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

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 23

National League
Colorado (19-21) @ Pittsburgh (16-24)
— Kuhl is 0-1, 7.90 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He pitched for Pittsburgh from 2016-21
— He hasn’t pitched against his old team.

— Colorado lost 11 of last 15 games.
— Rockies are 5-10 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-40
— record in first 5 innings: 14-21-5

— Brubaker is 0-2, 5.87 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start (6 IP) vs Colorado.

— Pirates are 4-7 in their last eleven games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-5 its last seven home games.
— under 5-1-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 7-40
— record in first 5 innings: 12-23-5

Cubs (16-24) @ Cincinnati (12-28)
— Smyly is 0-5, 5.92 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 7-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 3-0, 3.09 in five games (4 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs lost four of last five games.
— Cubs are 9-9 on road.
— under 11-6-2 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-39
— record in first 5 innings: 15-20-4

— Gutierrez is 0-5, 8.65 in six starts.
— Cincinnati is 1-5 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5
— He is 1-2, 2.38 in four starts vs Chicago

— Reds are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Cincinnati is 5-9 at home.
— under six of last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 9-40
— record in first 5 innings: 9-25-6

Los Angeles (27-13) @ Washington (14-28)
— Anderson is 3-0, 4.70 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 3-2 in his starts
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 1-1, 5.33 in five starts vs Washington.

— Dodgers won seven of last eight games.
— Los Angeles is 12-8 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 15-40
— record in first 5 innings: 24-10-6

— Adon is 0-5, 6.86 in his last five starts.
— Washington is 1-7 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 0-7-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Los Angeles.

— Washington lost 12 of last 17 games.
— Nationals are 5-15 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-42
— record in first 5 innings: 14-25-3

Philadelphia (19-22) @ Atlanta (19-22)
— Wheeler is 2-0, 1.04 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 3-4 in his starts
— over 3-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 8-7, 3.23 in 21 starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies lost five of their last seven games.
— Philly is 8-9 on road.
— five of last six games under
— scored run in first inning: 14-41
— record in first 5 innings: 16-19-6

— Davidson threw five shutout IP (69 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— Braves are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 0-0, 0.00 in one start (6 IP) vs Philly.

— Braves won three of last five games.
— Atlanta is 10-11 at home.
— over 16-9-1 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-41
— record in first 5 innings: 18-18-5

Milwaukee (26-15) @ San Diego (27-14)
— Houser is 0-2, 7.20 in his last two starts.
— Brewers are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 0-1, 2.00 in four games (3 starts) vs Washington.

— Brewers are 22-10 in their last 32 games.
— Milwaukee is 12-9 on road.
— over 14-7 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-41
— record in first 5 innings: 18-15-8

— Martinez is 2-0, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— San Diego is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Padres are 22-9 in their last 31 games.
— San Diego is 10-7 at home.
— under four of last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-41
— record in first 5 innings: 24-12-5

NY Mets (28-15) @ San Francisco (22-18)
— Peterson is 1-0, 3.00 in three starts.
— Mets are 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Mets are 17-10 in their last 27 games.
— Mets are 15-7 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-43
— record in first 5 innings: 24-10-9

— Cobb is 2-0, 5.74 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 1-1, 4.76 in three starts vs New York.

— Giants lost their last four games.
— San Francisco is 11-10 at home.
— over 16-7 last 23
— scored run in first inning: 7-40
— record in first 5 innings: 22-13-5

 

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American League
Baltimore (17-25) @ New York (29-12)
— Lyles is 0-2, 4.95 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He is 1-2, 4.21 in five games (4 starts) vs New York.

— Orioles won three of last four games, all walk-off wins.
— Baltimore is 5-14 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-42
— record in first 5 innings: 10-23-9

— Cole is 4-0, 1.67 in his last five starts.
— New York is 7-1 in his starts
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-4
— He is 5-1, 1.57 in eight starts vs Baltimore.

— New York lost a doubleheader yesterday, scoring one run.
— New York is 15-6 at home.
— over 8-5 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 11-42
— record in first 5 innings: 22-8-12

Detroit (14-26) @ Minnesota (25-16)
— bullpen game

— Tigers won five of last eight games.
— Detroit is 5-13 on the road.
— under 25-11-1 last 37 games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-40
— record in first 5 innings: 11-23-6

— Archer is 0-1, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Minnesota is 3-4 in his starts.
— under 3-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He is 2-1, 3.66 in 11 starts vs Detroit.

— Minnesota won seven of last nine games.
— Twins are 13-8 at home.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 13-41
— record in first 5 innings: 20-13-8

Cleveland (17-20) @ Houston (27-15)
— Plesac is 0-2, 8.14 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-3
— He is 1-0, 7.20 in one start vs Houston.

— Guardians lost six of their last eight games.
— Cleveland is 9-12 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 9-16-12

— Garcia is 2-1, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in one start (6 IP) vs Cleveland.

— Astros won 16 of their last 20 games.
— Houston is 12-5 at home.
— under 21-5 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-42
— record in first 5 innings: 26-12-4

A’s (17-26) @ Seattle (17-25)
— Logue is 1-2, 2.20 in three starts.
— A’s are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— A’s lost seven of their last ten games.
— Oakland is 11-12 on road.
— under 12-5-2 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-43
— record in first 5 innings: 15-22-6

— Gonzales is 1-0, 1.42 in his last two starts.
— Seattle is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 7-3, 3.77 in 14 starts vs Oakland.

— Mariners are 6-19 in their last 25 games.
— Seattle is 9-7 at home.
— over 11-6-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-42
— record in first 5 innings: 14-21-7

Interleague games
Toronto (22-19) @ St Louis (23-18)
— Berrios is 1-2, 5.82 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 6-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 in his road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 2-0, 2.92 in two starts vs St Louis.

— Blue Jays are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Toronto is 8-11 on road.
— under 9-0 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-41
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-14

— Mikolas is 3-2, 1.66 in his last seven starts.
— Cardinals are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Cardinals won their last three games.
— St Louis is 13-10 on road.
— under 4-2-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-41
— record in first 5 innings: 20-16-5

Kansas City (14-26) @ Arizona (21-22)
— Greinke is 0-0, 6.19 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-3
— He is 7-3, 3.72 in 16 starts vs Arizona.
— He pitched for Arizona from 2016-19.

— Kansas City lost 16 of last 23 games.
— Royals are 6-11 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 9-40
— record in first 5 innings: 13-20-7

— Davies is 1-1, 4.68 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in two starts vs Kansas City.

— Diamondbacks won three of last four games.
— Arizona is 10-11 at home.
— six of last eight games went over
— scored run in first inning: 11-43
— record in first 5 innings: 16-14-13

 

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MLB

Monday, May 23

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Trend Report
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Colorado @ Pittsburgh
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Colorado

Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home

LA Dodgers @ Washington
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers

Baltimore @ NY Yankees
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Detroit @ Minnesota
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
Detroit is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

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

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

Kansas City @ Arizona
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Arizona's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Kansas City

Milwaukee @ San Diego
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games on the road
San Diego
San Diego is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
Oakland is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 10 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

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


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[CNOTES]

MONDAY, MAY 23

COL at PIT	06:35 PM	PIT -130 O 7.5	+500 +500
CHC at CIN	06:40 PM	CIN +112 O 9.0	+500 +500
LAD at WAS	07:05 PM	WAS +195 U 9.0	+500 +500
BAL at NYY	07:05 PM	BAL +268 O 7.5	+500 +500
PHI at ATL	07:20 PM	PHI -131 U 8.5	+500 +500
DET at MIN	07:40 PM	MIN -197 O 8.0	+500 +500
TOR at STL	07:45 PM	STL -116 O 7.5	+500 +500
CLE at HOU	08:10 PM	HOU -189 O 8.5	+500 +500
KC at ARI	09:40 PM	ARI -108 U 8.5	+500 +500
MIL at SD	09:40 PM	SD -111 U 7.5	+500 +500
OAK at SEA	09:40 PM	SEA -163 U 7.0	+500 +500
NYM at SF	09:45 PM	NYM +126 O 7.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date ..........................W-L-T.......................%................Totals

05/23//2022...........15-9-0..................62.50%..............+32.25
05/22/2022............11-15-1................42.59%...............-28.30
05/21/2022............11-16-1................42.30%.,.............-31.80
05/20/2022............11-13-1................46.00%...............-20.55
05/19/2022...............3-3-0.................50.00%...............+0.30
05/18/2022............12-12-1...............50.00%...............+1.85
05/17/2022............17-15-3...............52.86%...............+ 2.60
05/16/2022............10-11-1...............47.73%................-13.20
05/15/2022.............9-20-1................31.67%................-68.10
05/14/2022...........15/17/0................46.87%................-15.45
05/13/2022...........17-12-1...............58.62%................+26.75
05/12/2022...............9-6-1................59.38%................+9.60
05/11/2022............11-14-1................44.23%.................-22.45
05/10/2022............17-14-1................54.83%................+7.75
05/09/2022............12-10-0................54.54%................+8.95
05/08/2022............18-13-1................57.81%..............+14.90
05/07/2022............14-14-0................50.00% ...............- 7.35
05/06/2022..............10-6-0................62.50%...............+16.60
05/05/2022................7-9-2................44.44%................-19.70
05/04/2022.............17-13-0................56.66% ..............+14.60
05/03/2022.............10-16-0...............38.46%.................-45.25
05/02/2022...............5-04-0...............55.55%.................+ 5.30
05/01/2022...............9-11-0...............45.00%..................- 6.15

TOTALS...........260-262-14...............49.80%...............-123.65


BEST BETS:

05/23/2022............8-6-0..................57.14%..........+17.20
05/22/2022............5-7-0..................41,66%..........-9.90
05/21/2022............6-13-1................31.57%..........-43.15
05/20/2022............6-11-1................35.29%..........-13.65
05/19/2022.............3-3-0.................50.00%...........+0.30
05/18/2022.............5-8-0................38.46%.............-9.25
05/17/2022.............10-5-1..............66.66%..........+23.55
05/16/2022.............4-7-1................36.36%...........-16.50
05/15/2022.............5-9-0................35.71..............-24.70
05/14/2022.............9-14-0..............39.13%...........-28.00
05/13/2022.............11-8-1..............57.89%...........+26.95
05/12/2022..............7-4-1................63.63%...........+10.65
05/11/2022.............8-12-1...............40.00%............-28.35
05/10/2022...............8-9-1...............47.05%............-11.65
05/09/2022.............10-8-0...............55.00%............+ 7.10
05/08/2022.............9-11-1...............45.00%............-13.00
05/07/2022...........10-12-0...............45.45%.............-15.95
05/06/2022...............6-5-0...............54.54%............+ 6.65
05/05/2022...............6-6-0..............,50.00%..............-2.90
05/04/2022.............11-9-0...............55.55%.............+9.35
05/03/2022...............6-9-0...............40.00%.............-14.50
05/02/2022...............5-4-0...............55.55%............+ 5.30
05/01/2022..............9-11-0...............45.00%.............- 6.15

TOTALS...........163-184-8...............46.97%...........-114.30


UPDATED ON 05/23/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in OPS (min. 100 ABs):
1.133— Mike Trout, LAA
1.113— Aaron Judge, NYY
1.043— Manny Machado, SD
.985— Jose Ramirez, Clev
.977— Paul Goldschmidt, StL
.971— JD Martinez, Bos

Quote of the Day
“My mother always used to say: ‘The older you get, the better you get, unless you’re a banana.’”
Betty White

Tuesday’s quiz
What was the name of the country club in the classic golf movie, Caddyshack?

Monday’s quiz
The two coaches in the Dallas-Golden State series both played college ball in the Pac-12; Steve Kerr played at Arizona. Jason Kidd went to college at Cal-Berkeley.

Sunday’s quiz
In the old USFL in the 80’s, Steve Spurrier coached the Tampa Bay Bandits.

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

13) HBO’s Hard Knocks will feature the Detroit Lions this summer, then the Arizona Cardinals in November. Cardinals’ episodes should be especially interesting; under Kliff Kingsbury, Arizona is 15-5-1 in Weeks 1-7, but 9-20 from Week 8 on.

12) Speaking of the Cardinals, QB Kyler Murray won’t be at the voluntary OTA’s this week; his contract situation is still up in the air. Not great when the quarterback isn’t around the team.

11) Cardinals 7, Blue Jays 3— Walk-off grand slam for Paul Goldschmidt, which also put the game over the total, much like the end of the Seattle-Boston game Sunday.

10) Padres 3, Brewers 2 (10)— Milwaukee has bases loaded, none out in top of 10th but didn’t score; Jose Azocar had the walk-off single for San Diego in bottom of the 10th.

9) Twins 5, Tigers 4— Minnesota scored four runs in first inning, blew the 4-0 lead, then walked it off on Gio Urshela’s infield single.

8) Orioles’ rookie catcher Adley Rutschman is wearing number 35, the number Mike Mussina wore when he went 147-81 for Baltimore from 1991-2000. Mussina declined to go into the Hall of Fame as an Oriole, so the team has declined to retire his number.

7) Was surprised to learn that it is only 391 feet from home plate to the centerfield fence at the San Francisco Giants’ ballpark, the shortest distance to CF in the major leagues. They moved the fences in couple of years ago, when they built new bullpens behind those fences, in right-center.

6) Apparently, USC’s football compliance department has discovered a little-known NCAA bylaw that allowed new coach Lincoln Riley and his staff to drop 10 scholarship players from their roster this offseason. Newly hired coaches can remove a player from their 85-man scholarship roster but keep them on scholarship as long as they stop playing.

NCAA is waiving the 25-man signing limit for the next two academic years, so USC can just recruit like hell and use the transfer portal to replace the ten players they told to take a hike, improving their talent pool fairly quickly.

5) Boston 102, Miami 82:
— Celtics led 29-11 after the first quarter.
— Miami’s starting five shot a combined 7 of 36 from the floor.
— Heat was 8-14 on foul line; Jayson Tatum was 14-16.
— Series is tied 2-2.

Week 6 USFL stuff:
4) Philadelphia 35, Tampa Bay 28
— Tampa Bay outgained Stars 411-263, but were minus-3 in turnovers.
— Philadelphia ran ball for 197 yards, outscored Bandits 14-0 in 3rd quarter.
— All four USFL games went over the total in Week 6.

3) Birmingham 33, Michigan 17:
— 6-0 Stallions ran ball for 175 yards, were +2 in turnovers.
— 1-5 Panthers have a minus-5 turnover ratio for season.
— Panthers lost one game when they missed a 21-yard FG at gun; they made a 56-yard FG in this game.

2) New Orleans 26, Pittsburgh 16:
— Breakers led 10-0 at halftime, 17-3 after third quarter.
— New Orleans out rushed Maulers 173-83, was +2 in turnovers.
— Breakers are now 4-2; Pittsburgh slips to 1-5.

1) New Jersey 26, Houston 25:
— Houston loses in last 0:05 for third week in a row.
— Gamblers have led all six games at halftime, but they’re 1-5.
— 5-1 Generals outgained Houston, 358-228.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, May 24

 

[Udog]

COLORADO is 10-1 Under (8.9 Units) after a game with a combined score of 3 runs or less over the last 2 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 26-48 SU (-26.8 Units) after a 5 game span with an OBP of .285 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 25-6 SU (18.4 Units) after a game where the bullpen threw 7 or more innings over the last 2 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 118-147 SU (-43.7 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 18-8 SU (10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) in road games after a win in the current season.

DETROIT is 10-0 Under (10 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 0-14 SU (-15.4 Units) in home games after having won 4 of their last 5 games in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 34-16 SU (16.4 Units) in May games in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 7-0 Under (7 Units) against AL Central opponents in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 16-4 SU (11.6 Units) after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 7.00 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 39-19 SU (18.1 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better over the last 2 seasons.

SEATTLE is 41-24 SU (14.6 Units) in home games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 3-11 SU (-12.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

NY METS are 8-1 SU (6.9 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 24

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 24

National League
Colorado (19-22) @ Pittsburgh (17-24)
— Freeland is 1-1, 4.56 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 3-2, 3.98 in six starts vs Pittsburgh

— Colorado lost 12 of last 16 games.
— Rockies are 5-11 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-41
— record in first 5 innings: 14-21-6

— Contreras has allowed three runs in 7.2 IP, in three relief stints.
— He threw threw scoreless IP in his one start LY.
— This is his second MLB start.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Pirates are 5-7 in their last dozen games.
— Pittsburgh is 3-5 its last eight home games.
— under 6-1-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 8-41
— record in first 5 innings: 12-23-6

Cubs (17-24) @ Cincinnati (12-29)
— Stroman is 1-2, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 1-5 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 2-1, 2.96 in four starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs lost four of last six games.
— Cubs are 10-9 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 15-41
— record in first 5 innings: 17-20-4

— Mahle is 1-0, 2.60 in his last three starts.
— Cincinnati is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 5-3, 3.56 in 13 starts vs Chicago

— Reds are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Cincinnati is 5-10 at home.
— under six of last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-41
— record in first 5 innings: 9-26-6

Los Angeles (28-13) @ Washington (14-29)
— Buehler is 4-0, 2.27 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 6-2 in his starts
— under 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1
— He is 1-1, 2.33 in four games (3 starts) vs Washington.

— Dodgers won eight of last nine games.
— Los Angeles is 13-8 on road.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 16-41
— record in first 5 innings: 25-10-6

— Gray is 2-2, 4.97 in his last five starts.
— Washington is 5-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— Dodgers traded him to Washington last year.
— He hasn’t pitched against his old team.

— Washington lost 13 of last 18 games.
— Nationals are 5-16 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-43
— record in first 5 innings: 14-26-3

Philadelphia (20-22) @ Atlanta (19-23)
— Gibson is 1-1, 5.03 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 5-3 in his starts
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He is 1-1, 4.73 in two starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies lost five of their last eight games.
— Philly is 9-9 on road.
— five of last seven games under
— scored run in first inning: 14-42
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-6

— Fried is 4-0, 2.61 in his last six starts.
— Braves are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 4-3, 4.01 in 14 games (9 starts) vs Philly.

— Braves are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Atlanta is 10-12 at home.
— over 17-9-1 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-42
— record in first 5 innings: 18-19-5

Milwaukee (26-16) @ San Diego (28-14)
— Burnes is 0-2, 3.12 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 6-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 1-1, 3.21 in four games (2 starts) vs San Diego.

— Brewers are 22-11 in their last 33 games.
— Milwaukee is 12-10 on road.
— over 14-8 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-42
— record in first 5 innings: 19-15-8

— Snell allowed three runs in 3.1 IP in his first ‘22 start.
— San Diego is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 0-1, 12.27 in one start vs Milwaukee.

— Padres are 23-9 in their last 32 games.
— San Diego is 11-7 at home.
— under five of last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-42
— record in first 5 innings: 24-13-5

NY Mets (29-15) @ San Francisco (22-19)
— Bassitt is 2-1, 2.64 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 6-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1
— He is 1-2, 3.33 in four starts vs San Francisco.

— Mets are 18-10 in their last 28 games.
— Mets are 16-7 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-44
— record in first 5 innings: 25-10-9

— Webb is 4-0, 4.11 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 6-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1
— He is 1-1, 4.09 in two starts vs New York.

— Giants lost their last five games.
— San Francisco is 11-11 at home.
— over 17-7 last 24
— scored run in first inning: 7-41
— record in first 5 innings: 22-14-5

 

[Udog]

American League
Baltimore (18-25) @ New York (29-13)
— Zimmerman is 1-1, 4.91 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 1-2, 4.94 in five games (4 starts) vs New York.

— Orioles won four of last five games.
— Baltimore is 6-14 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-43
— record in first 5 innings: 10-23-10

— Montgomery is 0-0, 3.81 in his last five starts.
— New York is 2-6 in his starts
— under 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 3-1, 3.04 in 15 starts vs Baltimore.

— New York lost last three games, scoring five runs.
— New York is 15-7 at home.
— over 9-5 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 12-43
— record in first 5 innings: 22-8-13

Detroit (14-27) @ Minnesota (26-16)
— Brieske is 0-3, 5.47 in five starts.
— Minnesota is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Tigers lost four of last five games.
— Detroit is 5-14 on the road.
— under 25-12-1 last 38 games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-41
— record in first 5 innings: 11-24-6

— Gray is 0-1, 3.92 in five starts.
— Minnesota is 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 2-1, 3.23 in six games (5 starts) vs Detroit.

— Minnesota won eight of last ten games.
— Twins are 14-8 at home.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 14-42
— record in first 5 innings: 21-13-8

Boston (19-22) @ White Sox (21-20)
— Pivetta is 2-0, 0.82 in his last three starts
— Red Sox are 2-6 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 0-0, 1.50 in five games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Red Sox are 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Boston is 9-12 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-41
— record in first 5 innings: 16-14-11

— Cease is 2-0, 2.93 in his last five starts.
— White Sox are 7-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He is 0-0, 7.30 in three starts vs Boston.

— White Sox are 3-1 in their last four games.
— Chicago is 9-10 on road.
— under 18-7-1 last 26 games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-41
— record in first 5 innings: 20-17-4

Cleveland (18-20) @ Houston (27-16)
— Plesac is 0-2, 8.14 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-3
— He is 1-0, 7.20 in one start vs Houston.

— Guardians lost six of their last nine games.
— Cleveland is 10-12 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-38
— record in first 5 innings: 10-16-12

— Valdez is 2-0, 1.74 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 6-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 2-0, 2.00 in two games (1 start) vs Cleveland.

— Astros won 16 of their last 21 games.
— Houston is 12-6 at home.
— under 22-5 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-43
— record in first 5 innings: 26-13-4

Texas (18-22) @ LA Angels (26-17)
— Dunning is 1-1, 3.20 in his last four starts.
— Rangers are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-3
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in three games (2 starts) vs Anaheim.

— Rangers are 1-3 in their last four games.
— Texas is 8-10 on foreign soil.
— under 17-9-1 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-40
— record in first 5 innings: 11-18-11

— Syndergaard is 1-2, 6.00 in his last four starts
— Angels are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 1-1, 8.10 in two starts vs Texas.

— Angels are 20-12 in their last 32 games.
— Angels are 14-8 at home.
— over six of last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 19-43
— record in first 5 innings: 25-14-4

A’s (17-27) @ Seattle (18-25)
— Kaprielian is 0-1, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 1-1-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 1-0, 6.35 in five games (2 starts) vs Seattle.

— A’s lost eight of their last eleven games.
— Oakland is 11-13 on road.
— under 12-6-2 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-44
— record in first 5 innings: 15-23-6

— Kirby is 0-1, 4.80 in three starts.
— Seattle is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Mariners are 7-19 in their last 26 games.
— Seattle is 10-7 at home.
— over 12-6-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-43
— record in first 5 innings: 15-21-7

Interleague games
Miami (18-22) @ Tampa Bay (24-17)
— Lopez is 1-1, 3.22 in his last four starts
— Marlins are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-3
— He is 1-2, 3.27 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Miami lost 14 of last 20 games.
— Marlins are 8-10 on road
— under 7-3 last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-40
— record in first 5 innings: 15-17-8

— McClanahan is 2-0, 1.40 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-2
— He is 1-0, 1.80 in two starts vs Miami.

— Tampa Bay split its last eight games.
— Rays are 13-9 at home.
— over 8-1-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 14-41
— record in first 5 innings: 20-11-10

Toronto (22-20) @ St Louis (24-18)
— Gausman is 0-2, 4.50 in his last two starts.
— Toronto is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 0-3, 3.97 in seven games (3 starts) vs St Louis.

— Blue Jays are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— Toronto is 8-12 on road.
— under 9-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 15-42
— record in first 5 innings: 15-13-14

— Hicks is 0-3, 4.98 in six starts.
— Cardinals are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Cardinals won their last four games.
— St Louis is 11-8 at home.
— over 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-42
— record in first 5 innings: 21-16-5

Kansas City (14-27) @ Arizona (22-22)
— Heasley is 0-2, 4.32 in two starts.
— Royals are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Kansas City lost 17 of last 24 games.
— Royals are 6-12 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 10-41
— record in first 5 innings: 13-21-7

— Gallen is 3-0, 1.14 in seven starts.
— Arizona is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— Diamondbacks won four of last five games.
— Arizona is 11-11 at home.
— seven of last nine games went over
— scored run in first inning: 12-44
— record in first 5 innings: 17-14-13

 

[Udog]

MLB

Tuesday, May 24

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Trend Report
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Colorado @ Pittsburgh
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado

Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs

Miami @ Tampa Bay
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Miami
Tampa Bay is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing Miami

LA Dodgers @ Washington
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Washington's last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers

Baltimore @ NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
NY Yankees is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Baltimore

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

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

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

Boston @ Chi White Sox
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Boston

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

Texas @ LA Angels
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 9 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing Texas
LA Angels is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home

Kansas City @ Arizona
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Milwaukee @ San Diego
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
Oakland is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games

NY Mets @ San Francisco
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Francisco's last 13 games


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[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, MAY 24

COL at PIT	06:35 PM	COL +105 U 7.5	+500 +500
MIA at TB	06:40 PM	MIA +129 U 6.5	+500 +500
CHC at CIN	06:40 PM	CIN -109 U 8.5	+500 +500
LAD at WAS	07:05 PM	WAS +187 U 8.0	+500 +500
BAL at NYY	07:05 PM	BAL +202 O 7.5	+500 +500
PHI at ATL	07:20 PM	ATL -165 U 8.5	+500 +500
DET at MIN	07:40 PM	MIN -249 U 8.0	+500 +500
TOR at STL	07:45 PM	TOR -137 U 7.0	+500 +500
CLE at HOU	08:10 PM	HOU -208 O 8.0	+500 +500
BOS at CHW	08:10 PM	CHW -156 O 7.5	+500 +500
TEX at LAA	09:38 PM	LAA -154 U 8.5	+500 +500
KC at ARI	09:40 PM	ARI -197 U 8.5	+500 +500
MIL at SD	09:40 PM	MIL -126 U 6.5	+500 +500
OAK at SEA	09:40 PM	SEA -161 O 7.5	+500 +500
NYM at SF	09:45 PM	NYM +113 U 7.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date ..........................W-L-T.......................%................Totals
05/24/2022............17-12-0................58.62%..............+15.95
05/23//2022...........15-9-0..................62.50%..............+32.25
05/22/2022............11-15-1................42.59%...............-28.30
05/21/2022............11-16-1................42.30%.,.............-31.80
05/20/2022............11-13-1................46.00%...............-20.55
05/19/2022...............3-3-0.................50.00%...............+0.30
05/18/2022............12-12-1...............50.00%...............+1.85
05/17/2022............17-15-3...............52.86%...............+ 2.60
05/16/2022............10-11-1...............47.73%................-13.20
05/15/2022.............9-20-1................31.67%................-68.10
05/14/2022...........15/17/0................46.87%................-15.45
05/13/2022...........17-12-1...............58.62%................+26.75
05/12/2022...............9-6-1................59.38%................+9.60
05/11/2022............11-14-1................44.23%.................-22.45
05/10/2022............17-14-1................54.83%................+7.75
05/09/2022............12-10-0................54.54%................+8.95
05/08/2022............18-13-1................57.81%..............+14.90
05/07/2022............14-14-0................50.00% ...............- 7.35
05/06/2022..............10-6-0................62.50%...............+16.60
05/05/2022................7-9-2................44.44%................-19.70
05/04/2022.............17-13-0................56.66% ..............+14.60
05/03/2022.............10-16-0...............38.46%.................-45.25
05/02/2022...............5-04-0...............55.55%.................+ 5.30
05/01/2022...............9-11-0...............45.00%..................- 6.15

TOTALS...........277-276-14...............50.90%.................-107.70


BEST BETS:

05/24/2022............7-6-0..................53.84%..........-12.25
05/23/2022............8-6-0..................57.14%..........+17.20
05/22/2022............5-7-0..................41,66%..........-9.90
05/21/2022............6-13-1................31.57%..........-43.15
05/20/2022............6-11-1................35.29%..........-13.65
05/19/2022.............3-3-0.................50.00%...........+0.30
05/18/2022.............5-8-0................38.46%.............-9.25
05/17/2022.............10-5-1..............66.66%..........+23.55
05/16/2022.............4-7-1................36.36%...........-16.50
05/15/2022.............5-9-0................35.71..............-24.70
05/14/2022.............9-14-0..............39.13%...........-28.00
05/13/2022.............11-8-1..............57.89%...........+26.95
05/12/2022..............7-4-1................63.63%...........+10.65
05/11/2022.............8-12-1...............40.00%............-28.35
05/10/2022...............8-9-1...............47.05%............-11.65
05/09/2022.............10-8-0...............55.00%............+ 7.10
05/08/2022.............9-11-1...............45.00%............-13.00
05/07/2022...........10-12-0...............45.45%.............-15.95
05/06/2022...............6-5-0...............54.54%............+ 6.65
05/05/2022...............6-6-0..............,50.00%..............-2.90
05/04/2022.............11-9-0...............55.55%.............+9.35
05/03/2022...............6-9-0...............40.00%.............-14.50
05/02/2022...............5-4-0...............55.55%............+ 5.30
05/01/2022..............9-11-0...............45.00%.............- 6.15

TOTALS...........170-190-8...............47.22%...........-126.55


UPDATED ON 05/24/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Giants 13, Mets 12— Pederson hit three homers, had 8 RBI.
— Braves 6, Phillies 5— Both teams blew 9th inning leads.
— Diamondbacks 8, Royals 6— Luplow hit a 3-run homer for Arizona.
— Red Sox 16, White Sox 3— Trevor Story has 28 RBI in May.
— Dodgers 9, Nationals 4— LA has won nine of its last ten games.
— Brewers 4, Padres 1— Burnes allowed one run in six IP.

Quote of the Day
“Why do you spend all this time running for the Senate? Why do you go through all the hassle of getting this job, of putting yourself in a position of authority if your answer, as the slaughter increases, as kids run for their lives, we do nothing? What are we doing????”
Senator Chris Murphy

Wednesday’s quiz
In the great TV show The West Wing, what actor originally played the Vice President?
Hint: He was also in Animal House

Tuesday’s quiz
Bushwood Country Club was where Ted Knight, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield played golf in the classic movie, Caddyshack.

Monday’s quiz
The two coaches in the Dallas-Golden State series both played college ball in the Pac-12; Steve Kerr played at Arizona. Jason Kidd went to college at Cal-Berkeley.

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Wednesday’s Den: Random baseball knowledge……..

13) When Rickey Henderson was voted into the Hall of Fame in 2009, 28 people didn’t vote for him; how the BLEEP could you not vote for Rickey Henderson?

Well, he’s not alone; here are some other great ballplayers, and how many people didn’t vote for them to be inducted in Cooperstown.

Note: Mariano Rivera is the Hall of Fame’s only unanimous choice.

43— Mickey Mantle (43 people didn’t vote for Mantle???)
23— Willie Mays, Stan Musial
20— Ted Williams, Steve Carlton
16— Mike Schmidt, Johnny Bench, Greg Maddux
13— Tony Gwynn
11— Babe Ruth
9— Hank Aaron, George Brett
5— Tom Seaver

You get the point; Hall of Fame voting becomes personal, which is wrong.

12) There are unusual parallels between the careers of Sandy Koufax/Clayton Kershaw:

— Koufax led the NL in ERA five times.
Kershaw led the NL in ERA five times.

— Koufax led the NL in WHIP four times.
Kershaw led the NL in WHIP four times.

— Koufax won three Cy Young awards and an MVP.
Kershaw has won three Cy Young awards and an MVP.

— Koufax had a career record of 165-87
Kershaw has a career record of 187-84.

There are also a couple differences:
— Koufax threw 137 complete games, including 54 his last two seasons.
Kershaw has only 25 complete games in his career.

— Koufax was a good basketball player; he made the team at U of Cincinnati as a walk-on, later earned a partial scholarship.
Kershaw was a center on his high school football team; the QB on that team was Matthew Stafford.

12) Koufax had a weird major league career:
— First six years: 103 starts- 36-40, 4.10. 683 K’s in 691.2 IP
— Last six years: 211 starts- 129-47, 2.19. 1,713 K’s in 1,632.2 IP

He retired when he was 30, after a 27-9, 1.73 season.

11) Who was the first pitcher to strike out 3,000+ hitters, while walking less than 1,000?

Ferguson Jenkins pitched for 19 years in the big leagues, winning 284 games. Career ERA of 3.34, career WHIP of 1.14. Hell of a pitcher.

10) Detroit Tigers’ star Miguel Cabrera hit a walk-off homer in his first MLB game; his next double will make him the fifth player ever with 500+ homers, 600+ doubles.

Cabrera won the Triple Crown in 2012, hitting .330 with 44 homers, 139 RBI

9) In 2004, Barry Bonds was walked intentionally 120 times; before that, the record for most intentional walks was held by another Giant, Willie McCovey.

McCovey got 45 intentional walks in 1969, 40 more the next year. In a game against the Mets, McCovey was walked intentionally in both the first and second innings.

Giants got really lucky in 1955; they held a tryout camp in Melbourne, FL, which is where they found both McCovey and Orlando Cepeda, two damn good players.

8) There were 1,469 players taken in the 2001 baseball draft; Justin Verlander wasn’t one of them. Instead, he went to Old Dominion and played college ball.

Three years later, these were the first two picks of the draft:
— San Diego took P Matt Bush with the Home pick.
— Detroit took Verlander with the Forum pick.

7) Frank Thomas didn’t get drafted out of high school, either; instead he went to Auburn and played a few games as a backup tight end, while also playing baseball.

When he was a sophomore, Thomas led SEC in hitting; he was the 7th pick in the 1989 draft.

Thomas was a great hitter; seven years in a row, he hit .300+, walked 100+ times, scored 100+ runs and knocked in 100+. Those 100+ walks made the 100+ RBI a lot harder to get.

6) When he was a little kid, Brooks Robinson threw left-handed, but he broke his left arm and switched to throwing righty. Good thing for the Orioles.

Robinson was a paperboy; one of his customers was Hall of Fame catcher Bill Dickey.

He knocked in 118 runs in 1964, winning AL MVP. Robinson hit 268 career homers, and made the All-Star Game 15 years in a row.

4) Good trivia: Rickey Henderson led the American League in stolen bases every year in the 1980’s, except one; in 1987, Harold Reynolds stole 60 bases, beating Willie Wilson by one steal. Henderson stole 41 bases in that injury-plagued season.

3) Frank Robinson was a great ballplayer; 586 homers, .926 career OPS, 1,829 runs scored, 1,812 more knocked in. MVP of a World Series, MVP of an all All-Star Game. Great player.

At the end of his career, Robinson was making $173,000 a year; I always wonder if guys like Robinson, great ballplayers who were born too early, resented the ludicrous money ballplayers make nowadays?

You could make the argument that Robinson is the most underrated player ever; he was also the first Black manager in the major leagues. If he was in his prime today, $173,000 would be his tipping money.

2) When Roger Clemens was a senior in high school, he didn’t get any Division I scholarship offers, so he pitched at San Jacinto College, a junior college. He wound up pitching at Texas, became a big star, was a first round pick of the Red Sox in 1983— he got the major leagues the next season.

I saw Clemens pitch at Cooperstown, in the Hall of Fame Game; he wasn’t a big star yet, just a young prospect recovering from arm surgery (back then, just about all the pitchers from Texas had their arms operated on).

In 13 years with Boston, Clemens was 192-111, but only 40-39 the last four years. After he left Boston, Clemens went 162-73, 3.21, won four more Cy Young awards.

By way of comparison, these are the CAREER stats for Sandy Koufax:
165-87, 2.76 ERA, three Cy Young awards.

Clemens’ postseason record: 12-8, 3.75 in 34 starts, which ain’t spectacular, but boy, what an awesome career he had.

1) Willie Mays was called up to the major leagues at age 20, he was hitting .477 in AAA, with 29 extra base hits in 35 games; what took them so long?

New York Giants trailed Brooklyn by 10.5 games in August, back when there were no playoffs, just the World Series between the teams who won the NL/AL. Giants made a great run, tied the Dodgers for first place, beat them in a playoff but lost the World Series in six games.

Mays hit 660 homers, and missed two years for military service; he had a .940 OPS, scored 2.068 runs, knocked in 1,909 more.

Mays hit 523 doubles, 140 triples, 660 homers, stole 338 bases. The great writer Joe Posnanski calls him the greatest baseball player ever. Who am I to argue with that?

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, May 25

 

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COLORADO is 18-35 SU (-20.5 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 66-46 Over (15.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 148-120 SU (16 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 118-147 SU (-43.7 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 327-395 SU (-107.5 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games since 1996.

SEATTLE is 41-24 SU (14.6 Units) in home games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 56-78 SU (-29.8 Units) when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 34-14 SU (18.6 Units) in May games in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 24-13 SU (9.7 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 31-61 SU (-36.1 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 34-16 SU (16.4 Units) in May games in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 7-0 Under (7 Units) against AL Central opponents in the current season.

LA ANGELS are 57-35 Over (18.5 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 25

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, May 25

National League
Colorado (20-22) @ Pittsburgh (17-25)
— Feltner gave up four runs 5 IP (84 PT) in his first ’22 start.
— Rockies 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 Pittsburgh

— Colorado lost 12 of last 17 games.
— Rockies are 6-11 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-42
— record in first 5 innings: 14-22-6

— Thompson is 1-1, 0.56 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 2-5 in his starts
— under 3-1 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Pirates are 5-8 in their last thirteen games.
— Pittsburgh is 3-6 its last nine home games.
— under 7-1-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 8-42
— record in first 5 innings: 13-23-6

Cubs (18-24) @ Cincinnati (12-30)
— Hendricks is 1-1, 3.72 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-3
— He is 3-5, 5.75 in 12 starts at Cincinnati.

— Cubs won their last three games.
— Cubs are 11-9 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 16-42
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-4

— Castillo is 0-2, 4.60 in three starts.
— Cincinnati is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 5-5, 3.97 in 14 starts vs Chicago

— Reds are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— Cincinnati is 5-11 at home.
— under six of last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 10-42
— record in first 5 innings: 9-27-6

Los Angeles (29-13) @ Washington (14-30)
— Urias is 2-1, 1.64 in his last four road starts.
— Dodgers are 4-4 in his starts
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 2-0, 2.66 in five games (4 starts) vs Washington.

— Dodgers won nine of last ten games.
— Los Angeles is 14-8 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 17-42
— record in first 5 innings: 26-10-6

— Fedde is 1-1, 2.49 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He threw a scoreless inning in relief against the Dodgers.

— Washington lost 14 of last 19 games.
— Nationals are 5-17 at home.
— under 7-4 last eleven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-44
— record in first 5 innings: 14-27-3

Philadelphia (20-23) @ Atlanta (20-23)
— Suarez is 2-1, 3.38 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 6-2 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 1-0, 3.21 in ten games (1 start) vs Atlanta.

— Phillies lost six of their last nine games.
— Philly is 9-10 on road.
— five of last eight games under
— scored run in first inning: 14-43
— record in first 5 innings: 17-20-6

— Morton is 2-0, 2.20 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 5-5, 4.53 in 12 starts vs Philly.

— Braves are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Atlanta is 11-12 at home.
— over 18-9-1 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-43
— record in first 5 innings: 19-19-5

Milwaukee (27-16) @ San Diego (28-15)
— Ashby is 0-1, 6.59 in three starts.
— Brewers are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Brewers are 23-11 in their last 34 games.
— Milwaukee is 13-10 on road.
— over 14-9 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-43
— record in first 5 innings: 19-15-9

— Darvish is 4-0, 2.58 in his last six starts.
— San Diego is 6-2 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1
— He is 2-2, 2.13 in seven starts vs Milwaukee.

— Padres are 23-10 in their last 33 games.
— San Diego is 11-8 at home.
— under six of last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-43
— record in first 5 innings: 24-13-6

NY Mets (29-16) @ San Francisco (23-19)
— bullpen game

— Mets are 18-11 in their last 29 games.
— Mets are 16-8 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-45
— record in first 5 innings: 25-11-9

— Junis is 0-1, 4.32 in three starts.
— Giants are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 0-1, 4.26 in one start vs New York.

— Giants lost five of last six games.
— San Francisco is 12-11 at home.
— over 18-7 last 25
— scored run in first inning: 8-42
— record in first 5 innings: 23-14-5

 

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American League
Baltimore (18-26) @ New York (30-13)
— Wells is 1-1, 4.30 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 2-6 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-1
— He is 0-0, 2.00 in two starts vs New York this year.

— Orioles won four of last six games.
— Baltimore is 6-15 on road.
— over 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-44
— record in first 5 innings: 10-24-10

— bullpen game

— New York lost three of last four games.
— New York is 16-7 at home.
— over 10-5 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 13-44
— record in first 5 innings: 23-8-13

Detroit (14-28) @ Minnesota (27-16)
— bullpen game

— Tigers lost five of last six games.
— Detroit is 5-15 on the road.
— under 26-12-1 last 39 games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-42
— record in first 5 innings: 11-25-6

— Bundy is 0-2, 10.66 in his last three starts.
— Minnesota is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 0-2, 4.70 in five games (4 starts) vs Detroit.

— Minnesota won nine of last 11 games.
— Twins are 15-8 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 14-43
— record in first 5 innings: 22-13-8

Boston (20-22) @ White Sox (21-21)
— Hill is 1-0, 4.85 in his last three starts
— Red Sox are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 0-2, 6.26 in 18 games (4 starts) vs Chicago.

— Red Sox are 8-2 in their last ten games.
— Boston is 10-12 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-42
— record in first 5 innings: 17-14-11

— Giolito is 2-0, 3.06 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 0-1, 7.00 in four starts vs Boston.

— White Sox are 3-2 in their last five games.
— Chicago is 9-11 at home.
— under 18-8-1 last 27 games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-42
— record in first 5 innings: 20-18-4

Cleveland (18-21) @ Houston (28-16)
— Quantrill is 0-2, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-3
— He is 0-0, 4.70 in three games (1 start) vs Houston.

— Guardians lost seven of their last ten games.
— Cleveland is 10-13 on road.
— under 7-4 last 11 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-39
— record in first 5 innings: 10-17-12

— Javier is 2-2, 4.50 in four starts.
— Astros are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 0-0, 0.00 in two relief stints (2.2 IP) vs Cleveland.

— Astros won 17 of their last 22 games.
— Houston is 13-6 at home.
— under 22-6 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-44
— record in first 5 innings: 27-13-4

Texas (18-23) @ LA Angels (27-17)
— Otto is 0-2, 6.52 in his last four starts.
— Rangers are 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He is 0-0, 9.45 in two starts vs Anaheim.

— Rangers are 1-4 in their last five games.
— Texas is 8-11 on foreign soil.
— under 18-9-1 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-41
— record in first 5 innings: 11-19-11

— Detmers is 2-0, 2.82 in his last four starts
— Angels are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 0-0, 10.29 in two starts vs Texas.

— Angels are 21-12 in their last 33 games.
— Angels are 15-8 at home.
— over six of last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 19-44
— record in first 5 innings: 26-14-4

A’s (18-27) @ Seattle (18-26)
— Blackburn is 4-0, 2.13 in eight starts.
— A’s are 7-1 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1
— He is 1-2, 5.95 in four starts vs Seattle.

— A’s lost eight of their last 12 games.
— Oakland is 12-13 on road.
— under 12-7-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-45
— record in first 5 innings: 15-24-6

— Ray is 2-2, 5.55 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 5-4 in his starts.
— last three starts over
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 1-0, 2.13 in two starts vs Oakland.

— Mariners are 7-20 in their last 27 games.
— Seattle is 10-8 at home.
— over 13-6-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-44
— record in first 5 innings: 16-21-7

Interleague games
Miami (18-23) @ Tampa Bay (25-17)
— Poteet threw 4.2 scoreless IP in his first ’22 start.
— Marlins are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Miami lost 15 of last 21 games.
— Marlins are 8-11 on road
— under 8-3 last eleven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-41
— record in first 5 innings: 15-18-8

— Rasmussen is 4-0, 1.01 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 7-1 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1
— He threw 3 scoreless IP, in two relief stints vs Miami.

— Tampa Bay is 5-4 in its last nine games.
— Rays are 14-9 at home.
— over 8-2-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-42
— record in first 5 innings: 21-11-10