….17-12
Boston 7-12/6-8….13-20
White Sox 7-6/15-8….22-14
Cleveland 15-6/10-5….25-11
Detroit 9-10/9-7….18-17
Houston 9-8/7-5….16-13
Kansas City 7-9/8-9….15-18
Angels 5-7/4-12….9-19
Minnesota 3-11/7-10….10-21
New York 7-13/13-9….20-22
Oakland 8-7/3-13….11-20
Seattle 9-5/11-10….20-15
Tampa Bay 8-12/10-6….18-18
Texas 11-9/7-9….18-18
Toronto 9-8/10-5….19-13

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, August 20

 

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PHILADELPHIA is 16-6 SU (9.4 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

TORONTO is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) in road games as an underdog of +150 or more over the last 2 seasons.

DETROIT is 15-5 SU (9.5 Units) in home games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 6.50 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 42-67 SU (-31.7 Units) after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 35-11 SU (25.9 Units) in home games vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 57-33 SU (20.7 Units) after allowing 3 runs or less 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 46-27 SU (16.3 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 28-13 Under (13.7 Units) in road games in August games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 34-16 SU (16.8 Units) vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 16-6 SU (9.4 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

OAKLAND is 6-19 SU (-14.9 Units) in home games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 9-24 SU (-17.4 Units) in road games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 11-3 SU (7.7 Units) in home games after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span in the current season.

COLORADO is 15-3 SU (11.7 Units) in home games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 7.00 or worse over the last 2 seasons...

SAN DIEGO is 8-26 SU (-20.6 Units) in home games against NL East opponents in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) in home games after a game with a combined score of 4 runs or less in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, August 20

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, August 20

National League
NY Mets (77-43) @ Philadelphia (65-53)
— Peterson is 1-1, 1.72 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 10-4 in his starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-3
— He is 1-1, 4.67 in five starts vs Philly.

— Williams is 1-2, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 4-4 in his starts
— over 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He is 0-2, 5.95 in three starts vs Philly

— Mets are 19-6 in their last 25 games.
— Mets are 37-24 on road.
— under 8-5 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 44-120
— record in first 5 innings: 66-30-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-1.1-3

— Wheeler is 3-1, 3.00 in his last five starts.
— Philly is 12-10 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-2
— He is 0-2, 5.40 in three starts vs New York TY.

— Falter is 0-1, 5.21 in his last four starts.
— Philly is 5-2 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in two games (1 start) vs New York

— Phillies are 15-6 in last 21 games.
— Philly is 32-27 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 31-118
— record in first 5 innings: 47-50-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-4.

Milwaukee (63-55) @ Chicago (51-67)
— Peralta is 1-1, 3.55 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 5-1, 3.64 in 12 games (7 starts) vs Chicago.

— Brewers are 6-11 in their last 17 games.
— Milwaukee is 32-31 on road.
— under 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-118
— record in first 5 innings: 52-42-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-3

— Stroman is 0-0, 6.06 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 5-11 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-2
— He is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts vs Milwaukee TY.

— Cubs are 10-4 in their last fourteen games.
— Cubs are 25-34 at home.
— under 25-12-4 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-118
— record in first 5 innings: 47-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-5.1

Cincinnati (46-71) @ Pittsburgh (47-72)
— Dunn is 0-1, 8.64 in two starts.
— Reds are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He threw two scoreless IP vs Pittsburgh.

— Reds are 2-8 in last ten games.
— Cincinnati is 20-35 on road.
— under 16-8-1 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-117
— record in first 5 innings: 38-61-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-1.2

— bullpen game

— Pirates are 4-10 in their last 14 games.
— Pittsburgh is 26-31 at home.
— over 14-5-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-119
— record in first 5 innings: 37-59-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2

San Francisco (59-60) @ Colorado (52-69)
— Cobb is 1-2, 3.09 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 3-8 in his last 11 starts
— under 7-3 last 10 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-7
— He is 2-0, 6.75 in two starts vs Colorado TY.

— Giants lost their last three games.
— San Francisco is 25-31 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 26-119
— record in first 5 innings: 48-50-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-4.1

— Feltner is 1-1, 9.22 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 2-8 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Colorado is 9-20 in its last 29 games.
— Rockies are 34-30 at home.
— over 10-5-1 last sixteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-118
— record in first 5 innings: 32-64-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-6.1-2.1

St Louis (67-51) @ Arizona (55-64)
— Hudson is 0-0, 4.73 in his last three starts.
— St Louis is 1-5 in his last six starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-6
— He is 2-0, 1.50 in two starts vs Arizona.

— Cardinals are 14-3 in their last 17 games.
— St Louis is 27-30 on road.
— over 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 42-118
— record in first 5 innings: 56-43-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-1

— Bumgarner is 0-3, 8.10 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 5-10 in his last 15 starts
— over 6-4 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 12-24
— record in first 5 innings: 7-15-2
— He is 5-6, 5.26 in 14 starts vs St Louis.

— Diamondbacks are 9-6 in last 15 games.
— Arizona is 32-30 at home.
— under 8-0 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 35-119
— record in first 5 innings: 47-42-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1.2-3.2

Washington (41-80) @ San Diego (65-57)
— Gray is 0-2, 6.15 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 3-8 in his last 11 starts.
— under 6-3-2 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 9-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-4
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Washington is 4-3 in its last seven games.
— Nationals are 22-36 on road.
— over 10-6-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-121
— record in first 5 innings: 31-76-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4.2

— Musgrove is 0-4, 4.97 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 2-7 in his last nine starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-6
— He is 0-2, 6.86 in four starts vs Washington.

— Padres are 1-4 in last five games.
— San Diego is 33-26 at home.
— over 14-9-1 last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-120
— record in first 5 innings: 55-38-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-0.2-4

Miami (51-67) @ Los Angeles (82-36)
— Garrett is 0-3, 4.64 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 5-8 in his starts.
— under 10-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— He gave up three runs in 3 IP in relief vs Los Angeles.

— Miami is 12-28 in its last 40 games.
— Marlins are 27-34 on road.
— under 14-3-2 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-119
— record in first 5 innings: 44-53-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.1-1.2

— May is making his first ‘22 start.
— He is 6-5, 2.93 in 31 career games (19 starts)
— Last year, he was 1-1, 2.74 in five starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 1-0, 1.59 in one start vs Miami.

— Dodgers are 43-12 in their last 55 games.
— Los Angeles is 41-15 at home.
— over 10-6-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-118
— record in first 5 innings: 70-28-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-2

American League
Boston (59-61) @ Baltimore (62-57)
— Wacha is 4-0, 2.70 in his last six starts.
— Red Sox are 10-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-1-5
— He is 0-1, 6.17 in six starts vs Baltimore.

— Red Sox are 5-3 in last eight games.
— Boston is 30-31 on road.
— over 3-0 last three games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-120
— record in first 5 innings: 46-47-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4.1

— Bradish is 0-0, 5.55 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 9-5 in his starts.
— over 8-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-1
— He is 0-1, 10.56 in two starts vs Boston TY.

— Orioles are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Baltimore is 34-22 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-119
— record in first 5 innings: 46-54-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-5

Toronto (64-54) @ New York (73-47)
— White is 0-1, 3.86 in two starts for Toronto.
— Blue Jays are 1-1 in his starts
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-4
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Blue Jays are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
— Toronto is 28-29 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 40-118
— record in first 5 innings: 46-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2.1-2

— Cole is 0-3, 4.65 in his last five starts.
— New York is 4-6 in his last ten starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-4-7
— He is 5-1, 3.47 in ten starts vs Toronto.

— New York is 3-13 in its last 16 games.
— New York is 42-19 at home.
— under 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 41-120
— record in first 5 innings: 57-38-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-4

LA Angels (52-67) @ Detroit (45-76)
— Detmers is 2-0, 1.75 in his last six starts.
— Angels are 7-11 in his starts
— under 9-6-2 last 17
— allowed run in first inning: 8-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit

— Angels lost three of last four games.
— Angels are 25-32 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 35-119
— record in first 5 innings: 55-47-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-x-0

— Alexander is 0-7, 6.29 in eight starts.
— Tigers are 0-8 in his starts.
— under 6-0-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7
— He allowed a run in 2.1 IP in two relief stints vs Anaheim.

— Tigers are 9-28 in their last 37 games.
— Detroit is 26-34 at home.
— under 16-4-2 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-121
— record in first 5 innings: 38-64-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2

White Sox (61-59) @ Cleveland (64-55)
— Cueto is 1-2, 3.10 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 8-8 in his starts.
— under 10-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-1
— He is 4-0, 2.48 in eight starts vs Cleveland.

— White Sox are 20-14 in their last 34 games.
— Chicago is 31-28 on road.
— under 14-7-3 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-120
— record in first 5 innings: 49-56-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-2.1

— Bieber is 4-0, 1.67 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 15-7 in his starts.
— under 11-8 last 19
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-3
— He is 2-1, 3.43 in three starts vs Chicago TY.

— Guardians are 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— Cleveland is 32-24 at home.
— under 9-3-1 last thirteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-119
— record in first 5 innings: 48-47-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2

Kansas City (49-72) @ Tampa Bay (63-55)
— Bubic is 0-1, 4.63 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 7-12 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-6
— He is 1-0, 2.57 in one start vs Tampa Bay

— Kansas City is 2-6 in its last eight games.
— Royals are 20-38 on road.
— over 14-9 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-121
— record in first 5 innings: 46-56-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4

— Rasmussen is 1-1, 1.02 in his last three starts.
— He had a perfect game going in 9th inning his last start.
— Rays are 6-2 in his last eight starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 14-5-1
— He is 2-0, 1.29 in three games (1 start) vs Kansas City.

— Tampa Bay is 9-6 in its last 15 games.
— Rays are 36-23 at home.
— under 11-7-2 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 34-118
— record in first 5 innings: 54-42-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-3

Texas (53-66) @ Minnesota (62-55)
— Otto is 1-1, 2.65 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 7-11 in his starts
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-11-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Rangers are 17-29 in last 46 games.
— Texas is 26-32 on road.
— over 7-3-2 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 28-119
— record in first 5 innings: 41-53-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-2

— Archer is 0-3, 7.29 in his last five starts.
— Twins lost his last six starts
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-4
— He is 7-1, 2.77 in 11 starts vs Texas.

— Minnesota won its last four games.
— Twins are 35-25 at home.
— over 21-13-1 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-117
— record in first 5 innings: 62-39-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6.2-3.2

Seattle (66-54) @ A’s (43-77)
— Gilbert is 0-1, 9.39 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 1-4 in his last five starts
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-9-2
— He is 1-0, 4.44 in five starts vs Oakland.

— Mariners are 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— Seattle is 35-28 on road.
— over 10-1-2 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 36-120
— record in first 5 innings: 47-52-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-3.2

— Kaprielian is 2-2, 3.32 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 10-9 in his starts
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-6
— He is 1-1, 4.41 in three starts vs Seattle TY.

— A’s are 2-11 in their last 13 games.
— Oakland is 17-39 at home.
— under 35-21-3 last 59 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-120
— record in first 5 innings: 38-64-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-3

Interleague game
Houston (77-44) @ Atlanta (74-47)
— Javier is 1-3, 2.25 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 9-9 in his starts
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Astros are 13-9 in their last 22 games.
— Houston is 38-26 on road.
— over 6-4-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 42-121
— record in first 5 innings: 73-33-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3

— Strider is 3-1, 3.10 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 8-6 in his starts
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Braves are 10-1 in their last eleven games.
— Atlanta is 41-23 at home.
— over 18-9-3 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-121
— record in first 5 innings: 66-42-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3

 

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MLB

Saturday, August 20

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
Toronto is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing Toronto

NY Mets @ Philadelphia
NY Mets
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

LA Angels @ Detroit
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
LA Angels is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing LA Angels

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

Boston @ Baltimore
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

Kansas City @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games on the road
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games

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

Houston @ Atlanta
Houston
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

Seattle @ Oakland
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games at home

NY Mets @ Philadelphia
NY Mets
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

San Francisco @ Colorado
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco

Washington @ San Diego
Washington
Washington is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 12 games when playing Washington

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


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Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack
Over/under win totals for NBA teams this coming season:
48.5— Heat, Timberwolves
46.5— Nets
46— Raptors
45.5— Hawks
44— Cavaliers, Pelicans
43.5— Lakers

Quote of the Day
“This is why I’m not a GM. I’m like, ‘Tell them they can have everything.’ … I thought he was untouchable.”
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, on Miami’s trading for Tyreek Hill

Sunday’s quiz
Which current NFL head coach was once a quarterback at San Diego State?

Saturday’s quiz
Tim Matheson played Martin Sheen’s Vice President in The West Wing; he was Eric Stratton in Animal House

Friday’s quiz
Henry Aaron finished his major league career with the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Cowboys 32, Chargers 18— USFL MVP KaVontae Turpin (New Jersey Generals) ran a kick back 98 yards for a Dallas touchdown, then he ran a punt back 86 yards for a TD, all in the first half. Pretty safe bet that he is making the Cowboys’ roster.

12) Titans 13, Buccaneers 3— Rookie QB Malik Willis will be a lightning rod of discussion; he completed 7-17 passes for 80 yards, ran ball five times for 42 yards.

Willis played at Liberty; they were 8-5 last year, losing 27-14 at Ole Miss, 24-21 at Syracuse, the highest-profile teams they played. Willis threw for 2,857 yards LY, with 27 TD’s, 12 INT’s, but he also ran the ball for 878 yards. He will be a very interesting player to follow.

11) Tom Brady hasn’t been around the Buccaneers for the last ten days; no idea why, but this is not a good thing. Brady can take care of his own business on the field and in the meeting rooms, obviously, but what does it say when the biggest star on the team just disappears for ten days, while everyone else is working?

10) Carolina Panthers’ rookie QB Matt Corral tore a ligament in his foot, is likely out for the whole season.

9) The great announcer Kevin Harlan broadcast the Packers-Saints game Friday night; Harlan’s father Bob worked for Green Bay for 37 years, the last 18 years as team president, so Kevin Harlan obviously grew up at Lambeau Field. Bob Harlan was previously the SID at Marquette.

8) Last time the pre-season favorite to win the Heisman Trophy actually won the Heisman Trophy?

Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, in 2014.

7) Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is the new GM of the Minnesota Vikings; he came to Minnesota from the Cleveland Browns, and previously worked for the 49ers.

Adofo-Mensah played basketball at Princeton, graduating with a degree in Economics; he got a Masters’ in Economics from Stanford, and later worked as a commodities trader on Wall Street.

6) They were saying on one of the six games I watched Saturday, that back in the day, when the AFL first started in the early 60’s, that the eight AFL owners referred to each other as “The Foolish Club” because it seemed like a bad idea to challenge the NFL, but it worked out well.

Raiders.
Chargers.
Chiefs (Dallas Texans).
Oilers.
Jets (NY Titans)
Broncos
Patriots
Bills

Wonder how long before their teams became profitable? These days, they’re all worth a few billion dollars each.

5) Colorado Rockies’ SS Jose Iglesias reached the 10-year plateau in the big leagues Saturday, pretty cool story for a guy who defected from Cuba when his youth team was in Canada a long time ago.

Can’t even imagine living/working in a country where I didn’t know the language, but Iglesias worked hard at his craft and has prospered— his career earnings are now $37,308,750.

4) During Game 1 of the Mets-Phillies doubleheader Saturday, some genius ran on the field, disrupting the game. Mets TV analyst Ron Darling was saying how a lawyer friend of his told him that when someone does that, their average legal tab winds up around $10,000.

How much of an imbecile do you have to be to run on a ballfield in front of 40,000 people, so they can all see you get dragged off the field by the police? Oy.

3) Cardinals 16, Arizona 7— Albert Pujols homered twice; he now has 692 career home runs, and has hit five homers in his last five games. Not bad for a 42-year old.

2) Toronto 5, New York 2— Bronx Bombers are 4-15 in their last 19 games; they’ve scored 21 runs in their last 11 games. Over the last 42 games, they’re 15-27; someone needs to be fired, just to get people’s attention.

Complacency is the word I’m thinking of; yeah, they’re still going to make the playoffs, but there seems to be lack of urgency. Making people in the clubhouse uncomfortable can give a team a jolt. It is a multi-billion dollar business, after all.

1) Here are the two Wild Card races:
AL: Toronto, Seattle, Tampa Bay are three Wild Cards right now
Followed by:
1.5 games back- Minnesota
2.5- Baltimore
3- White Sox
5- Boston

NL: Atlanta, Philly, San Diego are three Wild Cards right now
Followed by:
2 games back- Milwaukee
6.5- San Francisco

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, August 21

 

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CLEVELAND is 46-27 SU (16.3 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 7-0 Over (7 Units) in home games in August games in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 65-44 Over (16.6 Units) after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 13-33 SU (-23.3 Units) in home games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 51-63 SU (-18.3 Units) in road games in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

DETROIT is 50-33 SU (13.7 Units) in home games in day games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 8-19 SU (-12.9 Units) in road games when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 33-51 SU (-23.1 Units) as a road favorite of -125 or more in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 15-5 SU (9.5 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.

SEATTLE is 10-1 SU (8.9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

LA DODGERS are 13-4 SU (8.6 Units) in August games in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 29-20 SU (7 Units) in road games when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 8-26 SU (-20.6 Units) in home games against NL East opponents in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 18-5 SU (12.5 Units) in home games as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, August 21

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, August 21

National League
Cincinnati (47-71) @ Pittsburgh (47-73)
— Minor is 0-3, 6.19 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 1-12 in his starts.
— under 7-0 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-3
— He is 1-2, 5.19 in six starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Reds are 3-8 in last 11 games.
— Cincinnati is 21-35 on road.
— under 16-9-1 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-118
— record in first 5 innings: 39-61-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-1.2-4

— Thompson is 0-3, 9.00 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 2-8 in his last ten starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-13
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in two starts (11 IP) vs Cincinnati TY.

— Pirates are 4-11 in their last 15 games.
— Pittsburgh is 26-32 at home.
— over 15-5-2 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-120
— record in first 5 innings: 37-60-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-5

NY Mets (78-44) @ Philadelphia (66-54)
— Butto is making his MLB debut.
— He was 6-6, 4.12 in 20 minor league starts TY, mostly in AA.
— under 0-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.

— Mets are 20-7 in their last 27 games.
— Mets are 38-25 on road.
— under 9-6 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-122
— record in first 5 innings: 67-31-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-3-8.1

— Gibson is 3-1, 3.12 in his last four starts.
— Philly is 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— over 4-2-2 last eight home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-13-1
— He is 1-0, 2.61 in two starts vs New York TY.

— Phillies are 16-7 in last 23 games.
— Philly is 33-28 at home.
— under 9-2 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 32-120
— record in first 5 innings: 48-51-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-6.2

Milwaukee (63-56) @ Chicago (52-67)
— Woodruff is 2-0, 2.93 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 12-6 in his starts.
— over 9-6 last 15 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-2
— He is 2-2, 3.59 in 12 starts vs Chicago.

— Brewers are 6-12 in their last 18 games.
— Milwaukee is 32-32 on road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 42-119
— record in first 5 innings: 52-43-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-4.2

— Steele is 0-0, 1.62 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 10-12 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-5
— He is 1-1, 3.66 in four starts vs Milwaukee TY.

— Cubs are 11-4 in their last fifteen games.
— Cubs are 26-34 at home.
— under 25-13-4 last 42 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-119
— record in first 5 innings: 48-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5.1-3.1

San Francisco (59-61) @ Colorado (53-69)
— Junis is 0-2, 4.64 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 7-5 in his starts
— over 5-3-1 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He is 0-0, 1.69 in one start vs Colorado.

— Giants lost their last four games.
— San Francisco is 25-32 on road.
— under 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 26-120
— record in first 5 innings: 48-51-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4.1-2.2

— Freeland is 1-1, 6.19 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 4-1 in his last five home starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-3
— He is 7-4, 3.98 in 18 starts vs San Francisco.

— Colorado is 10-20 in its last 30 games.
— Rockies are 35-30 at home.
— over 10-6-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-119
— record in first 5 innings: 33-64-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-2.1-4

St Louis (68-51) @ Arizona (55-65)
— Quintana is 1-0, 2.65 in his last three starts.
— St Louis is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 0-2, 8.57 in four starts vs Arizona.

— Cardinals are 15-3 in their last 18 games.
— St Louis is 28-30 on road.
— over 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 42-119
— record in first 5 innings: 56-43-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1-4.2

— Kelly is 3-0, 1.53 in his last seven starts.
— Arizona is 3-6 in his last nine home starts
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-6
— He is 2-1, 3.00 in three starts vs St Louis.

— Diamondbacks are 9-7 in last 16 games.
— Arizona is 32-31 at home.
— under 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 36-120
— record in first 5 innings: 47-42-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-3.2-3.2

Washington (41-81) @ San Diego (66-57)
— Corbin is 0-6, 11.39 in his last seven starts.
— Nationals are 1-10 in his last 11 starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 9-24
— record in first 5 innings: 5-17-2
— He is 7-9, 4.51 in 17 starts vs San Diego.

— Washington is 4-4 in its last eight games.
— Nationals are 22-37 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-122
— record in first 5 innings: 31-76-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-3

— Manaea is 1-1, 8.05 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 6-1 in his last seven home starts.
— over 15-3-1 last 19
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Padres are 2-4 in last six games.
— San Diego is 34-26 at home.
— over 14-10-1 last 25 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-121
— record in first 5 innings: 55-38-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 0.2-4-3

Miami (52-68) @ Los Angeles (83-36)
— Alcantara is 2-1, 1.52 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 15-9 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-9
— He is 0-2, 14.81 in three starts vs Los Angeles.

— Miami is 12-29 in its last 41 games.
— Marlins are 27-35 on road.
— under 15-3-2 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-120
— record in first 5 innings: 44-54-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-1.2-5

— Pepiot is 1-0, 4.15 in six starts (26 IP).
— Dodgers are 4-2 in his starts
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— Dodgers are 44-12 in their last 56 games.
— Los Angeles is 42-15 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 44-119
— record in first 5 innings: 71-28-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-4

 

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American League
White Sox (62-59) @ Cleveland (64-56)
— Cease is 5-1, 1.30 in his last seven starts.
— White Sox are 10-2 in his last 12 starts.
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 14-9-1
— He is 2-1, 2.12 in three starts vs Cleveland TY.

— White Sox are 21-14 in their last 35 games.
— Chicago is 32-28 on road.
— under 15-7-3 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-121
— record in first 5 innings: 49-56-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-2.1-0.1

— Civale is 0-0, 2.00 in his last four starts (18 IP).
— Guardians are 7-7 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-5
— He is 4-3, 5.00 in eight starts vs Chicago.

— Guardians are 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— Cleveland is 32-25 at home.
— under 10-3-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-120
— record in first 5 innings: 48-47-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-2.2

Toronto (65-54) @ New York (73-48)
— Manoah is 1-1, 4.86 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 3-6 in his last nine starts
— under 15-8
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-5
— He is 1-2, 2.60 in three starts vs New York TY.

— Blue Jays are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
— Toronto is 29-29 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 40-119
— record in first 5 innings: 47-45-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-2-5

— Cortes is 0-1, 3.93 in his last three starts.
— New York is 15-8 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-5
— He is 0-1, 2.16 in two starts vs Toronto TY.

— New York is 3-14 in its last 17 games.
— New York is 42-20 at home.
— under 8-2-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 41-121
— record in first 5 innings: 57-39-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3

LA Angels (52-68) @ Detroit (46-76)
— Ohtani is 1-1, 2.55 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 1-4 in his last five starts
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-5
— He is 2-0, 1.42 in three starts vs Detroit

— Angels lost four of last five games.
— Angels are 25-33 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 36-120
— record in first 5 innings: 55-48-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-0-3.2

— Rodriguez is 1-3, 6.00 in eight starts TY.
— Tigers are 2-6 in his starts.
— His last start was May 19.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He is 1-2, 9.24 in three starts vs Anaheim.

— Tigers are 10-28 in their last 38 games.
— Detroit is 27-34 at home.
— under 17-4-2 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-122
— record in first 5 innings: 39-64-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3

Kansas City (49-73) @ Tampa Bay (64-55)
— Greinke is 1-2, 3.29 in his last five starts.
— Royals are 1-5 in his last six road starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-4
— He is 4-6, 3.36 in 14 starts vs Tampa Bay

— Kansas City is 2-7 in its last nine games.
— Royals are 20-39 on road.
— over 14-9-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-122
— record in first 5 innings: 46-57-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4.1

— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay is 10-6 in its last 16 games.
— Rays are 37-23 at home.
— under 11-7-3 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 34-119
— record in first 5 innings: 55-42-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-3.1

Texas (54-66) @ Minnesota (62-56)
— Arihara allowed 3 runs in 5.2 IP in his first ‘22 start.
— Rangers 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 Minnesota.

— Rangers are 18-29 in last 47 games.
— Texas is 27-32 on road.
— over 7-4-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-120
— record in first 5 innings: 41-53-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4.1

— Ryan is 3-0, 2.60 in his last five home starts.
— Twins are 6-3 in his last nine starts
— under 11-8
— allowed run in first inning: 8-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Minnesota won four of last five games.
— Twins are 35-26 at home.
— over 21-13-2 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-118
— record in first 5 innings: 62-39-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-3.2-5

Seattle (66-55) @ A’s (44-77)
— Castillo is 1-0, 2.18 in three starts for Seattle.
— Seattle is 3-0 in his starts
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Mariners are 11-6 in their last 17 games.
— Seattle is 35-29 on road.
— over 10-2-2 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 37-121
— record in first 5 innings: 47-53-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.2-4

— Sears is 3-0, 0.86 in four starts TY.
— A’s are 2-0 in his starts
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— A’s are 3-11 in their last 14 games.
— Oakland is 18-39 at home.
— under 36-21-3 last 60 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-121
— record in first 5 innings: 39-64-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-5

Boston (60-61) vs Baltimore (62-58) (@ Williamsport, PA)
— Pivetta is 1-1, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 3-5 in his last eight starts.
— over 12-3-1 last 16 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-24
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-5
— He is 1-1, 3.48 in two starts vs Baltimore TY.

— Red Sox are 6-3 in last nine games.
— Boston is 31-31 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-121
— record in first 5 innings: 47-47-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-3.1

— Kremer is 2-2, 4.63 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 8-5 in his starts.
— under 9-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-4
— He is 0-3, 9.45 in three starts vs Boston.

— Orioles are 4-6 in their last ten games.
— Baltimore is 34-23 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-120
— record in first 5 innings: 46-55-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-3.2

Interleague game
Houston (77-45) @ Atlanta (75-47)
— Urquidy is 3-0, 2.51 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 8-3 in his last 11 starts
— under 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 16-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Astros are 13-10 in their last 23 games.
— Houston is 38-27 on road.
— over 7-4-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 42-122
— record in first 5 innings: 73-33-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3

— Morton is 1-0, 2.33 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 12-6 in his last 18 starts
— over 17-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-2
— He is 4-6, 6.28 in 11 starts vs Houston.

— Braves are 11-1 in their last dozen games.
— Atlanta is 42-23 at home.
— over 18-10-3 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-122
— record in first 5 innings: 66-42-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4

 

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MLB

Sunday, August 21

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Trend Report
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Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Chi White Sox is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games at home

Houston @ Atlanta
Houston
Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Houston is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of NY Yankees's last 19 games when playing at home against Toronto

NY Mets @ Philadelphia
NY Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games
Philadelphia is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games

Kansas City @ Tampa Bay
Kansas City
Kansas City is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Tampa Bay
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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

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

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

San Francisco @ Colorado
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco

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

St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis

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

Miami @ LA Dodgers
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Miami

Boston @ Baltimore
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 10 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston


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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in walks:
108— Juan Soto
69— Jesse Winker, Aaron Judge
67— Christian Yelich, Max Muncy
65— Alex Bregman
62— Profar, ESuarez, YDiaz, Schwarber, Alvarez
61— DJ LeMahieu

Quote of the Day
“I definitely think it should be shared. But if not, at the end of the day, we have the NIL space. We can do it that way. The new college world is turning around and I’m here for it.”
Ohio State QB CJ Stroud, talking about the Big 14’s lucrative TV deal

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Baltimore Orioles’ manager, last time they were in the playoffs?

Sunday’s quiz
Vikings’ coach Kevin O’Connell was a college QB at San Diego State

Saturday’s quiz
Tim Matheson played Martin Sheen’s Vice President in The West Wing; he was Eric Stratton in Animal House

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday

13) Ravens 24, Cardinals 17— Baltimore has now won 22 exhibition games in a row, going 20-2 ATS in those 22 games. They led this game 24-7, but Arizona scored two TD’s and had the ball late with a chance to tie, but the Ravens won/covered. Again.

12) Kyler Murray had the play chart and a headset on during the 4th quarter; Arizona moved the ball better when he was calling plays.

You think modern quarterbacks know that 40-50 years ago, QB’s called their own plays?

11) Whats up with the Cardinals’ new black helmets? They looked like the Atlanta Falcons, with the black helmets/black jerseys. Maybe the helmets would look better with white jerseys or red jerseys. Their regular white helmets are still better, though.

10) Super Bowl champion Rams are a home underdog to Buffalo in Week 1; they’re just second Super Bowl champ in last 20 years to be a home dog in Week 1 the following season.

Six years ago, Denver was a home dog to Baltimore in Week 1, but that was because Peyton Manning retired and Trevor Siemian was Denver’s new QB. Rams still have the same excellent quarterback they had last year.

9) Russell Wilson will be the Broncos’ 6th different starting QB the last six years.

8) What happens if the Cleveland Browns are 7-4, or 8-3 when Deshaun Watson’s suspension ends? What happens then? Does Watson automatically step in and start?

7) During the Eagles-Browns game Sunday, Cleveland strategy officer Paul DePodesta was on the TV broadcast, talking about the Browns’ chances this year.

People forget, but the Jonah Hill character in Moneyball, the nerdy assistant who came up with new mathematical strategies to run a baseball franchise, is actually DePodesta, who played baseball and football in college at Harvard.

DePodesta did not approve of the way his character was portrayed in the movie, but now he works for one of the most inept franchises in the NFL. Wonder if he recommended giving Watson $46M a year?

6) With one game left in Week 2 of preseason games, over is 21-11 this summer. Under is 8-7 so far this week.

5) Mets 10, Phillies 9:
— Alec Bohm hit two HR’s, knocked in six runs. Philly still lost.
— Juan Segura’s career OPS in .741; his career OPS against the Mets is .895.

Mark Canha hit two homers, knocked in five runs for the Mets, who lead Atlanta by 4 games in the NL East race.

4) Last year, Nate Fisher was employed by the First National Bank of Omaha deciding whether to approve commercial loans; Sunday, he threw three scoreless innings for the Mets.

The 26-year-old lefty went undrafted out of college at Nebraska before pitching in 12 games at Class A in the Seattle organization, but when COVID hit the next year, Fisher entered banking- he re-signed with the Mariners in June, 2021, and now, he’s in the big leagues.

3) Quote of the Day, part 2
“I didn’t even know who this guy was when he came into the game today.”
Mark Canha, talking about when Fisher entered Sunday’s game in relief.

2) Lions 27, Colts 26— Hard Knocks should be more upbeat this week, with Detroit getting its first win this summer. Down 27-20 with 0:38 left. Indianapolis scored a TD, but went for two points and the win. Lions stopped them, which should be a good scene in this week’s show.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL; Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers. Wild Cards- Braves, Padres, Phillies
AL: New York, Guardians, Astros. Wild Cards- Rays, Blue Jays, Mariners

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, August 22

 

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KANSAS CITY is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 7-0 Over (7 Units) in home games in August games in the current season.

CINCINNATI is 18-6 Under (11.4 Units) in road games against NL East opponents in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 12-1 SU (10.9 Units) as an underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 5-21 SU (-18.1 Units) in home games against AL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 4-27 SU (-25.7 Units) in home games against AL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 46-29 Under (14.1 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 7-19 SU (-13.9 Units) in home games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the last 3 seasons.