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Aug 3, 2023MLBSeattle
LA Angels
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3
Under 8.5Win
Aug 2, 2023MLBArizona
San Francisco
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4
Over 8.0Loss
Aug 1, 2023MLBTampa Bay
NY Yankees
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2
Under 8.5Win
Jul 31, 2023MLBBaltimore
Toronto
4
2
Under 9.0Win
Jul 30, 2023MLBDetroit
Miami
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8
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Jul 29, 2023MLBBoston
San Francisco
2
3
Under 8.5Win
 

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MLB AUGUST BEST BETS !

08/03/2023..............................5 - 9..............................35.71..........................- 23.75
08/02/2023............................10 - 10...........................50.00%......................+ 23.25
08/01/2023..............................7 - 12............................36.84%......................- 28.50

TOTALS...................................22 - 31............................41.50%.......................- 29.00
 

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


— Happy 98th birthday to the great football coach Marv Levy; he won four consecutive AFC titles coaching Buffalo, also won two Grey Cups with the Montreal Alouettes.

— Major League Baseball does an awful job of marketing itself; they need to have a Hard Knocks-type program in spring training, so younger people can get an inside look at what an interesting game/process baseball is. Lot of down time in spring training, would be simple to do.

They also need an in-season Hard Knocks show that runs from the All-Star Game to the trade deadline; would’ve been fun to see behind the curtain with the Mets, Rangers in the last few days. You want your sport to be more popular, work harder at promoting it.

— Detroit Lions have already sold out all their home games this season, first time they’ve done that in the 21 years they’ve played at Ford Field.

No pressure; Lions haven’t won a playoff game since 1991.

— Back in 1997, Lions’ RB Barry Sanders was the NFL’s highest-paid player. He was a great running back.

This season, 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey is the NFL’s highest-paid running back, but he ranks 110th in salary amongst all players.

— Minnesota Twins called up P Dallas Keuchel Thursday; Keuchel had a 1.13 ERA in six minor league starts this year. Last year, he was 2-9, 9.20 in 14 major league starts for four different squads. His career record is 101-91, 3.98 in 257 big league starts.

Rangers 5, White Sox 3— Max Scherzer wins his first start for Texas; he gave up three runs in the first inning, but blanked Chicago after that, striking out nine White Sox.

Phillies 4, Marlins 2— Michael Lorenzen wins his Phillies’ debut, getting 24 outs on 101 pitches. JT Realmuto homered for the Phils.

Orioles 6, Blue Jays 1— Jack Flaherty wins his Baltimore debut; he retired 15 Blue Jays in a row at one point. Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays both had four hits for Baltimore.

— Movie of the Day: Moneyball (2011)— Story of the Oakland A’s attempt to assemble a baseball team on a small budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.

Brad Pitt played A’s GM Billy Beane, Jonah Hill played Paul DePodesta (they called him Peter Brand in the movie, but he was DePodesta, who Beane’s right-hand man back then). Philip Seymour Hoffman played manager Art Howe, Kerris Dorsey played Beane’s daughter; she later played Ray Donovan’s daughter on that great Showtime series.

Having been an A’s fan since I was 5 years old, I obviously read the book and couldn’t wait to see this movie. In 2004, I met Michael Lewis, who wrote the book, and got to pick his brain for a few minutes- this was before the movie was made. He’s a good guy.

— College Football Trend of the Day: since 2016, Fresno State is 7-0-1 ATS as a home underdog.

— Arizona Wildcats are bolting the Pac-12 for the Big X; they were in the Pac-12 since 1978, never once played in the Rose Bowl, but Arizona obviously has a really good basketball program.

Browns 21, Jets 16
Cleveland outscored the Jets 14-0 in second half.
Browns had 23 first downs, the Jets 9; total yardage was 346-188

Cubs 5, Reds 3— Chicago has scored 150 runs in its last 20 games, 7.5 runs/game; they’re only two games out of a playoff spot.

Royals 9, Mets 2— Ugly week for the Mets; they threw in the towel on this/next season by trading several players, then got swept by the woeful Royals, who are 35-75.

Brady Singer tossed eight shutout IP for Kansas City.

Mariners 5, Angels 3
Cade Marlowe hit a grand slam on an 0-2 pitch in 9th inning for the game-winning runs.
Two of the three Mariners who were on base got there with a walk.

Shohei Ohtani only pitched four innings; he has a broken fingernail.
Ohtani hit his 40th home run after he stopped pitching.

Eugenio Suarez has an RBI in nine straight games.
 

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CHICAGO CUBS are 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) as a home underdog of +150 to +200 over the last 2 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 28-13 SU (18.1 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

DETROIT is 40-23 SU (14.7 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 11-2 Under (8.8 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 66-92 SU (-35.2 Units) in road games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 20-50 SU (-35 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 86-114 SU (-39.4 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 13-2 SU (10.8 Units) when playing on Friday in the current season.

TEXAS are 13-4 Over (8.6 Units) in home games in an inter-league game in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 97-107 SU (-20.7 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 14-5 SU (8.5 Units) in home games after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 13-4 SU (8.6 Units) in home games in August games over the last 2 seasons.

SEATTLE is 14-2 SU (11.8 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) in home games with double revenge - 2 straight losses against opponent in the current season.
 

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Friday, August 4

National League
Atlanta
(69-37) @ Cubs (55-53)
— Fried is 2-1, 2.77 in five starts this year.
— His last start was May 5th.
— Braves are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 4-0, 1.57 in four starts vs Chicago.


— Atlanta won five of its last six games.
— Braves are 32-17 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 43-106
— record in first 5 innings: 63-29-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.1-4


— Hendricks is 1-1, 3.26 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 7-3 in his last ten starts.
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-3
— He is 1-4, 6.81 in seven starts vs Atlanta


— Cubs won 11 of last 13 games.
— Chicago is 30-27 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-108
— record in first 5 innings: 48-45-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-4


Washington (46-63) @ Cincinnati (59-52)
— Corbin is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 8-8 in his last 16 starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-2
— He is 5-5, 4.31 in 13 starts vs Cincinnati.


— Nationals are 3-2 in their last five games.
— Washington is 24-29 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 37-108
— record in first 5 innings: 40-56-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5.1-3


— Ashcraft is 2-0, 2.08 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 5-6 in his home starts.
— under 4-0 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-4
— He is 2-0, 1.38 in two starts vs Washington.


— Reds lost their last three games, giving up 41 runs.
— Cincinnati is 28-26 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 38-110
— record in first 5 innings: 43-41-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-5


Pittsburgh (48-60) @ Milwaukee (59-51)
— Priester is 2-1, 9.00 in his first three MLB starts.
— Pittsburgh is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.


— Pirates are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 22-32 on road.
— over 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-108
— record in first 5 innings: 39-53-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-6-3


— Rea is 0-0, 6.53 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-2
— He is 2-0, 3.55 in two starts vs Pittsburgh.


— Brewers are 3-6 in last nine games.
— Milwaukee is 30-24 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 33-110
— record in first 5 innings: 46-48-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3


Colorado (42-66) @ St Louis (48-62)
— Flexen is 0-5, 11.14 in five starts this year.
— Colorado is 0-1 in his starts; Seattle was 0-4.
— over 4-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-5
— He is 0-3, 11.57 in three games (2 starts) vs St Louis.


— Colorado is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Colorado is 17-36 on road.
— under 14-6 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-107
— record in first 5 innings: 39-55-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-3


— Wainwright is 0-4, 12.10 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 2-7 in his last nine starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7
— He is 12-1, 1.38 in 14 starts vs Colorado


— Cardinals are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
— Cardinals are 24-31 at home.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 37-109
— record in first 5 innings: 45-44-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3.1


Los Angeles (62-45) @ San Diego (54-55)
— Miller is 1-1, 4.02 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— This is his first start against San Diego.


— Dodgers won their last three games.
— Dodgers are 28-25 on road.
— over 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-107
— record in first 5 innings: 51-44-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4


— Darvish is 3-1, 3.22 in his last four starts.
— San Diego is 9-10 in his starts.
— over 7-4 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3
— He is 4-5, 2.36 in 11 starts vs Los Angeles.


— Padres are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings.
— San Diego is 29-25 at home.
— under 10-3-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-109
— record in first 5 innings: 53-44-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-5-6


American League
Tampa Bay
(66-45) @ Detroit (48-60)
— Littell is 1-1, 3.65 in four starts.
— Rays are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— This is his first start against Detroit.


— Tampa Bay is 4-2 in its last six games.
— Rays are 29-26 on road.
— under 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-111
— record in first 5 innings: 60-39-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-x


— Olson is 0-2, 6.06 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 3-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2-1 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.


— Detroit is 4-8 in its last dozen games.
— Tigers are 22-30 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 27-108
— record in first 5 innings: 38-52-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-3


Houston (62-48) @ Bronx (57-52)
— Brown is 1-1, 4.15 in his last three starts.
— Houston is 12-8 in his starts.
— under 10-6 last 16
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-3
— He hasn’t pitched against New York


— Astros are 12-6 in their last 18 games.
— Houston is 31-23 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 38-110
— record in first 5 innings: 52-39-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5-3.1


— Severino is 1-1, 7.80 in his last three starts.
— New York is 5-7 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-4
— He is 2-3, 3.82 in six starts vs Houston.


— New York is 4-5 in its last nine games.
— Bronx is 34-26 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 30-108
— record in first 5 innings: 48-40-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-4


White Sox (43-67) @ Cleveland (53-56)
— Clevinger is 1-1, 1.33 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 7-6 in his starts
— under 7-2-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-1
— He is 2-0, 1.64 against his old team this year.
— Clevinger pitched for Cleveland from 2016-20.


— Chicago is 7-19 in its last 26 games.
— White Sox are 20-38 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 28-110
— record in first 5 innings: 40-56-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-7.1-2.2


— Allen is 0-2, 6.92 in his last two starts.
— Guardians are 10-5 in his starts.
— under 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He is 0-2, 5.09 in three starts against Chicago TY.


— Guardians are 1-5 in their last six games.
— Cleveland is 28-24 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 31-109
— record in first 5 innings: 46-42-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-3


Toronto (60-50) @ Boston (57-51)
— Manoah is 1-1, 5.68 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 3-1 in his last four starts
— over 8-3 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-17
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-5
— He is 4-1, 1.71 in seven starts vs Boston.


— Toronto lost four of its last five games.
— Blue Jays are 30-26 on road.
— under 20-6 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-110
— record in first 5 innings: 46-43-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4.2


— Paxton is 1-1, 6.43 in his last three starts.
— Boston is 6-7 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He is 6-3, 3.98 in 11 starts vs Toronto.


— Red Sox lost four of its last five games.
— Boston is 30-23 at home.
— over 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 35-107
— record in first 5 innings: 41-52-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-3


Seattle (57-52) @ LA Angels (56-54)
— Castillo is 1-0, 2.37 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 4-7 in his last 11 starts.
— over 5-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-5
— He is 1-1, 3.86 in two starts vs Anaheim TY.


— Seattle won 11 of last 14 games.
— Mariners are 26-26 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 32-109
— record in first 5 innings: 47-45-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-3


— Detmers is 0-2, 4.60 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 7-12 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-4
— He is 2-0, 2.79 in four starts vs Seattle.


— Angels are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Angels are 29-24 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 30-110
— record in first 5 innings: 47-44-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4.5


Interleague games
Kansas City
(35-75) @ Philadelphia (59-50)
— Lyles is 1-1, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 2-18 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 12-20
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-3
— He is 1-1, 3.00 in seven starts vs Philly.


— Royals won their last six games.
— Royals are 14-39 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 34-110
— record in first 5 innings: 33-60-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-1


— Nola is 1-1, 7.31 in his last three starts.
— Philly is 11-11 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-2
— He gave up 5 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Kansas City.


— Phillies are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Phillies are 28-20 at home.
— under 5-1 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 29-109
— record in first 5 innings: 45-48-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-5.2-1


NY Mets (49-58) @ Baltimore (67-42)
— Peterson is 1-1, 2.35 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 4-7 in his starts.
— over 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-2
— He is 1-1, 5.40 in two games (1 starts) vs Baltimore.


— Mets are 4-7 in last eleven games.
— Mets are 24-35 on road.
— under 20-11-3 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-107
— record in first 5 innings: 47-47-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.1-2


— Kremer is 0-0, 5.17 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 16-6 in his starts
— over 6-2-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 10-22
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-3
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.


— Orioles are 18-6 in last 24 games.
— Baltimore is 32-21 at home.
— under 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-108
— record in first 5 innings: 49-39-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.1-3


Miami (58-52) @ Texas (63-46)
— Luzardo is 0-0, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— Miami is 5-1 in his last six starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-4
— He is 0-1, 2.30 in two starts vs Texas.


— Miami is 2-4 in its last six games.
— Marlins are 24-18 on road
— under 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-110
— record in first 5 innings: 47-41-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-7-3


— Montgomery is making his Texas debut here.
— He was 0-2, 4.84 in his last four starts for St Louis.
— Cardinals were 7-14 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
— He is 0-0, 1.64 in two starts vs Miami.


— Texas won its last three games.
— Rangers are 37-20 at home.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 34-108
— record in first 5 innings: 64-32-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1.1-3


Arizona (57-53) @ Minnesota (55-54)
— Kelly is 0-2, 6.19 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— over 6-2 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-6
— He allowed a run in 7 IP, in his one start vs Minnesota.


— Arizona is 7-18 in its last 25 games.
— Arizona is 29-24 on road.
— under 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 38-109
— record in first 5 innings: 43-44-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2-1


— Ober is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 10-7 in his last 17 starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.


— Twins lost six of their last eight games.
— Minnesota is 30-24 at home.
— over 14-6 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-110
— record in first 5 innings: 45-48-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2
 

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ATL at CHC02:20 PMCHC +150
O 8.5
+500 +500
TB at DET06:40 PMTB -145
O 9.0
+500 +500
WAS at CIN06:40 PMWAS +155
O 10.5
+500 +500
NYM at BAL07:05 PMBAL -160
U 9.0
+500 +500
HOU at NYY07:05 PMNYY +130
U 9.0
+500 +500
KC at PHI07:05 PMKC +210
U 9.0
+500 +500
CHW at CLE07:10 PMCLE -160
O 8.5
+500 +500
TOR at BOS07:10 PMBOS -155
U 10.5
+500 +500
MIA at TEX08:05 PMMIA +115
O 8.5
+500 +500
ARI at MIN08:10 PMMIN -130
O 8.5
+500 +500
PIT at MIL08:10 PMPIT +145
O 9.0
+500 +500
COL at STL08:15 PMCOL +165
U 9.5
+500 +500
SEA at LAA09:38 PMSEA -115
U 8.0
+500 +500
LAD at SD09:40 PMSD -125
U 8.5
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MLB AUGUST BEST BETS !

08/04/2023..............................6 - 11............................35.29%.........................- 16.00
08/03/2023..............................5 - 9..............................35.71%..........................- 23.75
08/02/2023............................10 - 10...........................50.00%.........................+ 23.25
08/01/2023..............................7 - 12............................36.84%.........................- 28.50

TOTALS...................................28 - 42............................40.00%..........................- 45.00
 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:

Teams that led the NFL in turnover ratio last year:
+13— San Francisco
+10— Dallas
+8— Philadelphia
+7— Detroit, New England
+6— Cincinnati
+5— Jacksonville, LA Chargers

Quote of the Day
“I have an inferiority complex, but it’s not a very good one.”
Steven Wright

Saturday’s quiz
Who was the first major league player to get a hit for two different teams in the same day, with the two games happening in different cities?

Friday’s quiz
Texas Rangers are Max Scherzer’s 6th MLB team; he broke into the majors with the Arizona Diamondbacks, in 2008.

Thursday’s quiz
Aaron Rodgers was drafted in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft; he was the 24th pick in the first round.

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Saturday’s Den: Random thoughts on a summer night…….

— During the Nationals-Reds game in Cincinnati Friday, Reds’ sideline reporter Jim Day did an in-game interview with the great actor Robert Wuhl, who was at the game as a fan.

Wuhl said that Cincinnati is the 28th MLB ballpark he’s been in; they’re going to Cleveland Saturday, which would leave Tampa Bay as the only ballpark he hasn’t been in.

It was a great interview; Wuhl was excited because Reds’ P Graham Ashcraft was pitching— he has Ashcraft on his fantasy team.

Wuhl, of course, was the pitching coach in Bull Durham, one of the best-ever baseball movies.

— Greed is killing college sports; right now, there are four teams in the Pac-12, because the Big 12/Big 10 have poached eight teams away from the league.

Cal, Stanford, Oregon State, Washington State are going to wind up merging with the Mountain West to form a new league, or expand a current league, whatever.

There will be three “super leagues”, plus the ACC and the Mountain West left in the top level of college football. Hopefully the bigger leagues at least go to divisions.

Put it this way; Oregon and Rutgers are now in the same league- they’re 2,904 miles apart.

Go figure.

Nationals 6, Reds 3 (10)— Cincinnati led 3-1 in 8th inning; they left starter Ashcraft in to pitch to Meneses and he gave up the game-tying homer. Reds are 0-4 since they declined to add a starting pitcher at the trade deadline.

Dodgers 10, Padres 5— San Diego led 3-2 after seven innings, then their bullpen imploded, giving up 8 runs in two innings.

Royals 7, Phillies 5— Kansas City has won seven games in a row.

— Baltimore Orioles are 33-17 this year in games decided by 1 or 2 runs.

Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 3— Davis Schneider homered in his first major league game.

— San Diego Padres shut down P Joe Musgrove for at 3+ weeks with shoulder inflammation.

— Minnesota Twins claimed OF Jordan Luplow off waivers from Toronto.

Texas 6, Miami 2— Jordan Montgomery won his Rangers debut, throwing 6 IP; Adolis Garcia hit two homers for Texas.

Mariners 9, Angels 7— Seattle wins despite Luis Castillo not having a good game; this game was 7-7 after five innings. Ty France hit a 3-run homer for the Mariners.

— Movie of the Day: St Vincent (2014)— A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the WWII veteran who lives next door.

Bill Murray plays the war veteran, whose wife is in a rest home with Alzheimer’s; he drinks too much, gambles too much but he becomes friends with the kid. Melissa McCarthy is the mom who has to work a lot; she turns to the neighbor to babysit her son.

Chris O’Dowd plays a priest at the kid’s school; he also played Douglas Downey in the great movie Molly’s Game— this is a much different role for him.

I had forgotten about this movie, watched it again Thursday night— it is very good.

— College Football Trend of the Day: Last two years, Alabama is 2-7 ATS as a road favorite.

— In the NBA, LA Lakers signed Anthony Davis to a 3-year, $186M contract, which means he will bank $756,097 PER GAME for the next three years, whether he plays or not, and Davis is often out of the lineup— the last four years, he’s played in only 194 of a possible 307 games.

— Tampa Bay Bucs are moving T Tristan Wirfs from right tackle to left tackle; that move became a source of debilitating anxiety for Wirfs, so much so that he began seeing a sports psychologist for help.

— They drew 26,425 fans to Saratoga Friday for the horse races; it costs $10 to get in, so they’re up $264,250 before anyone makes a bet, or buys a program or a beer. Must be nice.

— I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards- Giants-Phillies-Reds
AL: Orioles, Twins, Rangers. Wild Cards- Rays-Astros-Blue Jays
 

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HOUSTON is 11-2 Under (8.8 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

DETROIT is 68-44 SU (19.6 Units) in home games in day games in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 51-30 Under (18 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 8-1 SU (6.9 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the current season.

TORONTO is 20-40 SU (-24 Units) in August games in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 25-13 SU (10.7 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 20-51 SU (-36.1 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 10-17 SU (-10.7 Units) in road games vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 56-68 SU (-18.8 Units) in road games in night games in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 19-33 SU (-17.3 Units) on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 14-5 SU (8.5 Units) in home games after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.

COLORADO is 11-23 SU (-15 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

SAN DIEGO is 9-3 SU (5.7 Units) in home games in the second half of the season in the current season.

SEATTLE is 15-2 SU (12.8 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.
 

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