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SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL; Cardinals vs. Padres Preview
Kevin Rogers

Score Prediction - Cardinals 5, Padres 3

The Cardinals have yet to been swept in a series this season as they look to grab a win at San Diego tonight.

San Diego's lineup has been hit hard by COVID protocols with the likes of Fernando Tatis, Jr. and Eric Hosmer sidelined.

Kwang-hyun Kim has turned into a reliable starting pitcher for the Cardinals and should do enough to limit San Diego's offense and grab the win.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres Best Bets

St. Louis +105

St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres Game Odds

St. Louis +105
San Diego -130
St. Louis (+1.5) -200
San Diego (-1.5) +165
Over (7) -110
Under (7) -110

Kwang-hyun Kim takes the mound tonight as the Cardinals try to avoid the sweep against the Padres at Petco Park. (AP)

St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres Betting Analysis

Venue: Petco Park
Location: San Diego, California
TV-Time: ESPN - 7:00 p.m. ET

St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres Current Form

The Cardinals remain atop the National League Central at 23-17 in spite of losing the last two games to the Padres.

St. Louis is 2-3 on its current road trip as the Cardinals own an 11-9 mark away from Busch Stadium.

The Padres are creeping closer to first place in the National League West as they sit only one half-game behind the Giants entering Sunday.

San Diego moved to 23-17 on the season after picking up its fifth win in the last six games on Saturday night.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres Series History

The Padres knocked the Cardinals out of the playoffs last season by taking two of three games at Petco Park to advance to the National League Divisional Series.

San Diego has continued that run by beating St. Louis twice at Petco Park this weekend. The Padres edged the Cardinals on Friday night, 5-4 as -175 favorites.

On Saturday night, the Padres racked Cardinals' starter Adam Wainwright for six runs in the first three innings of a 13-3 rout. San Diego hit three home runs in the game, as the Padres broke above .500 at home, improving to 11-10.

Pitching Matchup

St. Louis: Kwang-hyun Kim (1-0, 2.74 ERA)

Kim has made five starts this season and the Cardinals have yet to lose with the southpaw on the mound.

The Korean hurler has allowed one earned run in each of his last four outings, while St. Louis owns an amazing 11-2 mark in his past 13 starts since 2020.

San Diego: Ryan Weathers (2-1, 0.81 ERA)

Weathers gets the job done whenever he takes the mound for the Padres, as the southpaw makes his fourth start on the season on Sunday.

The left-hander has given up only two earned runs in 22.1 innings of work, while making his first start since April 28 at Arizona.

The longest outing by Weathers this season was 5.2 innings in a 3-2 victory at Los Angeles on April 16, as he struck out six and allowed one hit.

Trends to Watch

St. Louis

5-2 vs. LHP starters
5-1 in last six series finales

San Diego

2-4 in home series finales
Under 5-1 in last six vs. LHP starters

 

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Diamond Trends for Sunday May 16
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at L.A. Dodgers (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 28-0 SU since Jun 25, 2006 in the last game of a series as a home -200 or greater favorite after they won and never trailed last game.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at Detroit (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Tigers are 0-13 SU since May 06, 2018 in the last game of a series as a dog after they won by one run last game.

OU Trend of the Day
St. Louis at San Diego (7:08 p.m. ET)

-- The Cardinals are 0-11-2 OU (-3.15 ppg) since Jul 20, 2019 as a dog off a road game in which they hit multiple home runs.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at Detroit (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Tigers are 0-7 SU since Jun 02, 2019 when Matthew Boyd starts in the last game of a series when they split the first two games.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[CNOTES]

[h=3]SUNDAY, MAY 16[/h]

GAME	TIME(ET)	PICK	UNITS
SF at PIT	01:05 PM	SF -165 U 8.0	+500 +500
NYY at BAL	01:05 PM	BAL +150 O 9.0	+500 +500
PHI at TOR	01:07 PM	PHI +140 U 10.5	+500 +500
CHC at DET	01:10 PM	CHC -145 O 8.0	+500 +500
NYM at TB	01:10 PM	TB -105 U 7.5	+500 +500
LAA at BOS	01:10 PM	BOS -145 O 9.5	+500 +500
OAK at MIN	02:10 PM	OAK -115 U 8.5	+500 +500
TEX at HOU	02:10 PM	TEX +160 O 8.0	+500 +500
ATL at MIL	02:10 PM	MIL -130 U 7.0	+500 +500
KC at CHW	02:10 PM	CHW -160 O 8.5	+500 +500
CIN at COL	03:10 PM	COL +100 O 11.5	+500 +500
CLE at SEA	04:10 PM	CLE -200 U 7.5	+500 +500
MIA at LAD	04:10 PM	MIA +125 O 7.5	+500 +500
WAS at ARI	04:10 PM	ARI -105 O 9.5	+500 +500
STL at SD	07:08 PM	STL +110 U 7.0

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[CNOTES]

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


05/16/2021 0-0-0 0.00% +0 Detail
05/15/2021 12-13-1 48.08% -765 Detail
05/14/2021 10-11-1 47.73% -1325 Detail
05/13/2021 14-6-0 70.00% +4075 Detail
05/12/2021 14-11-1 55.77% +1575 Detail


TOTALS.............50-41-3....54.94%.....+35.60

 

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Monday’s 6-pack
NFL over/under win totals for 2021:
— Arizona Cardinals 8.5, +100
— Atlanta Falcons 7.5, -105
— Baltimore Ravens 10.5, -150
— Buffalo Bills 10.5, -155
— Carolina Panthers 7.5, +100
— Chicago Bears 7.5, -115

Quote of the Day
“He’s never been better, I can say that. He’s been great for a long time, though, so it’s hard to say he’s at his best now because he’s been like this for years.”
Warriors coach Steve Kerr, talking about Steph Curry

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Seattle Mariners’ manager last time they made the playoffs? (Hint: He won a World Series managing a different team)

Sunday’s quiz
Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe in Moneyball.

Saturday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors before Steve Kerr.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Knicks 96, Celtics 92:
— Knicks finish 41-31, the #4 seed in the East
— Last time they made the playoffs? Eight years ago.
— Last year, Knicks ranked 27th in opponents’ field goal %age. This year? They rank #1
— Tom Thibodeau is an excellent coach.

12) Matchups for the NBA play-in tournament this week:
East:
— 7-8 game: Washington @ Boston
— 9-10 game: Charlotte @ Indiana

West:
— 7-8 game: Golden State @ LA Lakers
— 9-10 game: San Antonio @ Memphis

— Winner of the 7-8 games make the playoffs
— Loser of the 9-10 games is eliminated
— Winner of the 9-10 games play the loser of the 7-8 games, for the last spots.

11) Gambling can be stressful:

If you bet on the Brewers Sunday, they led Atlanta 8-0 after six innings- they took starter Freddy Peralta out of the game, figuring they’d coast home.

Then the Braves scored 7 runs in the top of the 7th, but Milwaukee held on to win, 10-9, not before inducing some heartburn in Brewer backers.

10) Gambling can be traumatic:

If you bet on Colorado Sunday, they led the Reds 6-0 after seven innings; they took starter Antonio Senzatela out after the first batter of the 8th inning reached base. Cincinnati went on to rally for an unlikely 7-6 win, avoiding a series sweep.

9) A’s 7, Minnesota 6— Can’t remember the last time I saw a team do less to score the winning run in the last inning.

— Batter reaches base on catcher’s interference.
— Next batter hits a tapper to the mound; pitcher throws to second, but the guy there is the 3B because of the shift— he isn’t used to turning double plays, and he misses the throw, which goes into centerfield. Runner goes to third base.
— Next pitch is a wild pitch, and the go-ahead run scores.

8) San Diego Padres are 14-1 when they score 5+ runs, 10-16 if they do not.
Arizona Diamondbacks are 17-6 when they score 5+ runs, 1-17 if they do not.

7) Since 2017, most home runs against one team:
26— Mike Trout, vs Seattle
24— Aaron Judge, vs Baltimore
23— JD Martinez, vs Baltimore

6) White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal is only 10-76 (.132) at the plate this season, but he’s also walked 29 times- his on-base %age is .388, which is really good.

5) Cubs’ pitching has been shaky on the road; they’re 1-4 in road games where they’ve scored 6 or more runs. Overall, Chicago is 6-12 away from Wrigley.

4) Jeremy Hefner is the Mets’ pitching coach; he pitched in 50 games for the Mets in 2012-13, starting 36 of them.

Odd Fact of the Day: At the plate, Hefner was only 2 for 52, but one of the hits was a home run, off Joe Blanton of the Phillies.

3) Washington State’s football program has a guy whose job title is: Director of Transfer Recruiting. This is the new wave in college recruiting, poaching kids from other schools, because teams are sure as hell trying to poach your players.

2) Other NBA playoff matchups:
— East: Miami-Milwaukee, Atlanta-New York
— West: Portland-Denver, Dallas-LA Clippers

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cardinals, Giants Wild Card: Los Angeles @ San Diego
AL: Red Sox, White Sox, A’s Wild Card: Toronto @ Houston

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, May 17

 

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951SAN FRANCISCO -952 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 0-13 SU (-14.4 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

953NY METS -954 ATLANTA
NY METS are 5-15 SU (-12.9 Units) in road games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities over the last 2 seasons.

953NY METS -954 ATLANTA
LUIS ROJAS is 5-15 SU (-11.5 Units) in road games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities (Coach of NY METS)

955WASHINGTON -956 CHICAGO CUBS
DAVID ROSS is 3-13 SU (-11.3 Units) in home games vs. excellent fielding teams - averaging <=0.5 errors/game (Coach of CHICAGO CUBS)

955WASHINGTON -956 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 3-13 SU (-12.3 Units) in home games vs. excellent fielding teams - averaging <=0.5 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.

957ARIZONA -958 LA DODGERS
ARIZONA is 14-2 SU (13.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

959COLORADO -960 SAN DIEGO
COLORADO is 4-12 SU (-13.2 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

961CHI WHITE SOX -962 MINNESOTA
CHI WHITE SOX is 14-1 SU (12.9 Units) in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

963NY YANKEES -964 TEXAS
TEXAS are 17-6 SU (11.1 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

965CLEVELAND -966 LA ANGELS
CLEVELAND is 20-7 SU (13.5 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, May 17

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 17

NL games
San Francisco (24-16) @ Cincinnati (19-19)
— Webb is 1-2, 6.32 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is starts vs Cincinnati.

— Giants are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— Giants are 4-7 in last 11 road games.
— Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-40
— record in first 5 innings: 22-11-7

— Gray is 0-1, 1.62 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 3-2 in his starts, scoring 16 runs in the games.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-2
— He is starts vs San Francisco.

— Cincinnati is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
— Reds are 3-6 in last nine home games.
— Over 17-6-3 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-38
— record in first 5 innings: 13-18-7

Mets (18-16) @ Atlanta (19-21)
— Walker is 3-0, 2.00 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 6-1 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is starts vs Atlanta.

— Mets lost their last three games.
— Mets are 4-5 in their last nine road games.
— Over 6-3 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-34
— record in first 5 innings: 16-15-3

— Fried is 1-1, 6.95 in five starts.
— Braves are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is starts vs New York.

— Braves lost four of their last six games overall.
— Atlanta is 2-5 in its last seven home games.
— Over is 14-6 in their home games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-40
— record in first 5 innings: 19-16-5

Washington (16-20) @ Cubs (19-20)
— Former Cub Lester is 0-1, 2.25 in three starts.
— Washington is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is starts vs Chicago.

— Washington lost eight of its last 12 games.
— Nationals are 7-10 on the road.
— under 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-36
— record in first 5 innings: 10-16-10

— Alzolay is 1-1, 3.74 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He is starts vs Washington.

— Cubs lost four of their last six games.
— Chicago won five of its last six home games.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-39
— record in first 5 innings: 16-17-6

Arizona (18-23) @ Dodgers (22-18)
— Bumgarner is 4-0, 0.90 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 4-1 in his last five starts
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He is starts vs Los Angeles.

— Arizona lost 11 of its last 15 games.
— Arizona lost its last six road games.
— under 3-1 last four road games
— scored run in first inning: 8-41
— record in first 5 innings: 19-18-4

— Buehler is 0-0, 4.18 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 4-3 in his starts
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-3
— He is starts vs Arizona.

— Dodgers won four of their last five games.
— Dodgers are 6-6 in last 12 home games.
— over 15-5-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-40
— record in first 5 innings: 19-15-6

Colorado (15-26) @ San Diego (24-17)
— Gray is 0-2, 7.20 in two road starts.
— Colorado is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is starts vs San Diego.

— Colorado won three of its last five games.
— Rockies are 2-14 on foreign soil.
— over 8-3 last 11 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-41
— record in first 5 innings: 16-18-7

— Darvish is 4-1, 1.67 in his last seven starts.
— Padres are 7-1 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-4
— He is starts vs Colorado.

— Padres are 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— San Diego is 7-2 in its last nine home games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 11-41
— record in first 5 innings: 16-19-6

AL games
White Sox (24-15) @ Minnesota (13-25)
— Keuchel is 2-1, 3.64 in his last five starts
— Chicago is 5-3 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-2
— He is starts vs Minnesota.

— Chicago is 12-6 in its last 18 games.
— White Sox are 7-2 in last nine road games.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-39
— record in first 5 innings: 26-6-7

— Happ is 2-1, 4.26 in six starts.
— Twins are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— Chicago scored 9 runs in 3.1 IP vs Happ five days ago.

— Twins lost 23 of their last 31 games.
— Minnesota is 4-8 in last 12 home games.
— over 13-4 last 17 games
— scores run in first inning: 15-38
— record in first 5 innings: 14-16-8

Bronx (22-18) @ Texas (18-24)
— Cole is 3-0, 0.96 in his last four starts.
— New York is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-0-2
— He is starts vs Texas.

— New York won 17 of its last 25 games.
— New York is 9-5 in its last 14 road games.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 9-40
— record in first 5 innings: 18-15-7

— Lyles is 0-3, 7.94 in his last five starts
— Rangers are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He is starts vs New York.

— Texas lost its last six games.
— Texas is 4-1 in last five home games.
— under 12-7 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 12-42
— record in first 5 innings: 14-21-7

Cleveland (21-17) @ Angels (17-22)
— Hentges blanked Chicago for 4.2 IP in his one start.
— Indians are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.

— Cleveland lost its last three games.
— Indians won six of their last nine road games.
— under 4-2 last nine games
— scores run in first inning: 7-38
— record in first 5 innings: 12-20-6

— Bullpen game for the Angels

— Halos are 4-10 in last 14 games overall.
— Angels are 2-6 in their last eight home games.
— over 6-2 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 8-39
— record in first 5 innings: 16-21-2

Detroit (14-26) @ Seattle (21-20)
— Mize is 1-1, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 6-1 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is starts vs Seattle.

— Detroit won five of its last seven games.
— Detroit is 1-7 in its last eight road games.
— over 6-1 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 7-40
— record in first 5 innings: 5-19-3 last 27 games

— Kikuchi is 1-2, 3.96 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 3-4 in his starts.
— over 4-3 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is starts vs Detroit.

— Seattle is 6-8 in its last 14 games.
— Seattle is 10-6 in its last 16 home games.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 12-41
— record in first 5 innings: 17-20-4

 

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MLB

Monday, May 17

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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ Cincinnati
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Cincinnati is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against San Francisco

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of NY Mets's last 22 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Washington @ Chi Cubs
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Washington is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Chi White Sox @ Minnesota
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Minnesota's last 17 games

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

Cleveland @ LA Angels
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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

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

Detroit @ Seattle
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Seattle is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit


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Diamond Trends for Monday May 17
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 12-0 SU since Sept. 12, 2014 as a home favorite off a road game in which they scored 6+ runs.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 0-9 SU since Aug. 10, 2019 as a road dog off a road game in which they didn't hit a home run.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 10-0 OU (3.30 ppg) since Aug. 28, 2020 on the road after they struck out at least 10 times last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Arizona at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 8-0 SU since Jun. 8, 2018 when Walker Buehler starts at home after the bullpen gave up 3+ runs the day prior.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the PGA Championship:
11-1— Rory McIlroy
14-1— Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm
16-1— Bryson DeChambeau
18-1— Dustin Johnson
22-1— Xander Schauffele
25-1— Viktor Hovland

Quote of the Day
“I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.”
Steve Martin

Tuesday’s quiz
From 1975-84, Biff Pocoroba was a catcher for which major league team?
(Hint: He played in the 1978 All-Star Game)

Monday’s quiz
Lou Piniella was Seattle Mariners’ manager last time they made the playoffs, in 2002.

Sunday’s quiz
Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe in Moneyball.

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Tuesday’s Den: Schedule notes for AFC teams

Ravens:
— Three of their first four games are on the road.
— They play in Denver October 3; their next road game isn’t til November 11.
— Weeks 10-14, they play four road games in five weeks.

Bills:
— Four primetime games; three of them are on the road.
— Play in New Orleans Thanksgiving night.
— Two games with New England are late, in weeks 13/16.

Bengals:
— Only primetime game is Week 4 vs Jacksonville.
— Weeks 6-8; three straight road games.
— Four of their first six games are against NFC North teams.

Browns:
— Go to Baltimore in Week 12, have Week 13 bye, host Ravens in Week 14
— Have three primetime games, including January 3 in Pittsburgh.
— Christmas Day at Lambeau Field should be nice and toasty.

Broncos:
— Four of their first seven games are in Eastern time zone.
— Only primetime game: Week 7 in Cleveland.
— Play Chargers/Chiefs in Weeks 12-13, then again in Weeks 17-18.

Texans:
— 13 games at 1:00 Sunday; not a lot of faith from the NFL.
— Only primetime game: Week 3 vs Carolina.
— From October 11-November 27, have only one home game.

Colts:
— Weeks 3-5: three straight road games.
— Three of their four primetime games are on the road.
— Week 14 bye; latest possible bye.

Jaguars:
— Only primetime game: Week 4 at Cincinnati.
— Weeks 16-17 at Jets/Patriots, cold weather games.
— Week 6, they play the Dolphins over in England.

Chiefs:
— From October 25-December 15, have only one road game.
— Three of their last four games are on the road.
— Week 16 Thursday game at Chargers is long trip on short week.

Raiders:
— First Allegiant Stadium game with fans; Week 1 Monday nighter vs Ravens.
— Play the Cowboys in Dallas Thanksgiving Day.
— Weeks 14-15, have consecutive trips east, to Kansas City/Cleveland.

Chargers:
— First SoFi Stadium game with fans: Week 2 vs Dallas.
— Have three primetime games, all at home.
— Play Chiefs in Week 3, then not again until Week 15.

Dolphins:
— Play New England in Week 1, then not again until Week 18
— In Week 6, play Jaguars over in England.
— Have only two 4:00 games, none after Week 3.

Patriots:
— Host Tom Brady/Buccaneers in Week 4 Sunday night game.
— Patriots’ other two primetime games are on road.
— Four of their eight road games are in domes.

Jets:
— Visit Sam Darnold/Panthers in season opener.
— In Week 5, play Falcons over in England.
— Only night game: Week 9 Thursday game at Indianapolis.

Steelers:
— Play the normal five primetime games, three of them at home.
— Play rival Ravens in Weeks 13/18.
— Host Las Vegas in Week 2, after Raiders played on Monday nite in Week 1.

Titans:
— Week 16 Thursday game vs 49ers is tough spot for the visitors.
— Play 13 games at 1:00 Sunday; not lot of faith from the NFL.
— Week 2 at Seattle is their only 4:00 game all season.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, May 18

 

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901SAN FRANCISCO -902 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 0-14 SU (-15.4 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

903MIAMI -904 PHILADELPHIA
MIAMI is 22-5 SU (15.9 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

905NY METS -906 ATLANTA
NY METS are 5-15 SU (-12.9 Units) in road games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities over the last 2 seasons.

905NY METS -906 ATLANTA
LUIS ROJAS is 5-15 SU (-11.5 Units) in road games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities (Coach of NY METS)

907WASHINGTON -908 CHICAGO CUBS
WASHINGTON is 27-7 SU (20.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start in the last 3 seasons.

909PITTSBURGH -910 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 13-5 SU (9.6 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

911ARIZONA -912 LA DODGERS
ARIZONA is 14-2 SU (13.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

913COLORADO -914 SAN DIEGO
COLORADO is 4-12 SU (-13.2 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

915TAMPA BAY -916 BALTIMORE
TAMPA BAY is 18-6 SU (13.7 Units) in road games vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the last 3 seasons.

917BOSTON -918 TORONTO
TORONTO is 293-252 SU (53 Units) in home games vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better since 1996.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 18

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 18

NL games
San Francisco (25-16) @ Cincinnati (19-20)
— Former Red DeSclafani is 2-1, 2.13 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He threw a scoreless inning in one relief stint vs Cincinnati.

— Giants are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Giants are 5-7 in last 12 road games.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-41
— record in first 5 innings: 23-11-7

— Castillo is 0-5, 6.94 in his last six starts.
— Reds are 1-7 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 6-8
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 2-0, 3.28 in four starts vs San Francisco.

— Cincinnati is 7-6 in its last 13 games.
— Reds are 3-7 in last ten home games.
— Over 18-6-3 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-39
— record in first 5 innings: 13-19-7

Miami (18-22) @ Philadelphia (21-20)
— Bullpen game

— Marlins lost five of their last eight games.
— Miami is 4-8 in their last 12 road tilts.
— under 9-3-2 in their last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-40
— record in first 5 innings: 14-18-8

— Wheeler is 2-0, 2.10 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 4-4 in his starts
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He is 8-3, 1.87 in 15 starts vs Miami.

— Phillies lost three of their last four games.
— Phillies are 13-6 at home, 8-14 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-41
— record in first 5 innings: 14-17-10

Mets (19-16) @ Atlanta (19-22)
— Bullpen game

— Mets lost three of their last four games.
— Mets are 5-5 in their last ten road games.
— Over 6-4 last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-35
— record in first 5 innings: 16-15-4

— Morton is 0-1, 10.97 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 2-6 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 1-3, 3.78 in eight starts vs New York.

— Braves lost five of their last seven games overall.
— Atlanta is 2-6 in its last eight home games.
— Over is 14-7 in their home games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-41
— record in first 5 innings: 19-16-6

Washington (16-21) @ Cubs (20-20)
— Corbin is 1-1, 3.52 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 5-2, 3.80 in eight games (7 starts) vs Chicago.

— Washington lost nine of its last 13 games.
— Nationals are 7-11 on the road.
— under 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-37
— record in first 5 innings: 10-17-10

— Davies is 1-0, 1.65 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 3-0, 2.39 in four starts vs Washington.

— Cubs won three of their last four games.
— Chicago won six of its last seven home games.
— Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-40
— record in first 5 innings: 17-17-6

Pittsburgh (17-23) @ St Louis (23-18)
— Brubaker is 1-3, 3.13 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 0-1, 3.86 in two games (1 start) vs St Louis

— Pirates lost 12 of their last 17 games.
— Pittsburgh lost four of its last six road games.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 9-40
— record in first 5 innings: 14-18-8

— Gant is 2-1, 1.77 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 4-2, 3.93 in 17 games (5 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals lost four of their last five games.
— St Louis is 6-2 in its last eight home games.
— Under 9-3-1 last 13 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-41
— record in first 5 innings: 19-15-7

Arizona (18-24) @ Dodgers (23-18)
— Kelly is 1-2, 3.42 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 4-4 in his starts
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 0-1, 5.06 in three starts vs Los Angeles.

— Arizona lost 12 of its last 16 games.
— Arizona lost its last seven road games.
— under 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 8-42
— record in first 5 innings: 19-19-4

— Urias is 3-1, 2.90 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 6-2 in his starts
— over 5-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2
— He is 3-1, 1.89 in five games (2 starts) vs Arizona.

— Dodgers won five of their last six games.
— Dodgers are 7-6 in last 13 home games.
— over 15-6-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-41
— record in first 5 innings: 20-15-6

Colorado (15-27) @ San Diego (25-17)
— Gomber is 1-2, 5.51 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 0-0, 1.29 in three games (1 start) vs San Diego.

— Colorado lost its last three games.
— Rockies are 2-15 on foreign soil.
— over 9-3 last 12 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-42
— record in first 5 innings: 16-19-7

— Snell is 1-0, 4.46 in eight starts (34.1 IP).
— Padres are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 2-0, 1.06 in three starts vs Colorado.

— Padres are 12-5 in their last 17 games.
— San Diego is 8-2 in its last ten home games.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 12-42
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-6

AL games
Tampa Bay (23-19) @ Baltimore (17-23)
— Patino is 1-1, 1.54 in four games (2 starts- 11.2 IP)
— Rays are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Tampa Bay won its last four games.
— Rays are 10-3 in last 13 road games.
— Six of last nine road games went over
— scored run in first inning: 11-42
— record in first 5 innings: 15-16-11

— Harvey is 0-2, 11.88 in his last two starts.
— Orioles are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Orioles lost nine of their last 13 games.
— Baltimore is 11-8 on the road, 6-15 at home.
— over is 4-0 in their last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-40
— record in first 5 innings: 15-17-8

Boston (25-17) @ Toronto (22-17)
— Rodriguez is 5-1, 4.15 in seven starts.
— Red Sox are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He is 5-4, 4.52 in 14 starts vs Toronto.

— Boston won seven of its last 11 games.
— Red Sox won three of last four road games.
— under 6-1-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 13-42
— record in first 5 innings: 20-14-8

— Ryu is 2-0, 2.87 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 0-2, 4.24 in three starts vs Boston.

— Toronto is 14-7 in its last 21 games.
— Toronto is 5-1 in last six home games.
— over 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-39
— record in first 5 innings: 15-19-5

White Sox (25-15) @ Minnesota (13-26)
— Lynn is 3-0, 2.40 in his last three starts
— Chicago is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-0-1
— He is 1-0, 2.70 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— Chicago is 13-6 in its last 19 games.
— White Sox are 8-2 in last ten road games.
— under 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-40
— record in first 5 innings: 27-6-7

— Pineda is 1-1, 3.31 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 5-4, 3.38 in ten starts vs Chicago.

— Twins lost 24 of their last 32 games.
— Minnesota is 4-9 in last 13 home games.
— over 14-4 last 18 games
— scores run in first inning: 15-39
— record in first 5 innings: 14-17-8

Bronx (22-19) @ Texas (19-24)
— Taillon is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— New York is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-2
— He gave up 4 runs (3 earned) in 6.1 IP, in his one start vs Texas.

— New York won three of its last five games.
— New York is 9-6 in its last 15 road games.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 10-41
— record in first 5 innings: 18-16-7

— Foltynewicz is 0-0, 4.58 in his last three starts
— Rangers are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Texas lost six of its last seven games.
— Texas is 5-1 in last six home games.
— under 13-7 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 12-43
— record in first 5 innings: 15-21-7

Cleveland (21-18) @ Angels (18-22)
— Plesac is 2-0, 0.83 in his last three starts.
— Indians are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He threw a 4-hit shutout, in his only start against the Angels.

— Cleveland lost its last four games.
— Indians lost four in row on road, after winning previous six.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scores run in first inning: 8-39
— record in first 5 innings: 12-21-6

— Heaney is 0-2, 3.95 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He threw six shutout innings, in his one start vs Cleveland.

— Halos are 5-10 in last 15 games overall.
— Angels are 3-6 in their last nine home games.
— over 7-2 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-40
— record in first 5 innings: 17-21-2

Houston (24-17) @ Oakland (25-17)
— Javier is 0-1, 5.71 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He is 1-2, 4.86 in four starts vs Oakland.

— Astros won nine of their last 11 games.
— Astros lost three of last four road games.
— over 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-41
— record in first 5 innings: 21-13-7

— Manaea is 0-1, 7.54 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 6-2 in his starts.
— over 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 3-6, 3.50 in 15 starts vs Houston.

— A’s are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Oakland is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
— Over is 6-3 in their last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-42
— record in first 5 innings: 18-14-10

Detroit (15-26) @ Seattle (21-21)
— Turnbull is 2-2, 4.62 in five starts.
— Detroit is 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2 in his starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He gave up 3 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Seattle.

— Detroit won six of its last eight games.
— Detroit is 2-7 in its last nine road games.
— over 6-2 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 7-41
— record in first 5 innings: 6-19-3 last 28 games

— Dunn is 1-1, 3.72 in six starts (29.1 IP).
— Seattle is 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Seattle is 6-9 in its last 15 games.
— Seattle is 10-7 in its last 17 home games.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 12-42
— record in first 5 innings: 17-21-4

Interleague games
Milwaukee (21-20) @ Kansas City (18-22)
— Woodruff is 2-1, 1.19 in his last seven starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-2 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— Brewers lost 10 of their last 14 games.
— Milwaukee is 11-8 on road, 10-12 at home.
— under 6-2-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-41
— record in first 5 innings: 16-17-8

— Bubic is making his first ’21 start.
— He was 1-6, 4.32 in ten starts last year.
— This year, he’s allowed two runs in 12.2 IP, in four relief stints.
— He gave up one run in 5.1 IP, in one start vs Milwaukee.

— Royals lost 13 of their last 15 games overall.
— Royals lost their last seven home games.
— five of last six games stayed under
— scores run in first inning: 9-40
— record in first 5 innings: 16-19-5

Tuesday’s umpires:
SF-Cin: Home side won last six Kulpa games.
NY-Atl: Under is 6-1 in Holbrook games.
Wsh-Chi: Tumpane’s first game this year stayed under; under was 8-5 in his games LY.
Az-LA: Over is 4-0 in Merzel games.
Col-SD: Road team won four of five Wendelstedt games.

Chi-Minn: Home side won three of last four Reynolds games.
NY-Tex: Underdogs won five of seven Knight games.
Clev-LAA: Home favorites won last five Hamari games.
Det-Sea: Last five Hernandez games went over the total.

 

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MLB

Tuesday, May 18

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

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay

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

NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
NY Mets is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Atlanta's last 24 games at home

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games on the road
Boston is 16-5 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Washington @ Chi Cubs
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Chi White Sox @ Minnesota
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

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

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

Cleveland @ LA Angels
Cleveland
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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

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

Colorado @ San Diego
Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Detroit @ Seattle
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Seattle
Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
Seattle is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit


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Diamond Trends for Tuesday May 18
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Rays are 12-0 SU since Apr 28, 2011 as a road favorite off a game as a dog in which they won by 5+ runs.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Detroit at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Tigers are 0-10 SU since Sep 13, 2020 on the road after they left fewer than 10 men on base individually.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 11-0 OU (3.14 ppg) since Aug 28, 2020 on the road after they struck out at least ten times last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 8-0 SU since May 16, 2019 when Michael Pineda starts against an opponent he lost to the last time he faced them.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Over/under win totals for NFL teams:
— Cincinnati Bengals, 6.5, -125
— Cleveland Browns, 10,-150
— Dallas Cowboys, 9.5, +110
— Denver Broncos, 8.5, -140
— Detroit Lions, 5, +125
— Green Bay Packers 9, -115

Remember, this year it is a 17-game schedule for first time.

Quote of the Day
“Despite not looking so good, I feel as close to normal as possible. … I feel good. I feel lucky.”
Mets’ OF Kevin Pillar, who got hit in the face with a pitch Monday, suffering nasal fractures

Wednesday’s quiz
Before the Texas Rangers moved to the Lone Star State, where did they play?

Tuesday’s quiz
From 1975-84, Biff Pocoroba was a catcher for the Braves.

Monday’s quiz
Lou Piniella was Seattle Mariners’ manager last time they made the playoffs, in 2002.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) I have a suggestion that I think would help our country; instead of Presidents having four-year terms, and being limited to two terms, I suggest that they serve only one term, but the term would be six years long. That way, they just do the work, and don’t worry about re-election.

What do you think?

12) Baseball analytics people have defenses shifting a lot, which puts players in places on the field that they’re not used to being, and that weakens the defense. I’m sure someone keeps track of this, but hits saved/hits given up by the shift would be an interesting statistic to study.

There have to be pitchers who lose their mind when they give up a soft ground ball to the opposite field, and it goes thru the infield for a hit. I’m thinking of Madison Bumgarner; he gave up one of those Monday night in LA, and he didn’t look very happy about it.

11) Genius alert: Braves rookie pitcher Huascar Ynoa broke his right (pitching) hand when he punched the dugout bench following a poor start at Milwaukee Sunday. Not good.

Ynoa had the lowest ERA on the Braves’ staff; he is out for couple months.

10) Umpire Joe West worked a Giants’ game the other night, with Mike Yasztrzemski playing for San Francisco. West has been around so long, he was in the big leagues the last eight years that Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski played in the majors— that’s Mike’s grandfather.

Giants have homered in 15 consecutive road games, by the way.

9) Detroit Tigers re-did their TV crew last season, and improved it greatly; now the analysts are Jack Morris, Kirk Gibson or Dan Petry- they’re all very good, especially Morris. Listening to him is like taking a college course on pitching. He speaks his mind, good or bad.

8) Last week was the anniversary of a game where the Phillies beat the Cubs 23-22 in Wrigley, on a day when the wind was blowing out, obviously.

— For some reason, Larry Bowa batted 2nd for Philly, ahead of Pete Rose/Mike Schmidt. A career .260 hitter with no pop (15 homers in 16 years), he would definitely bat 8th these days.
— Bob Boone caught for Philly, hit a homer; his son manages the Bronx Bombers now.
— Tug McGraw pitched in relief that day; his son Tim is a very famous singer.
— Bill Buckner was 4-7, knocked in seven runs that day.
— Dave Kingman hit three homers for the Cubs.

7) Baseball stuff:
— Mike Trout (calf strain) is out 6-8 weeks
— Mets acquired Cameron Maybin to give them some OF depth
— Braves put P Huascar Ynoa (hand) on the IL

6) Since the start of the 2018 season, Aaron Judge/Giancarlo Stanton have played on the same day only 163 of 426 games, 38.2% of the time.

Two of the best abilities: availability, durability.

5) Cincinnati Reds are 11-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on; Chicago White Sox are 2-8 in those games.

4) Dodgers lost their last eight one-run games, not a good thing.

3) Not to be the old guy on his lawn, but……..
— In Larry Bird’s first seven NBA seasons, he missed a total of 13 games
— Artis Gilmore was a very good 7-foot-2 center; in his first eight years as a pro, he didn’t miss a game, and the ABA played 84 games, not 82. Teams didn’t have private jets, either.
— In 2012-13, the year Kevin Durant scored 28.1 ppg, while shooting 41.6% on arc, 53.9% inside arc and 90.5% from the line, he played in 81 games, missing only one.

My point here is that NBA players today are soft; they take nights off when they’re not hurt.

2) RIP to the great actor Charles Grodin, who passed away at age 86. Funny man.

RIP to former big league infielder Rennie Stennett, 72, who played on two World Series title teams with the Pirates.

1) In 1975, Stennett went 7-7 in a game at Wrigley Field. 7 for freakin’ 7.
— Pirates won the game 22-0, scoring 9 times in first inning.
— Stennett scored five runs that day; when he was taken out of the game, a young 2B named Willie Randolph pinch-ran for him
— Pete LaCock was an OF for the Cubs that day; his dad was Peter Marshall, host of the Hollywood Squares, a very popular game show back in the day.
— Rick Reuschel started game for the Cubs; his brother Paul mopped up last two innings.

 

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