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Aug 8, 2023MLBSan Francisco
LA Angels
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Aug 7, 2023MLBSan Francisco
LA Angels
8
3
Over 8.5Win
Aug 6, 2023MLBMiami
Texas
0
6
TEX -120Win
Aug 5, 2023MLBHouston
NY Yankees
1
3
Under 8.5Win
Aug 4, 2023MLBHouston
NY Yankees
7
3
Under 9.0Loss
Aug 3, 2023MLBSeattle
LA Angels
5
3
Under 8.5Win
Aug 2, 2023MLBArizona
San Francisco
2
4
Over 8.0Loss
Aug 1, 2023MLBTampa Bay
NY Yankees
5
2
Under 8.5Win
 

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Aug 8, 2023MLBSan Francisco
LA Angels
5
7
Under 9.0Loss
Aug 7, 2023MLBSan Francisco
LA Angels
8
3
Over 8.5Win
Aug 6, 2023MLBMiami
Texas
0
6
TEX -120Win
Aug 5, 2023MLBHouston
NY Yankees
1
3
Under 8.5Win
Aug 4, 2023MLBHouston
NY Yankees
7
3
Under 9.0Loss
Aug 3, 2023MLBSeattle
LA Angels
5
3
Under 8.5Win
Aug 2, 2023MLBArizona
San Francisco
2
4
Over 8.0Loss
Aug 1, 2023MLBTampa Bay
NY Yankees
5
2
Under 8.5Win
 

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MLB AUGUST BEST BETS !

08/08/2023...............................9 - 9..............................50.00%..........................+ 3.25
08/07/2023...............................8 - 8..............................50.00%..........................- 3.25
08/06/2023.............................12 - 7.............................63.15%..........................- 29.00
08/05/2023..............................9 - 12............................42.85%..........................- 33.25
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.................................. 66 - 78...........................45.83%..........................- 49.25
 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Astros 7, Orioles 6— Tucker hit a grand slam in 9th inning.
— Braves 8, Pirates 6— Atlanta scored three runs in 9th inning.
— Tigers 6, Twins 0— Eduardo Rodriguez tossed 7 shutout IP.
— Guardians 1, Blue Jays 0— Tanner Bibee tossed 7 shutout IP.
— Mariners 2, Padres 0— Logan Gilbert allowed one baserunner in 7 IP.
— Narionals 4-5, Phillies 8-4— Meneses’ 9th inning HR earned Washington a split.

Quote of the Day
“You see that list they got, sorry-ass group. I’m sorry. I’m happy for the people who make it, it’s cool for some of the guys who got there, some of them probably don’t even start on their teams, I don’t know, I don’t want to look at it…….”
Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, talking about USA’s roster for the FIBA World Cup

Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen play his college football?

Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Scioscia managed the Angels when they won their only World Series title.

Monday’s quiz
Ron Washington was manager of the Texas Rangers when they made the World Series in 2010 and 2011.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

— I have YouTube TV this year for the first time; one of the few bad parts is that they don’t have SNY or the YES Network, so can’t watch Mets/Bronx games live on the MLB.TV app— you can watch replays of the games, 90 minutes after they’re over.
There is, however, a way around this on MLB.TV— MLB Big Inning, which is like NFL Red Zone, they show 3-4 games on a screen at one time, and they show the New York games, which is a good thing. MLB Big Inning went off the air at 10:30 Monday night, kind of early— I’m hoping they change that to at least midnight on nights when there is a lot of action going on.

— Baltimore Orioles are having an excellent season, a breakthrough year, but then this week their ownership screwed things up, off the field at least.
Before a game in Tampa couple weeks ago, TV play-by-play guy Kevin Brown was talking before the game about how the Orioles are turning things around. He noted how the Orioles had been beaten regularly by Tampa Bay the last few years, but not this year. He was just reciting facts, and touting how this year’s Orioles are a great story- they even had graphics.
Apparently the Orioles’ brass didn’t enjoy hearing how Tampa Bay had been whacking around the Orioles the last few years; Brown has been off TV since then— he did do three games on the radio, but hasn’t been heard from since.
This isn’t good; other announcers across the country shredded the Orioles on TV Monday nite, including both New York City play-by-play guys. Announcers need to be able to speak the truth or else they lose their credibility.
Orioles’ ownership should sit back, get out of their own way and enjoy the ride.

— Last two starts for White Sox P Dylan Cease
Wednesday: 1.2 IP, 79 PT, allowed 7 runs. 5 outs on 79 pitches- no bueno.
Monday: 5.1 IP, 104 PT, allowed no runs, one hit— he did walk 7 guys, but got a win.

— Texas Rangers 3B Josh Jung is out six weeks; he had an operation on his broken left thumb.

— White Sox beat Bronx 5-1 Monday night; New York manager Aaron Boone got tossed from the game for arguing balls/strikes. Boone does more bitching than just about any manager, but in this case, he had a gripe.
There is a Twitter account, Umpire Scorecards; they post a report card on every umpire, every night, and it is pretty detailed, showing how many pitches the home plate ump got right/wrong.
In this game Monday, Laz Diaz was the home plate umpire; he called 50 strikes in the game, but only 33 of them were actually strikes. This is a terrible percentage for a big league umpire, but at least he was consistent. His strike zone was incredibly wide, but he missed 8.6 more pitches than the average umpire does in a game.
By contrast, he called 116 pitches balls, only two of those were strikes.
Not surprisingly, when Diaz is behind the plate this season, under is 9-3. Enough said.

— Atlanta Braves are the first team since the 1944 Cincinnati Reds to have four players play in each of their first 110 games in a season: Acuna, Albies, Olson, Riley.

— Random fact: Wade Boggs was the first player whose 3,000th hit was a home run.

— Movie of the Day: Last Vegas (1988)— Four friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.
Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, hard to go wrong here. Throw in Mary Steenburgen as a lounge singer in Binion’s; excellent cast.
Just like in The Hangover, someone wins $85,000 the first time they sit at a blackjack table. Next time I’m in Las Vegas, I need to play more blackjack, it seems kind of easy

— College Football Trend of the Day: since 2017, NC State is 4-11-1 ATS as a road underdog.

— Random fact: Last year, 107 different goalies played in an NHL game, the 2nd-most ever; the year before, 119 different goalies appeared between the pipes.

— Washington Commanders have a new offensive coordinator this year, Eric Bieniemy, who came over from the highly successful Chiefs. Lateral move, a little unusual; there had been rumors that Patrick Mahomes didn’t like Bieniemy’s coaching style, and how Andy Reid had be a buffer between the two guys.
Now, before Washington had played a preseason game, there are reports that some Commander players have gone to head coach Ron Rivera, expressing concern (complaining) over Bieniemy’s intensity during practices.
Bieniemy said this: ”I’m always going to be loud, always going to be vocal, always going to demand from my leaders. If I ain’t doing my job, my ass gets fired. It’s my job and my responsibility to make sure I’m getting our guys to do what I’m expecting them to do.”
This season should be interesting, seeing how Washington’s QB is Sam Howell, who started one game in his rookie year last season.

— Last team to repeat as NFC East champs? 2004 Philadelphia Eagles. Eagles also won the NFC East last year; can they break the streak this year?

— There must be a boatload of money involved with running fantasy football leagues; all you see now are ads for leagues, and tipster services trying to sell their advice. You see lot more ads for fantasy advice than for gambling advice.

— HBO started Season 2 of Winning Time Sunday night, the story of the Magic Johnson-era Lakers. One difference right away: their disclaimer about how their show isn’t 100% factual is a lot bigger on the screen, and it stays on the screen longer than it did last year.
Last year, the show did a hatchet job on NBA legend Jerry West, and he threatened to sue the writers for making him look like a crazy person. West coached the Lakers just before they drafted Magic Johnson; he was later in their front office.
Interesting show if you like the NBA and remember the Lakers/Celtics rivalry in the 80’s.
 

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CINCINNATI is 13-3 Under (9.7 Units) in home games in the second half of the season in the current season.

COLORADO is 64-76 SU (-19.6 Units) in road games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 14-3 Over (10.7 Units) when playing on Wednesday in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 29-15 Under (12.5 Units) in home games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 20-49 SU (-33.9 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 113-107 SU (-4.7 Units) in home games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 8-0 SU (8 Units) in home games when playing with a day off in the current season.

HOUSTON is 32-9 SU (22.1 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.

TORONTO is 12-3 Under (8.7 Units) when playing on Wednesday in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 67-94 SU (-36.4 Units) in road games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 89-116 SU (-38.6 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 10-28 SU (-20.8 Units) against NL West opponents in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 7-0 Over (7 Units) in August games in the current season.

SEATTLE is 144-82 SU (53.8 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
 

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Wednesday, August 9

National League
Washington
(50-64) @ Philadelphia (62-52)
— Gore is 2-1, 4.03 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 5-7 in his road starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-5
— He is 0-2, 10.38 in two starts vs Philly this year.


— Nationals are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Washington is 28-30 on road.
— under 9-3-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-113
— record in first 5 innings: 42-59-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-7.2


— Lorenzen allowed 2 runs in 8 IP in his first Philly start.
— Lorenzen’s team won four of his last five starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-4
— He is 0-1, 5.87 in 13 games (2 starts) vs Washington.


— Phillies are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Phillies are 31-22 at home.
— over 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 33-114
— record in first 5 innings: 49-49-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-6.1


Miami (59-56) @ Cincinnati (60-56)
— Cueto is 0-3, 4.88 in four starts.
— Marlins are 0-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 2-1, 3.23 in five starts against the Reds.
— Cueto pitched for Cincinnati from 2008-15.


— Miami is 3-8 in its last eleven games.
— Marlins are 25-32 on road
— under 8-3 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-115
— record in first 5 innings: 47-46-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-3


— Ashcraft is 2-0, 2.49 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 5-7 in his home starts.
— under 5-0 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-4
— He is 1-0, 2.61 in three starts vs Miami


— Reds lost seven of their last eight games.
— Cincinnati is 29-30 at home.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 39-115
— record in first 5 innings: 46-43-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-2.1-4.2


Atlanta (71-40) @ Pittsburgh (51-62)
— Fried is 3-1, 2.25 in six starts.
— Braves are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He is 3-1, 4.20 in five starts vs Pittsburgh.


— Atlanta lost three of last four games.
— Braves are 34-20 on road.
— over 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 44-111
— record in first 5 innings: 65-32-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5.1-4


— Priester is 2-1, 8-55 in four starts.
— Pirates are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta


— Pirates are 8-6 in their last 14 games.
— Pittsburgh is 27-29 at home.
— over 14-7 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-113
— record in first 5 innings: 43-54-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-4


Cubs (59-55) @ NY Mets (51-62)
— Hendricks is 1-2, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 5-2 in his road starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-3
— He is 4-1, 2.62 in six starts vs New York.


— Cubs won 14 of last 18 games.
— Chicago is 27-27 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-113
— record in first 5 innings: 50-47-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-2


— Peterson is 1-1, 1.96 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 3-9 in his starts.
— over 5-1-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-2
— He is 1-2, 4.91 in four starts vs Chicago.


— Mets are 1-7 since the trade deadline.
— Mets are 27-24 at home.
— under 9-3 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-111
— record in first 5 innings: 48-49-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4


Colorado (45-68) @ Milwaukee (61-54)
— Flexen is 1-1, 8.68 in two starts for Seattle.
— Colorado is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-2, 8.68 in 3 games (1 start) vs Milwaukee.


— Colorado is 6-9 in its last 15 games.
— Colorado is 20-38 on road.
— under 16-9 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-112
— record in first 5 innings: 41-57-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-4


— Houser is 1-1, 4.85 in his last five starts.
— Brewers are 8-5 in his starts.
— under 9-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
— He is 1-0, 4.50 in four starts vs Colorado.


— Brewers are 5-9 in last 14 games.
— Milwaukee is 32-27 at home.
— under 7-4 last eleven home games
— scored run in first inning: 34-115
— record in first 5 innings: 47-51-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4


Los Angeles (66-46) @ Arizona (57-57)
— Miller is 1-1, 4.19 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 8-4 in his starts.
— over 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.


— Dodgers won six of their last seven games.
— Dodgers are 32-26 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 47-112
— record in first 5 innings: 55-45-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3


— Kelly is 0-2, 5.32 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 11-8 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-6
— He is 0-1, 3.86 in two starts against the Dodgers TY.


— Arizona is 7-22 in its last 29 games.
— Arizona is 28-29 at home.
— under 10-2 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-113
— record in first 5 innings: 45-46-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-4.1


American League
Minnesota
(60-55) @ Detroit (50-63)
— Ober is 0-1, 6.60 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-4
— He is 1-1, 5.40 in five starts vs Detroit.


— Twins won six of their last eight games.
— Minnesota is 27-31 on the road.
— over 16-8 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-114
— record in first 5 innings: 47-50-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-2


— Faedo is 2-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP, in his only start vs Minnesota.


— Detroit is 6-11 in its last 17 games.
— Tigers are 24-33 at home.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 28-113
— record in first 5 innings: 40-55-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6-2


Houston (65-49) @ Baltimore (70-43)
— Javier is 0-1, 4.64 in his last four starts.
— Houston is 14-1 if they give him 5+ runs, 0-6 if they don’t.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-3
— He is 0-1, 1.42 in 4 games (1 start) vs Baltimore.


— Astros are 15-7 in their last 22 games.
— Houston is 34-24 on road.
— under 7-4 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 39-114
— record in first 5 innings: 53-41-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-x-2


— Flaherty allowed a run in 6 IP in his first Oriole start.
— He is 5-1, 3.64 in his last seven starts.
— Orioles are 1-0 in his starts
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Houston.


— Orioles are 21-7 in last 28 games.
— Baltimore is 35-22 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 28-112
— record in first 5 innings: 53-39-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.1-3


Kansas City (37-78) @ Boston (58-55)
— Lyles is 2-1, 4.85 in his last five starts.
— KC is 3-3 in his last six starts; they were 0-15 in his first 15.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 13-21
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-3
— He is 2-2, 7.08 in nine starts vs Boston.


— Royals lost 3 of last 4 games, after a 7-0 streak.
— Royals are 16-42 on road.
— over 9-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-115
— record in first 5 innings: 35-63-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1.1-2.1


— Pivetta is 7-6, 4.19 in 27 games (9 starts).
— sometimes he starts, sometimes he is a bulk guy.
— He is 1-1, 6.98 in four starts vs Kansas City.


— Red Sox lost eight of their last ten games.
— Boston is 31-27 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 35-112
— record in first 5 innings: 42-55-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 9-2.1-5.2


Toronto (64-51) @ Cleveland (55-59)
— Gausman is 1-1, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 1-5 in his last six starts
— under 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-4
— He is 3-4, 3.12 in 7 games (6 starts) vs Cleveland.


— Toronto won five of its last seven games.
— Blue Jays are 34-27 on road.
— under 24-7 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-115
— record in first 5 innings: 48-44-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-1


— Allen is 2-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 8-2 in his last ten starts
— under 8-4 last dozen
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.


— Guardians are 3-8 in their last eleven games.
— Cleveland is 30-27 at home.
— under 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-114
— record in first 5 innings: 49-43-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-2


Bronx (59-55) @ White Sox (46-69)
— New York hasn’t named a starter.


— New York is 6-8 in its last 14 games.
— Bronx is 24-27 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 31-114
— record in first 5 innings: 50-42-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-1-3.2


— Clevinger is 2-2, 2.59 in his last six starts.
— White Sox won his last four home starts.
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-1
— He is 1-2, 4.32 in four starts vs New York.


— Chicago is 10-21 in its last 31 games.
— White Sox are 24-30 at home
— under 9-2 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 29-115
— record in first 5 innings: 42-59-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-4


Texas (68-46) @ Oakland (32-82)
— Montgomery allowed 2 runs in 6 IP in his first Texas start.
— He is 4-2, 3.33 in his last eight starts.
— Rangers are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-6-4
— He is 0-0, 3.80 in four starts vs Oakland.


— Texas won its last eight games.
— Rangers are 28-26 on road.
— under 9-2 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-113
— record in first 5 innings: 68-33-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-2


— A’s haven’t named a starter.


— A’s are 7-15 since All-Star break.
— Oakland is 17-41 at home.
— over 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 31-114
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 31-64-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3-5


Interleague games
St Louis
(49-64) @ Tampa Bay (69-46)
— Hudson is 1-0, 4.50 in two starts this year.
— Cardinals are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He allowed a run in 7 IP, in his one start vs Tampa Bay


— Cardinals are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
— Cardinals are 24-32 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 37-113
— record in first 5 innings: 47-46-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-x-1


— bullpen game


— Tampa Bay is 7-3 in its last ten games.
— Rays are 38-19 at home.
— under 7-3-1 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 40-115
— record in first 5 innings: 62-41-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-x-2


San Francisco (60-52) @ LA Angels (57-58)
— bullpen game


— Giants are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— San Francisco is 29-28 on road.
— under 14-6 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-111
— record in first 5 innings: 47-46-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-8


— Ohtani is 2-0, 2.33 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 13-8 in his starts.
— over 5-1-1 last seven road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-5
— He allowed a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs San Francisco.


— Angels are 3-9 in their last 12 games.
— Angels are 30-28 at home.
— under 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-115
— record in first 5 innings: 48-46-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.1-3


San Diego (55-59) @ Seattle (61-52)
— Darvish is 1-1, 4.67 in his last three starts.
— San Diego is 3-5 in his last eight starts.
— over 8-4 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-3
— He is 7-4, 3.81 in 14 starts vs Seattle.


— Padres are 1-4 in their last five games.
— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings.
— San Diego is 25-31 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 37-114
— record in first 5 innings: 53-49-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-5.2-5


— Seattle hasn’t named a starter yet.


— Seattle won 15 of last 18 games.
— Mariners are 32-26 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 34-113
— record in first 5 innings: 49-45-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-2


Umpires
Mia-Cin— Under is 7-2 in last nine Miller games
Atl-Pitt— Over is 4-1 in last five Muchinski games
Chi-NY— Underdogs won last four Wills games.
Wsh-Phil— Favorites won 7 of last 8 BRMiller games.
Colo-Mil— Under is 7-2 in last nine Tumpane games.
LA-Ariz— Under is 7-2 in last nine Gonzalez games.


Minn-Det— Over is 18-5-1 in Tomlinson games.
KC-Bos— Favorites are 12-2 in last 14 Emil Jiminez games
Hst-Balt— Over is 15-6 in last 21 Moscoso games.
You’re reading armadillosports.com
Tor-Clev— Over is 6-2 in last eight Lentz games.
NYY-CWS— Last eight Fletcher games stayed under.
Tex-A’s— Bacon is a sub umpire; no trends.


StL-TB— Favorites are 10-1 in last 11 Libka games
SF-LAA— Under is 12-3 in last 15 Kulpa games
SD-Sea— Under is 7-3 in last ten Barksdale games.
 

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9

GameTime(ET)PickUnits
MIA at CIN12:35 PMCIN -125
O 10.0
+500 +500
COL at MIL02:10 PMCOL +185
U 9.5
+500 +500
TEX at OAK03:37 PMTEX -275
U 8.5
+500 +500
STL at TB06:40 PMTB -150
U 9.5
+500 +500
MIN at DET06:40 PMDET +140
O 8.5
+500 +500
WAS at PHI06:40 PMPHI -185
U 9.0
+500 +500
ATL at PIT07:05 PMPIT +235
U 9.5
+500 +500
HOU at BAL07:05 PMBAL -125
U 9.0
+500 +500
TOR at CLE07:10 PMTOR -150
U 8.0
+500 +500
KC at BOS07:10 PMKC +190
U 10.5
+500 +500
CHC at NYM07:10 PMCHC -115
O 9.0
+500 +500
SF at LAA09:38 PMLAA -135
O 8.0
+500 +500
LAD at ARI09:40 PMARI +110
U 9.0
+500 +500
SD at SEA09:40 PMSEA +120
O 8.5
+500 +500
 

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MLB AUGUST BEST BETS !

08/09/2023..............................9 - 13............................40.90%.........................- 31.25
08/08/2023...............................9 - 9..............................50.00%.........................+ 3.25
08/07/2023...............................8 - 8..............................50.00%.........................- 3.25
08/06/2023.............................12 - 7.............................63.15%.........................- 29.00
08/05/2023..............................9 - 12............................42.85%.........................- 33.25
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.................................. 75 - 91...........................45.18%..........................- 80.50
 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Odds for the St Jude golf tournament this week:
6-1— Scheffler
9-1— McIlroy, Rahm
16-1— Cantlay, Schauffele
20-1— Hovland, Morikawa
25-1— Fleetwood, Hatton
30-1— Fowler

Quote of the Day
“I’ve always wanted to throw a no-hitter.”
Michael Lorenzen, who has now thrown a no-hitter

Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver won his 300th major league game, what team was he pitching for?

Wednesday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.

Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Scioscia managed the Angels when they won their only World Series title.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……

— Phillies 7, Nationals 0
Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in his second start for the Phillies.
He threw 25 pitches in the first inning, still tossed a complete game (124 PT)
Tough decision for manager Rob Thomson, whether to leave him in for all 9 innings. He did the old-school thing, leaving Lorenzen in.
Vinny Castellanos hit two homers, including the 200th of his career.
Weston Wilson hit a home run in his first MLB at-bat; he also walked twice and scored three runs, in his first MLB game after seven years in the minors.
Last time a Phillies player homered in his first MLB at-bat was Marlon Anderson, 25 years ago.

— My cousin texted me last night and asked if I had ever heard of the “Curse of Rocky Colavito” which I had not.
Colavito was a power-hitting outfielder for Cleveland; his first four full years in the majors, he hit 129 home runs— he led the American League with 42 taters in 1959.
Then, on April 17, 1960 (weird time for a trade, two days before the season started— back then, the season started later), the Indians traded Colavito straight-up to Detroit for Harvey Kuenn, who had made the All-Star team seven years in a row, and led the AL in batting (.353) in 1959.
Very unusual trade; two star players getting exchanged two days before the season started; Kuenn only played one year in Cleveland- they dealt him to the Giants that winter.
Colavito bounced around a little after that; he ever re-surfaced in Cleveland for a couple years, knocking in 108 runs for the Indians in 1965. He wound up with 374 career homers and an OPS of .848. Damn good hitter.
Anyway, there are people in Cleveland who think the Indians/Guardians are cursed because of that trade— they haven’t won a World Series since 1948, though they did it make it there in 1995, 1997 and 2016. Detroit won the World Series in 1968, so no curse for them.
There is actually a book, The Curse of Rocky Colavito: A Loving Look at a Thirty-Year Slump, written by Terry Pluto, who is an excellent writer.

— I have an odd memory of Colavito; he pitched twice in the majors, once in 1958, once in 1968 for New York. The 1968 game had to be on a weekend; I watched the game on TV. He threw 2.2 innings in relief, was probably the first time I had ever heard of a position player pitching (I was 8 years old back then).
New York trailed 5-0 when he entered the game (first game of a twinbill) in the 4th inning, but by time he was replaced, they led 6-5, and Colavito wound up getting the win.
As we said before, Detroit went on to win the World Series that season.

— Speaking of the Tigers, their P Eduardo Rodriguez declined a trade to the Dodgers last week, saying he wanted to stay closer to his family, which is his choice, but this is unusual.
Rodriguez doesn’t want to pitch for a contender? He’s rich (by 2026, he’ll have $100M in career earnings), he could bring the family to LA with him. Who would rather live in Detroit than in Los Angeles?

— Miami Marlins have a 20-year old pitcher Eury Perez, who they shut down for a while after his July 6 start, because they wanted to restrict his innings pitched. Guys who make a huge jump in IP from one year to the next tend to get hurt more than other pitchers.
Anyway, Marlins were 51-38 when they shut him down; they were 7-17 while he was gone, now they’re 2-1 since he started pitching again. Interesting decision.

— Movie of the Day— Prince of Tides (1991)— A high school football coach from South Carolina comes to New York to talk to his suicidal sister’s psychiatrist about their family history; because it is the movies, the coach/psychiatrist fall in love, which complicates things.
Nick Nolte is the coach, Barbra Streisand the psychiatrist. Blythe Danner is the coach’s wife, George Carlin has a small role as the psychiatrist’s neighbor.
Very good movie; the psychiatrist’s husband is a big-time violin player. There is a great scene at a dinner party, I’ll leave it at that, but this is a good movie with a little bit of a surprise ending.

— NFL Trend of the Day— Last two years, Dallas Cowboys are 17-8 ATS as a favorite.

— Every summer, Nick Saban August invites speakers to Alabama’s football practice facility during fall camp; Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps had done it in the past.
This year, Saban brought in a speaker to address sports gambling with his players, someone who is kind of famous……….Pete Rose.
Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired in May after being linked to suspicious betting activity surrounding an Alabama-LSU baseball game.

— Nick Kerr, son of Golden State head coach Steve Kerr, is the new coach of the G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors. It helps to know people
Nick Kerr worked in the San Antonio Spurs’ video room as an assistant in 2017-18; he then joined Golden State’s G League affiliate as an assistant for two years.

— A’s 2, Texas 0
Four Oakland pitchers combined to toss a 5-hit shutout.
A’s are 3-2 in their last five games.

— Mariners 6, Padres 1
Cal Raleigh’s 2-run homer in 8th inning was a game-winner.
San Diego is 8-22 in games where the winning run scored from the 8th inning on.

— NFL exhibition games resume tonight, with two games on NFL Network. Fun to watch, but I would not recommend wagering on them— the teams are looking at players to fill spots on their roster, winning isn’t the first priority, if it is a priority at all. Caution is advised.
 

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PITTSBURGH is 8-0 SU (8 Units) in home games when playing with a day off in the current season.

BALTIMORE is 64-39 SU (22.2 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 20-50 SU (-35 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 8-0 Under (8 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 10-2 Under (7.8 Units) when playing on Thursday in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 9-2 SU (6.8 Units) in home games against left-handed starters in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 103-117 SU (-25.7 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 90-59 SU (25.1 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
 

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