Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
All-time saves leaders for the Dodgers:
350— Kenley Jansen
161— Eric Gagne
129— Jeff Shaw
127— Todd Worrell
126— Jim Brewer
100— Ron Perranoski
Quote of the Day
“How you lose doesn’t really matter. Obviously it sucks — last-second shot, the energy in the arena and stuff like that. But we lost at the end of the day. We lost Game 1. We’ve lost Game 1 before. On the other side of that, we came out a better team. That’s our goal.”
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers left Brooklyn and started playing in Los Angeles in 1958.
Thursday’s quiz
Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City and become the Thunder in 2008.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weeknd here……..
— Panthers 5, Oilers 4, 2OT
Brad Marchand scored on a breakaway 8:05 into the second overtime to even this series 1-1.
First two games of the series both went to overtime.
Teams were a combined 2-10 on power plays; Florida had a shorthanded goal.
Game 4 is Monday night in Florida.
— Major League Baseball does a cruddy job of marketing its product; I spend a decent amount of $$$ on MLB.TV, which is a pretty good deal except for one thing. Can’t watch New York teams play live; have to wait until 90 minutes after the game ends.
Mets are out west this week; couldn’t watch the replay of two of their games in Dodger Stadium this week until 3am. Even for me, that’s too damn late.
Lose the blackouts; stop being greedy bastards. Let people watch the games. When you have a really good product, let people see it.
— Was surprised the other night when Mets TV analyst Keith Hernandez said he’s never seen Major League, the great baseball movie. Hernandez talks about TV/movies a decent amount during his TV work, was surprised he’s never sen a movie that came in 1989, especially with Bob Uecker, Steve Yeager in it.
— A’s 5, Orioles 4
Mason Miller got the last five outs for his 13th save; he escaped a bases loaded, one-out jam in the 8th inning. Tremendous save.
Just like the old days; a closer getting more than three outs to earn a save.
A’s CF Denzel Clarke made a great, great catch in the 4th inning, running full speed into the fence in left-center field after he caught the ball. Clarke left the game a while later, possibly with a concussion.
— In 2012, NFL’s Washington Redskins drafted QB’s Robert Griffin III, Kirk Cousins in the same year, Griffin in the first round, Cousins in the 4th round. Mike Shanahan was the coach; they went 10-6 with rookie Griffin starting, losing 24-14 to Seattle in the playoffs.
That Washington team had a tremendous coaching staff; in addition to Mike Shanahan, who had previously won two Super Bowls with the Broncos, they had these current head coaches as assistants:
Sean McVay
Kyle Shanahan
Matt LaFleur
Mike McDaniel
— Mike Shanahan was 178-144 as an NFL head coach; he is known mainly for the passing attack John Elway used to win two Super Bowls, but Shanahan sept two years early in his career as an assistant coach for Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma Sooners, who were famous for running an offense where they rarely threw the ball. Wishbone offense teams ran the ball……a lot.
— Read on the Interweb this week that North Carolina’s basketball team will have a payroll of $14M this coming season, that’s MILLION, with an M. It isn’t college basketball anymore, it is minor league basketball, where some kids prefer getting paid to pay in college rather than make less money in the G League.
— Famous birthdays, June 7th:
Cazzie Russell, 81
Don Money, 78
Liam Neeson, 73
Jim Burt, 66
Terrell Buckley, 54
Allen Iverson, 50
Kellen Clemens, 42
Michael Cera, 37
Jordan Clarkson, 33
— Jesus Luzardo pitches for the Phillies, and is also on my fantasy team. That situation took a turn for the worse this week.
First 11 starts this year, he allowed a TOTAL of 16 earned runs. Tremendous.
Last two starts, he’s given up 20 earned runs in 5.1 IP. 20 runs in five innings.
Is he tipping his pitches? This was the most runs a pitcher has ever given up in consecutive starts. No bueno.
— Nationals 2, Rangers 0
Soroka out-dueled former National Corbin in this pitchers’ duel.
Alex Call homered for Washington.
Game was played in 1:50; bad night for the vendors.
— Tigers 3, Cubs 1
Torkelson/Jones homered for Detroit.
Tarik Skubal’s last 11 starts: 3 walks, 95 strikeouts.
Attendance was 40,132, Detroit’s third sellout this season.
— Bronx 9, Red Sox 6
New York led this game 7-0 in the second inning.
Boston starting pitchers have a 7.06 ERA in first inning this year.
Red Sox have lost nine of their last 12 games.
— Pirates 5, Phillies 4
Adam Frazier had three hits, scored winning run in 9th inning.
Phillies have lost seven of their last eight games.
— Angels 5, Mariners 4
Kyle Hendricks got his 100th career win.
Mariners have lost four games in a row.
Julio Rodriguez made a great to rob Chris Taylor of a home run.
— Giants 5, Braves 4 (10)
Winning run scored on a wild pitch.
Atlanta is now 27-35 overall, 9-17 in one-run games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Giants
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Twins
Saturday’s 6-pack:
All-time saves leaders for the Dodgers:
350— Kenley Jansen
161— Eric Gagne
129— Jeff Shaw
127— Todd Worrell
126— Jim Brewer
100— Ron Perranoski
Quote of the Day
“How you lose doesn’t really matter. Obviously it sucks — last-second shot, the energy in the arena and stuff like that. But we lost at the end of the day. We lost Game 1. We’ve lost Game 1 before. On the other side of that, we came out a better team. That’s our goal.”
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers left Brooklyn and started playing in Los Angeles in 1958.
Thursday’s quiz
Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City and become the Thunder in 2008.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weeknd here……..
— Panthers 5, Oilers 4, 2OT
Brad Marchand scored on a breakaway 8:05 into the second overtime to even this series 1-1.
First two games of the series both went to overtime.
Teams were a combined 2-10 on power plays; Florida had a shorthanded goal.
Game 4 is Monday night in Florida.
— Major League Baseball does a cruddy job of marketing its product; I spend a decent amount of $$$ on MLB.TV, which is a pretty good deal except for one thing. Can’t watch New York teams play live; have to wait until 90 minutes after the game ends.
Mets are out west this week; couldn’t watch the replay of two of their games in Dodger Stadium this week until 3am. Even for me, that’s too damn late.
Lose the blackouts; stop being greedy bastards. Let people watch the games. When you have a really good product, let people see it.
— Was surprised the other night when Mets TV analyst Keith Hernandez said he’s never seen Major League, the great baseball movie. Hernandez talks about TV/movies a decent amount during his TV work, was surprised he’s never sen a movie that came in 1989, especially with Bob Uecker, Steve Yeager in it.
— A’s 5, Orioles 4
Mason Miller got the last five outs for his 13th save; he escaped a bases loaded, one-out jam in the 8th inning. Tremendous save.
Just like the old days; a closer getting more than three outs to earn a save.
A’s CF Denzel Clarke made a great, great catch in the 4th inning, running full speed into the fence in left-center field after he caught the ball. Clarke left the game a while later, possibly with a concussion.
— In 2012, NFL’s Washington Redskins drafted QB’s Robert Griffin III, Kirk Cousins in the same year, Griffin in the first round, Cousins in the 4th round. Mike Shanahan was the coach; they went 10-6 with rookie Griffin starting, losing 24-14 to Seattle in the playoffs.
That Washington team had a tremendous coaching staff; in addition to Mike Shanahan, who had previously won two Super Bowls with the Broncos, they had these current head coaches as assistants:
Sean McVay
Kyle Shanahan
Matt LaFleur
Mike McDaniel
— Mike Shanahan was 178-144 as an NFL head coach; he is known mainly for the passing attack John Elway used to win two Super Bowls, but Shanahan sept two years early in his career as an assistant coach for Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma Sooners, who were famous for running an offense where they rarely threw the ball. Wishbone offense teams ran the ball……a lot.
— Read on the Interweb this week that North Carolina’s basketball team will have a payroll of $14M this coming season, that’s MILLION, with an M. It isn’t college basketball anymore, it is minor league basketball, where some kids prefer getting paid to pay in college rather than make less money in the G League.
— Famous birthdays, June 7th:
Cazzie Russell, 81
Don Money, 78
Liam Neeson, 73
Jim Burt, 66
Terrell Buckley, 54
Allen Iverson, 50
Kellen Clemens, 42
Michael Cera, 37
Jordan Clarkson, 33
— Jesus Luzardo pitches for the Phillies, and is also on my fantasy team. That situation took a turn for the worse this week.
First 11 starts this year, he allowed a TOTAL of 16 earned runs. Tremendous.
Last two starts, he’s given up 20 earned runs in 5.1 IP. 20 runs in five innings.
Is he tipping his pitches? This was the most runs a pitcher has ever given up in consecutive starts. No bueno.
— Nationals 2, Rangers 0
Soroka out-dueled former National Corbin in this pitchers’ duel.
Alex Call homered for Washington.
Game was played in 1:50; bad night for the vendors.
— Tigers 3, Cubs 1
Torkelson/Jones homered for Detroit.
Tarik Skubal’s last 11 starts: 3 walks, 95 strikeouts.
Attendance was 40,132, Detroit’s third sellout this season.
— Bronx 9, Red Sox 6
New York led this game 7-0 in the second inning.
Boston starting pitchers have a 7.06 ERA in first inning this year.
Red Sox have lost nine of their last 12 games.
— Pirates 5, Phillies 4
Adam Frazier had three hits, scored winning run in 9th inning.
Phillies have lost seven of their last eight games.
— Angels 5, Mariners 4
Kyle Hendricks got his 100th career win.
Mariners have lost four games in a row.
Julio Rodriguez made a great to rob Chris Taylor of a home run.
— Giants 5, Braves 4 (10)
Winning run scored on a wild pitch.
Atlanta is now 27-35 overall, 9-17 in one-run games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Giants
AL: New York, Astros, Tigers, Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Twins
Armadillo Sports
Sunday’s 6-pack:
All-time saves leaders for the Oakland A’s
320— Dennis Eckersley
136— Rollie Fingers
100— Billy Taylor
94— Huston Street
75— Andrew Bailey/Jason Isringhuasen
67— Blake Treinen
Quote of the Day
“The start of the year was tough, if we’re being honest about it. We weren’t very competitive. Since [interim manager Warren Schaeffer] has taken over we’re pretty much in every game. But it’s not going our way. It’s easier to keep the attitude positive. I know we’re competing every night. At the beginning of the year, that wasn’t the case.”
Colorado pitcher Austin Gomber
Sunday’s quiz
Last time the Baltimore Orioles won a playoff series (2014), who did they beat?
Saturday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton played his college basketball at Iowa State.
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers left Brooklyn and started playing in Los Angeles in 1958.
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Sunday’s Den: Trends for every major league team……
— Arizona (31-33)
Arizona won four of its last six games.
Diamondbacks are 2-5 in extra inning games.
Arizona is 3-11 in last 14 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (27-36)
Atlanta lost 13 of its last 16 games.
Braves are 17-14 at home, 10-22 on the road.
Under is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Cubs (40-24)
Chicago won 12 of its last 16 games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
Cubs are 9-2 vs American League teams.
— Reds (32-33)
Cincinnati is 7-6 in its last thirteen games.
Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Reds are 24-21 vs righty starters, 8-12 vs lefties.
— Rockies (12-52)
Colorado is 5-17 since they changed managers.
Under is 16-4 in Rockies’ last 20 road games.
Rockies are 1-17 vs lefty starters, 11-35 vs righties.
— Dodgers (38-27)
Dodgers lost five of their last seven games,
Dodgers are 23-11 at home, 15-16 on the road.
Dodgers are 29-16 vs righty starters, 9-11 vs lefties.
Over is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Marlins (24-38) )
Marlins are 3-8 in their last eleven games.
Miami is 14-20 at home, 10-18 on the road.
Marlins are 1-9 in road series openers.
— Brewers (35-30)
Brewers won 10 of their last 12 games.
Brewers are 19-11 at home, 16-19 on the road.
Under is 12-4 in their last 16 home games.
— Mets (41-24)
Mets won 11 of their last 14 games.
Mets are 24-7 at home, 17-17 on the road.
Under is 18-7 in their last 25 games.
— Phillies (37-27)
Phillies lost eight of their last nine games.
Phillies are 29-15 vs righty starters, 8-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 7-3 in home series openers.
— Pirates (25-40)
Pirates are 10-7 in their last 17 games.
Pittsburgh is 16-18 at home, 9-22 on the road.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games.
— St Louis (36-28)
St Louis won 22 of its last 31 games.
Cardinals are 11-2 when Sonny Gray starts.
Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
St Louis is 22-10 at home, 14-18 on the road.
— Padres (36-27)
Padres won nine of their last 13 games.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
San Diego is 8-3 in its last 11 series openers.
Padres are 9-3 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (37-28)
Giants won their last four games.
Giants are 31-16 vs rightly pitchers, 6-12 vs lefties.
SF is 14-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 17-3 in Giants’ last 20 games.
— Washington (30-34)
Nationals lost four of their last six games.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 home games.
Washington is 13-3 last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 8th:
Kathy Baker, 75
Don Robinson, 68
Kevin Gross, 64
John Gibbons, 63
Julianna Margulies, 59
Anthony Bonner, 57
Troy Vincent, 55
Tom Nutten, 54
Mark Feuerstein, 54
Bryant Reeves, 52
TJ McFarland, 36
Tyson Bagent, 25
— Orioles (26-37)
Baltimore is 7-1 in its last eight games.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 18-29 vs everyone else.
Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.
— Red Sox (31-35)
Red Sox are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
Boston is 6-17 in one-run games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Red Sox are 17-16 at home, 14-19 on the road.
— White Sox (22-43)
Chicago is 12-7 in its last 19 home games.
White Sox are 6-26 on the road.
White Sox are 16-34 vs righty starters, 6-9 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (33-30)
Guardians lost four of their last five games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 30-19 vs righty starters, 3-11 vs lefties.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.
— Detroit (42-24)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers won nine of their last 13 games.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
— Houston (36-28)
Astros are 22-12 at home, 14-16 on the road.
Houston is 5-1 in its last six series openers.
Under is 16-8 in their last 24 games.
Astros are 12-6 Zzin games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (33-32)
Royals are 5-9 in their last fourteen games.
Kansas City is 19-13 at home, 14-19 on the road.
Over is 4-1 in Royals’ last five games.
Kansas City is 12-9 in one-run games.
— Angels (30-33)
Angels won four of their last five games.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Halos are 13-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (34-30)
Twins are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
Minnesota is 18-10 at home, 16-20 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— New York (39-24)
New York won 20 of its last 28 games.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.
New York is 31-18 vs righty starters, 8-6 vs lefties.
— A’s (25-41)
A’s lost 21 of their last 24 games.
A’s are 11-23 in Sacramento, 14-18 on the road.
Over is 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Seattle (32-31)
Mariners lost five in row, 11 of their last 15 games.
Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 home games.
Under is 8-4 in Seattle’s last 12 road games.
Under is 4-0 in Mariners’ last four home games.
— Tampa Bay (34-30)
Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 17 games.
Under is 19-9 in their last 28 home games.
Rays are 10-4 in last 14 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (30-35)
Rangers lost 13 of their last 18 games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 20-13 at home, 10-22 on road.
Under is 17-5 in their last 22 road games.
— Toronto (35-29)
Blue Jays won nine of their last ten games.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine games.
Toronto is 7-2 in last nine games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Giants
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Twins
Sunday’s 6-pack:
All-time saves leaders for the Oakland A’s
320— Dennis Eckersley
136— Rollie Fingers
100— Billy Taylor
94— Huston Street
75— Andrew Bailey/Jason Isringhuasen
67— Blake Treinen
Quote of the Day
“The start of the year was tough, if we’re being honest about it. We weren’t very competitive. Since [interim manager Warren Schaeffer] has taken over we’re pretty much in every game. But it’s not going our way. It’s easier to keep the attitude positive. I know we’re competing every night. At the beginning of the year, that wasn’t the case.”
Colorado pitcher Austin Gomber
Sunday’s quiz
Last time the Baltimore Orioles won a playoff series (2014), who did they beat?
Saturday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton played his college basketball at Iowa State.
Friday’s quiz
Dodgers left Brooklyn and started playing in Los Angeles in 1958.
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Sunday’s Den: Trends for every major league team……
— Arizona (31-33)
Arizona won four of its last six games.
Diamondbacks are 2-5 in extra inning games.
Arizona is 3-11 in last 14 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (27-36)
Atlanta lost 13 of its last 16 games.
Braves are 17-14 at home, 10-22 on the road.
Under is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Cubs (40-24)
Chicago won 12 of its last 16 games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
Cubs are 9-2 vs American League teams.
— Reds (32-33)
Cincinnati is 7-6 in its last thirteen games.
Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Reds are 24-21 vs righty starters, 8-12 vs lefties.
— Rockies (12-52)
Colorado is 5-17 since they changed managers.
Under is 16-4 in Rockies’ last 20 road games.
Rockies are 1-17 vs lefty starters, 11-35 vs righties.
— Dodgers (38-27)
Dodgers lost five of their last seven games,
Dodgers are 23-11 at home, 15-16 on the road.
Dodgers are 29-16 vs righty starters, 9-11 vs lefties.
Over is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Marlins (24-38) )
Marlins are 3-8 in their last eleven games.
Miami is 14-20 at home, 10-18 on the road.
Marlins are 1-9 in road series openers.
— Brewers (35-30)
Brewers won 10 of their last 12 games.
Brewers are 19-11 at home, 16-19 on the road.
Under is 12-4 in their last 16 home games.
— Mets (41-24)
Mets won 11 of their last 14 games.
Mets are 24-7 at home, 17-17 on the road.
Under is 18-7 in their last 25 games.
— Phillies (37-27)
Phillies lost eight of their last nine games.
Phillies are 29-15 vs righty starters, 8-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 7-3 in home series openers.
— Pirates (25-40)
Pirates are 10-7 in their last 17 games.
Pittsburgh is 16-18 at home, 9-22 on the road.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games.
— St Louis (36-28)
St Louis won 22 of its last 31 games.
Cardinals are 11-2 when Sonny Gray starts.
Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
St Louis is 22-10 at home, 14-18 on the road.
— Padres (36-27)
Padres won nine of their last 13 games.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
San Diego is 8-3 in its last 11 series openers.
Padres are 9-3 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (37-28)
Giants won their last four games.
Giants are 31-16 vs rightly pitchers, 6-12 vs lefties.
SF is 14-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 17-3 in Giants’ last 20 games.
— Washington (30-34)
Nationals lost four of their last six games.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 home games.
Washington is 13-3 last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 8th:
Kathy Baker, 75
Don Robinson, 68
Kevin Gross, 64
John Gibbons, 63
Julianna Margulies, 59
Anthony Bonner, 57
Troy Vincent, 55
Tom Nutten, 54
Mark Feuerstein, 54
Bryant Reeves, 52
TJ McFarland, 36
Tyson Bagent, 25
— Orioles (26-37)
Baltimore is 7-1 in its last eight games.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 18-29 vs everyone else.
Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.
— Red Sox (31-35)
Red Sox are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
Boston is 6-17 in one-run games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Red Sox are 17-16 at home, 14-19 on the road.
— White Sox (22-43)
Chicago is 12-7 in its last 19 home games.
White Sox are 6-26 on the road.
White Sox are 16-34 vs righty starters, 6-9 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (33-30)
Guardians lost four of their last five games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 30-19 vs righty starters, 3-11 vs lefties.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.
— Detroit (42-24)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers won nine of their last 13 games.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
— Houston (36-28)
Astros are 22-12 at home, 14-16 on the road.
Houston is 5-1 in its last six series openers.
Under is 16-8 in their last 24 games.
Astros are 12-6 Zzin games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (33-32)
Royals are 5-9 in their last fourteen games.
Kansas City is 19-13 at home, 14-19 on the road.
Over is 4-1 in Royals’ last five games.
Kansas City is 12-9 in one-run games.
— Angels (30-33)
Angels won four of their last five games.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Halos are 13-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (34-30)
Twins are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
Minnesota is 18-10 at home, 16-20 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— New York (39-24)
New York won 20 of its last 28 games.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.
New York is 31-18 vs righty starters, 8-6 vs lefties.
— A’s (25-41)
A’s lost 21 of their last 24 games.
A’s are 11-23 in Sacramento, 14-18 on the road.
Over is 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Seattle (32-31)
Mariners lost five in row, 11 of their last 15 games.
Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 home games.
Under is 8-4 in Seattle’s last 12 road games.
Under is 4-0 in Mariners’ last four home games.
— Tampa Bay (34-30)
Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 17 games.
Under is 19-9 in their last 28 home games.
Rays are 10-4 in last 14 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (30-35)
Rangers lost 13 of their last 18 games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 20-13 at home, 10-22 on road.
Under is 17-5 in their last 22 road games.
— Toronto (35-29)
Blue Jays won nine of their last ten games.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine games.
Toronto is 7-2 in last nine games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— If the baseball playoffs started today: (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Giants
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Twins
NBA
Dunkel
Sunday, June 8
NBA
Sunday, June 8
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Trend Report
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Indiana VS Oklahoma City
Indiana is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games.
Indiana is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games.
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games.
Oklahoma City is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Indiana.
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Dunkel
Sunday, June 8
NBA
Sunday, June 8
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Trend Report
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Indiana VS Oklahoma City
Indiana is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games.
Indiana is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games.
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games.
Oklahoma City is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Oklahoma City is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Indiana.
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Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack:
Teams with most plays that gained 25+ yards last year:
58— Ravens
52— 49ers
49— Packers
47— Vikings
46— Buccaneers
44— Bills
Quote of the Day
“That’s a long 48 hours when you lose Game 1 like that, coming into Game 2. The guys did a great job of just focusing on what we needed to do to stack to a win tonight. That’s how we got it.”
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault
Monday’s quiz
When was the last time the NBA Finals went to seven games?
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Baltimore Orioles won a playoff series (2014), they beat Detroit 3-0 in the ALDS.
Saturday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton played his college basketball at Iowa State.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….
— Thunder 123, Pacers 107
Oklahoma City led 59-41 at halftime.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points.
Thunder’s subs were +57, their starters +23.
Series moves to Indiana; Game 3 is Wednesday.
— Dodgers have scored 367 runs, the most in baseball; Cubs are second (363)- last time the Cubs led the major leagues in runs scored?
1929.
— Mets 13, Rockies 5
Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil both homered twice.
Alonso has 18 RBI in eight games this month.
Mets lead the NL East by 4.5 games over the Phillies.
— Pirates 2, Phillies 1
Andrew McCutchen had the game-winning single in the 8th inning.
Paul Skenes has a 1.88 ERA in 14 starts; Pirates are 6-8 in those games.
Phillies have lost nine of their last ten games.
— Giants 4, Braves 3
San Francisco has won five games in a row.
Braves have lost 14 of their last 17 games.
Giants are first team since the 2005 Twins to have a homestand of 7+ games, with every game decided by one run.
— UFL playoffs:
Panthers 44, Stallions 29
Michigan out-rushed Stallions 144-61; Panthers were +2 in turnovers.
Bryce Perkins threw for 238 yards and a TD.
Defenders 36, Battlehawks 18
Defenders led 20-6 at halftime.
Defenders out-gained St Louis, 388-240.
DC was 7-11 on third down, Battlehawks 2-9
Panthers/Defenders play for the UFL title next week.
— CFL Week 1:
Saskatchewan 31, Ottawa 26
Saskatchewan led 31-14 after three quarters, hung on for the win.
Ottawa had 12 penalties for 126, Roughriders had 5 for 85.
Ottawa QB Dru Brown threw for 413 yards in a long cause.
Montreal 28, Toronto 10
Montreal avenges its loss to Toronto in last year’s playoffs.
Alouettes led 15-3 at halftime.
Montreal outgained the Argonauts, 354-276
Calgary 38, Hamilton 26
Stampeders were the only underdog to win this week.
Calgary led 18-9 at halftime.
Dedrick Mills ran for 94 years, three TD’s for Calgary.
BC Lions 31, Edmonton 14
Edmonton led this game 7-3 at halftime.
Lions outscored Edmonton 28-7 in second half.
Nathan Rourke threw for 324 yards, three TD’s.
BC outgained the Elks, 446-248.
— Famous birthdays, June 9th:
Dave Parker, 74
Brian Taylor, 74
Michael J Fox, 64
Aaron Sorkin, 64
Johnny Depp, 62
Gloria Reuben, 61
D’Marco Farr, 54
Peja Stojaković, 48
Udonis Haslem, 45
Natalie Portman, 44
Josh Cribbs, 42
Yuli Gurriel, 41
— Padres 1, Brewers 0
Manny Machado’s home run was the game’s only run.
Neither team got a hit until the bottom of the fifth inning.
Five San Diego relievers got the last 11 outs.
— Rays 3, Marlins 2
In his last five starts, Drew Rasmussen has allowed 2 runs in 29 IP.
Tampa Bay leads the major leagues, with 90 stolen bases.
Teams split their six-game season series this year; Tampa Bay had won the season series the previous six years.
— A’s 5, Orioles 1
Lawrence Butler was 13-32 this week, with 12 runs scored, 22 total bases.
A’s win the series, ending their 9-series losing streak.
Orioles had won six in a row, before losing 2 of 3 in Sacramento.
— Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3
Clayton Kershaw tossed five innings, got his first win this year.
Tommy Edman drove in three runs, with two hits and a sac fly.
In his career, Kershaw is 12-6 against the Cardinals.
— Guardians 4, Astros 2
Go-ahead run scored on a throwing error in the 7th inning.
Cleveland is still only 5-8 in its last thirteen games.
Only fourth loss in 14 games for first-place Houston.
— Red Sox 11, New York 7
New York led this game 3-2 after the fifth inning.
Abraham Toro was 3-5, with a homer and two doubles.
Aaron Judge homered twice, is hitting .396 with a 1.264 OPS
Monday’s 6-pack:
Teams with most plays that gained 25+ yards last year:
58— Ravens
52— 49ers
49— Packers
47— Vikings
46— Buccaneers
44— Bills
Quote of the Day
“That’s a long 48 hours when you lose Game 1 like that, coming into Game 2. The guys did a great job of just focusing on what we needed to do to stack to a win tonight. That’s how we got it.”
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault
Monday’s quiz
When was the last time the NBA Finals went to seven games?
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Baltimore Orioles won a playoff series (2014), they beat Detroit 3-0 in the ALDS.
Saturday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton played his college basketball at Iowa State.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….
— Thunder 123, Pacers 107
Oklahoma City led 59-41 at halftime.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points.
Thunder’s subs were +57, their starters +23.
Series moves to Indiana; Game 3 is Wednesday.
— Dodgers have scored 367 runs, the most in baseball; Cubs are second (363)- last time the Cubs led the major leagues in runs scored?
1929.
— Mets 13, Rockies 5
Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil both homered twice.
Alonso has 18 RBI in eight games this month.
Mets lead the NL East by 4.5 games over the Phillies.
— Pirates 2, Phillies 1
Andrew McCutchen had the game-winning single in the 8th inning.
Paul Skenes has a 1.88 ERA in 14 starts; Pirates are 6-8 in those games.
Phillies have lost nine of their last ten games.
— Giants 4, Braves 3
San Francisco has won five games in a row.
Braves have lost 14 of their last 17 games.
Giants are first team since the 2005 Twins to have a homestand of 7+ games, with every game decided by one run.
— UFL playoffs:
Panthers 44, Stallions 29
Michigan out-rushed Stallions 144-61; Panthers were +2 in turnovers.
Bryce Perkins threw for 238 yards and a TD.
Defenders 36, Battlehawks 18
Defenders led 20-6 at halftime.
Defenders out-gained St Louis, 388-240.
DC was 7-11 on third down, Battlehawks 2-9
Panthers/Defenders play for the UFL title next week.
— CFL Week 1:
Saskatchewan 31, Ottawa 26
Saskatchewan led 31-14 after three quarters, hung on for the win.
Ottawa had 12 penalties for 126, Roughriders had 5 for 85.
Ottawa QB Dru Brown threw for 413 yards in a long cause.
Montreal 28, Toronto 10
Montreal avenges its loss to Toronto in last year’s playoffs.
Alouettes led 15-3 at halftime.
Montreal outgained the Argonauts, 354-276
Calgary 38, Hamilton 26
Stampeders were the only underdog to win this week.
Calgary led 18-9 at halftime.
Dedrick Mills ran for 94 years, three TD’s for Calgary.
BC Lions 31, Edmonton 14
Edmonton led this game 7-3 at halftime.
Lions outscored Edmonton 28-7 in second half.
Nathan Rourke threw for 324 yards, three TD’s.
BC outgained the Elks, 446-248.
— Famous birthdays, June 9th:
Dave Parker, 74
Brian Taylor, 74
Michael J Fox, 64
Aaron Sorkin, 64
Johnny Depp, 62
Gloria Reuben, 61
D’Marco Farr, 54
Peja Stojaković, 48
Udonis Haslem, 45
Natalie Portman, 44
Josh Cribbs, 42
Yuli Gurriel, 41
— Padres 1, Brewers 0
Manny Machado’s home run was the game’s only run.
Neither team got a hit until the bottom of the fifth inning.
Five San Diego relievers got the last 11 outs.
— Rays 3, Marlins 2
In his last five starts, Drew Rasmussen has allowed 2 runs in 29 IP.
Tampa Bay leads the major leagues, with 90 stolen bases.
Teams split their six-game season series this year; Tampa Bay had won the season series the previous six years.
— A’s 5, Orioles 1
Lawrence Butler was 13-32 this week, with 12 runs scored, 22 total bases.
A’s win the series, ending their 9-series losing streak.
Orioles had won six in a row, before losing 2 of 3 in Sacramento.
— Dodgers 7, Cardinals 3
Clayton Kershaw tossed five innings, got his first win this year.
Tommy Edman drove in three runs, with two hits and a sac fly.
In his career, Kershaw is 12-6 against the Cardinals.
— Guardians 4, Astros 2
Go-ahead run scored on a throwing error in the 7th inning.
Cleveland is still only 5-8 in its last thirteen games.
Only fourth loss in 14 games for first-place Houston.
— Red Sox 11, New York 7
New York led this game 3-2 after the fifth inning.
Abraham Toro was 3-5, with a homer and two doubles.
Aaron Judge homered twice, is hitting .396 with a 1.264 OPS
Monday’s 6-pack:
Teams with fewest plays that gained 25+ yards last year:
19— Dolphins
24— Browns
26— Rams
27— Patriots
28— Cardinals
29— Jaguars, Chiefs, Giants
Quote of the Day
“I got lost about three times. That’s the longest (clubhouse) hallway I’ve ever seen. I don’t think I’ve seen the whole thing yet just because I don’t feel like icing down my knees. But from what I’ve seen in the ballpark, it looks good.”
Terry Francona, talking about his return to Cleveland Monday
Tuesday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle played college basketball for which ACC team?
Monday’s quiz
Last time the NBA Finals went to seven games was 2016, when the Cavaliers beat Golden State
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Baltimore Orioles won a playoff series (2014), they beat Detroit 3-0 in the ALDS.
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(away/home….total)
(thru Sunday’s games)
NL East
Braves 4-7/6-4…..10-11
Marlins 1-9/4-7…..5-16
Mets 7-4/9-1…..16-5
Phillies 5-6/7-3…..12-9
Nationals 5-5/6-5…..11-10
NL Central
Cubs 6-6/9-1…..15-7
Reds 6-4/8-3…..14-7
Brewers 6-5/5-5…..11-10
Pirates 2-8/4-7…..6-15
Cardinals 4-6/8-3…..12-9
NL West
Arizona 6-5/4-6…..10-11
Rockies 2-9/1-9…..3-18
Dodgers 7-4/6-5…..13-9
Padres 7-4/7-3…..14-7
Giants 6-5/5-5…..11-10
AL East
Orioles 4-7/6-4…..10-11
Red Sox 3-8/6-4…..9-12
New York 5-5/7-4…..12-9
Rays 3-4/9-5…….12-9
Blue Jays 5-5/5-6…..10-11
AL Central
White Sox 1-9/7-4…..8-13
Guardians 5-6/6-4…..11-10
Tigers 8-3/9-1…..17-4
Royals 5-6/6-4…..11-10
Twins 5-6/6-4…..11-10
AL West
Astros 4-6/8-3…..12-9
Angels 7-5/4-5…..11-10
A’s 5-5/3-8…….8-13
Mariners 3-7/5-6…..8-13
Rangers 3-8/5-5…..8-13
Teams’ records in series:
(away/home….total)
NL East
Braves 3-8/5-4-1…..8-12-1
Marlins 1-8-1/5-6…..6-14-1
Mets 4-5-1/9-1…..13-6-1
Phillies 5-6/7-2-1…..12-8-1
Nationals 5-5/4-6-1…..9-11-1
NL Central
Cubs 7-4-1/8-2…..15-6-1
Reds 4-6/3-7-1…..7-13-1
Brewers 4-6-1/7-3…..11-9-1
Pirates 2-8/5-5-1…..7-13-1
Cardinals 4-5-1/8-3…..12-8-1
NL West
Arizona 5-6/3-5-2…..8-11-2
Rockies 1-10/0-10…..1-20
Dodgers 5-4-2/8-2-1…..13-6-3
Padres 5-5-1/8-2…..13-7-1
Giants 6-4-1/6-3-1…..12-7-2
AL East
Orioles 2-7-2/3-6-1…..5-13-3
Red Sox 6-5/4-5-1…..10-10-1
New York 6-4/7-4…..13-8
Rays 4-2-1/9-5…….13-7-1
Blue Jays 5-4-1/6-4-1…..11-8-2
AL Central
White Sox 1-9/5-5-1…..6-14-1
Guardians 5-5-1/6-4…..11-9-1
Tigers 7-3-1/8-2…..15-5-1
Royals 4-7/5-5…..9-12
Twins 5-6/6-3-1…..11-9-1
AL West
Astros 3-6-1/9-1-1…..12-7-2
Angels 6-6/4-5…….10-11
A’s 4-5-1/3-8…….7-13-1
Mariners 7-3/5-5-1…..12-8-1
Rangers 4-7/5-3-2…..9-10-2
Famous birthdays, June 10th:
Jon McGlocklin, 82
Ken Singleton, 78
Larry Brooks, 75
John Gianelli, 75
Dan Fouts, 74
Floyd Bannister, 70
Jay Vincent, 66
Gina Gershon, 63
Jeff Teague, 37
Kate Upton, 33
— Monday was the 52nd anniversary of Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown of norse racing, which means it was also the 52nd anniversary of the only time I’ve ever ridden a horse.
My 8th grade field trip was to some resort place near Lake George; we were playing tennis, which was fun, but then we had to go ride horses. I had been to a racetrack with my dad, but betting on horses is way more fun than riding one was.
When I got on the horse, asked the guy in charge what the horse’s name was; he smiled and said “Jumper” which didn’t help things. The horse was pretty cool; he liked eating leaves off the trees, until we got to any open area and he took off in a full sprint, with me hanging on for dear life. Somehow I stayed on the horse and vowed never to do that again. Ever.
— Florida 6, Edmonton 1
Florida scored four times on their first 14 shots on goal.
Brad Marchand has scored in all three series games.
Panthers lead Stanley Cup finals, 2-1. Game 4 is Thursday.
— Last week we mentioned how Indiana/Oklahoma City are the NBA finalists that are the closest together in any year since 1971.
This year NHL’s finalists are 3,003 miles apart.
— Saturday in Tampa, Marlins’ P Ryan Weathers was warming up to pitch the bottom of the first inning; when the catcher threw the ball down to second to end warmups, he drilled Weathers in the head, but for some reason, they let him pitch anyway.
Weathers pitched three innings, threw 57 pitches, and apparently hurt his back so badly that he is now on the 60-day disabled list. Oy.
— Washington Nationals have scored a total of 11 runs in their last seven games.
— Texas SS Corey Seager is 2-for-34 since coming off the injured list. He is 0-22 in June.
— Cubs’ 2B Nico Hoerner got thrown out of a game in Detroit over the weekend; TV mikes heard him tell the umpire “you’re having a really bad day” with no cursing included.
That gets you thrown out?
— Prop bets for the US Open golf tournament this week:
72-hole winning score: 278.5
Lowest completed round: 65.5 (under -175)
— First-ever major league amateur draft was 60 years ago this week:
1) A’s- Rick Monday, OF. Played 19 years in majors, had an .804 OPS.
2) Mets- Les Rohr, P. Pitched in six games (24.1 IP) for the Mets
3) Senators- Joe Coleman, P. Pitched 15 years in majors, started 340 games.
4) Astros- Alex Barrett, SS. Played 125 games in AAA, never made the majors.
5) Red Sox- Billy Conigliaro, OF. Hit .256 in five years, never played after age 25.
6) Cubs- Rick James, P. Pitched in three games (4.2 IP) for the Cubs.
7) Indians- Ray Fosse, C. Played 12 years in majors, made two All-Star Games, helped the A’s win two World Series titles.
Monday/Fosse both became long-time announcers after their playing days.
Teams with fewest plays that gained 25+ yards last year:
19— Dolphins
24— Browns
26— Rams
27— Patriots
28— Cardinals
29— Jaguars, Chiefs, Giants
Quote of the Day
“I got lost about three times. That’s the longest (clubhouse) hallway I’ve ever seen. I don’t think I’ve seen the whole thing yet just because I don’t feel like icing down my knees. But from what I’ve seen in the ballpark, it looks good.”
Terry Francona, talking about his return to Cleveland Monday
Tuesday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle played college basketball for which ACC team?
Monday’s quiz
Last time the NBA Finals went to seven games was 2016, when the Cavaliers beat Golden State
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Baltimore Orioles won a playoff series (2014), they beat Detroit 3-0 in the ALDS.
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Tuesday’s Den: Teams’ records in series openers and in series……
Teams’ records in first game of series:(away/home….total)
(thru Sunday’s games)
NL East
Braves 4-7/6-4…..10-11
Marlins 1-9/4-7…..5-16
Mets 7-4/9-1…..16-5
Phillies 5-6/7-3…..12-9
Nationals 5-5/6-5…..11-10
NL Central
Cubs 6-6/9-1…..15-7
Reds 6-4/8-3…..14-7
Brewers 6-5/5-5…..11-10
Pirates 2-8/4-7…..6-15
Cardinals 4-6/8-3…..12-9
NL West
Arizona 6-5/4-6…..10-11
Rockies 2-9/1-9…..3-18
Dodgers 7-4/6-5…..13-9
Padres 7-4/7-3…..14-7
Giants 6-5/5-5…..11-10
AL East
Orioles 4-7/6-4…..10-11
Red Sox 3-8/6-4…..9-12
New York 5-5/7-4…..12-9
Rays 3-4/9-5…….12-9
Blue Jays 5-5/5-6…..10-11
AL Central
White Sox 1-9/7-4…..8-13
Guardians 5-6/6-4…..11-10
Tigers 8-3/9-1…..17-4
Royals 5-6/6-4…..11-10
Twins 5-6/6-4…..11-10
AL West
Astros 4-6/8-3…..12-9
Angels 7-5/4-5…..11-10
A’s 5-5/3-8…….8-13
Mariners 3-7/5-6…..8-13
Rangers 3-8/5-5…..8-13
Teams’ records in series:
(away/home….total)
NL East
Braves 3-8/5-4-1…..8-12-1
Marlins 1-8-1/5-6…..6-14-1
Mets 4-5-1/9-1…..13-6-1
Phillies 5-6/7-2-1…..12-8-1
Nationals 5-5/4-6-1…..9-11-1
NL Central
Cubs 7-4-1/8-2…..15-6-1
Reds 4-6/3-7-1…..7-13-1
Brewers 4-6-1/7-3…..11-9-1
Pirates 2-8/5-5-1…..7-13-1
Cardinals 4-5-1/8-3…..12-8-1
NL West
Arizona 5-6/3-5-2…..8-11-2
Rockies 1-10/0-10…..1-20
Dodgers 5-4-2/8-2-1…..13-6-3
Padres 5-5-1/8-2…..13-7-1
Giants 6-4-1/6-3-1…..12-7-2
AL East
Orioles 2-7-2/3-6-1…..5-13-3
Red Sox 6-5/4-5-1…..10-10-1
New York 6-4/7-4…..13-8
Rays 4-2-1/9-5…….13-7-1
Blue Jays 5-4-1/6-4-1…..11-8-2
AL Central
White Sox 1-9/5-5-1…..6-14-1
Guardians 5-5-1/6-4…..11-9-1
Tigers 7-3-1/8-2…..15-5-1
Royals 4-7/5-5…..9-12
Twins 5-6/6-3-1…..11-9-1
AL West
Astros 3-6-1/9-1-1…..12-7-2
Angels 6-6/4-5…….10-11
A’s 4-5-1/3-8…….7-13-1
Mariners 7-3/5-5-1…..12-8-1
Rangers 4-7/5-3-2…..9-10-2
Famous birthdays, June 10th:
Jon McGlocklin, 82
Ken Singleton, 78
Larry Brooks, 75
John Gianelli, 75
Dan Fouts, 74
Floyd Bannister, 70
Jay Vincent, 66
Gina Gershon, 63
Jeff Teague, 37
Kate Upton, 33
— Monday was the 52nd anniversary of Secretariat winning the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown of norse racing, which means it was also the 52nd anniversary of the only time I’ve ever ridden a horse.
My 8th grade field trip was to some resort place near Lake George; we were playing tennis, which was fun, but then we had to go ride horses. I had been to a racetrack with my dad, but betting on horses is way more fun than riding one was.
When I got on the horse, asked the guy in charge what the horse’s name was; he smiled and said “Jumper” which didn’t help things. The horse was pretty cool; he liked eating leaves off the trees, until we got to any open area and he took off in a full sprint, with me hanging on for dear life. Somehow I stayed on the horse and vowed never to do that again. Ever.
— Florida 6, Edmonton 1
Florida scored four times on their first 14 shots on goal.
Brad Marchand has scored in all three series games.
Panthers lead Stanley Cup finals, 2-1. Game 4 is Thursday.
— Last week we mentioned how Indiana/Oklahoma City are the NBA finalists that are the closest together in any year since 1971.
This year NHL’s finalists are 3,003 miles apart.
— Saturday in Tampa, Marlins’ P Ryan Weathers was warming up to pitch the bottom of the first inning; when the catcher threw the ball down to second to end warmups, he drilled Weathers in the head, but for some reason, they let him pitch anyway.
Weathers pitched three innings, threw 57 pitches, and apparently hurt his back so badly that he is now on the 60-day disabled list. Oy.
— Washington Nationals have scored a total of 11 runs in their last seven games.
— Texas SS Corey Seager is 2-for-34 since coming off the injured list. He is 0-22 in June.
— Cubs’ 2B Nico Hoerner got thrown out of a game in Detroit over the weekend; TV mikes heard him tell the umpire “you’re having a really bad day” with no cursing included.
That gets you thrown out?
— Prop bets for the US Open golf tournament this week:
72-hole winning score: 278.5
Lowest completed round: 65.5 (under -175)
— First-ever major league amateur draft was 60 years ago this week:
1) A’s- Rick Monday, OF. Played 19 years in majors, had an .804 OPS.
2) Mets- Les Rohr, P. Pitched in six games (24.1 IP) for the Mets
3) Senators- Joe Coleman, P. Pitched 15 years in majors, started 340 games.
4) Astros- Alex Barrett, SS. Played 125 games in AAA, never made the majors.
5) Red Sox- Billy Conigliaro, OF. Hit .256 in five years, never played after age 25.
6) Cubs- Rick James, P. Pitched in three games (4.2 IP) for the Cubs.
7) Indians- Ray Fosse, C. Played 12 years in majors, made two All-Star Games, helped the A’s win two World Series titles.
Monday/Fosse both became long-time announcers after their playing days.
Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in strikeouts:
114— MacKenzie Gore, Wash
110— Garrett Crochet, Bos
107— Chris Sale, Atl
105— Tarik Skubal, Det
103— Carlos Rodon, NYY
101— Zack Wheeler Phil/Logan Webb SF
Quote of the Day
“It would take my heart stopping for me not to be out there on the sideline.”
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, who had a successful cardiac ablation this offseason
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, who has the most career hits?
Tuesday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle played college basketball for Virginia; he started his college career at Maine, before transferring to the Cavaliers.
Monday’s quiz
Last time the NBA Finals went to seven games was 2016, when the Cavaliers beat Golden State
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Wednesday’s Den: AL teams’ records, by starting pitcher…….
AL teams’ records, by starting pitcher:
— Orioles (26-39)
Eflin 5-3
Morton 3-7 (under 4-1 last five)
Kremer 5-8 (under 7-2 last nine)
Sugano 7-6 (under 9-1 last ten)
Povich 4-8
Young 1-1
Gibson 0-4 (over 3-1)
Rogers 1-0
McDermott 0-1
Akin 0-2 (opener)
— Red Sox (33-36)
Crochet 8-6 (under 10-4)
Houck 2-7 (over 5-1 last six)
Buehler 6-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Pitts 0-5 (under 4-1)
Newcomb 2-3 (over 4-1)
Dobbins 5-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Bello 5-5 (over 7-3)
Giolito 5-3
— White Sox (23-44)
Burke 6-5 (under 5-1 last six)
Cannon 1-9 (over 5-1 last six)
Perez 2-2
Smith 4-9 (over 4-1 last five)
Martin 3-9
Wilson 3-2 (over 4-1)
Houser 2-2 (under 4-0)
Gilbert 1-2 (opener)
Eisert 0-2 (opener)
Shuster 0-2 (opener)
Vasil 0-1 (opener)
— Guardians (34-32)
Lively 7-2 (under 6-2 last eight)
Williams 8-5 (over 7-3 last ten)
Bibee 7-6 (under 8-2 last ten)
Ortiz 5-8 (under 6-3 last nine)
Allen 5-6 (under 3-1 last four)
Cecconi 2-3 (under 4-1)
Nikhazy 0-1
Allard 1-0
— Tigers (44-24)
Skubal 9-4 (under 3-0 last three)
Flaherty 5-8 (under 3-1 last four)
Olson 5-4
Jobe 9-1
Mize 7-3 (over 4-1 last five)
Montero 5-1 (under 5-1)
Gipson-Long 1-0
Holton 1-1 (opener)
Hurter 2-0 (opener)
Guenther 0-1 (opener)
Brieske 0-1 (opener)
— Astros (36-30)
Valdez 8-5 (under 4-1 last five)
Brown 9-4 (over 3-1 last four)
Arrighetti 1-1
Blanco 5-4 (under 5-1 last six)
Wesneski 2-4 (under 5-1)
Gusto 3-5
McCullers 4-3 (under 3-0 last three)
Gordon 4-1 (under 4-1)
Walter 0-2
Blubaugh 0-1
— Royals (34-33)
Ragans 5-5 (over 5-1 last six)
Lugo 5-6
Bubic 7-5 (under 7-2 last nine)
Lorenzen 7-6 (over 3-0 last three)
Wacha 7-6 (under 8-3 last 11)
Cameron 2-4 (under 4-2)
Lynch 1-1 (opener)
— Famous birthdays, June 11th:
Adrienne Barbeau, 80
Dave Cash, 77
Gary Fencik, 71
Joe Montana, 69
Hugh Laurie, 66
Odalis Pérez, 47
Jose Reyes, 42
Jorge Alfaro, 32
Max Schuemann, 28
— Angels (32-34)
Kikuchi 6-7 (over 9-4)
Soriano 5-9 (under 4-1 last five)
TAnderson 9-4 (over 6-2 last eight)
Hendricks 5-7 (over 3-1 last four)
Kochanowicz 6-7 (under 4-2 last sox)
— Twins (35-31)
Lopez 7-4
Ryan 7-5 (under 9-3)
Ober 8-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Paddack 3-10
Woods-Richardson 5-3
Matthews 3-1
Festa 2-2 (over 3-1)
Topa 0-1 (opener)
— New York (40-25)
Rodon 8-6 (under 10-4)
Fried 12-2 (over 4-1 last five)
Warren 7-6
Carrasco 2-4 (under 4-2)
Schmidt 5-4 (under 4-0 last four)
Stroman 2-1 (over 3-0)
Yarbrough 4-2
— A’s (26-43)
Severino 4-10 (over 5-2 last seven)
Springs 5-7 (over 3-1 last four)
Bido 4-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Sears 7-6 (over 5-1 last six)
Lopez 1-3
Spence 1-1
Hoglund 2-4
Ginn 2-2 (under 3-1)
Estes 0-2
Sterner 0-1 (opener)
Holman 0-2 (opener)
— Mariners (33-33)
Gilbert 5-1
Castillo 6-7 (under 4-1 last five)
Miller 4-6 (over 6-0 last six)
Woo 7-5 (under 4-1 last five)
Kirby 1-3
Hancock 6-5
Evans 4-3 (over 5-2)
JFCastillo 1-1 (opener)
Legumina 0-1 (opener)
— Rays (36-31)
Pepiot 5-9 (under 8-2 last ten)
Littell 8-5 (won last eight; under 9-4)
Bradley 6-7
Rasmussen 7-6 (under 11-2)
Baz 9-4 (over 3-0 last three)
Boyle 1-0
— Rangers (32-35)
Eovaldi 6-6 (under 10-2)
Leiter 4-6 (under 7-3)
Mahle 6-5 (under 10-1)
deGrom 6-4
Rocker 3-3
Corbin 4-7 (under 6-2 last eight)
Latz 1-0
— Blue Jays (37-30)
Berrios 7-6 (under 3-1 last four)
Gausman 8-5 (over 7-1 last eight)
Bassitt 8-5 (over 3-0 last three)
Francis 4-9 (over 7-1 last eight)
Lucas 2-2
Scherzer 0-1
Lauer 1-1
Urena 1-1
Schultz 2-0 (opener)
Rodriguez 1-0 (opener)
Fisher 1-0 (opener)
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in strikeouts:
114— MacKenzie Gore, Wash
110— Garrett Crochet, Bos
107— Chris Sale, Atl
105— Tarik Skubal, Det
103— Carlos Rodon, NYY
101— Zack Wheeler Phil/Logan Webb SF
Quote of the Day
“It would take my heart stopping for me not to be out there on the sideline.”
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, who had a successful cardiac ablation this offseason
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, who has the most career hits?
Tuesday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle played college basketball for Virginia; he started his college career at Maine, before transferring to the Cavaliers.
Monday’s quiz
Last time the NBA Finals went to seven games was 2016, when the Cavaliers beat Golden State
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Wednesday’s Den: AL teams’ records, by starting pitcher…….
AL teams’ records, by starting pitcher:
— Orioles (26-39)
Eflin 5-3
Morton 3-7 (under 4-1 last five)
Kremer 5-8 (under 7-2 last nine)
Sugano 7-6 (under 9-1 last ten)
Povich 4-8
Young 1-1
Gibson 0-4 (over 3-1)
Rogers 1-0
McDermott 0-1
Akin 0-2 (opener)
— Red Sox (33-36)
Crochet 8-6 (under 10-4)
Houck 2-7 (over 5-1 last six)
Buehler 6-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Pitts 0-5 (under 4-1)
Newcomb 2-3 (over 4-1)
Dobbins 5-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Bello 5-5 (over 7-3)
Giolito 5-3
— White Sox (23-44)
Burke 6-5 (under 5-1 last six)
Cannon 1-9 (over 5-1 last six)
Perez 2-2
Smith 4-9 (over 4-1 last five)
Martin 3-9
Wilson 3-2 (over 4-1)
Houser 2-2 (under 4-0)
Gilbert 1-2 (opener)
Eisert 0-2 (opener)
Shuster 0-2 (opener)
Vasil 0-1 (opener)
— Guardians (34-32)
Lively 7-2 (under 6-2 last eight)
Williams 8-5 (over 7-3 last ten)
Bibee 7-6 (under 8-2 last ten)
Ortiz 5-8 (under 6-3 last nine)
Allen 5-6 (under 3-1 last four)
Cecconi 2-3 (under 4-1)
Nikhazy 0-1
Allard 1-0
— Tigers (44-24)
Skubal 9-4 (under 3-0 last three)
Flaherty 5-8 (under 3-1 last four)
Olson 5-4
Jobe 9-1
Mize 7-3 (over 4-1 last five)
Montero 5-1 (under 5-1)
Gipson-Long 1-0
Holton 1-1 (opener)
Hurter 2-0 (opener)
Guenther 0-1 (opener)
Brieske 0-1 (opener)
— Astros (36-30)
Valdez 8-5 (under 4-1 last five)
Brown 9-4 (over 3-1 last four)
Arrighetti 1-1
Blanco 5-4 (under 5-1 last six)
Wesneski 2-4 (under 5-1)
Gusto 3-5
McCullers 4-3 (under 3-0 last three)
Gordon 4-1 (under 4-1)
Walter 0-2
Blubaugh 0-1
— Royals (34-33)
Ragans 5-5 (over 5-1 last six)
Lugo 5-6
Bubic 7-5 (under 7-2 last nine)
Lorenzen 7-6 (over 3-0 last three)
Wacha 7-6 (under 8-3 last 11)
Cameron 2-4 (under 4-2)
Lynch 1-1 (opener)
— Famous birthdays, June 11th:
Adrienne Barbeau, 80
Dave Cash, 77
Gary Fencik, 71
Joe Montana, 69
Hugh Laurie, 66
Odalis Pérez, 47
Jose Reyes, 42
Jorge Alfaro, 32
Max Schuemann, 28
— Angels (32-34)
Kikuchi 6-7 (over 9-4)
Soriano 5-9 (under 4-1 last five)
TAnderson 9-4 (over 6-2 last eight)
Hendricks 5-7 (over 3-1 last four)
Kochanowicz 6-7 (under 4-2 last sox)
— Twins (35-31)
Lopez 7-4
Ryan 7-5 (under 9-3)
Ober 8-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Paddack 3-10
Woods-Richardson 5-3
Matthews 3-1
Festa 2-2 (over 3-1)
Topa 0-1 (opener)
— New York (40-25)
Rodon 8-6 (under 10-4)
Fried 12-2 (over 4-1 last five)
Warren 7-6
Carrasco 2-4 (under 4-2)
Schmidt 5-4 (under 4-0 last four)
Stroman 2-1 (over 3-0)
Yarbrough 4-2
— A’s (26-43)
Severino 4-10 (over 5-2 last seven)
Springs 5-7 (over 3-1 last four)
Bido 4-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Sears 7-6 (over 5-1 last six)
Lopez 1-3
Spence 1-1
Hoglund 2-4
Ginn 2-2 (under 3-1)
Estes 0-2
Sterner 0-1 (opener)
Holman 0-2 (opener)
— Mariners (33-33)
Gilbert 5-1
Castillo 6-7 (under 4-1 last five)
Miller 4-6 (over 6-0 last six)
Woo 7-5 (under 4-1 last five)
Kirby 1-3
Hancock 6-5
Evans 4-3 (over 5-2)
JFCastillo 1-1 (opener)
Legumina 0-1 (opener)
— Rays (36-31)
Pepiot 5-9 (under 8-2 last ten)
Littell 8-5 (won last eight; under 9-4)
Bradley 6-7
Rasmussen 7-6 (under 11-2)
Baz 9-4 (over 3-0 last three)
Boyle 1-0
— Rangers (32-35)
Eovaldi 6-6 (under 10-2)
Leiter 4-6 (under 7-3)
Mahle 6-5 (under 10-1)
deGrom 6-4
Rocker 3-3
Corbin 4-7 (under 6-2 last eight)
Latz 1-0
— Blue Jays (37-30)
Berrios 7-6 (under 3-1 last four)
Gausman 8-5 (over 7-1 last eight)
Bassitt 8-5 (over 3-0 last three)
Francis 4-9 (over 7-1 last eight)
Lucas 2-2
Scherzer 0-1
Lauer 1-1
Urena 1-1
Schultz 2-0 (opener)
Rodriguez 1-0 (opener)
Fisher 1-0 (opener)
NBA
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Trend Report
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Oklahoma City VS Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games.
Oklahoma City is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 0-7 ATS in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana.
Indiana is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
Indiana is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
Indiana is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home.
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Dunkel
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Trend Report
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Oklahoma City VS Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games.
Oklahoma City is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 0-7 ATS in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana.
Indiana is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
Indiana is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
Indiana is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home.
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NBA FINALS BEST BETS !
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TOTALS..........................2- 4 - 0.................33.33%...............- 12.00
Thursday’s 6-pack:
All-time leaders in stolen bases for Nationals/Montreal Expos:
635— Tim Raines
266— Marquis Grissom
253— Andre Dawson
192— Trea Turner
187— Delino DeShields
139— Rodney Scott
Quote of the Day
“Amazing. Amazing. We love playing in front of our fans. We love being here. They deserve high-stakes, high-level basketball, and we’re giving them that right now.”
Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, what state was Radar O’Reilly from?
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, Freddie Freeman has the most career hits.
Tuesday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle played college basketball for Virginia; he started his college career at Maine, before transferring to the Cavaliers.
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Bennedict Mathurin (+16) scored 27 points in 22:00 off the bench.
Pacers outscored Oklahoma City 21-11 over the last 8:00.
Indiana leads series, 2-1; Game 4 is Friday in Indianapolis.
— In the history of the NBA Finals, when the series was tied 1-1, the team that won Game 3 has gone 33-8 in those series.
— According to the Interweb, the New York Knicks franchise is worth $7.5B, the 2nd-most valuable franchise in the NBA (Golden State is worth $8.8B).
Knicks made the Eastern Conference finals this year for the first time since 2000, they did really well. People should be optimistic. But here is where it gets dicey.
They fired their coach, Tom Thibodeau, and seem to be clueless about who they’re going to replace him with. What the hell is going on?
Thibodeau was 226-174 in five regular seasons in New York, 24-23 in playoff games, with this year his biggest success, but he got fired, which is their business, but if you fired a successful coach, you damn well better have a new coach right there, ready to replace him.
Maybe Michael Malone, who won the NBA title two years ago in Denver? He was an assistant for the Knicks from 2001-05.
— Four other NBA teams have already rejected the Knicks’ request to interview their current head coach to move to Manhattan.
— USC Trojans recently named former NBA guard Earl Boykins an assistant coach; the 5-foot-5 Boykins played 13 years in the NBA. He is the shortest player in NBA history to score 30+ points in a game. He was an assistant coach at UTEP the last four years.
— Famous birthdays, June 12th:
Timothy Busfield, 68
Rory Sparrow, 67
Tim DeKay, 62
Rick Hoffman, 55
Ryan Klesko, 54
Kerry Kittles, 51
Antawn Jamison, 49
Dallas Clark, 46
Andre Davis, 46
Jrue Holiday, 35
Sean Newcomb, 32
Aaron Civale, 30
— Mets 5, Nationals 0
David Peterson threw a 106-pitch complete game.
Brandon Nimmo homered twice.
Pete Alonso has 20 RBI in his last ten games.
Mets are 26-7 at home, 18-17 on the road.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 2
Teoscar Hernandez hit a 3-run homer in 6th inning.
This was the first series between the rivals this season.
Teams play again next week in Los Angeles.
— Guardians 11, Reds 2
Carlos Santana hit a grand slam.
Jose Ramirez extended his on-base streak to 37 consecutive games.
Loss snapped Cincinnati’s 5-game winning streak.
— Braves 6, Brewers 2
Schwellenach pitched a complete game.
Acuna/Harris both homered for the Braves.
This was Atlanta’s first series win in their last seven series.
— Angels 6, A’s 5
A’s led 3-0 after the fifth inning.
A’s lost their 14th consecutive road game.
Angels won seven of their last nine games.
— Astros 10, White Sox 2
Christian Walker homered, drove in four runs.
Jose Altuve had two hits, including the 2,300th hit of his career.
White Sox slipped to 7-27 on the road
.
— Twins 6, Rangers 2
Byron Buxton hit a 479-foot home run.
David Festa got the win, giving up three hits in 6 IP.
— Red Sox 4, Rays 3
Rookie Mayer homered twice for the Red Sox.
Boston hit four solo home runs.
Only third time in last 19 games that the Rays’ pitcher allowed more than 3 earned runs.
— Red Sox promoted their #1 prospect Roman Anthony to the majors this week; apparently his family isn’t very original with names:
His grandfather is Anthony Anthony
His father is Anthony Anthony
One of his brothers is also Anthony Anthony.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: New York, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Blue Jays, Twins, Rays
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Giants, Phillies, Padres
All-time leaders in stolen bases for Nationals/Montreal Expos:
635— Tim Raines
266— Marquis Grissom
253— Andre Dawson
192— Trea Turner
187— Delino DeShields
139— Rodney Scott
Quote of the Day
“Amazing. Amazing. We love playing in front of our fans. We love being here. They deserve high-stakes, high-level basketball, and we’re giving them that right now.”
Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, what state was Radar O’Reilly from?
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, Freddie Freeman has the most career hits.
Tuesday’s quiz
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle played college basketball for Virginia; he started his college career at Maine, before transferring to the Cavaliers.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Pacers 116, Thunder 107Bennedict Mathurin (+16) scored 27 points in 22:00 off the bench.
Pacers outscored Oklahoma City 21-11 over the last 8:00.
Indiana leads series, 2-1; Game 4 is Friday in Indianapolis.
— In the history of the NBA Finals, when the series was tied 1-1, the team that won Game 3 has gone 33-8 in those series.
— According to the Interweb, the New York Knicks franchise is worth $7.5B, the 2nd-most valuable franchise in the NBA (Golden State is worth $8.8B).
Knicks made the Eastern Conference finals this year for the first time since 2000, they did really well. People should be optimistic. But here is where it gets dicey.
They fired their coach, Tom Thibodeau, and seem to be clueless about who they’re going to replace him with. What the hell is going on?
Thibodeau was 226-174 in five regular seasons in New York, 24-23 in playoff games, with this year his biggest success, but he got fired, which is their business, but if you fired a successful coach, you damn well better have a new coach right there, ready to replace him.
Maybe Michael Malone, who won the NBA title two years ago in Denver? He was an assistant for the Knicks from 2001-05.
— Four other NBA teams have already rejected the Knicks’ request to interview their current head coach to move to Manhattan.
— USC Trojans recently named former NBA guard Earl Boykins an assistant coach; the 5-foot-5 Boykins played 13 years in the NBA. He is the shortest player in NBA history to score 30+ points in a game. He was an assistant coach at UTEP the last four years.
— Famous birthdays, June 12th:
Timothy Busfield, 68
Rory Sparrow, 67
Tim DeKay, 62
Rick Hoffman, 55
Ryan Klesko, 54
Kerry Kittles, 51
Antawn Jamison, 49
Dallas Clark, 46
Andre Davis, 46
Jrue Holiday, 35
Sean Newcomb, 32
Aaron Civale, 30
— Mets 5, Nationals 0
David Peterson threw a 106-pitch complete game.
Brandon Nimmo homered twice.
Pete Alonso has 20 RBI in his last ten games.
Mets are 26-7 at home, 18-17 on the road.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 2
Teoscar Hernandez hit a 3-run homer in 6th inning.
This was the first series between the rivals this season.
Teams play again next week in Los Angeles.
— Guardians 11, Reds 2
Carlos Santana hit a grand slam.
Jose Ramirez extended his on-base streak to 37 consecutive games.
Loss snapped Cincinnati’s 5-game winning streak.
— Braves 6, Brewers 2
Schwellenach pitched a complete game.
Acuna/Harris both homered for the Braves.
This was Atlanta’s first series win in their last seven series.
— Angels 6, A’s 5
A’s led 3-0 after the fifth inning.
A’s lost their 14th consecutive road game.
Angels won seven of their last nine games.
— Astros 10, White Sox 2
Christian Walker homered, drove in four runs.
Jose Altuve had two hits, including the 2,300th hit of his career.
White Sox slipped to 7-27 on the road
.
— Twins 6, Rangers 2
Byron Buxton hit a 479-foot home run.
David Festa got the win, giving up three hits in 6 IP.
— Red Sox 4, Rays 3
Rookie Mayer homered twice for the Red Sox.
Boston hit four solo home runs.
Only third time in last 19 games that the Rays’ pitcher allowed more than 3 earned runs.
— Red Sox promoted their #1 prospect Roman Anthony to the majors this week; apparently his family isn’t very original with names:
His grandfather is Anthony Anthony
His father is Anthony Anthony
One of his brothers is also Anthony Anthony.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: New York, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Blue Jays, Twins, Rays
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Giants, Phillies, Padres
Friday’s 6-pack:
— Oilers 5, Panthers 4 OT- Draisaitl scored his 4th OT goal in the playoffs this year.
— Rockies 8, Giants 7- Colorado scored three runs in bottom of 9th
— Tigers 4, Orioles 1- Skubal threw seven shutout innings.
— Bronx 1, Royals 0- Five pitchers combined on the shutout.
— Brewers 6, Cardinals 0- Misiorowski threw 5 shutout IP in his MLB debut.
— Astros 4, White Sox 3- Altuve doubled twice, had two RBI.
Edmonton is the first road team since 1919 (1919!!!) to rally from a 3-goal deficit and win a game in the NHL Finals.
Quote of the Day
“The conversation was very professional,. I just very respectfully said that Aaron would really like an opportunity to continue his career as a starter. He’s going to be a free agent at the end of the year.”
Aaron Civale’s agent Jack Toffey, after Civale was moved to the Milwaukee bullpen
Friday’s quiz
Who was the Indiana Pacers’ coach when they won their three ABA titles?
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, Radar O’Reilly was from Iowa.
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, Freddie Freeman has the most career hits.
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— Arizona (34-34)
Arizona won seven of its last ten games.
Diamondbacks scored in first inning in 6 of their last 11 home games.
Arizona is 4-12 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (29-38)
Atlanta lost 15 of its last 20 games.
Braves are 17-14 at home, 12-24 on the road.
Under is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Cubs (42-27)
Chicago is 11-2 of its last 13 home games.
Under is 13-4 in their last seventeen games.
Cubs are 9-3 vs American League teams.
— Reds (35-34)
Cincinnati is 10-7 in its last seventeen games.
Reds are 7-1 in last eight series openers.
Reds are 27-21 vs righty starters, 8-13 vs lefties.
— Rockies (13-55)
Colorado is 6-22 since they changed managers.
Under is 16-4 in Rockies’ last 20 road games.
Rockies are 1-19 vs lefty starters, 12-36 vs righties.
— Dodgers (41-28)
Dodgers are 18-18 in their last 36 games,
Dodgers are 23-11 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Dodgers are 32-17 vs righty starters, 9-11 vs lefties.
Over is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Marlins (25-41) )
Marlins are 4-11 in their last fifteen games.
Miami is 14-20 at home, 11-21 on the road.
Marlins are 1-10 in road series openers.
— Brewers (37-33)
Brewers are 9-5 in their last 14 home games.
Brewers are 21-14 at home, 16-19 on the road.
Under is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.
— Mets (45-24)
Mets won 11 of their last 13 games.
Mets are 27-7 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Under is 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
— Phillies (39-29)
Phillies lost ten of their last thirteen games.
Phillies are 30-17 vs righty starters, 9-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 8-3 in home series openers.
— Pirates (28-42)
Pirates are 6-3 in their last nine games.
Pittsburgh is 19-19 at home, 9-23 on the road.
Under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.
— St Louis (36-33)
St Louis lost its last five games.
Cardinals are 11-3 when Sonny Gray starts.
Over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.
St Louis is 22-14 at home, 14-19 on the road.
— Padres (38-29)
Padres won 11 of their last 17 games.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten road games.
San Diego is 8-4 in its last 12 series openers.
Padres are 10-5 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (40-29)
Giants won seven of their last eight games.
Giants are 32-17 vs rightly pitchers, 8-12 vs lefties.
SF is 16-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 19-5 in Giants’ last 24 games.
— Washington (30-38)
Nationals lost eight of their last ten games.
Under is 11-2 in their last 13 home games.
Washington is 13-4 last 17 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 13th:
Marcel Lachemann, 84
Happy Feller, 76
Richard Thomas, 74
Ernie Whitt, 73
Tim Allen, 72
Ally Sheedy, 63
Šarūnas Marčiulionis, 61
Jonathan Lucroy, 39
Hassan Whiteside, 36
James McCann, 35
— Orioles (27-40)
Baltimore is 2-4 in its last six games.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 19-32 vs everyone else.
Under is 9-1 in their last ten games.
— Red Sox (34-36)
Red Sox are 4-1 in their last five games.
Boston is 7-17 in one-run games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Red Sox are 19-17 at home, 15-19 on the road.
— White Sox (23-46)
Chicago is 12-8 in its last 20 home games.
White Sox are 7-28 on the road.
White Sox are 17-36 vs righty starters, 6-10 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (35-32)
Guardians lost six of their last nine games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 30-19 vs righty starters, 5-13 vs lefties.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.
— Detroit (45-25)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers won four of their last six games.
Under is 9-1 in their last ten home games.
— Houston (38-30)
Astros are 24-13 at home, 14-17 on the road.
Houston is 5-2 in its last seven series openers.
Under is 19-9 in their last 28 games.
Astros are 12-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (34-35)
Royals are 6-12 in their last eighteen games.
Kansas City is 19-16 at home, 15-19 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in Royals’ last nine games.
Kansas City is 12-10 in one-run games.
— Angels (33-34)
Angels won seven of their last nine games.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
Halos are 14-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (36-32)
Twins are 2-5 in their last seven games.
Minnesota is 20-12 at home, 16-20 on the road.
Over is 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— New York (42-25)
New York won 23 of its last 32 games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
New York is 32-19 vs righty starters, 10-6 vs lefties.
— A’s (26-44)
A’s lost 24 of their last 28 games.
A’s have lost 14 straight road games.
Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— Seattle (33-34)
Mariners lost eight of their last nine games.
Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 home games.
Under is 4-0 in Mariners’ last four home games.
— Tampa Bay (36-32)
Tampa Bay won 14 of its last 20 games.
Under is 20-9 in their last 29 home games.
Rays are 12-4 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (33-36)
Rangers won four of their last five games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 20-13 at home, 13-23 on road.
Under is 19-7 in their last 26 road games.
— Toronto (38-30)
Blue Jays won 12 of their last 14 games.
Over is 11-2 in their last 13 games.
Toronto is 8-2 in last nten games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Oilers 5, Panthers 4 OT- Draisaitl scored his 4th OT goal in the playoffs this year.
— Rockies 8, Giants 7- Colorado scored three runs in bottom of 9th
— Tigers 4, Orioles 1- Skubal threw seven shutout innings.
— Bronx 1, Royals 0- Five pitchers combined on the shutout.
— Brewers 6, Cardinals 0- Misiorowski threw 5 shutout IP in his MLB debut.
— Astros 4, White Sox 3- Altuve doubled twice, had two RBI.
Edmonton is the first road team since 1919 (1919!!!) to rally from a 3-goal deficit and win a game in the NHL Finals.
Quote of the Day
“The conversation was very professional,. I just very respectfully said that Aaron would really like an opportunity to continue his career as a starter. He’s going to be a free agent at the end of the year.”
Aaron Civale’s agent Jack Toffey, after Civale was moved to the Milwaukee bullpen
Friday’s quiz
Who was the Indiana Pacers’ coach when they won their three ABA titles?
Thursday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, Radar O’Reilly was from Iowa.
Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the active major leaguers right now, Freddie Freeman has the most career hits.
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Friday’s Den: Trends for every major league team…….
Trends for major league teams (thru Thursday’s games)— Arizona (34-34)
Arizona won seven of its last ten games.
Diamondbacks scored in first inning in 6 of their last 11 home games.
Arizona is 4-12 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (29-38)
Atlanta lost 15 of its last 20 games.
Braves are 17-14 at home, 12-24 on the road.
Under is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Cubs (42-27)
Chicago is 11-2 of its last 13 home games.
Under is 13-4 in their last seventeen games.
Cubs are 9-3 vs American League teams.
— Reds (35-34)
Cincinnati is 10-7 in its last seventeen games.
Reds are 7-1 in last eight series openers.
Reds are 27-21 vs righty starters, 8-13 vs lefties.
— Rockies (13-55)
Colorado is 6-22 since they changed managers.
Under is 16-4 in Rockies’ last 20 road games.
Rockies are 1-19 vs lefty starters, 12-36 vs righties.
— Dodgers (41-28)
Dodgers are 18-18 in their last 36 games,
Dodgers are 23-11 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Dodgers are 32-17 vs righty starters, 9-11 vs lefties.
Over is 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— Marlins (25-41) )
Marlins are 4-11 in their last fifteen games.
Miami is 14-20 at home, 11-21 on the road.
Marlins are 1-10 in road series openers.
— Brewers (37-33)
Brewers are 9-5 in their last 14 home games.
Brewers are 21-14 at home, 16-19 on the road.
Under is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.
— Mets (45-24)
Mets won 11 of their last 13 games.
Mets are 27-7 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Under is 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
— Phillies (39-29)
Phillies lost ten of their last thirteen games.
Phillies are 30-17 vs righty starters, 9-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 8-3 in home series openers.
— Pirates (28-42)
Pirates are 6-3 in their last nine games.
Pittsburgh is 19-19 at home, 9-23 on the road.
Under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.
— St Louis (36-33)
St Louis lost its last five games.
Cardinals are 11-3 when Sonny Gray starts.
Over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.
St Louis is 22-14 at home, 14-19 on the road.
— Padres (38-29)
Padres won 11 of their last 17 games.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten road games.
San Diego is 8-4 in its last 12 series openers.
Padres are 10-5 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (40-29)
Giants won seven of their last eight games.
Giants are 32-17 vs rightly pitchers, 8-12 vs lefties.
SF is 16-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 19-5 in Giants’ last 24 games.
— Washington (30-38)
Nationals lost eight of their last ten games.
Under is 11-2 in their last 13 home games.
Washington is 13-4 last 17 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, June 13th:
Marcel Lachemann, 84
Happy Feller, 76
Richard Thomas, 74
Ernie Whitt, 73
Tim Allen, 72
Ally Sheedy, 63
Šarūnas Marčiulionis, 61
Jonathan Lucroy, 39
Hassan Whiteside, 36
James McCann, 35
— Orioles (27-40)
Baltimore is 2-4 in its last six games.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 19-32 vs everyone else.
Under is 9-1 in their last ten games.
— Red Sox (34-36)
Red Sox are 4-1 in their last five games.
Boston is 7-17 in one-run games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Red Sox are 19-17 at home, 15-19 on the road.
— White Sox (23-46)
Chicago is 12-8 in its last 20 home games.
White Sox are 7-28 on the road.
White Sox are 17-36 vs righty starters, 6-10 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (35-32)
Guardians lost six of their last nine games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 30-19 vs righty starters, 5-13 vs lefties.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.
— Detroit (45-25)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers won four of their last six games.
Under is 9-1 in their last ten home games.
— Houston (38-30)
Astros are 24-13 at home, 14-17 on the road.
Houston is 5-2 in its last seven series openers.
Under is 19-9 in their last 28 games.
Astros are 12-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Royals (34-35)
Royals are 6-12 in their last eighteen games.
Kansas City is 19-16 at home, 15-19 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in Royals’ last nine games.
Kansas City is 12-10 in one-run games.
— Angels (33-34)
Angels won seven of their last nine games.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
Halos are 14-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (36-32)
Twins are 2-5 in their last seven games.
Minnesota is 20-12 at home, 16-20 on the road.
Over is 10-3 in their last 13 games.
— New York (42-25)
New York won 23 of its last 32 games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
New York is 32-19 vs righty starters, 10-6 vs lefties.
— A’s (26-44)
A’s lost 24 of their last 28 games.
A’s have lost 14 straight road games.
Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— Seattle (33-34)
Mariners lost eight of their last nine games.
Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 home games.
Under is 4-0 in Mariners’ last four home games.
— Tampa Bay (36-32)
Tampa Bay won 14 of its last 20 games.
Under is 20-9 in their last 29 home games.
Rays are 12-4 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (33-36)
Rangers won four of their last five games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 20-13 at home, 13-23 on road.
Under is 19-7 in their last 26 road games.
— Toronto (38-30)
Blue Jays won 12 of their last 14 games.
Over is 11-2 in their last 13 games.
Toronto is 8-2 in last nten games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
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Oklahoma City VS Indiana
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games against Indiana.
Oklahoma City is 0-8 ATS in its last 8 games on the road.
Indiana is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games.
Indiana is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
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Oklahoma City VS Indiana
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games against Indiana.
Oklahoma City is 0-8 ATS in its last 8 games on the road.
Indiana is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games.
Indiana is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
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