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Friday’s 6-pack
Nevada casinos’ net win in April:
— sports betting $27.2M
— craps $28.1M
— baccarat $29.4M
— roulette $32.4M
— blackjack $70.2M
— penny slots $340.8M

Quote of the Day
“We are bitterly disappointed that the great Oklahoma-Nebraska rivalry, on the 50th anniversary of the Game of the Century, will kick off at 11 a.m. [local time]. We tried every possible avenue to proactively make our case. The Big 12 Conference also supported our strenuous efforts to secure a more traditional time that would honor this game and our fans. However, in the end, our TV partner chose to exercise its full contractual rights and denied our requests.”
Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione

Friday’s quiz
Which major league team once drafted Tom Brady as a catching prospect?

Thursday’s quiz
New Orleans Hornets drafted Anthony Davis when he came out of college in 2012; they became the Pelicans two years later.

Wednesday’s quiz
The first night World Series game was in 1971, Orioles-Pirates

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the long weekend here…….

13) Trade deadline is going to be fascinating in baseball this summer, as teams try to keep their rosters fresh with healthy bodies. Guys are dropping like flies; will big market contenders part with prospects to try and acquire players who will help them win now, seeing how everyone should be operating at 100% capacity attendance-wise, by the end of June?

12) Bucks 113, Heat 84:
— Milwaukee leads series 3-0, winning last two games by 34-29 points.
— Miami was 20-50 on arc in Game 1, lost in OT; they haven’t been the same since.
— Dragic started this game for the Heat but went only 3-14 from floor.

11) Nuggets 120, Blazers 115:
— Denver grabs a 2-1 series lead.
— Carmelo Anthony is minus-29 in 69:00 in this series.
— Jokic scored 36 points, had 11 rebounds, five assists.

10) Lakers 109, Suns 95:
— LA grabs a 2-1 series lead.
— Suns scored only 12 points in second quarter.
— Anthony Davis scored 34 points, grabbed 11 rebounds.

9) Orioles’ CF Cedric Mullins is 17-44 this season in the first inning, the most first inning hits of any major leaguer so far this season.

8) Cubs 5, Pirates 3— Chicago’s bullpen has thrown 34.2 consecutive scoreless innings, the best stretch in franchise history. Cubs now trail St Louis by only a half-game in NL Central.

7) Have to feel bad for Pirates’ P Tyler Anderson; he gave up two extra runs in this game after his 1B made the worst defensive play I’ve ever seen in a big league game.

Man on second, two out, Javy Baez hits a grounder to 3rd; throw pulls the 1B off the bag, but he is standing there with the ball, blocking Baez from getting to the bag.

Instead of giving up, Baez retreats towards home and the 1B chases him like an idiot, instead of just going and touching first base. When the 1B sees the running from second trying to score, he actually flips the ball to the catcher, and Diaz sprints to an uncovered first base.

The guy “scoring” from second wouldn’t have scored if he had just tagged Baez. Totally brain dead; if I was the Pirates’ GM, I’d have sent the 1B down to AAA or released him.

In Anderson’s last home start, a high pop up between the mound and home plate landed untouched with two out in an inning; next batter hit a two-run homer. The guy has no luck.

6) Cubs TV guy/former MLB pitcher Jim Deshaies was telling a story on the air Wednesday, about when he was teammates with John Elway in the NY-Penn League, with Oneonta.

Elway considered baseball his summer job; he knew his future was in football; Deshaies was saying that Elway, a lefty hitter, was a skilled bunter who would drag bunts for hits, and that he probably would’ve made the majors, had he stuck with baseball. Elway hit .318 with a .432 on-base %age, in his one season with Oneonta.

I’m thinking he made the right career choice.

5) Brewers 6, Padres 5 (10)— Jackie Bradley Jr had his first game-winning RBI in 3,448 career plate appearances, which was the most PA’s of any active player without a walk-off RBI. Jake Lamb (2,359) now has the most.

4) MLB suspended former Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway thru 2022 and the Angels fired him as pitching coach, following an investigation into sexual harassment allegations.

3) College football over/under win totals are out; not a lot of respect for UNLV’s squad, as they start their first season in front of fans as the new Allegiant Stadium. UNLV’s win total for this season is a paltry 1.5.

2) They released the college bowl schedule this week; things kick off on December 17, with the Bahamas Bowl and Belk Bowl.

1) December 29, there is a Fenway Bowl at 11am, followed by the Pinstripe Bowl at 2:15. I’m not sure college kids are going to be real excited about freezing their butts off in Boston/Bronx on a Wednesday afternoon in late December.

Hawai’i Bowl is Christmas Eve; I expect to be watching that in a casino in the desert. Nothing says you have no social life as much as watching a bowl game in a casino on Christmas Eve!!!!

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, May 28

 

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901CINCINNATI -902 CHICAGO CUBS
CINCINNATI is 8-22 SU (-18.1 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

903COLORADO -904 PITTSBURGH
COLORADO is 6-15 SU (-14.4 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

905MILWAUKEE -906 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 88-62 SU (19.8 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

907ATLANTA -908 NY METS
ATLANTA is 25-40 SU (-19 Units) in road games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

909ST LOUIS -910 ARIZONA
ST LOUIS are 15-5 SU (12.3 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

911SAN FRANCISCO -912 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 29-16 SU (14.8 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

913TORONTO -914 CLEVELAND
TORONTO is 11-19 SU (-12.2 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse in the current season.

915NY YANKEES -916 DETROIT
NY YANKEES are 10-22 SU (-15.6 Units) in road games vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

917KANSAS CITY -918 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 4-19 SU (-18.9 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

919BALTIMORE -920 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 8-2 SU (8.7 Units) in home games vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 28

NL games
Cincinnati (22-26) @ Cubs (27-22)
— Gutierrez is making his MLB debut.
— He is 2-0, 2.65 in three AAA starts this year.

— Cincinnati is 5-9 in its last 14 games.
— Reds are 9-5 in last 14 road games.
— Under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 11-48
— record in first 5 innings: 17-24-7

— Alzolay is 1-2, 3.92 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 0-0, 5.79 in 2 games (1 start) vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs won nine of their last 11 games.
— Chicago is 8-2 in last ten home games.
— Under is 12-6 in their last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-49
— record in first 5 innings: 23-18-8

Colorado (19-32) @ Pittsburgh (18-31)
— Gray is 0-2, 7.27 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 1-1, 7.78 in four starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Colorado lost its last three games.
— Rockies are 16-12 at home, 3-20 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six road games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-51
— record in first 5 innings: 20-22-9

— Keller is 0-3, 9.45 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Pirates lost 20 of their last 26 games.
— Pittsburgh lost 11 of its last 14 home games.
— under 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 12-49
— record in first 5 innings: 14-27-8

Milwaukee (25-25) @ Washington (21-25)
— Anderson is 0-1, 4.63 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He gave up 7 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Washington.

— Brewers lost 15 of their last 23 games.
— Milwaukee is 4-8 in its last 12 road games.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-50
— record in first 5 innings: 19-20-11

— Lester is 0-2, 5.33 in five starts.
— Washington is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 5-4, 3.09 in 13 starts vs Milwaukee

— Washington won five of its last eight games.
— Nationals are 5-2 in last seven home games.
— under 11-2 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 12-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-10

Atlanta (24-25) @ Mets (24-20)
— Anderson is 2-0, 2.00 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 7-2 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 4.2 IP, in his one start vs New York.

— Braves won five of their last seven games overall.
— Atlanta is 6-2 in its last eight road games.
— under is 6-3 in last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-49
— record in first 5 innings: 26-17-6

— Walker is 3-0, 1.80 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 7-1 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-1
— He is 0-0, 1.80 in three starts vs Atlanta.

— Mets won their last three games.
— Mets won seven of their last nine home games.
— Under 14-3-2 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-44
— record in first 5 innings: 20-18-6

St Louis (28-22) @ Arizona (18-33)
— Oviedo is 0-2, 8.18 in three starts.
— Cardinals are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Cardinals are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— St Louis is 3-6 in its last nine road games.
— five of last six games stayed under.
— scored run in first inning: 15-50
— record in first 5 innings: 23-17-10

— Bumgarner is 2-1, 3.78 in three home starts.
— Arizona is 4-6 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 4-5, 5.04 in 12 starts vs St Louis.

— Arizona lost 11 in row, 21 of its last 25 games.
— Arizona lost seven of its last eight home games.
— under 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-51
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-4

San Francisco (30-20) @ Dodgers (31-19)
— DeSclafani is 2-1, 2.45 in six road starts.
— Giants are 6-4 in his starts
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1
— He gave up 10 runs in 2.1 IP vs LA on Sunday.

— Giants lost four of their last six games.
— Giants are 8-3 in last 11 road games.
— Under is 4-1-1 in their last six road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-50
— record in first 5 innings: 27-16-7

— Buehler is 2-0, 2.14 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 6-3 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-3
— He is 5-0, 2.68 in 8 games (6 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Dodgers won 13 of their last 15 games.
— Dodgers are 10-1 in last 11 home games.
— under 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-50
— record in first 5 innings: 27-16-7

AL games
Bronx (29-21) @ Detroit (19-31)
— Cole is 4-1, 1.80 in his last six starts.
— New York is 6-4 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-2
— He is 6-1, 1.97 in eight starts vs Detroit.

— New York won seven of its last nine games.
— New York is 9-4 in its last 13 road games.
— under 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-50
— record in first 5 innings: 22-18-10

— Mize is 2-0, 1.73 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 5-4 in his starts.
— under 8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Detroit lost five of its last six games.
— Detroit is 6-5 in its last 11 home games.
— under 6-2-2 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-50
— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-3 at home

Toronto (25-24) @ Cleveland (27-21)
— Ryu is 3-0, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 7 IP, in his one start vs Cleveland.

— Toronto lost seven of its last nine games.
— Toronto is 12-12 on the road.
— over 18-10 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 20-21-8

— Morgan is making his MLB debut.
— He is 0-1, 3.95 in three AAA starts this year.

— Cleveland won four of its last six games.
— Indians are 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scores run in first inning: 14-46
— record in first 5 innings: 16-24-8

Kansas City (23-25) @ Minnesota (20-29)
— Bubic is 0-0, 1.64 in two starts.
— Kansas City is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 0-3, 8.31 in three games (2 starts) vs Minnesota.

— Royals won five of their last eight games.
— Royals are 3-8 in their last 11 road games.
— under 7-2 last nine road games.
— scores run in first inning: 10-48
— record in first 5 innings: 17-23-8

— Dobnak blanked Cleveland for six IP, in his first ’21 start.
— Twins are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 3-0, 3.38 in four games (3 starts) vs Kansas City.

— Twins won six of their last seven games.
— Minnesota is 5-7 in its last 12 home games.
— over 21-7 last 28 games
— scores run in first inning: 16-49
— record in first 5 innings: 18-21-10

Baltimore (17-33) @ White Sox (29-19)
— Harvey is 0-4, 14.11 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 1-1, 0.47 in four games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Orioles lost 10 in row, 19 of their last 23 games.
— Baltimore is 11-15 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 11-3 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-50
— record in first 5 innings: 17-23-10

— Keuchel is 2-0, 4.56 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2
— He is 3-2, 2.81 in eight starts vs Baltimore.

— Chicago is 4-5 in its last nine games.
— White Sox are 8-3 in last 11 home games.
— under 11-4 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-49
— record in first 5 innings: 29-9-11

Texas (22-30) @ Seattle (24-27)
— Lyles is 1-1, 3.71 in his last three starts
— Texas is 5-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He is 1-4, 6.48 in 9 games (7 starts) vs Seattle.

— Texas lost six of its last nine games.
— Texas lost its last nine road games.
— under 7-4 last 11 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 17-26-9

— Sheffield is 3-0, 2.55 in his last three home starts.
— Mariners are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 1-1, 4.29 in four games (3 starts) vs Texas.

— Seattle won three of its last four games.
— Seattle is 5-7 in its last 12 home games.
— under 9-2-1 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-51
— record in first 5 innings: 20-25-6

Angels (22-28) @ Oakland (30-22)
— Ohtani is 0-0, 1.62 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 2-1, 5.54 in three starts vs Oakland.

— Halos won three of their last four games.
— Angels are 1-5 in their last six road games.
— under 6-2 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-50
— record in first 5 innings: 20-26-5

— Manaea is 2-0, 2.87 in his last five home starts.
— A’s are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 6-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 2-4, 4.82 in 11 starts against the Angels.

— A’s split their last dozen games.
— Oakland is 5-7 in its last 12 home games.
— Under is 3-1 in their last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-52
— record in first 5 innings: 21-19-12

Interleague games
Miami (24-26) @ Boston (29-20)
— Poteet is 2-0, 1.06 in three starts.
— Marlins are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Marlins won seven of their last 11 games.
— Miami is 5-3 in their last eight road tilts.
— under 16-6-2 in their last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-50
— record in first 5 innings: 18-22-10

— Perez is 2-0, 2.12 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-3
— He allowed 3 runs in 7 IP, in his one start vs Miami.

— Boston is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— Red Sox won four of its last six home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-50
— record in first 5 innings: 23-18-9

San Diego (32-19) @ Houston (27-22)
— Lamet has allowed one run in six IP in three starts.
— This is likely a bullpen game.
— Padres are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Padres are 19-7 in their last 26 games.
— San Diego won six of its last eight road games.
— over 13-5-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-51
— record in first 5 innings: 21-21-9

— Valdez is making his first ’21 start.
— He was 5-3, 3.57 in 11 games (10 starts) LY
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Astros lost four of their last five games.
— Astros won seven of their last eight home games.
— over 16-6 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-49
— record in first 5 innings: 25-16-8

 

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MLB

Friday, May 28

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Trend Report
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Cincinnati @ Chi Cubs
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Colorado @ Pittsburgh
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado

Milwaukee @ Washington
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games

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

Toronto @ Cleveland
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto

NY Yankees @ Detroit
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games at home

Atlanta @ NY Mets
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games

Baltimore @ Chi White Sox
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Baltimore's last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games at home

San Diego @ Houston
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
San Diego is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
Houston
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing St. Louis

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

San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
San Francisco is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco

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


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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, May 28

 

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Diamond Trends for Friday May 28
Vince Akins

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

-- The Mariners are 10-0 SU since Jul 24, 2019 after a game as a home favorite in which they allowed 0-1 walks.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Orioles are 0-11 SU since Jul 30, 2020 in the second game of a series as a dog after they lost and never led the first game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Mariners are 0-9-1 OU (-2.10 ppg) since Sep 06, 2020 as a favorite after they scored in at most two separate innings last game.

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

-- The Dodgers are 9-0 SU since Jun 08, 2018 when Walker Buehler starts at home after their bullpen gave up 3+ runs yesterday.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack
Week 1 NFL spreads:
— Steelers @ Bills (-6)
— 49ers (-7.5) @ Lions
— Jets @ Panthers (-4)
— Chargers (-1) @ Washington
— Dolphins @ Patriots (-2)
— Browns @ Chiefs (-6)

Quote of the Day
“You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”
Dr Seuss

Saturday’s quiz
Houston Astros started playing in the Astrodome in 1965, their 4th year in existence; what was the Astros’ nickname before they moved into the Astrodome?

Friday’s quiz
Tom Brady was drafted as a catcher by the Montreal Expos.

Thursday’s quiz
New Orleans Hornets drafted Anthony Davis when he came out of college in 2012; they became the Pelicans two years later.


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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind………

13) Baseball is fun in part because you often see things you’ve never seen before; Thursday, there was a 62-pitch complete game. You don’t see that much.

Rockies lost first game of a doubleheader 1-0 to the Mets; German Marquez was the losing pitcher, giving up 3 hits, one run in six innings. He only needed 62 pitches to finish six innings, and there was no 7th inning, since the Mets won.

Seven inning doubleheaders are still weird to me. Hopefully this year will be the last of them.

12) Colorado is 3-20 on the road, 16-12 at home. They figure to trade SS Trevor Story before the trade deadline (he is a free agent this winter). Going to be a long summer in Denver.

11) One of the cool new stats programs they have in baseball is called StatCast; when someone hits a home run, the TV guys can tell you a few minutes later in how many ballparks it also would have been a homer in.

Dodgers’ Matt Beaty hit a homer down the rightfield line Friday night; couple minutes later, Joe Davis reported that it would’ve been a home run in 20 of the 30 major league stadiums.

10) Giants 8, Dodgers 5 (10)- Wild game late Friday night.
— Giants broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in 8th inning.
— Austin Barnes tied game with a pinch-hit homer in the 9th.
— Albert Pujols appeared to have won the game with another homer, but LF Tauchman robbed him of a homer by catching the ball, sending the game to extra innings.
— Giants scored three runs in the 10th for the win.
— For the game, Dodgers were 2-14 with runners in scoring position.

9) Giants are 31-20, tied with the Dodgers for 2nd in the NL West; they’ve got 19 players who are 30+ years old, most in the major leagues.

8) Padres 10, Astros 3 (11)
— Third straight extra inning game for San Diego.
— Bad beat if you had under 8 runs in this game; Astros led 2-1 in the 8th.
— Houston put OF Michael Brantley (hamstring) on IL.

7) Detroit 3, New York 2 (10)— Robbie Grossman hit a walk-off tater in the 10th inning for Detroit. Was pretty good pitching duel between veteran Cole and youngster Mize.

6) Billy McKinney is an OF for the Mets; he is 26 years old, has been in the majors for four years- he’s already played for four different teams:
— A’s drafted him in first round in 2013, but he never played for them.
— July 5, 2014- A’s traded him to the Cubs in a 5-player deal. Jeff Samardzija came to the A’s.
— July 25, 2016- Cubs traded McKinney, three other guys to Bronx for Aroldis Chapman.
— July 26, 2018- Bronx traded him and Brandon Drury to Toronto for JA Happ.
— September 14, 2020- Milwaukee claimed him off waivers.
— May 26, 2021- Milwaukee traded him to the Mets for a minor leaguer.

McKinney is only 26, but he must be good at packing.

5) Celtics 125, Nets 119:
— Jayson Tatum scored a career high 50 points; he was 9-32 from floor in first two games.
— Nets were +16 in 25:00 with Blake Griffin on floor, minus-22 in the 23:00 he sat out.
— Nets lead series 2-1; home side won all three games.

4) Hawks 105, Knicks 94:
— Atlanta grabs 2-1 series lead.
— Hawks shot 52% from floor; all five starters scored between 11-21 points.
— Knicks’ star Julius Randle is 13-54 from floor in series.

3) Clippers 118, Mavericks 108:
— Down 2-0 in series, Clippers fell behind 30-11 early in this game.
— Clippers shot 57.9% from floor; Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points.
— Road team won all three series games.

2) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL- Mets, Cardinals, Padres. Wild Card: Dodgers-Giants
AL- Rays, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: New York @ Boston

1) I’m writing this while watching an old episode of Columbo, from 1980 or so; haven’t seen this show since I was in college. This episode is about the owner of a pro football team who gets murdered; the football clips in this episode are Edmonton-Saskatchewan clips from the CFL.

Pretty good show; Peter Falk was a great actor.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, May 29

 

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951CINCINNATI -952 CHICAGO CUBS
CINCINNATI is 9-23 SU (-18.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

957SAN FRANCISCO -958 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-16 SU (15.8 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

959ATLANTA -960 NY METS
NY METS are 10-3 SU (8.4 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

961ST LOUIS -962 ARIZONA
ST LOUIS are 15-6 SU (11.3 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

963KANSAS CITY -964 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 4-19 SU (-18.9 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

965BALTIMORE -966 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 25-4 SU (20.6 Units) against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

967LA ANGELS -968 OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 17-8 SU (11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.

969NY YANKEES -970 DETROIT
NY YANKEES are 10-22 SU (-15.6 Units) in road games vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

971TORONTO -972 CLEVELAND
TORONTO is 12-20 SU (-13.1 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse in the current season.

973TEXAS -974 SEATTLE
TEXAS are 8-24 SU (-20.7 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, May 29

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, May 29

NL games
Cincinnati (22-27) @ Cubs (28-22)
— Castillo is 0-6, 9.32 in his last six starts.
— Reds are 1-9 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 7-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-1
— He is 4-4, 3.95 in 12 starts vs Chicago

— Cincinnati is 5-10 in its last 15 games.
— Reds are 9-6 in last 15 road games.
— Under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 11-49
— record in first 5 innings: 17-25-7

— Davies is 1-0, 2.05 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 3-4, 4.46 in 14 starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs won 10 of their last 12 games.
— Chicago is 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— Under is 13-6 in their last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-50
— record in first 5 innings: 24-18-8

Colorado (19-32) @ Pittsburgh (18-31)
— Gray is 0-2, 7.27 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 1-1, 7.78 in four starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Gomber is 1-0, 1.86 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 0-1, 5.84 in 5 games, (1 start, 12.1 IP) vs Pittsburgh.

— Colorado lost its last three games.
— Rockies are 16-12 at home, 3-20 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six road games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-51
— record in first 5 innings: 20-22-9

— Keller is 0-3, 9.45 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Brubaker is 1-5, 5.29 in his last six starts.
— Pirates are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 6-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Pirates lost 20 of their last 26 games.
— Pittsburgh lost 11 of its last 14 home games.
— under 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 12-49
— record in first 5 innings: 14-27-8

Milwaukee (25-25) @ Washington (21-25)
— Anderson is 0-1, 4.63 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He gave up 7 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Washington.

— Peralta is 1-0, 1.02 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-3
— He is 1-1, 9.00 in 3 games (1 start) vs Washington.

— Brewers lost 15 of their last 23 games.
— Milwaukee is 4-8 in its last 12 road games.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-50
— record in first 5 innings: 19-20-11

— Lester is 0-2, 5.33 in five starts.
— Washington is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 5-4, 3.09 in 13 starts vs Milwaukee

— Corbin is 3-0, 3.82 in his last five starts.
— Washington is 5-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 2-5, 4.70 in 9 games (8 starts) vs Milwaukee

— Washington won five of its last eight games.
— Nationals are 5-2 in last seven home games.
— under 11-2 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 12-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-10

Atlanta (24-25) @ Mets (24-20)
— Anderson is 2-0, 2.00 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 7-2 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 4.2 IP, in his one start vs New York.

— Braves won five of their last seven games overall.
— Atlanta is 6-2 in its last eight road games.
— under is 6-3 in last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-49
— record in first 5 innings: 26-17-6

— Walker is 3-0, 1.80 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 7-1 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-1
— He is 0-0, 1.80 in three starts vs Atlanta.

— Mets won their last three games.
— Mets won seven of their last nine home games.
— Under 14-3-2 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 8-44
— record in first 5 innings: 20-18-6

St Louis (29-22) @ Arizona (18-34)
— Wainwright is 1-1, 2.66 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-3
— He is 10-5, 3.06 in 17 games (14 starts) vs Arizona.

— Cardinals are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— St Louis is 4-6 in its last ten road games.
— five of last seven games stayed under.
— scored run in first inning: 16-51
— record in first 5 innings: 24-17-10

— Frankoff is 0-1, 7.27 in two starts.
— Arizona is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Arizona lost 12 in row, 22 of its last 26 games.
— Arizona lost eight of its last nine home games.
— under 9-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-52
— record in first 5 innings: 21-27-4

San Francisco (31-20) @ Dodgers (31-20)
— Webb is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts.
— Giants are 5-3 in his starts
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 0-2, 5.27 in three starts vs Los Angeles.

— Giants lost four of their last seven games.
— Giants are 9-3 in last 12 road games.
— Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-51
— record in first 5 innings: 27-16-8

— Urias is 3-0, 1.83 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 8-2 in his starts
— over 7-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2
— He is 1-2, 2.22 in 16 games (10 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Dodgers won 13 of their last 16 games.
— Dodgers are 10-2 in last 12 home games.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-51
— record in first 5 innings: 27-16-8

AL games
Bronx (29-22) @ Detroit (20-31)
— Garcia allowed two runs in four IP (65 PT) in his first start.
— New York is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— New York won seven of its last ten games.
— New York is 9-5 in its last 14 road games.
— under 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 12-51
— record in first 5 innings: 22-18-11

— Turnbull is 2-0, 1.69 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 3-4 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He is 0-2, 7.20 in two starts vs New York.

— Detroit lost five of its last seven games.
— Detroit is 7-5 in its last 12 home games.
— under 7-2-2 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-51
— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-4 at home

Toronto (26-24) @ Cleveland (27-22)
— Stripling is 0-3, 5.63 in 7 games (6 starts).
— He threw 7 shutout innings in relief in last appearance, after an opener pitched 1st inning.
— Toronto is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He gave up 4 runs in 1.2 IP, in a relief stint vs Cleveland.

— Toronto lost seven of its last ten games.
— Toronto is 13-12 on the road.
— over 19-10 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-50
— record in first 5 innings: 21-21-8

— Hentges is 0-1, 7.15 in three starts (11.1 IP).
— Toronto is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Cleveland won four of its last seven games.
— Indians are 7-5 in their last 12 home games.
— over 9-5 last 14 games
— scores run in first inning: 15-47
— record in first 5 innings: 16-25-8

Kansas City (24-25) @ Minnesota (20-30)
— Royals haven’t named a starter yet.

— Royals won six of their last nine games.
— Royals are 4-8 in their last 12 road games.
— under 7-3 last ten road games.
— scores run in first inning: 10-49
— record in first 5 innings: 18-23-8

— Happ is 0-2, 9.82 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 5-3, 4.17 in nine starts vs Kansas City.

— Twins won six of their last eight games.
— Minnesota is 5-8 in its last 13 home games.
— over 22-7 last 29 games
— scores run in first inning: 16-50
— record in first 5 innings: 18-22-10

Baltimore (17-33) @ White Sox (29-19)
— Harvey is 0-4, 14.11 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 1-1, 0.47 in four games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Means is 3-0, 1.66 in his last seven starts.
— Orioles are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 6-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-4
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Orioles lost 10 in row, 19 of their last 23 games.
— Baltimore is 11-15 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 11-3 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-50
— record in first 5 innings: 17-23-10

— Keuchel is 2-0, 4.56 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2
— He is 3-2, 2.81 in eight starts vs Baltimore.

— Lynn is 4-0, 2.25 in his last five starts
— Chicago is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-0-2
— He is 2-1, 3.90 in six games (4 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Chicago is 4-5 in its last nine games.
— White Sox are 8-3 in last 11 home games.
— under 11-4 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-49
— record in first 5 innings: 29-9-11

Texas (22-31) @ Seattle (25-27)
— Foltynewicz is 0-1, 4.45 in his last five starts
— Texas is 4-6 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-2
— He is 0-2, 7.43 in four games (2 starts) vs Seattle.

— Texas lost seven of its last ten games.
— Texas lost its last ten road games.
— under 8-4 last 12 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-53
— record in first 5 innings: 17-27-9

— Dunn is 0-2, 3.24 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 4-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He is 3-0, 2.00 in three starts vs Texas.

— Seattle won four of its last five games.
— Seattle is 6-7 in its last 13 home games.
— under 10-2-1 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-52
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-6

Angels (22-29) @ Oakland (31-22)
— Cobb is 2-1, 5.81 in six starts.
— Angels are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 4-3, 2.18 in ten starts vs Oakland.

— Halos won three of their last five games.
— Angels are 1-6 in their last seven road games.
— under 7-2 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-51
— record in first 5 innings: 20-26-6

— Montas is 2-2, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 2-0, 3.50 in 9 games (6 starts) against the Angels.

— A’s won their last three games.
— Oakland is 6-7 in its last 13 home games.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-53
— record in first 5 innings: 21-19-13

Interleague games
Miami (24-27) @ Boston (30-20)
— Rogers is 5-1, 2.21 in his last six starts.
— Marlins are 6-3 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-1
— He gave up a run in three IP, in one start vs Boston.

— Marlins won seven of their last 12 games.
— Miami is 5-4 in their last nine road tilts.
— under 16-6-2 in their last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-51
— record in first 5 innings: 18-23-10

— Eovaldi is 1-0, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2
— He 1-1, 5.60 in four starts vs Miami.

— Boston is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Red Sox won five of its last seven home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-51
— record in first 5 innings: 24-18-9

San Diego (33-19) @ Houston (27-23)
— Darvish is 5-0, 1.46 in his last six starts.
— Padres are 9-1 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-5
— He is 5-5, 3.44 in 14 starts vs Houston.

— Padres are 20-7 in their last 27 games.
— San Diego won seven of its last nine road games.
— over 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-52
— record in first 5 innings: 21-22-9

— Odorizzi is 0-2, 10.13 in three starts; his last start was April 24.
— Padres are 1-2 in his starts (8 IP).
— over 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Astros lost five of their last six games.
— Astros won seven of their last nine home games.
— over 17-6 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-50
— record in first 5 innings: 26-16-8

Philadelphia (25-26) @ Tampa Bay (32-20)
— Wheeler is 2-0, 1.23 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 7 IP, in his one start vs Tampa Bay.

— Phillies lost six of their last nine games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 10-16 on road.
— under 9-2 last 11 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-51
— record in first 5 innings: 18-22-11

— Yarbrough is 2-3, 4.27 in 10 games (6 starts).
— They could be using an opener.
— Rays are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He’s allowed five runs (2 earned) in 8 IP vs Philly.

— Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 14 games.
— Rays won six of their last seven home games.
— 8 of last 11 games went over the total.
— scored run in first inning: 14-52
— record in first 5 innings: 20-18-14

Saturday’s umpires
Cin-Chi: Road team is 6-3 in Bellino games
SF-LA: Favorites won last four Gonzalez games
StL-Az: Underdogs won last six Wills games

KC-Min: Under is 6-3-1 in Timmons games.
LAA-A’s: Under is 5-2 in Rackley games.
NY-Det: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Riggs games.
Tor-Clev: Under is 4-1 in last five Miller games.
Tex-Sea: Under is 8-0 in TGibson games.

SD-Hst: Favorites won four of last five Baker games.
Mia-Bos: Favorites won five of last six Fairchild games.

 

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MLB

Saturday, May 29

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Trend Report
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Colorado @ Pittsburgh
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado

Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 17 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Milwaukee @ Washington
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games

Baltimore @ Chi White Sox
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Baltimore's last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games at home

Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Kansas City

Cincinnati @ Chi Cubs
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games

Colorado @ Pittsburgh
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado

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

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

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

NY Yankees @ Detroit
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 9 games
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

San Diego @ Houston
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games
San Diego is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home

Baltimore @ Chi White Sox
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Baltimore's last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games at home

Atlanta @ NY Mets
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games

Milwaukee @ Washington
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games

San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
San Francisco is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games

Texas @ Seattle
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games on the road
Texas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games at home


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Diamond Trends for Saturday May 29
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Kansas City at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 12-0 SU since July 11, 2018 at home in the first 100 games of the season after they lost by 5+runs last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Yankees at Detroit

-- The Tigers are 0-11 SU since Sept. 20, 2015 as a home dog off a home game that went to extra innings.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Mariners are 0-10-1 OU (-2.23 ppg) since Sept. 6, 2020 as a favorite after they scored in at most two separate innings last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: St. Louis at Arizona (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Cardinalsare 11-0 SU since Jun. 21, 2009 when Adam Wainwright starts on the road when their opponent is on a 4+ game losing streak.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack
NFL over/under win totals:
— Pittsburgh 8.5, -130
— San Francisco 10, -125
— Seattle 9.5, -130
— Tampa Bay 11.5, -130
— Tennessee 9, -115
— Washington 8.5, -120

Quote of the Day
“If you’re a manager, you need a good bullpen and a sense of humor; if you don’t have one, you better have the other one.”
Whitey Herzog

Sunday’s quiz
Which Hall of Famer has the most RBI’s in baseball history?

Saturday’s quiz
Houston Astros started playing in the Astrodome in 1965, their 4th year in existence; before they moved into the Astrodome, their nickname was the Colt .45’s, as in the Colt .45 gun.

Friday’s quiz
Tom Brady was drafted as a catcher by the Montreal Expos.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday, with some venting included

13) Major League Baseball has a great product, but they’re TERRIBLE at promoting it.

I watch baseball every night, at least 5-6 hours a night, more than that on weekends, but until Saturday, I had no idea that the 2,000,000th run in major league history was going to be scored this weekend. How is this possible? How could this not be promoted, talked about????

The commissioner should be fired for this; the 2,000,000th run would’ve been something they could’ve promoted all season, had contests as to who would score the 2,000,000th run. Instead, crickets.

What are they thinking about?!?!?!?!

12) I’m 61 years old; when I was 15, the millionth run in major league history was scored, and believe me, MLB made a big deal out of it.
— There was a cash prize given to whatever guy scored the 1,000,000th run.
— Couple guys hit home runs that last day and sprinted around the bases, thinking they might be THAT guy (this was way before the Interweb).
— A candy company was giving away stuff connected to the 1,000,000th run; it was fun.

Bob Watson of the Astros scored the 1,000,000th run that year; pretty sure he scored it on a Sunday afternoon, maybe in San Francisco?

Anyway, the point is that baseball is a great sport, but the people who run baseball act like they don’t like baseball— this is a problem. They’re the problem; the game is just fine.

11) By the way, Bob Watson was a .295 career hitter who drove in 989 runs in his career, yet the thing I remember him for is scoring that 1,000,00th run.

It was a big deal back then; it should’ve been a big deal this month.

10) Padres 11, Astros 8 (12)
— Tatis his a foul pop that should’ve been the last out in the 9th inning, but it wasn’t caught; he then tied the game with a 3-run homer.
— Wil Myers hit a 3-run homer in the 12th for the win.
— This was San Diego’s 4th straight extra inning game; the record is five, set by the 1908 Tigers.

9) Astros played the Dodgers/Padres at home this week.
— Last two games, they’re 3-32 with runners in scoring position.
— This week, in four games, Houston’s bullpen allowed 25 runs in 16.2 IP.

8) There are some really bad teams this season:
— Arizona has lost 13 games in a row.
— Baltimore has lost 12 games in a row.
— Colorado is 3-22 on the road, shut out nine times in those 22 losses.

Maybe these teams should dump the over-educated imbeciles in their front offices, and hire some old-school baseball people who know how to construct a roster. Or maybe if Colorado paid Arenado, or Arizona paid Goldschmidt, those teams wouldn’t be so bad.

7) Bucks 120, Heat 103:
— Milwaukee sweeps series 4-0, winning last three games by 34-29-17 points.

6) 76ers 132, Wizards 103:
— Sixers lead series 3-0, winning last two games by 25-29 points.

5) Jazz 121, Grizzlies 111:
— Utah grabs home court advantage back, leads series 2-1.
— Jazz made 19-43 on the arc; Conley made 7-10.

4) Trailblazers 115, Nuggets 95:
— Series is tied 2-2; NBA office has to be relieved there is one good series.
— Worst plus-minus for the Portland starters was +16; they cruised in this game.
— Portland held Denver to 47 first half points, a big improvement.

3) If you’re on Twitter, follow former NBA player Rex Chapman; he gets some great stuff sent to him, and he retweets it, most all of it good natured, fun stuff.

Saturday he posted a video of a woman juggling, but the camera was over her head; it was a very unique way of watching someone juggle. Pretty cool actually.

2) Last time the NHL went thru a playoff season without at least one series going to seven games? Way back in 1977.

1) RIP to Gavin MacLeod, 90, who passed away this weekend. He had two great television roles:
— He was Murray Slaughter, a writer at WJM TV on Mary Tyler Moore Show. His job basically was to bust anchorman Ted Baxter’s chops.
— Then he graduated to his big role, Captain Stubing on The Love Boat.

168 episodes of Mary Tyler Moore, 250 episodes of Love Boat; the man was in our living rooms an awful lot, from 1970-1987. A terrific actor. RIP, sir.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, May 30

 

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901MILWAUKEE -902 WASHINGTON
MILWAUKEE is 17-37 SU (-24.3 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

903COLORADO -904 PITTSBURGH
COLORADO is 7-16 SU (-15.2 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

905CINCINNATI -906 CHICAGO CUBS
CINCINNATI is 10-23 SU (-17.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

907SAN FRANCISCO -908 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-16 SU (16.8 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

909ST LOUIS -910 ARIZONA
ST LOUIS are 16-6 SU (12.3 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

911ATLANTA -912 NY METS
ATLANTA is 22-11 SU (13.3 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seasons.

915NY YANKEES -916 DETROIT
DETROIT is 74-104 SU (-44.8 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the last 3 seasons.

917KANSAS CITY -918 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 4-20 SU (-19.9 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

919BALTIMORE -920 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 25-4 SU (20.6 Units) against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

921LA ANGELS -922 OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 18-8 SU (13.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, May 30

NL games
Cincinnati (22-28) @ Cubs (29-22)
— Mahle is 2-1, 1.71 in six road starts.
— Reds are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 7-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1
— He is 3-2, 2.96 in nine starts vs Chicago

— Cincinnati is 5-11 in its last 16 games.
— Reds are 9-7 in last 16 road games.
— Under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 11-50
— record in first 5 innings: 17-26-7

— Arrieta is 2-2, 7.08 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 7-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He is 7-3, 3.80 in 11 starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs won 11 of their last 13 games.
— Chicago is 10-2 in last 12 home games.
— Under is 13-7 in their last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-51
— record in first 5 innings: 25-18-8

Colorado (19-34) @ Pittsburgh (20-31)
— Freeland allowed one run in four IP, in his first ’21 start.
— Rockies are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 2-2, 4.37 in four starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Colorado lost its last five games.
— Rockies played two games yesterday, didn’t score a run.
— Rockies are 16-12 at home, 3-22 on road.
— under 5-2-1 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 20-24-9

— Pirates haven’t named a starter.

— Pirates lost 20 of their last 28 games.
— Pittsburgh lost 11 of its last 16 home games.
— under 4-2-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 13-51
— record in first 5 innings: 16-27-8

Milwaukee (27-25) @ Washington (21-27)
— Woodruff is 3-2, 1.34 in his last seven starts.
— Milwaukee is 7-3 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-5
— He is 2-0, 0.96 in four games (2 starts) vs Washington.

— Brewers won six of their last eight games.
— Milwaukee won its last four road games.
— over 8-5-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 20-20-12

— Scherzer is 3-1, 1.62 in his last five starts.
— Washington is 6-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 2-2, 2.29 in 9 games (8 starts) vs Milwaukee

— Washington lost four of its last five games.
— Nationals are 5-4 in last nine home games.
— under 12-3 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 12-48
— record in first 5 innings: 18-19-11

Atlanta (24-26) @ Mets (25-20)
— Fried is 2-1, 1.50 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 3-2, 2.73 in 14 games (9 starts) vs New York.

— Braves won five of their last eight games overall.
— Atlanta is 1-3 in its last four road games.
— under is 6-4 in last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-50
— record in first 5 innings: 26-18-6

— deGrom is 3-2, 1.40 in seven starts.
— Mets are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 8-7, 1.94 in 23 starts vs Atlanta.

— Mets won their last four games.
— Mets won eight of their last ten home games.
— Under 14-4-2 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-45
— record in first 5 innings: 21-18-6

St Louis (30-22) @ Arizona (18-35)
— Kim is 0-2, 3.86 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Cardinals are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— St Louis is 5-6 in its last 11 road games.
— five of last eight games stayed under.
— scored run in first inning: 17-52
— record in first 5 innings: 25-17-10

— Peacock is 0-1, 3.37 in two starts.
— Arizona is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Arizona lost 13 in row, 23 of its last 27 games.
— Arizona lost nine of its last ten home games.
— under 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-53
— record in first 5 innings: 21-28-4

San Francisco (32-20) @ Dodgers (31-21)
— Gausman is 6-0, 0.71 in his last eight starts.
— Giants are 7-3 in his starts
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-1
— He is 0-2, 4.44 in five games (4 starts) vs Los Angeles.

— Giants won four of their last five games.
— Giants are 10-3 in last 13 road games.
— Under is 4-3-1 in their last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-52
— record in first 5 innings: 28-16-8

— Kershaw is 3-0, 2.92 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 8-3 in his starts
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5
— He is 24-13, 1.79 in 49 starts vs San Francisco.

— Dodgers won 13 of their last 17 games.
— Dodgers are 10-3 in last 13 home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 27-17-8

AL games
Bronx (29-23) @ Detroit (21-31)
— Bullpen game

— New York lost four of its last five games.
— New York is 9-6 in its last 15 road games.
— under 9-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 22-19-11

— Skubal is 1-7, 5.79 in eight starts.
— Detroit is 1-7 in his starts.
— over 5-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He gave up 4 runs in 3 IP, in his one start vs New York.

— Detroit lost five of its last eight games.
— Detroit is 8-5 in its last 13 home games.
— under 8-2-2 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-52
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-4 at home

Toronto (26-24) @ Cleveland (27-22)
— Stripling is 0-3, 5.63 in 7 games (6 starts).
— He threw 7 shutout innings in relief in last appearance, after an opener pitched 1st inning.
— Toronto is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He gave up 4 runs in 1.2 IP, in a relief stint vs Cleveland.

— Matz is 2-0, 3.57 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 0-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2
— He is 2-0, 0.68 in two starts vs Cleveland.

— Toronto lost seven of its last ten games.
— Toronto is 13-12 on the road.
— over 19-10 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-50
— record in first 5 innings: 21-21-8

— Hentges is 0-1, 7.15 in three starts (11.1 IP).
— Toronto is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Civale is 3-0, 2.93 in four home starts.
— Cleveland is 8-2 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Cleveland won four of its last seven games.
— Indians are 7-5 in their last 12 home games.
— over 9-5 last 14 games
— scores run in first inning: 15-47
— record in first 5 innings: 16-25-8

Kansas City (24-26) @ Minnesota (21-30)
— Keller is 2-0, 3.12 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 1-2, 2.88 in six starts vs Minnesota.

— Royals won six of their last ten games.
— Royals are 4-9 in their last 13 road games.
— under 7-4 last 11 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 10-50
— record in first 5 innings: 18-24-8

— Shoemaker is 0-2, 4.00 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 0-4, 11.01 in six starts vs Kansas City.

— Twins won seven of their last nine games.
— Minnesota is 6-8 in its last 14 home games.
— over 23-7 last 30 games
— scores run in first inning: 17-51
— record in first 5 innings: 19-22-10

Baltimore (17-35) @ White Sox (31-19)
— bullpen game

— Orioles lost 12 in row, 21 of their last 25 games.
— Baltimore is 11-17 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-52
— record in first 5 innings: 17-25-10

— Giolito is 3-1, 2.88 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 4-6 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 0-2, 13.50 in two starts vs Baltimore.

— Chicago is 4-1 in its last five games.
— White Sox are 10-3 in last 13 home games.
— under 12-5 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-51
— record in first 5 innings: 31-9-11

Texas (22-32) @ Seattle (26-27)
— Yang is 0-2, 7.50 in three starts
— Texas is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Texas lost eight of its last 11 games.
— Texas lost its last 11 road games.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-54
— record in first 5 innings: 17-27-10

— Kikuchi is 2-2, 2.78 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 2-0, 3.00 in three starts vs Texas.

— Seattle won five of its last six games.
— Seattle is 7-7 in its last 14 home games.
— under 11-2-1 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 22-25-6

Angels (23-29) @ Oakland (31-23)
— Quintana is 0-2, 7.40 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 2-0, 3.20 in seven starts vs Oakland.

— Halos won four of their last six games.
— Angels are 2-6 in their last eight road games.
— under 8-2 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-52
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-6

— Irvin is 0-3, 5.91 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 3-7 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.

— A’s won three of their last four games.
— Oakland is 6-8 in its last 14 home games.
— Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-54
— record in first 5 innings: 21-20-13

Interleague games
Miami (24-28) @ Boston (31-20)
— Alcantara is 1-1, 1.29 in his last two starts.
— Marlins are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He allowed one run in six IP, in his one start vs Boston.

— Marlins lost four of their last five games.
— Miami is 5-10 in their last 15 road tilts.
— under 17-6-2 in their last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-52
— record in first 5 innings: 18-24-10

— Rodriguez is 0-2, 7.36 in his last two starts.
— Red Sox are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He gave up 8 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Miami.

— Boston is 7-2 in its last nine games.
— Red Sox won six of its last eight home games.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 16-52
— record in first 5 innings: 25-18-9

San Diego (34-19) @ Houston (27-24)
— Snell is 0-0, 4.30 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He is 2-2, 4.73 in six starts vs Houston.

— San Diego’s last four games all went extra innings.
— Padres are 21-7 in their last 28 games.
— San Diego won eight of its last ten road games.
— over 15-5-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-53
— record in first 5 innings: 21-23-9

— Greinke is 2-1, 3.43 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 8-3 in his starts.
— over 7-0 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He is 13-3, 2.44 in 26 starts vs San Diego.

— Astros lost six of their last seven games.
— Astros won seven of their last ten home games.
— over 18-6 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-51
— record in first 5 innings: 27-16-8

Philadelphia (25-27) @ Tampa Bay (33-20)
— Eflin is 0-3, 5.50 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He threw 2.2 scoreless IP in his one game vs Tampa Bay.

— Phillies lost seven of their last ten games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 10-17 on road.
— under 9-3 last 12 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-52
— record in first 5 innings: 18-22-12

— Fleming is 2-2, 1.77 in 4 starts; his RA is 4.19 when he comes in after they use an opener.
— Rays are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He threw six shutout innings, in his one start vs Philly.

— Tampa Bay won 14 of its last 16 games.
— Rays won seven of their last eight home games.
— 9 of last 12 games went over the total.
— scored run in first inning: 15-53
— record in first 5 innings: 20-18-15

Sunday’s umpires
Colo-Pitt: Under is 3-1-1 in last five Reyburn games
Mil-Wsh: Under is 9-1 in Holbrook games
Cin-Chi: Last four West games went over.
SF-LA: Home side won last five Drake games
StL-Az: Over is 5-2-1 in Diaz games
Atl-NY: Under is 5-3 in Whitson games

KC-Min: Home side won 7 of last 8 LBarrett games.
LAA-A’s: Last four Bacchus games stayed under.
NY-Det: Over is 8-1-1 in Meals games.
Tor-Clev: Under is 4-1 in last five Miller games.
Balt-Chi: Under is 6-3 in Scheurwater games.
Tex-Sea: Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Mahrley games.

Phil-TB: Over is 3-1 in last four Johnson games
SD-Hst: Under is 6-2 in Segal games.
Mia-Bos: Over is 5-2 in last seven Hamari games.

 

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MLB

Sunday, May 30

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Washington
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Washington
Milwaukee is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home

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

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

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

NY Yankees @ Detroit
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Baltimore @ Chi White Sox
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Baltimore's last 16 games
Baltimore is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

San Diego @ Houston
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 13 games

Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Kansas City

Cincinnati @ Chi Cubs
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games

LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games on the road
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games

St. Louis @ Arizona
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing St. Louis

San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
San Francisco is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home

Texas @ Seattle
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Texas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games at home

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

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


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