JUNE'S WNBA BEST BETS !
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%..............................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00
TOTALS...................................... ..6 - 10.............................37.50%............ ..................- 25.00
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%..............................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00
TOTALS...................................... ..6 - 10.............................37.50%............ ..................- 25.00
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Most career starts in a visiting ballpark:
42— Steve Carlton, Wrigley Field
40— Early Wynn, Fenway Park
33— Phil Niekro, Dodger Stadium
30— Frank Tanana, Oakland Coliseum
30— Justin Verlander, Progressive Field, Cleveland
28— Felix Hernandez, Angel Stadium
28— CC Sabathia, Camden Yards
Quote of the Day
“When they say it’s not about money, that means it’s all about money.”
George Young
Wednesday’s quiz
Who was the Houston Astros’ manager, the first time they played in a World Series?
Tuesday’s quiz
On the old animated TV show The Jetsons, the dog’s name was Astro.
Monday’s quiz
Cristian Javier of the Astros started the last two no-hitters in the major leagues, which were both combined no-hitters, one of them in the playoffs.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………
NFL teams can turn down being on HBO’s Hard Knocks, if………
— They have a first-year head coach in place.
— If they made the playoffs in the last two years.
— If they’ve been on Hard Knocks in the last 10 years.
NFL has rules on which teams appear on Hard Knocks; there are four teams who the league can choose to be in this year’s shows, but those four teams all seem reluctant.
Bears, Jets, Saints, Commanders
Teams seem more and more reluctant to be on Hard Knocks, which is too bad, since it is such an interesting show.
— The great comedian/actor Steve Martin won a Grammy Award in 2010, in the category of Best Bluegrass Album for his album The Crow: New Songs For The Five-String Banjo.
Martin first played the banjo when he was 17; he used to take 33 rpm bluegrass records and slow them down to 16 rpm and tune his banjo down, so the notes would sound the same.
The album that won him the Grammy came from his reading a book called The Stuffed Owl, a collection of bad poetry. As a joke, Martin decided to write some bad poetry of his own, then turned the poetry into bluegrass songs, and those songs won him a Grammy.
One of the most talented people ever, whether in comedy, acting or music. I first saw him do stand-up on The Tonight Show when Buddy Hackett was the guest host— I was 11 or 12 years old. Was laughing my head off. What a gift, to be able to make people laugh like that.
— Texas Rangers’ P Jacob deGrom signed a 5-year, $185M contract last winter, but his elbow is screwed up again, and he is heading to his second Tommy John surgery; he is out for the year, and much of next year. The last three seasons combined, he’s thrown 186.2 innings.
— Denver Nuggets are 8-9 this season when Nikola Jokic gets fewer than 8 assists, which helps explain why Miami isn’t double-teaming him as much now
— NFL teams with the worst first quarter scoring margin last year:
minus-38— Giants— finished 9-7-1, 1-1 in playoffs.
minus-34— Houston— 3-13-1
minus-33— Arizona— 4-13
Minus-26— Chargers— 10-7, 0-1 in playoffs (blew 27-0 lead, lost 31-30)
— More hitters are swinging at 3-0 pitches now; at least it seems like it to me.
— Movie of the Day: Let It Ride (1989)— A cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and for once, he wins big, but he can’t seem to stop gambling.
If you enjoy going to the racetrack, you’ll definitely like this movie.
Richard Dreyfuss runs amok in this movie; Teri Garr is his overwhelmed wife. Jennifer Tilly is a rich guy’s girlfriend at the track, before we knew that in real life she is a serious poker player.
— Reds 9, Dodgers 8
Reds scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th.
Dodgers led 8-3 in fifth inning.
Cincinnati brought up star prospect, SS Elly De La Cruz; he batted fourth in his MLB debut and
De La Cruz is the youngest player the Reds have had since Jay Bruce in 2008.
— White Sox 3, New York 2— Lucas Giolito is first pitcher since 2015 (Max Scherzer) to not allow a hit in the first six innings of two games in the same season.
— Arizona 10, Nationals 5— Pavin Smith homered, knocked in three runs.
— A’s 11, Pirates 2— Jace Peterson was 5-5 with five RBI; unfortunately, he’s still only hitting .218.
— Braves 6, Mets 4
Atlanta scored four runs in 6th inning, erasing a 4-1 deficit.
Mets and their $375M payroll are now 30-31.
— Rays 7, Twins 0— Zach Eflin tossed 6.2 scoreless innings. Rays are 27-6 at home.
— Red Sox 5, Guardians 4— Boston scored four runs in 8th inning, erasing a 2-1 deficit.
— Phillies 1, Tigers— Schwarber homered in the first inning, the game’s only run.
— Brewers 4, Orioles 3 (10)— Joey Wiemer’s walk-off single was the game-winner.
— In his terrific career, Mike Trout has been intentionally walked 119 times.
In 2004 alone, Barry Bonds was intentionally walked 120 times.
Most career starts in a visiting ballpark:
42— Steve Carlton, Wrigley Field
40— Early Wynn, Fenway Park
33— Phil Niekro, Dodger Stadium
30— Frank Tanana, Oakland Coliseum
30— Justin Verlander, Progressive Field, Cleveland
28— Felix Hernandez, Angel Stadium
28— CC Sabathia, Camden Yards
Quote of the Day
“When they say it’s not about money, that means it’s all about money.”
George Young
Wednesday’s quiz
Who was the Houston Astros’ manager, the first time they played in a World Series?
Tuesday’s quiz
On the old animated TV show The Jetsons, the dog’s name was Astro.
Monday’s quiz
Cristian Javier of the Astros started the last two no-hitters in the major leagues, which were both combined no-hitters, one of them in the playoffs.
*********************************************
Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………
NFL teams can turn down being on HBO’s Hard Knocks, if………
— They have a first-year head coach in place.
— If they made the playoffs in the last two years.
— If they’ve been on Hard Knocks in the last 10 years.
NFL has rules on which teams appear on Hard Knocks; there are four teams who the league can choose to be in this year’s shows, but those four teams all seem reluctant.
Bears, Jets, Saints, Commanders
Teams seem more and more reluctant to be on Hard Knocks, which is too bad, since it is such an interesting show.
— The great comedian/actor Steve Martin won a Grammy Award in 2010, in the category of Best Bluegrass Album for his album The Crow: New Songs For The Five-String Banjo.
Martin first played the banjo when he was 17; he used to take 33 rpm bluegrass records and slow them down to 16 rpm and tune his banjo down, so the notes would sound the same.
The album that won him the Grammy came from his reading a book called The Stuffed Owl, a collection of bad poetry. As a joke, Martin decided to write some bad poetry of his own, then turned the poetry into bluegrass songs, and those songs won him a Grammy.
One of the most talented people ever, whether in comedy, acting or music. I first saw him do stand-up on The Tonight Show when Buddy Hackett was the guest host— I was 11 or 12 years old. Was laughing my head off. What a gift, to be able to make people laugh like that.
— Texas Rangers’ P Jacob deGrom signed a 5-year, $185M contract last winter, but his elbow is screwed up again, and he is heading to his second Tommy John surgery; he is out for the year, and much of next year. The last three seasons combined, he’s thrown 186.2 innings.
— Denver Nuggets are 8-9 this season when Nikola Jokic gets fewer than 8 assists, which helps explain why Miami isn’t double-teaming him as much now
— NFL teams with the worst first quarter scoring margin last year:
minus-38— Giants— finished 9-7-1, 1-1 in playoffs.
minus-34— Houston— 3-13-1
minus-33— Arizona— 4-13
Minus-26— Chargers— 10-7, 0-1 in playoffs (blew 27-0 lead, lost 31-30)
— More hitters are swinging at 3-0 pitches now; at least it seems like it to me.
— Movie of the Day: Let It Ride (1989)— A cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and for once, he wins big, but he can’t seem to stop gambling.
If you enjoy going to the racetrack, you’ll definitely like this movie.
Richard Dreyfuss runs amok in this movie; Teri Garr is his overwhelmed wife. Jennifer Tilly is a rich guy’s girlfriend at the track, before we knew that in real life she is a serious poker player.
— Reds 9, Dodgers 8
Reds scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th.
Dodgers led 8-3 in fifth inning.
Cincinnati brought up star prospect, SS Elly De La Cruz; he batted fourth in his MLB debut and
De La Cruz is the youngest player the Reds have had since Jay Bruce in 2008.
— White Sox 3, New York 2— Lucas Giolito is first pitcher since 2015 (Max Scherzer) to not allow a hit in the first six innings of two games in the same season.
— Arizona 10, Nationals 5— Pavin Smith homered, knocked in three runs.
— A’s 11, Pirates 2— Jace Peterson was 5-5 with five RBI; unfortunately, he’s still only hitting .218.
— Braves 6, Mets 4
Atlanta scored four runs in 6th inning, erasing a 4-1 deficit.
Mets and their $375M payroll are now 30-31.
— Rays 7, Twins 0— Zach Eflin tossed 6.2 scoreless innings. Rays are 27-6 at home.
— Red Sox 5, Guardians 4— Boston scored four runs in 8th inning, erasing a 2-1 deficit.
— Phillies 1, Tigers— Schwarber homered in the first inning, the game’s only run.
— Brewers 4, Orioles 3 (10)— Joey Wiemer’s walk-off single was the game-winner.
— In his terrific career, Mike Trout has been intentionally walked 119 times.
In 2004 alone, Barry Bonds was intentionally walked 120 times.
WNBA
Dunkel
Wednesday, June 7
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Wednesday, June 7
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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ New York
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
New York
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Phoenix @ Dallas
Phoenix
Phoenix is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing Phoenix
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Dunkel
Wednesday, June 7
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Wednesday, June 7
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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ New York
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
New York
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Phoenix @ Dallas
Phoenix
Phoenix is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing Phoenix
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JUNE'S WNBA BEST BETS !
06/07/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%..............................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00
TOTALS......................................... ..8 - 10.............................44.44%............ ..................- 15.00
06/07/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%..............................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00
TOTALS......................................... ..8 - 10.............................44.44%............ ..................- 15.00
Thursday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the College World Series:
3-1— Wake Forest
5-1— LSU
6-1— Florida
7-1— Virginia
10-1— South Carolina
12-1— Stanford, Tennessee
15-1— TCU
20-1— Kentucky, Texas
25-1— Duke, Oregon
30-1— Alabama, Indiana State, Oregon
40-1— Oral Roberts
Quote of the Day
“There still has to be consequences to actions. The people that left the PGA Tour irreparably harmed this tour, started litigation against it. Like, we can’t just welcome them back in. That’s not going to happen.”
Rory McIlroy
Thursday’s quiz
Hard question today: since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game. It happened in 2015; who hit it?
Wednesday’s quiz
Phil Garner was the Houston Astros’ manager, the first time they played in a World Series, back in 2005.
Tuesday’s quiz
On the old animated TV show The Jetsons, the dog’s name was Astro.
*****************************************
Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— Nuggets 109, Heat 94
Nikola Jokic is first player ever with 30+ points, 20+ rebounds, 10+ assists in an NBA Finals game.
Other than Jimmy Butler (11-24), Miami’s starters were 12-43 from the floor.
Denver leads series, 2-1. Game 4 is Friday.
— AL Central standings— it is June 8th:
Twins 31-31
Guardians 28-33
Tigers 26-33
White Sox 27-35
Royals 18-44
It is conceivable that the winner of this division will have a losing record.
— Last couple days, it has been weird here in upstate New York; you’ve probably seen pictures of the smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada- that smoke drifted south and as a result, New York is facing the worst air quality it has seen in decades with conditions that he characterized as “unprecedented” and “the worst in memory.”
Things are expected to get better early next week, when it is supposed to rain in Canada.
— Chris Andrews runs the sportsbook at South Point Casino in Las Vegas; it is a very good sportsbook. Mr Andrews ran sportsbooks in Reno for 30+ years before coming to the South Point. He posted this on Twitter a few days ago:
“When I first got to the South Point in 2016 I had to fight with my crew every night to get hockey on a few TVs.”
These days, NHL playoffs share the big screens with NBA playoff games, in large part because the Golden Knights have done so well.
— There are 14 major league baseball teams with a payroll of $200M+; there are three teams with a payroll less than $100M.
— Most touchdown plays of more than 20 yards last year:
17— Eagles, Raiders
16— Seahawks, 49ers
15— Bills
12— Bengals, Patriots.
— Fewest touchdown plays of more than 20 yards last year:
2— Steelers
3— Colts
4— Falcons
5— Rams, Buccaneers
— Inside the NFL is going to air on the CW this fall, first time it has been on network TV. All the stuff NFL Films does is really good, so this is a good addition for the CW.
— A’s 9, Pirates 5— Oakland split its last eight games, scoring 20 runs the last two games. A’s are 4-6 on Tuesdays, 10-44 the rest of the week.
— Reds 8, Dodgers 6
Benson’s first MLB home run was a walk-off shot.
De La Cruz also hit his first big league homer.
Last three weeks, Dodgers are 1-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Arizona 6, Washington 2— Diamondbacks have a two-game lead in the NL West.
— Braves 7, Mets 5— Mets and their $375M payroll have lost five in row, are now 30-32
— Giants 5, Colorado 4— Rockies have lost 10 games in a row vs San Francisco.
— Rays 2, Twins 1— Arozarena hit a walk-off homer for Tampa Bay.
— Padres 10, Mariners 3
Wacha threw six shutout innings.
Soto went 5-for-5, knocked in three runs.
— Baseball injuries:
Bronx put OF Aaron Judge (toe) on the IL
— Movie of the Day— The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)— The lives of two struggling musicians, who are brothers, change drastically when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Michelle Pfeiffer is the singer; Jeff/Beau Bridges are the two brothers.
Movie was nominated for four Academy Awards, but made only $6.9M over budget at the box office.
— USFL trends, thru eight weeks:
Stallions (6-2)
5-0 allowing 20 or less points; gave up 45-27 in losses.
4-4 ATS (favored in every game)
3-1 in games decided by 7 or less points.
under 3-1 last four games
Gamblers (5-3)
won four of last five games, after an 0-2 start
2-3 ATS as a favorite
last four games stayed under.
5-1 if they allow less than 29 points
Last three games were decided by 6-3-1 points.
Showboats (5-3)
won/covered last four games, after an 0-3 start.
allowed 27-42-30 points in losses; 10-10-0-20-16 in wins
under six of last seven games
5-3 ATS; have been underdog in every game.
Panthers (3-5)
lost five of last six games, after a 2-0 start
3-0 if they score 24+ points, 0-5 if they score less than 24.
3-2 ATS as an underdog.
five of last seven games stayed under total.
Generals (2-6)
lost last five games, by 3-3-6-3-9 points.
Allowed 3-13 points in wins; 0-6 giving up more than 13.
1-4 ATS as a favorite.
Six of eight games stayed under total.
Breakers (5-3)
Last five games were all decided by 7 or less points.
four of last five games stayed under total.
1-3 in last four games, after a 4-0 start.
4-2 ATS as a favorite
Stars (4-4)
won three of last four games (4-0 ATS)
4-1 in games decided by 6 or less points.
Losses are by 14-8-25-6 points.
3 of last 4 games stayed went over the total.
Maulers (2-6)
0-6 if they give up more than 13 points.
Two wins were 21-13/23-7
under 5-3
0-5 if they score less than 21 points.
— Recently, a violinist played for 45 minutes in a New York City subway; a handful of people stopped, a couple clapped, and the violinist managed to raise about $30 in tips.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. In that subway, Joshua played music with a violin worth $3.5M.
Two days before he played in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston and the seats averaged about $100 apiece; it goes to show you, sometimes, you just never know.
Odds to win the College World Series:
3-1— Wake Forest
5-1— LSU
6-1— Florida
7-1— Virginia
10-1— South Carolina
12-1— Stanford, Tennessee
15-1— TCU
20-1— Kentucky, Texas
25-1— Duke, Oregon
30-1— Alabama, Indiana State, Oregon
40-1— Oral Roberts
Quote of the Day
“There still has to be consequences to actions. The people that left the PGA Tour irreparably harmed this tour, started litigation against it. Like, we can’t just welcome them back in. That’s not going to happen.”
Rory McIlroy
Thursday’s quiz
Hard question today: since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game. It happened in 2015; who hit it?
Wednesday’s quiz
Phil Garner was the Houston Astros’ manager, the first time they played in a World Series, back in 2005.
Tuesday’s quiz
On the old animated TV show The Jetsons, the dog’s name was Astro.
*****************************************
Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— Nuggets 109, Heat 94
Nikola Jokic is first player ever with 30+ points, 20+ rebounds, 10+ assists in an NBA Finals game.
Other than Jimmy Butler (11-24), Miami’s starters were 12-43 from the floor.
Denver leads series, 2-1. Game 4 is Friday.
— AL Central standings— it is June 8th:
Twins 31-31
Guardians 28-33
Tigers 26-33
White Sox 27-35
Royals 18-44
It is conceivable that the winner of this division will have a losing record.
— Last couple days, it has been weird here in upstate New York; you’ve probably seen pictures of the smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada- that smoke drifted south and as a result, New York is facing the worst air quality it has seen in decades with conditions that he characterized as “unprecedented” and “the worst in memory.”
Things are expected to get better early next week, when it is supposed to rain in Canada.
— Chris Andrews runs the sportsbook at South Point Casino in Las Vegas; it is a very good sportsbook. Mr Andrews ran sportsbooks in Reno for 30+ years before coming to the South Point. He posted this on Twitter a few days ago:
“When I first got to the South Point in 2016 I had to fight with my crew every night to get hockey on a few TVs.”
These days, NHL playoffs share the big screens with NBA playoff games, in large part because the Golden Knights have done so well.
— There are 14 major league baseball teams with a payroll of $200M+; there are three teams with a payroll less than $100M.
— Most touchdown plays of more than 20 yards last year:
17— Eagles, Raiders
16— Seahawks, 49ers
15— Bills
12— Bengals, Patriots.
— Fewest touchdown plays of more than 20 yards last year:
2— Steelers
3— Colts
4— Falcons
5— Rams, Buccaneers
— Inside the NFL is going to air on the CW this fall, first time it has been on network TV. All the stuff NFL Films does is really good, so this is a good addition for the CW.
— A’s 9, Pirates 5— Oakland split its last eight games, scoring 20 runs the last two games. A’s are 4-6 on Tuesdays, 10-44 the rest of the week.
— Reds 8, Dodgers 6
Benson’s first MLB home run was a walk-off shot.
De La Cruz also hit his first big league homer.
Last three weeks, Dodgers are 1-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Arizona 6, Washington 2— Diamondbacks have a two-game lead in the NL West.
— Braves 7, Mets 5— Mets and their $375M payroll have lost five in row, are now 30-32
— Giants 5, Colorado 4— Rockies have lost 10 games in a row vs San Francisco.
— Rays 2, Twins 1— Arozarena hit a walk-off homer for Tampa Bay.
— Padres 10, Mariners 3
Wacha threw six shutout innings.
Soto went 5-for-5, knocked in three runs.
— Baseball injuries:
Bronx put OF Aaron Judge (toe) on the IL
— Movie of the Day— The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)— The lives of two struggling musicians, who are brothers, change drastically when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Michelle Pfeiffer is the singer; Jeff/Beau Bridges are the two brothers.
Movie was nominated for four Academy Awards, but made only $6.9M over budget at the box office.
— USFL trends, thru eight weeks:
Stallions (6-2)
5-0 allowing 20 or less points; gave up 45-27 in losses.
4-4 ATS (favored in every game)
3-1 in games decided by 7 or less points.
under 3-1 last four games
Gamblers (5-3)
won four of last five games, after an 0-2 start
2-3 ATS as a favorite
last four games stayed under.
5-1 if they allow less than 29 points
Last three games were decided by 6-3-1 points.
Showboats (5-3)
won/covered last four games, after an 0-3 start.
allowed 27-42-30 points in losses; 10-10-0-20-16 in wins
under six of last seven games
5-3 ATS; have been underdog in every game.
Panthers (3-5)
lost five of last six games, after a 2-0 start
3-0 if they score 24+ points, 0-5 if they score less than 24.
3-2 ATS as an underdog.
five of last seven games stayed under total.
Generals (2-6)
lost last five games, by 3-3-6-3-9 points.
Allowed 3-13 points in wins; 0-6 giving up more than 13.
1-4 ATS as a favorite.
Six of eight games stayed under total.
Breakers (5-3)
Last five games were all decided by 7 or less points.
four of last five games stayed under total.
1-3 in last four games, after a 4-0 start.
4-2 ATS as a favorite
Stars (4-4)
won three of last four games (4-0 ATS)
4-1 in games decided by 6 or less points.
Losses are by 14-8-25-6 points.
3 of last 4 games stayed went over the total.
Maulers (2-6)
0-6 if they give up more than 13 points.
Two wins were 21-13/23-7
under 5-3
0-5 if they score less than 21 points.
— Recently, a violinist played for 45 minutes in a New York City subway; a handful of people stopped, a couple clapped, and the violinist managed to raise about $30 in tips.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. In that subway, Joshua played music with a violin worth $3.5M.
Two days before he played in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston and the seats averaged about $100 apiece; it goes to show you, sometimes, you just never know.
WNBA
Thursday, June 8
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Trend Report
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Las Vegas @ Connecticut
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Connecticut
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games
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Las Vegas @ Connecticut
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Connecticut
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games
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JUNE'S WNBA BEST BETS !
06/08/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/07/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%..............................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00
TOTALS......................................... .10 - 10.............................50.00%............ ..................- 5.00
06/08/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/07/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%..............................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00
TOTALS......................................... .10 - 10.............................50.00%............ ..................- 5.00
Friday’s 6-pack
Most seasons since their last playoff win:
31— Detroit Lions
22— Miami Dolphins
20— Las Vegas Raiders
17— Washington Commanders
12— Chicago Bears, New Jersey Jets
7— Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos
Quote of the Day
“And this is just being honest, we could go out and acquire prime Babe Ruth and it’s not going to help us. We’re not one player away or one magic spell from fixing this.”
Seattle Mariners’ executive Jerry DiPoto, the man who assembled the Seattle roster
Friday’s quiz
Who was the last major league pitcher to win 25+ games in a season?
Thursday’s quiz
Since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game; Alcides Escobar hit it for the Royals, in 2015.
Wednesday’s quiz
Phil Garner was the Houston Astros’ manager, the first time they played in a World Series, back in 2005.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Florida 3, Vegas 2 OT:
Panthers scored 4:27 into overtime for the win.
Florida tied game with 2:13 left in regulation.
Panthers are 7-0 in overtime in the playoffs.
Vegas leads series, 2-1.
— Skip Schumaker was the bench coach for the Cardinals last year:
St Louis last year: 93-69
St Louis this year: 26-37
Skip Schumaker is the manager of the Miami Marlins this year:
Miami last year: 69-93
Miami this year: 35-28
I’m thinking Skip Schumaker is very good at his job.
— Braves 13, Mets 10 (10)
3:33…….388 pitches, a very interesting game.
Ozzie Albies hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning.
Mets led 8-5 after four innings.
Mets have lost six in a row; they led by 3+ runs in last three, the first time EVER they’ve lost three games in a row, when they led all three by 3+ runs.
— Guardians 10, Red Sox 3— Jose Ramirez homered three times, knocked in five runs.
— Cincinnati Reds have lot of prospects coming up, but they’re all position players; I’m told that pitching is an important part of baseball. Maybe the Reds should package some of their position players in order to acquire a pitcher or two who can help them.
Dodgers 6, Reds 0— Kershaw tossed seven shutout innings.
— Rays 4, Twins 2— Tampa Bay is 29-6 at home.
— White Sox 6-0, New York 5-3— Why can’t Giarcarlo Stanton play both games of a twinbill? He was 0-3 in the opener with a walk; he batted four times in three hours, and couldn’t play the second game, too? Being a DH isn’t even playing.
Stanton makes $28M a year; stop coddling him.
— Giants 6, Rockies 4
Giants scored three runs in the ninth inning.
Colorado scored four runs in first, never scored again.
Giants have beaten the Rockies 11 games in a row.
— Blue Jays 3, Astros 2— Yordan Alvarez has an oblique injury now, will be out for a while.
— Diamondbacks-Nationals game was postponed by poor air quality, the third MLB game this week postponed by the smoke drifting down from Canada. This game will be made up June 22.
NFL notes:
— Minnesota Vikings were 11-0 in the regular season last year, in games decided by 8 or fewer points; all four of their regular season losses were by 11+ points. They lost their playoff game 31-24 to the Giants.
Usually, teams that win a ton of close games regress the next season.
— Over the last four years, under is 19-9 in Week 1 games where one of the coaches is in his first year at that job.
— Over the last 20 years, the Super Bowl loser is 4-16 in Week 1 the following year.
Over last 20 years, the Super Bowl winner is 9-4-3 ATS as a Week 1 favorite the next year.
— Movie of the Day: Rocky (1976)— A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a rare chance to fight the heavyweight champion of the world in a fight where going the distance was his main goal.
To this day, there is a Rocky statue in downtown Philadelphia; this classic movie wound up with a lot of sequels, made a lot of money. Rocky even wound up winning the world title at the end of Rocky II.
Burgess Meredith played his trainer; he was also the Penguin in 20 episodes of Batman, the most times any villain appeared in that famous TV series.
— Kevin Love has played in the NBA for 15 years now; his dad Stan Love played in the NBA for four seasons. His uncle Mike Love is a musician, one of the Beach Boys.
Most seasons since their last playoff win:
31— Detroit Lions
22— Miami Dolphins
20— Las Vegas Raiders
17— Washington Commanders
12— Chicago Bears, New Jersey Jets
7— Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos
Quote of the Day
“And this is just being honest, we could go out and acquire prime Babe Ruth and it’s not going to help us. We’re not one player away or one magic spell from fixing this.”
Seattle Mariners’ executive Jerry DiPoto, the man who assembled the Seattle roster
Friday’s quiz
Who was the last major league pitcher to win 25+ games in a season?
Thursday’s quiz
Since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game; Alcides Escobar hit it for the Royals, in 2015.
Wednesday’s quiz
Phil Garner was the Houston Astros’ manager, the first time they played in a World Series, back in 2005.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Florida 3, Vegas 2 OT:
Panthers scored 4:27 into overtime for the win.
Florida tied game with 2:13 left in regulation.
Panthers are 7-0 in overtime in the playoffs.
Vegas leads series, 2-1.
— Skip Schumaker was the bench coach for the Cardinals last year:
St Louis last year: 93-69
St Louis this year: 26-37
Skip Schumaker is the manager of the Miami Marlins this year:
Miami last year: 69-93
Miami this year: 35-28
I’m thinking Skip Schumaker is very good at his job.
— Braves 13, Mets 10 (10)
3:33…….388 pitches, a very interesting game.
Ozzie Albies hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning.
Mets led 8-5 after four innings.
Mets have lost six in a row; they led by 3+ runs in last three, the first time EVER they’ve lost three games in a row, when they led all three by 3+ runs.
— Guardians 10, Red Sox 3— Jose Ramirez homered three times, knocked in five runs.
— Cincinnati Reds have lot of prospects coming up, but they’re all position players; I’m told that pitching is an important part of baseball. Maybe the Reds should package some of their position players in order to acquire a pitcher or two who can help them.
Dodgers 6, Reds 0— Kershaw tossed seven shutout innings.
— Rays 4, Twins 2— Tampa Bay is 29-6 at home.
— White Sox 6-0, New York 5-3— Why can’t Giarcarlo Stanton play both games of a twinbill? He was 0-3 in the opener with a walk; he batted four times in three hours, and couldn’t play the second game, too? Being a DH isn’t even playing.
Stanton makes $28M a year; stop coddling him.
— Giants 6, Rockies 4
Giants scored three runs in the ninth inning.
Colorado scored four runs in first, never scored again.
Giants have beaten the Rockies 11 games in a row.
— Blue Jays 3, Astros 2— Yordan Alvarez has an oblique injury now, will be out for a while.
— Diamondbacks-Nationals game was postponed by poor air quality, the third MLB game this week postponed by the smoke drifting down from Canada. This game will be made up June 22.
NFL notes:
— Minnesota Vikings were 11-0 in the regular season last year, in games decided by 8 or fewer points; all four of their regular season losses were by 11+ points. They lost their playoff game 31-24 to the Giants.
Usually, teams that win a ton of close games regress the next season.
— Over the last four years, under is 19-9 in Week 1 games where one of the coaches is in his first year at that job.
— Over the last 20 years, the Super Bowl loser is 4-16 in Week 1 the following year.
Over last 20 years, the Super Bowl winner is 9-4-3 ATS as a Week 1 favorite the next year.
— Movie of the Day: Rocky (1976)— A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a rare chance to fight the heavyweight champion of the world in a fight where going the distance was his main goal.
To this day, there is a Rocky statue in downtown Philadelphia; this classic movie wound up with a lot of sequels, made a lot of money. Rocky even wound up winning the world title at the end of Rocky II.
Burgess Meredith played his trainer; he was also the Penguin in 20 episodes of Batman, the most times any villain appeared in that famous TV series.
— Kevin Love has played in the NBA for 15 years now; his dad Stan Love played in the NBA for four seasons. His uncle Mike Love is a musician, one of the Beach Boys.
WNBA
Dunkel
Friday, June 9
WNBA
Friday, June 9
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Trend Report
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New York @ Atlanta
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing New York
Phoenix @ Dallas
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games when playing Phoenix
Indiana @ Minnesota
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Indiana
Chicago @ Los Angeles
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games at home
Washington @ Seattle
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 10 games at home
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Dunkel
Friday, June 9
WNBA
Friday, June 9
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Trend Report
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New York @ Atlanta
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing New York
Phoenix @ Dallas
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games when playing Phoenix
Indiana @ Minnesota
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Indiana
Chicago @ Los Angeles
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games at home
Washington @ Seattle
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 10 games at home
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JUNE'S WNBA BEST BETS !
06/09/2023.....................................5 - 3...............................62.50%.............................+ 8.50
06/08/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/07/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%..............................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00
TOTALS......................................... .15 - 13.............................53.57%............ ..................+ 3.50
06/09/2023.....................................5 - 3...............................62.50%.............................+ 8.50
06/08/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/07/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%.............................+ 10.00
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%..............................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00
TOTALS......................................... .15 - 13.............................53.57%............ ..................+ 3.50
Saturday’s 6-pack
College football spreads for Labor Day weekend
— Fresno State @ Purdue (-6)
— Northern Illinois @ Boston College (-10)
— Boise State @ Washington (-10)
— California (-8) @ North Texas
— Tex-San Antonio @ Houston (-2.5)
— South Alabama @ Tulane (-7)
Quote of the Day
“We expect to win every single game we go out and play.”
Texas Rangers 3B Josh Jung
Saturday’s quiz
How many major league teams play their home games in a domed stadium?
Friday’s quiz
Bob Welch was the last major league pitcher to win 25+ games in a season; he went 27-6 for the 1990 Oakland A’s.
Thursday’s quiz
Since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game; Alcides Escobar hit it for the Royals, in 2015.
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Saturday’s Den: Random thoughts on a June day……..
— 50 years ago this weekend, a horse named Secretariat won the Triple Crown, won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. I remember that day for a different reason; it was the only time in my life that I’ve ridden a horse.
It was our 8th grade field trip; some genius decided the field trip should be at a dude ranch somewhere up by Lake George or Lake Luzerne, an hour north of here. I remember three things about that day:
The food was really good.
We played tennis, which was fun
We rode horses, which was no fun at all.
I get on this horse and have no clue what to do; I make the mistake of asking the guy in charge what my horse’s name was.
“Jumper” he replied and my blood pressure went up a little. Probably the horse’s too.
So we go off on our ride and it turns out the horse likes to eat flowers and plants, ones not near the path we were riding on. He did more eating than running in the beginning.
Then when all the other horses start to run a little faster, Jumper took off and I hung on for dear life. Couldn’t remember what the guy told me to do when the horse started to run, so I basically just hung on to anything I could and prayed the ride would end soon.
Luckily, Jumper didn’t jump, and we got back to the stables without me getting thrown off the horse, but my back hurt like hell for a while. I promised myself I’d never ride a horse again, and from that point on, always had a lot of respect for jockeys. Wouldn’t want to be riding horses for a living, or for any reason.
— Denver 108, Miami 95
Denver made half its 3-point shots (14-28).
Favorites are 44-37-1 ATS in this year’s playoffs.
Nuggets lead series 3-1; they can win their first NBA title Sunday
— Phillies 5, Dodgers 4
Kyle Schwarber hit a walk-off home run, LA’s third walk-off loss this week.
— Pirates 14, Mets 7
Mets have lost seven games in a row.
New York has been outscored 49-14 in first inning this year.
Ke’Bryan Hayes went 5-5, scored 3 runs, knocked in 4.
Jack Suwinski went 3-4, scored 4 runs, knocked in 2.
— Guardians 10, Astros 9 (14)
Cleveland overcame five different deficits from the 7th inning on.
Will Brennan had the walk-off hit for the Guardians.
— A’s 5, Brewers 2— Oakland has won three in a row for first time this year; they’re 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Arizona 11, Detroit 6— Diamondbacks lead NL West by 2.5 games.
— White Sox 2, Marlins 1— Luis Robert had a walk-off single; Yasmani Grandal hit a solo home run for the Pale Hose.
— Records in series openers (home/away)
Arizona 6-4/6-5……12-9
Atlanta 6-3/9-3……15-6
Cubs 7-3/7-4……14-7
Reds 7-4/4-6……11-10
Rockies 5-6/4-6……9-12
Dodgers 8-2/5-6……13-8
Marlins 6-5/2-8……8-13
Brewers 6-5/3-7……9-12
New York 5-4/6-6……11-10
Phillies 5-5/4-7……9-12
Pirates 8-3/6-4……14-7
St Louis 3-7/2-9……5-16
San Diego 5-6/6-4……11-10
Giants 5-6/5-5……10-11
Nationals 1-11/5-4……6-15
Orioles 6-4/9-2……15-6
Boston 4-6/7-4……11-10
Chi Sox 5-6/4-6……9-12
Cleveland 4-7/5-5……9-12
Detroit 5-5/6-5……11-10
Houston 5-5/7-4……12-9
Royals 2-8/2-9……4-17
Angels 7-4/6-4……13-8
Twins 4-6/6-5……10-11
New York 4-8/4-5……8-13
Oakland 2-8/4-7……6-15
Seattle 4-6/6-5……10-11
Tampa Bay 12-0/5-4……17-4
Rangers 6-4/6-5……12-9
Toronto 6-4/6-5……12-9
— Major league games have been 28 minutes faster so far this season; average runs per game has gone up, from 8.7 to 9.3 runs/game.
— Washington Nationals are 1-11 in first game of a home series; Tampa Bay is 12-0.
— Mets 1B Pete Alonso is out 3-4 weeks with a hand/wrist injury.
College football spreads for Labor Day weekend
— Fresno State @ Purdue (-6)
— Northern Illinois @ Boston College (-10)
— Boise State @ Washington (-10)
— California (-8) @ North Texas
— Tex-San Antonio @ Houston (-2.5)
— South Alabama @ Tulane (-7)
Quote of the Day
“We expect to win every single game we go out and play.”
Texas Rangers 3B Josh Jung
Saturday’s quiz
How many major league teams play their home games in a domed stadium?
Friday’s quiz
Bob Welch was the last major league pitcher to win 25+ games in a season; he went 27-6 for the 1990 Oakland A’s.
Thursday’s quiz
Since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game; Alcides Escobar hit it for the Royals, in 2015.
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Saturday’s Den: Random thoughts on a June day……..
— 50 years ago this weekend, a horse named Secretariat won the Triple Crown, won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. I remember that day for a different reason; it was the only time in my life that I’ve ridden a horse.
It was our 8th grade field trip; some genius decided the field trip should be at a dude ranch somewhere up by Lake George or Lake Luzerne, an hour north of here. I remember three things about that day:
The food was really good.
We played tennis, which was fun
We rode horses, which was no fun at all.
I get on this horse and have no clue what to do; I make the mistake of asking the guy in charge what my horse’s name was.
“Jumper” he replied and my blood pressure went up a little. Probably the horse’s too.
So we go off on our ride and it turns out the horse likes to eat flowers and plants, ones not near the path we were riding on. He did more eating than running in the beginning.
Then when all the other horses start to run a little faster, Jumper took off and I hung on for dear life. Couldn’t remember what the guy told me to do when the horse started to run, so I basically just hung on to anything I could and prayed the ride would end soon.
Luckily, Jumper didn’t jump, and we got back to the stables without me getting thrown off the horse, but my back hurt like hell for a while. I promised myself I’d never ride a horse again, and from that point on, always had a lot of respect for jockeys. Wouldn’t want to be riding horses for a living, or for any reason.
— Denver 108, Miami 95
Denver made half its 3-point shots (14-28).
Favorites are 44-37-1 ATS in this year’s playoffs.
Nuggets lead series 3-1; they can win their first NBA title Sunday
— Phillies 5, Dodgers 4
Kyle Schwarber hit a walk-off home run, LA’s third walk-off loss this week.
— Pirates 14, Mets 7
Mets have lost seven games in a row.
New York has been outscored 49-14 in first inning this year.
Ke’Bryan Hayes went 5-5, scored 3 runs, knocked in 4.
Jack Suwinski went 3-4, scored 4 runs, knocked in 2.
— Guardians 10, Astros 9 (14)
Cleveland overcame five different deficits from the 7th inning on.
Will Brennan had the walk-off hit for the Guardians.
— A’s 5, Brewers 2— Oakland has won three in a row for first time this year; they’re 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Arizona 11, Detroit 6— Diamondbacks lead NL West by 2.5 games.
— White Sox 2, Marlins 1— Luis Robert had a walk-off single; Yasmani Grandal hit a solo home run for the Pale Hose.
— Records in series openers (home/away)
Arizona 6-4/6-5……12-9
Atlanta 6-3/9-3……15-6
Cubs 7-3/7-4……14-7
Reds 7-4/4-6……11-10
Rockies 5-6/4-6……9-12
Dodgers 8-2/5-6……13-8
Marlins 6-5/2-8……8-13
Brewers 6-5/3-7……9-12
New York 5-4/6-6……11-10
Phillies 5-5/4-7……9-12
Pirates 8-3/6-4……14-7
St Louis 3-7/2-9……5-16
San Diego 5-6/6-4……11-10
Giants 5-6/5-5……10-11
Nationals 1-11/5-4……6-15
Orioles 6-4/9-2……15-6
Boston 4-6/7-4……11-10
Chi Sox 5-6/4-6……9-12
Cleveland 4-7/5-5……9-12
Detroit 5-5/6-5……11-10
Houston 5-5/7-4……12-9
Royals 2-8/2-9……4-17
Angels 7-4/6-4……13-8
Twins 4-6/6-5……10-11
New York 4-8/4-5……8-13
Oakland 2-8/4-7……6-15
Seattle 4-6/6-5……10-11
Tampa Bay 12-0/5-4……17-4
Rangers 6-4/6-5……12-9
Toronto 6-4/6-5……12-9
— Major league games have been 28 minutes faster so far this season; average runs per game has gone up, from 8.7 to 9.3 runs/game.
— Washington Nationals are 1-11 in first game of a home series; Tampa Bay is 12-0.
— Mets 1B Pete Alonso is out 3-4 weeks with a hand/wrist injury.
