Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in RBI:
112— Matt Olson
98— Mookie Betts, Kyle Tucker
97— Adolis Garcia
96— Pete Alonso
95— Shohei Ohtani
90— Max Muncy, Ozzie Albies, Alex Bregman
Quote of the Day
“It’s been a while since I was playing really meaningful games in September, and I feel it in this clubhouse. Guys know what’s at stake. Guys know the long grind of the season. It would be disappointing if we didn’t finish off strong because we had a really good year and played really good baseball.”
Miami Marlins’ IF Garrett Hampson
Saturday’s quiz
Major League Baseball switched to divisional play in 1969; who won the National League West that season?
Friday’s quiz
Dallas Cowboys have won Super Bowls under three head coaches: Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer
Thursday’s quiz
In the classic TV show The Odd Couple, Murray the cop was a friend of Felix/Oscar’s.
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Thursday night, Acuna became the first player ever to hit 30+ home runs and steal 60+ bases in the same season. Braves beat the Dodgers 8-7, with Acuna hitting a grand slam.
Earlier Thursday, Acuna got married; his fiancee’s visa was about to expire— she would’ve had to leave the country and miss the rest of the season, so instead of getting married this fall, they got married Thursday, so now she can live in Atlanta, with the couple’s two kids.
Friday night, Atlanta beat the Dodgers again, 6-3, and Acuna hit another home run.
Ballplayers are superstitious; Braves’ 1B Matt Olson jokingly suggested that he and his wife might be getting their vows renewed, if getting married helps your hitting.
— College sports are getting very weird; the ATLANTIC Coast Conference, and I am emphasizing ATLANTIC, added three teams Friday: Stanford, California and SMU.
Stanford and Cal are located in California, very close to the PACIFIC Ocean.
Southern Methodist is located in Dallas, which isn’t near the Atlantic or the Pacific.
Supposedly, lot of the non-revenue sports will be playing games in Dallas, cutting down the travel from each coast, which is why/how SMU got involved.
This is all greed-driven nonsense:
Clemson, Cal and Stanford are in the same league.
USC, UCLA and Rutgers are in the same league.
Oy.
— Washington Commander fans must be happy that Daniel Snyder sold the ballclub; the Week 1 home opener against Arizona is a sellout, which is significant.
As recently as 2021, the team’s home games were filled to only 62.6% of their stadium’s capacity. It was, by far, the lowest figure in the NFL.
— As recently as Week 18 of last season, Davis Webb was an NFL quarterback; he started the Giants’ last regular season game LY, his one and only NFL start. Then he retired.
Webb must be highly thought of in NFL circles; Sean Payton hired the 28-year old Webb as his new QB coach in Denver, where his job is to get Russell Wilson back on track.
Pretty significant job for a first-time coach; this will be interesting to follow.
— Movie of the Day: The Breakfast Club (1985)— Five high school students meet during their Saturday detention and discover they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy are the five kids. Paul lGleason plays the teacher supervising the group.
The scene in which all characters sit in a circle on the floor in the library and tell stories about why they were in detention wasn’t scripted; it was all ad-libbed.
Good movie.
— NFL Trend of the Day: Under Robert Saleh, Jets are 11-17 ATS as an underdog, 3-3 as the favorite. Now that Aaron Rodgers is a Jet, they figure to be favored more often.
— Louisville 39, Georgia Tech 34
Tech led 28-13 at halftime.
Louisville was only 1-11 on third down.
Cardinals ran ball for 227 yards, threw for 247 more; good balance.
— Michigan State 31, Central Michigan 7
MSU outscored the Chippewas 21-0 in second half.
Total yardage was 406-219, Spartans.
Central Michigan was 3-16 on third down.
— Miami FL 38, Miami OH 3
Hurricanes threw a 44-yard TD pass on their first pass of the game.
Hurricanes outgained the Red Hawks, 493-215.
— Cubs 6-2, Reds 2-3
Noelvi Marte’s walk-off single gave the Reds a split of this twinbill.
In the first inning of the nightcap, Lyon Richardson threw 37 pitches, faced six batters— three walks, three strikeouts.
37 pitches with no balls in play isn’t going to make Commissioner Manfred happy.
— Phillies’ P Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in his second start for Philly August 9th; in three starts since then, he’s allowed 15 runs in 15 IP. Go figure.
— Marlins 8, Nationals 5 (11)
Miami moves within two games of the last NL Wild Card slot.
— Mets 2, Mariners 1
Daniel Vogelbach had the game-winning single in the 8th inning.
— Blue Jays 13, Rockies 9
This game was 2-2 after five innings; rough night for the bullpens.
Major league leaders in RBI:
112— Matt Olson
98— Mookie Betts, Kyle Tucker
97— Adolis Garcia
96— Pete Alonso
95— Shohei Ohtani
90— Max Muncy, Ozzie Albies, Alex Bregman
Quote of the Day
“It’s been a while since I was playing really meaningful games in September, and I feel it in this clubhouse. Guys know what’s at stake. Guys know the long grind of the season. It would be disappointing if we didn’t finish off strong because we had a really good year and played really good baseball.”
Miami Marlins’ IF Garrett Hampson
Saturday’s quiz
Major League Baseball switched to divisional play in 1969; who won the National League West that season?
Friday’s quiz
Dallas Cowboys have won Super Bowls under three head coaches: Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer
Thursday’s quiz
In the classic TV show The Odd Couple, Murray the cop was a friend of Felix/Oscar’s.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a summer night
— Ronald Acuna is having a very good week.Thursday night, Acuna became the first player ever to hit 30+ home runs and steal 60+ bases in the same season. Braves beat the Dodgers 8-7, with Acuna hitting a grand slam.
Earlier Thursday, Acuna got married; his fiancee’s visa was about to expire— she would’ve had to leave the country and miss the rest of the season, so instead of getting married this fall, they got married Thursday, so now she can live in Atlanta, with the couple’s two kids.
Friday night, Atlanta beat the Dodgers again, 6-3, and Acuna hit another home run.
Ballplayers are superstitious; Braves’ 1B Matt Olson jokingly suggested that he and his wife might be getting their vows renewed, if getting married helps your hitting.
— College sports are getting very weird; the ATLANTIC Coast Conference, and I am emphasizing ATLANTIC, added three teams Friday: Stanford, California and SMU.
Stanford and Cal are located in California, very close to the PACIFIC Ocean.
Southern Methodist is located in Dallas, which isn’t near the Atlantic or the Pacific.
Supposedly, lot of the non-revenue sports will be playing games in Dallas, cutting down the travel from each coast, which is why/how SMU got involved.
This is all greed-driven nonsense:
Clemson, Cal and Stanford are in the same league.
USC, UCLA and Rutgers are in the same league.
Oy.
— Washington Commander fans must be happy that Daniel Snyder sold the ballclub; the Week 1 home opener against Arizona is a sellout, which is significant.
As recently as 2021, the team’s home games were filled to only 62.6% of their stadium’s capacity. It was, by far, the lowest figure in the NFL.
— As recently as Week 18 of last season, Davis Webb was an NFL quarterback; he started the Giants’ last regular season game LY, his one and only NFL start. Then he retired.
Webb must be highly thought of in NFL circles; Sean Payton hired the 28-year old Webb as his new QB coach in Denver, where his job is to get Russell Wilson back on track.
Pretty significant job for a first-time coach; this will be interesting to follow.
— Movie of the Day: The Breakfast Club (1985)— Five high school students meet during their Saturday detention and discover they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy are the five kids. Paul lGleason plays the teacher supervising the group.
The scene in which all characters sit in a circle on the floor in the library and tell stories about why they were in detention wasn’t scripted; it was all ad-libbed.
Good movie.
— NFL Trend of the Day: Under Robert Saleh, Jets are 11-17 ATS as an underdog, 3-3 as the favorite. Now that Aaron Rodgers is a Jet, they figure to be favored more often.
— Louisville 39, Georgia Tech 34
Tech led 28-13 at halftime.
Louisville was only 1-11 on third down.
Cardinals ran ball for 227 yards, threw for 247 more; good balance.
— Michigan State 31, Central Michigan 7
MSU outscored the Chippewas 21-0 in second half.
Total yardage was 406-219, Spartans.
Central Michigan was 3-16 on third down.
— Miami FL 38, Miami OH 3
Hurricanes threw a 44-yard TD pass on their first pass of the game.
Hurricanes outgained the Red Hawks, 493-215.
— Cubs 6-2, Reds 2-3
Noelvi Marte’s walk-off single gave the Reds a split of this twinbill.
In the first inning of the nightcap, Lyon Richardson threw 37 pitches, faced six batters— three walks, three strikeouts.
37 pitches with no balls in play isn’t going to make Commissioner Manfred happy.
— Phillies’ P Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in his second start for Philly August 9th; in three starts since then, he’s allowed 15 runs in 15 IP. Go figure.
— Marlins 8, Nationals 5 (11)
Miami moves within two games of the last NL Wild Card slot.
— Mets 2, Mariners 1
Daniel Vogelbach had the game-winning single in the 8th inning.
— Blue Jays 13, Rockies 9
This game was 2-2 after five innings; rough night for the bullpens.
WASHINGTON is 13-4 SU (8.6 Units) with triple revenge - 3 straight losses against opponent in the current season.
OAKLAND is 15-4 Over (10.6 Units) after allowing 2 runs or less in the current season.
TAMPA BAY is 75-54 SU (15.6 Units) after allowing 3 runs or less 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 17-5 SU (11.5 Units) in home games after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the current season.
KANSAS CITY is 41-24 Over (14.6 Units) in home games after a 5 game span with an OBP of .285 or worse in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 99-127 SU (-40.7 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the current season.
SEATTLE is 13-5 Under (7.5 Units) in road games in an inter-league game in the current season.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-47 SU (-17.7 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 24-29 SU (-13 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 36-56 SU (-25.6 Units) in road games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 161-126 SU (22.4 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-23 SU (-14.5 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 54% to 62%) in the current season.
SAN DIEGO is 100-130 SU (-43 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 116-84 SU (23.6 Units) after 2 or more consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 15-4 Over (10.6 Units) after allowing 2 runs or less in the current season.
TAMPA BAY is 75-54 SU (15.6 Units) after allowing 3 runs or less 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 17-5 SU (11.5 Units) in home games after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the current season.
KANSAS CITY is 41-24 Over (14.6 Units) in home games after a 5 game span with an OBP of .285 or worse in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 99-127 SU (-40.7 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the current season.
SEATTLE is 13-5 Under (7.5 Units) in road games in an inter-league game in the current season.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-47 SU (-17.7 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 24-29 SU (-13 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 36-56 SU (-25.6 Units) in road games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 161-126 SU (22.4 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-23 SU (-14.5 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 54% to 62%) in the current season.
SAN DIEGO is 100-130 SU (-43 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 116-84 SU (23.6 Units) after 2 or more consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Saturday, September 2
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Trend Report
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Miami @ Washington
Miami
⦁ Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games on the road
Washington
⦁ Washington is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Miami
LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
Oakland
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games at home
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
⦁ Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland
⦁ Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
⦁ Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Cincinnati's last 15 games at home
NY Yankees @ Houston
NY Yankees
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
⦁ NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
⦁ Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Detroit @ Chi White Sox
Detroit
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Boston @ Kansas City
Boston
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 14 of Boston's last 15 games
Kansas City
⦁ Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
⦁ Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Seattle @ NY Mets
Seattle
⦁ Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
⦁ Seattle is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games on the road
NY Mets
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 9 games
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games at home
Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
⦁ Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
⦁ Pittsburgh is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
⦁ Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games at home
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Minnesota @ Texas
Minnesota
⦁ Minnesota is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Texas
⦁ Minnesota is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home
Baltimore @ Arizona
Baltimore
⦁ Baltimore is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
⦁ Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
⦁ Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Toronto @ Colorado
Toronto
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games on the road
Colorado
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games at home
⦁ Colorado is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto
San Francisco @ San Diego
San Francisco
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
San Diego
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing at home against San Francisco
⦁ San Diego is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Atlanta @ LA Dodgers
Atlanta
⦁ Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
⦁ Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games
⦁ LA Dodgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
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Saturday, September 2
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Trend Report
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Miami @ Washington
Miami
⦁ Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games on the road
Washington
⦁ Washington is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Miami
LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
Oakland
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games at home
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
⦁ Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland
⦁ Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
⦁ Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Cincinnati's last 15 games at home
NY Yankees @ Houston
NY Yankees
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
⦁ NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
⦁ Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Detroit @ Chi White Sox
Detroit
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Boston @ Kansas City
Boston
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 14 of Boston's last 15 games
Kansas City
⦁ Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
⦁ Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Seattle @ NY Mets
Seattle
⦁ Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
⦁ Seattle is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games on the road
NY Mets
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 9 games
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games at home
Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
⦁ Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
⦁ Pittsburgh is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
⦁ Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games at home
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Minnesota @ Texas
Minnesota
⦁ Minnesota is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Texas
⦁ Minnesota is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home
Baltimore @ Arizona
Baltimore
⦁ Baltimore is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
⦁ Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
⦁ Arizona is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Toronto @ Colorado
Toronto
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
⦁ The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games on the road
Colorado
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games at home
⦁ Colorado is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto
San Francisco @ San Diego
San Francisco
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
San Diego
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing at home against San Francisco
⦁ San Diego is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Atlanta @ LA Dodgers
Atlanta
⦁ Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
⦁ Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers
⦁ The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games
⦁ LA Dodgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, September 2
National League
Cubs (72-63) @ Cincinnati (70-67)
— Assad is 2-0, 2.49 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-1 in his starts
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 0-1, 3.00 in two starts vs Cincinnati
— Cubs are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Chicago is 35-32 on road.
— under 5-0 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-134
— record in first 5 innings: 62-52-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-12
— Abbott is 1-1, 5.84 in his last three starts.
— Cincinnati is 12-4 in his starts.
— under 11-5
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-3
— He gave up 4 runs in 3.1 IP in July 31 start at Chicago.
— Reds are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— Cincinnati is 32-35 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 42-135
— record in first 5 innings: 53-52-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-x-11
Miami (67-67) @ Washington (62-74)
— bullpen game
— Miami is 4-11 in its last 15 games.
— Marlins are 30-36 on the road.
— under 9-3 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-135
— record in first 5 innings: 56-55-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-6.1
— Williams is 1-1, 3.63 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 6-4 in his home starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 10-26
— record in first 5 innings: 8-16-2
— He is 0-2, 6.23 in three starts vs Miami TY
— Nationals are 1-5 in their last six games.
— They’re 29-38 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 44-136
— record in first 5 innings: 52-68-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-6
Philadelphia (74-60) @ Milwaukee (75-59)
— Nola is 3-0, 2.63 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— over 5-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-10-3
— He is 6-1, 2.30 in 11 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Phillies won seven of last ten games.
— Phillies are 33-34 on road.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-134
— record in first 5 innings: 57-68-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-2
— Rea is 0-1, 7.66 in his last five starts.
— Brewers are 5-4 in his home starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six home outings.
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-2
— He is 0-2, 3.71 in three starts vs Philly.
— Brewers won 10 of last 12 games.
— Milwaukee is 39-27 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 41-134
— record in first 5 innings: 55-59-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-3
Pittsburgh (61-73) @ St Louis (57-77)
— bullpen game
— Pirates won their last four games.
— Pittsburgh is 30-37 on road.
— over 27-16 last 43 games
— scored run in first inning: 34-135
— record in first 5 innings: 50-66-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-4
— Rom is 0-2, 10.00 in two starts.
— Cardinals are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up 8 runs in 3.2 IP August 21 at Pittsburgh.
— Cardinals lost 11 of last 15 games.
— Cardinals are 30-39 at home.
— over 3-2-1 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 40-134
— record in first 5 innings: 54-58-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-3
San Francisco (70-65) @ San Diego (63-73)
— bullpen game
— Giants won four of their last six games.
— San Francisco is 32-34 on road.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 38-135
— record in first 5 innings: 56-54-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-5.1
— Snell is 5-1, 2.63 in his last seven starts.
— Padres are 10-4 in his last 14 starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-1
— He is 4-1, 2.11 in seven starts vs San Francisco
— Padres are 9-18 in their last 27 games.
— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings.
— San Diego is 36-34 at home.
— over 7-1-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 46-136
— record in first 5 innings: 62-58-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-3
Atlanta (89-45) @ Los Angeles (83-51)
— Elder is 3-0, 2.45 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-6
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Los Angeles.
— Atlanta is 19-5 in its last 24 games.
— Braves are 45-23 on the road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 53-134
— record in first 5 innings: 81-36-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x
— bullpen game
— Dodgers won 20 of their last 25 games.
— Dodgers are 46-23 at home.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 56-134
— record in first 5 innings: 68-51-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-4
American League
Tampa Bay (82-53) @ Cleveland (65-70)
— Littell is 2-2, 4.03 in his last five starts.
— Tampa Bay is 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He’s thrown 11.2 scoreless IP, in 8 relief stints vs Cleveland.
— Tampa Bay is 10-3 in its last 13 games.
— Rays are 37-30 on road.
— over 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-135
— record in first 5 innings: 71-48-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.2-1
— Allen is 1-3, 3.43 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-20
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— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Guardians are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Cleveland is 32-37 on road.
— under 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-135
— record in first 5 innings: 54-58-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3
Minnesota (70-64) @ Texas (75-58)
— Keuchel is 1-1, 4.85 in three starts.
— Twins are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 10-10, 3.78 in 28 starts vs Texas.
— Twins split their last ten games.
— Minnesota is 30-36 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 37-134
— record in first 5 innings: 58-57-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-3
— Montgomery is 2-1, 2.30 in five starts for Texas.
— Rangers are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 0-1, 5.73 in four starts vs Minnesota.
— Texas is 3-11 in its last 14 games.
— Rangers are 42-25 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 37-134
— record in first 5 innings: 74-43-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-3
Boston (69-66) @ Kansas City (42-94)
— Houck is 0-5, 4.82 in his last six starts.
— Red Sox are 2-9 in his last 11 starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.
— Red Sox are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Boston is 33-33 on the road.
— over 14-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-135
— record in first 5 innings: 51-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-x-6.2
— bullpen game
— Royals lost six of last seven games.
— Royals are 24-43 at home.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 40-136
— record in first 5 innings: 40-79-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-1
Detroit (61-74) @ White Sox (53-82)
— Olson is 0-1, 8.49 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 2-3 in his road starts.
— under 3-2 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP, in a June 2nd start at Chicago.
— Detroit is 4-7 in its last 11 games.
— Tigers are 32-34 on road.
— under 15-5 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-134
— record in first 5 innings: 50-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-2.1
— Clevinger is 2-1, 2.16 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 6-1 in his last seven home starts.
— under 10-5-1 last 16 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
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— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-1
— He is 8-2, 1.63 in 13 starts vs Detroit.
— Chicago is 6-13 in its last 19 games.
— White Sox are 28-38 at home
— over 12-7-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-135
— record in first 5 innings: 51-68-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-3.2
Bronx (66-69) @ Houston (77-59)
— Severino is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (13.2 IP).
— New York is 7-9 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 7-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-4
— He is 2-4, 4.54 in seven starts vs Houston.
— New York is 6-4 in last ten games.
— Bronx is 30-37 on the road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 37-135
— record in first 5 innings: 60-52-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4
— Brown is 2-2, 6.86 in his last four starts.
— Houston is 4-6 in his home starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs New York.
— Astros won five of their last six games.
— Houston is 35-32 at home.
— over 16-7-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-136
— record in first 5 innings: 65-50-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3
LA Angels (64-71) @ Oakland (40-95)
— Canning is 0-0, 2.55 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 10-6 in his starts
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-2
— He is 2-3, 4.79 in eight starts vs Oakland.
— Angels are 7-20 in their last 27 games.
— Angels are 32-38 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 38-134
— record in first 5 innings: 54-58-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-4.1
— Blackburn is 1-1, 2.84 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 9-4 last 13 starts
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— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-4
— He is 2-0, 2.74 in four starts vs Anaheim.
— A’s are 6-5 in their last 11 games.
— Oakland is 21-45 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 37-135
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— record in first 5 innings: 39-75-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3
Interleague games
Seattle (76-58) @ NY Mets (62-73)
— Castillo is 4-0, 2.00 in his last four starts.
— Mariners won his last six starts.
— over 9-3 last 12 starts
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— allowed run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-6
— He is 1-1, 3.26 in three starts against the Mets.
— Seattle is 30-9 in its last 39 games.
— Mariners are 37-29 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 42-134
— record in first 5 innings: 64-48-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-1.1
— Peterson is 0-0, 3.27 in his last five starts.
— New York is 5-3 in his last eight starts.
— over 8-3-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.
— Mets are 4-7 in their last 11 games.
— Mets are 34-32 at home.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-133
— record in first 5 innings: 58-58-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-x-2
Toronto (74-61) @ Colorado (49-84)
— Kikuchi is 2-1, 2.78 in his last six starts.
— Blue Jays are 5-1 in his last six starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-26
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— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-5
— He gave up 4 runs in 5.2 IP in his one start vs Colorado.
— Toronto won three of last four games.
— Blue Jays are 39-31 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 32-134
— record in first 5 innings: 56-51-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-4
— Blach is 0-0, 2.86 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 2-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Colorado is 11-25 in its last 36 games.
— Colorado is 28-37 at home.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 39-134
— record in first 5 innings: 53-67-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-3.1
Baltimore (83-51) @ Arizona (70-65)
— Bradish is 3-0, 2.12 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 9-3 in his last 12 starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-24
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— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.
— Orioles are 11-7 in their last 18 games.
— Baltimore is 41-25 on road.
— over 8-4-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-134
— record in first 5 innings: 62-50-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-2.1
— Cecconi is 0-0, 3.14 in three starts.
— Arizona is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.
— Arizona is 2-4 in its last six games.
— Arizona is 36-32 at home.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 45-131
— record in first 5 innings: 56-51-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-3
Umpires
Mia-Wsh— Underdogs are 6-4 in last 10 Vondrak games
Chi-Cin— Home side won last 11 Diaz games
Phil-Mil— Over is 3-1 in last four Wendelstedt games.
Pitt-StL— Under is 13-3-1 in last 17 Kulpa games.
SF-SD— Under is 14-4 in last 18 Blakney games.
Atl-LA— Over is 3-0-1 in last four Ripperger games.
LAA-A’s— Last four Ortiz games stayed under the total.
TB-Clev— Under is 5-1 in last six Bucknor games.
Bos-KC— Under is 11-3 in last 14 Porter games.
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Det-Chi— Last eight DeJesus games went over.
NY-Hst— Underdogs are 3-2 in Clemons games
Minn-Tex— Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Knight games.
Sea-NY— Under is 11-4 in last 15 Hamari games.
Tor-Colo— Under is 3-2 in Hernandez games.
Balt-Az— Under is 8-3 in last 11 Ceja games.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, September 2
National League
Cubs (72-63) @ Cincinnati (70-67)
— Assad is 2-0, 2.49 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-1 in his starts
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
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— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 0-1, 3.00 in two starts vs Cincinnati
— Cubs are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Chicago is 35-32 on road.
— under 5-0 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-134
— record in first 5 innings: 62-52-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-12
— Abbott is 1-1, 5.84 in his last three starts.
— Cincinnati is 12-4 in his starts.
— under 11-5
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-3
— He gave up 4 runs in 3.1 IP in July 31 start at Chicago.
— Reds are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— Cincinnati is 32-35 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 42-135
— record in first 5 innings: 53-52-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-x-11
Miami (67-67) @ Washington (62-74)
— bullpen game
— Miami is 4-11 in its last 15 games.
— Marlins are 30-36 on the road.
— under 9-3 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-135
— record in first 5 innings: 56-55-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-6.1
— Williams is 1-1, 3.63 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 6-4 in his home starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 10-26
— record in first 5 innings: 8-16-2
— He is 0-2, 6.23 in three starts vs Miami TY
— Nationals are 1-5 in their last six games.
— They’re 29-38 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 44-136
— record in first 5 innings: 52-68-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-6
Philadelphia (74-60) @ Milwaukee (75-59)
— Nola is 3-0, 2.63 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— over 5-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-10-3
— He is 6-1, 2.30 in 11 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Phillies won seven of last ten games.
— Phillies are 33-34 on road.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-134
— record in first 5 innings: 57-68-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-2
— Rea is 0-1, 7.66 in his last five starts.
— Brewers are 5-4 in his home starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six home outings.
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-2
— He is 0-2, 3.71 in three starts vs Philly.
— Brewers won 10 of last 12 games.
— Milwaukee is 39-27 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 41-134
— record in first 5 innings: 55-59-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-3
Pittsburgh (61-73) @ St Louis (57-77)
— bullpen game
— Pirates won their last four games.
— Pittsburgh is 30-37 on road.
— over 27-16 last 43 games
— scored run in first inning: 34-135
— record in first 5 innings: 50-66-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-4
— Rom is 0-2, 10.00 in two starts.
— Cardinals are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up 8 runs in 3.2 IP August 21 at Pittsburgh.
— Cardinals lost 11 of last 15 games.
— Cardinals are 30-39 at home.
— over 3-2-1 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 40-134
— record in first 5 innings: 54-58-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-3
San Francisco (70-65) @ San Diego (63-73)
— bullpen game
— Giants won four of their last six games.
— San Francisco is 32-34 on road.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 38-135
— record in first 5 innings: 56-54-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-5.1
— Snell is 5-1, 2.63 in his last seven starts.
— Padres are 10-4 in his last 14 starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-1
— He is 4-1, 2.11 in seven starts vs San Francisco
— Padres are 9-18 in their last 27 games.
— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings.
— San Diego is 36-34 at home.
— over 7-1-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 46-136
— record in first 5 innings: 62-58-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-3
Atlanta (89-45) @ Los Angeles (83-51)
— Elder is 3-0, 2.45 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-6
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Los Angeles.
— Atlanta is 19-5 in its last 24 games.
— Braves are 45-23 on the road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 53-134
— record in first 5 innings: 81-36-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x
— bullpen game
— Dodgers won 20 of their last 25 games.
— Dodgers are 46-23 at home.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 56-134
— record in first 5 innings: 68-51-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-4
American League
Tampa Bay (82-53) @ Cleveland (65-70)
— Littell is 2-2, 4.03 in his last five starts.
— Tampa Bay is 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He’s thrown 11.2 scoreless IP, in 8 relief stints vs Cleveland.
— Tampa Bay is 10-3 in its last 13 games.
— Rays are 37-30 on road.
— over 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-135
— record in first 5 innings: 71-48-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.2-1
— Allen is 1-3, 3.43 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-20
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— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Guardians are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Cleveland is 32-37 on road.
— under 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-135
— record in first 5 innings: 54-58-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3
Minnesota (70-64) @ Texas (75-58)
— Keuchel is 1-1, 4.85 in three starts.
— Twins are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 10-10, 3.78 in 28 starts vs Texas.
— Twins split their last ten games.
— Minnesota is 30-36 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 37-134
— record in first 5 innings: 58-57-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-3
— Montgomery is 2-1, 2.30 in five starts for Texas.
— Rangers are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 0-1, 5.73 in four starts vs Minnesota.
— Texas is 3-11 in its last 14 games.
— Rangers are 42-25 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 37-134
— record in first 5 innings: 74-43-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-3
Boston (69-66) @ Kansas City (42-94)
— Houck is 0-5, 4.82 in his last six starts.
— Red Sox are 2-9 in his last 11 starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.
— Red Sox are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Boston is 33-33 on the road.
— over 14-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-135
— record in first 5 innings: 51-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-x-6.2
— bullpen game
— Royals lost six of last seven games.
— Royals are 24-43 at home.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 40-136
— record in first 5 innings: 40-79-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-1
Detroit (61-74) @ White Sox (53-82)
— Olson is 0-1, 8.49 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 2-3 in his road starts.
— under 3-2 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP, in a June 2nd start at Chicago.
— Detroit is 4-7 in its last 11 games.
— Tigers are 32-34 on road.
— under 15-5 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-134
— record in first 5 innings: 50-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-2.1
— Clevinger is 2-1, 2.16 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 6-1 in his last seven home starts.
— under 10-5-1 last 16 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
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— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-1
— He is 8-2, 1.63 in 13 starts vs Detroit.
— Chicago is 6-13 in its last 19 games.
— White Sox are 28-38 at home
— over 12-7-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-135
— record in first 5 innings: 51-68-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-3.2
Bronx (66-69) @ Houston (77-59)
— Severino is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (13.2 IP).
— New York is 7-9 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 7-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-4
— He is 2-4, 4.54 in seven starts vs Houston.
— New York is 6-4 in last ten games.
— Bronx is 30-37 on the road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 37-135
— record in first 5 innings: 60-52-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4
— Brown is 2-2, 6.86 in his last four starts.
— Houston is 4-6 in his home starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs New York.
— Astros won five of their last six games.
— Houston is 35-32 at home.
— over 16-7-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-136
— record in first 5 innings: 65-50-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3
LA Angels (64-71) @ Oakland (40-95)
— Canning is 0-0, 2.55 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 10-6 in his starts
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-2
— He is 2-3, 4.79 in eight starts vs Oakland.
— Angels are 7-20 in their last 27 games.
— Angels are 32-38 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 38-134
— record in first 5 innings: 54-58-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-4.1
— Blackburn is 1-1, 2.84 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 9-4 last 13 starts
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— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-4
— He is 2-0, 2.74 in four starts vs Anaheim.
— A’s are 6-5 in their last 11 games.
— Oakland is 21-45 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 37-135
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— record in first 5 innings: 39-75-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3
Interleague games
Seattle (76-58) @ NY Mets (62-73)
— Castillo is 4-0, 2.00 in his last four starts.
— Mariners won his last six starts.
— over 9-3 last 12 starts
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— allowed run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-6
— He is 1-1, 3.26 in three starts against the Mets.
— Seattle is 30-9 in its last 39 games.
— Mariners are 37-29 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 42-134
— record in first 5 innings: 64-48-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-1.1
— Peterson is 0-0, 3.27 in his last five starts.
— New York is 5-3 in his last eight starts.
— over 8-3-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.
— Mets are 4-7 in their last 11 games.
— Mets are 34-32 at home.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-133
— record in first 5 innings: 58-58-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-x-2
Toronto (74-61) @ Colorado (49-84)
— Kikuchi is 2-1, 2.78 in his last six starts.
— Blue Jays are 5-1 in his last six starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-26
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— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-5
— He gave up 4 runs in 5.2 IP in his one start vs Colorado.
— Toronto won three of last four games.
— Blue Jays are 39-31 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 32-134
— record in first 5 innings: 56-51-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-4
— Blach is 0-0, 2.86 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 2-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Colorado is 11-25 in its last 36 games.
— Colorado is 28-37 at home.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 39-134
— record in first 5 innings: 53-67-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-3.1
Baltimore (83-51) @ Arizona (70-65)
— Bradish is 3-0, 2.12 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 9-3 in his last 12 starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-24
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— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.
— Orioles are 11-7 in their last 18 games.
— Baltimore is 41-25 on road.
— over 8-4-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-134
— record in first 5 innings: 62-50-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-2.1
— Cecconi is 0-0, 3.14 in three starts.
— Arizona is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.
— Arizona is 2-4 in its last six games.
— Arizona is 36-32 at home.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 45-131
— record in first 5 innings: 56-51-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-3
Umpires
Mia-Wsh— Underdogs are 6-4 in last 10 Vondrak games
Chi-Cin— Home side won last 11 Diaz games
Phil-Mil— Over is 3-1 in last four Wendelstedt games.
Pitt-StL— Under is 13-3-1 in last 17 Kulpa games.
SF-SD— Under is 14-4 in last 18 Blakney games.
Atl-LA— Over is 3-0-1 in last four Ripperger games.
LAA-A’s— Last four Ortiz games stayed under the total.
TB-Clev— Under is 5-1 in last six Bucknor games.
Bos-KC— Under is 11-3 in last 14 Porter games.
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Det-Chi— Last eight DeJesus games went over.
NY-Hst— Underdogs are 3-2 in Clemons games
Minn-Tex— Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Knight games.
Sea-NY— Under is 11-4 in last 15 Hamari games.
Tor-Colo— Under is 3-2 in Hernandez games.
Balt-Az— Under is 8-3 in last 11 Ceja games.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA at WAS | 04:05 PM | MIA -112 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAA at OAK | 04:07 PM | OAK +112 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| TB at CLE | 06:10 PM | TB -110 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHC at CIN | 06:40 PM | CIN +104 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| NYY at HOU | 07:10 PM | HOU -169 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| DET at CHW | 07:10 PM | DET -104 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at KC | 07:10 PM | BOS -184 U 10.0 | +500 +500 |
| SEA at NYM | 07:10 PM | SEA -133 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at TEX | 07:15 PM | TEX -180 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| PIT at STL | 07:15 PM | STL -145 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at MIL | 07:15 PM | PHI -134 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| BAL at ARI | 08:10 PM | ARI +124 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| TOR at COL | 08:10 PM | COL +163 O 11.5 | +500 +500 |
| SF at SD | 08:40 PM | SF +156 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at LAD | 09:10 PM | ATL -107 U 10.0 | +500 +500 |
SEPT'S MLB BEST BETS !
09/02/2023...............................12 - 9 - 1..........................57.14%............................+ 15.95
09/01/2023................................7 - 14...............................33.33%............................- 39.50
TOTALS...................... ...............19 - 23...............................45.23%............................- 23.55
09/02/2023...............................12 - 9 - 1..........................57.14%............................+ 15.95
09/01/2023................................7 - 14...............................33.33%............................- 39.50
TOTALS...................... ...............19 - 23...............................45.23%............................- 23.55
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in stolen bases:
63— Ronald Acuna, Atl
54— Esteury Ruiz, A’s
41— Corbin Carroll, Ariz
38— CJ Abrams, Wash/Bobby Witt, KC
36— Julio Rodriguez, Sea/Nico Hoerner, Cubs
30— Wander Franco, TB
Quote of the Day
“We had very few penalties. I thought we played a clean game. The offensive line did a good job. That’s a tough, physical team we played.”
Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford, who was Aaron Rodgers’ coach at Cal
Sunday’s quiz
In the classic TV show Magnum PI, what state did Thomas Magnum live in when he was a kid?
Saturday’s quiz
Major League Baseball switched to divisional play in 1969; Atlanta Braves won the National League West that season—they were in the Western Division until 1994.
Friday’s quiz
Dallas Cowboys have won Super Bowls under three head coaches: Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer
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— Colorado 45, TCU 42
Buffaloes were a 21-point underdog.
Colorado QB Sanders threw for 510 yards, four TD’s.
Four different Colorado receivers had 100+ receiving yards.
Buffaloes were 9-15 on third down, TCU 10-17.
— Texas State 42, Baylor 31
Bobcats were a 27-point underdog.
QB Finley threw for 298 yards with 3 TD’s; he ran for another score.
Finley previously played one season at LSU and two at Auburn.
— Colorado has 87 new players this season; Texas State has 71— they’re the two teams in the country with the most new players this season. Both posted huge upsets Saturday.
— Penn State 38, West Virginia 15– 0:13 left in the game, Penn State (-21) led 31-15- they had the ball on the West Virginia 5-yard line. Take a knee and go home, right?
Not so much; Penn State runs a QB draw, scores a TD, covering the spread and putting the game over the total. Postgame handshake between the coaches must’ve been interesting.
— Wyoming 35, Texas Tech 33 OT
Tech led this game 17-0 after the first quarter.
Red Raiders outgained Wyoming, 431-320.
— Fresno State 39, Purdue 35
Fresno QB Keane threw for 366 yards, four TD’s.
Fresno WR Brooks caught 9 passes for 170 yards, two TD’s.
Bulldogs were 11-17 on third down, Purdue 3-11.
— Illinois 30, Toledo 28
Illini kicked a 26-yard FG with 0:05 left to avoid an Opening Day upset.
Toledo led this game 12-7 at halftime.
Rockets were 7-15 on third down, Illinois 3-9.
— UCLA 27, Coastal Carolina 13— Bruins were struggling in this game; they brought freshman QB Moore in off the bench, and he provided a spark. Probably the last time he comes off the bench for UCLA.
— Temple 24, Akron 21
Akron led 21-7 with a minute left in the first half.
EJ Warner (son of Kurt Warner) threw two 2nd half TD passes.
Zips had 10 penalties for 82 yards, Temple 3 for 15.
— Upsets of the Day:
Texas State (+27) 42, Baylor 31
Colorado (+21) 45, TCU 42
Wyoming (+13) 35, Texas Tech 33, OT
Northern Illinois (+9) 27, Boston College 24 OT
Fresno State (+4) 39, Purdue 35
— Reds 2, Cubs 1
Cubs led 1-0 in 9th inning, but their bullpen blew the game.
Reds are in a 3-way tie for the last Wild Card spot in the NL.
— Guardians 7, Rays 6 (11)
Tampa Bay falls 2.5 games behind Baltimore in the AL East.
Cleveland is still five games behind Minnesota in the AL Central.
— Twins 9, Rangers 7 (10)— Texas is 3-12 in its last 15 games; they’re two games out of first place in the AL West, have a 1.5-game lead for the last Wild Card slot in the AL.
— Mariners 8, Mets 7— Seattle blew a 7-3 lead with their ace Luis Castillo on the mound, but JP Crawford homered in the 9th inning for the win.
— Baltimore 7, Arizona 3
This was 46th Arizona game this year started by a rookie pitcher.
— A’s 2, Angels 1
Oakland is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
A’s are 9-7 when Blackburn is their starting pitcher.
Angels are 7-21 in their last 28 games.
Angels put six players on waivers this week, trying to get under the luxury tax threshold, but because no one claimed Randal Grichuk, the Angels are still above the threshold for this year.
The tax the Angels would pay for 2023 would be 20% of how much they went over the threshold. More significant, however, is that it would set them up to pay 30%, instead of 20%, if they go over again in 2024.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards- Phillies, Cubs, SF/Az/Cin
AL: Orioles, Twins, Mariners. Wild Cards- Rays, Astros, Rangers
— There were 15 baseball games Saturday; of the 30 starting pitchers, only seven of them finished the sixth inning.
Major league leaders in stolen bases:
63— Ronald Acuna, Atl
54— Esteury Ruiz, A’s
41— Corbin Carroll, Ariz
38— CJ Abrams, Wash/Bobby Witt, KC
36— Julio Rodriguez, Sea/Nico Hoerner, Cubs
30— Wander Franco, TB
Quote of the Day
“We had very few penalties. I thought we played a clean game. The offensive line did a good job. That’s a tough, physical team we played.”
Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford, who was Aaron Rodgers’ coach at Cal
Sunday’s quiz
In the classic TV show Magnum PI, what state did Thomas Magnum live in when he was a kid?
Saturday’s quiz
Major League Baseball switched to divisional play in 1969; Atlanta Braves won the National League West that season—they were in the Western Division until 1994.
Friday’s quiz
Dallas Cowboys have won Super Bowls under three head coaches: Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Saturday…….
Lot of stuff going on this weekend; there is even a FIBA basketball tournament going on in the Philippines, but unfortunately, those games are all being played while I’m sleeping.— Colorado 45, TCU 42
Buffaloes were a 21-point underdog.
Colorado QB Sanders threw for 510 yards, four TD’s.
Four different Colorado receivers had 100+ receiving yards.
Buffaloes were 9-15 on third down, TCU 10-17.
— Texas State 42, Baylor 31
Bobcats were a 27-point underdog.
QB Finley threw for 298 yards with 3 TD’s; he ran for another score.
Finley previously played one season at LSU and two at Auburn.
— Colorado has 87 new players this season; Texas State has 71— they’re the two teams in the country with the most new players this season. Both posted huge upsets Saturday.
— Penn State 38, West Virginia 15– 0:13 left in the game, Penn State (-21) led 31-15- they had the ball on the West Virginia 5-yard line. Take a knee and go home, right?
Not so much; Penn State runs a QB draw, scores a TD, covering the spread and putting the game over the total. Postgame handshake between the coaches must’ve been interesting.
— Wyoming 35, Texas Tech 33 OT
Tech led this game 17-0 after the first quarter.
Red Raiders outgained Wyoming, 431-320.
— Fresno State 39, Purdue 35
Fresno QB Keane threw for 366 yards, four TD’s.
Fresno WR Brooks caught 9 passes for 170 yards, two TD’s.
Bulldogs were 11-17 on third down, Purdue 3-11.
— Illinois 30, Toledo 28
Illini kicked a 26-yard FG with 0:05 left to avoid an Opening Day upset.
Toledo led this game 12-7 at halftime.
Rockets were 7-15 on third down, Illinois 3-9.
— UCLA 27, Coastal Carolina 13— Bruins were struggling in this game; they brought freshman QB Moore in off the bench, and he provided a spark. Probably the last time he comes off the bench for UCLA.
— Temple 24, Akron 21
Akron led 21-7 with a minute left in the first half.
EJ Warner (son of Kurt Warner) threw two 2nd half TD passes.
Zips had 10 penalties for 82 yards, Temple 3 for 15.
— Upsets of the Day:
Texas State (+27) 42, Baylor 31
Colorado (+21) 45, TCU 42
Wyoming (+13) 35, Texas Tech 33, OT
Northern Illinois (+9) 27, Boston College 24 OT
Fresno State (+4) 39, Purdue 35
— Reds 2, Cubs 1
Cubs led 1-0 in 9th inning, but their bullpen blew the game.
Reds are in a 3-way tie for the last Wild Card spot in the NL.
— Guardians 7, Rays 6 (11)
Tampa Bay falls 2.5 games behind Baltimore in the AL East.
Cleveland is still five games behind Minnesota in the AL Central.
— Twins 9, Rangers 7 (10)— Texas is 3-12 in its last 15 games; they’re two games out of first place in the AL West, have a 1.5-game lead for the last Wild Card slot in the AL.
— Mariners 8, Mets 7— Seattle blew a 7-3 lead with their ace Luis Castillo on the mound, but JP Crawford homered in the 9th inning for the win.
— Baltimore 7, Arizona 3
This was 46th Arizona game this year started by a rookie pitcher.
— A’s 2, Angels 1
Oakland is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
A’s are 9-7 when Blackburn is their starting pitcher.
Angels are 7-21 in their last 28 games.
Angels put six players on waivers this week, trying to get under the luxury tax threshold, but because no one claimed Randal Grichuk, the Angels are still above the threshold for this year.
The tax the Angels would pay for 2023 would be 20% of how much they went over the threshold. More significant, however, is that it would set them up to pay 30%, instead of 20%, if they go over again in 2024.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards- Phillies, Cubs, SF/Az/Cin
AL: Orioles, Twins, Mariners. Wild Cards- Rays, Astros, Rangers
— There were 15 baseball games Saturday; of the 30 starting pitchers, only seven of them finished the sixth inning.
CHICAGO CUBS are 13-4 SU (8.6 Units) after a one run loss in the current season.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-20 SU (-14 Units) in road games in September games in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 21-33 SU (-16.9 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the second half of the season in the current season.
SEATTLE is 19-5 SU (13.5 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 65-47 SU (13.3 Units) in home games in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 80-49 Over (26.1 Units) in home games after scoring 1 or less runs in a loss to a division rival since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 121-95 Over (16.5 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 76-47 Over (24.3 Units) as a road underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 17-5 Over (11.5 Units) when playing on Sunday in the current season.
OAKLAND is 18-1 Over (16.9 Units) after a game with a combined score of 4 runs or less in the current season.
LA DODGERS are 39-22 Over (14.8 Units) after having lost 3 of their last 4 games in the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 70-51 SU (13.9 Units) after 3 consecutive game versus a division rival in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 64-33 SU (27.7 Units) after a game where the bullpen threw 6 or more innings in the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 44-29 SU (12.1 Units) in home games after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span in the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 91-58 Under (27.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-20 SU (-14 Units) in road games in September games in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 21-33 SU (-16.9 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the second half of the season in the current season.
SEATTLE is 19-5 SU (13.5 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 65-47 SU (13.3 Units) in home games in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 80-49 Over (26.1 Units) in home games after scoring 1 or less runs in a loss to a division rival since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 121-95 Over (16.5 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 76-47 Over (24.3 Units) as a road underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 17-5 Over (11.5 Units) when playing on Sunday in the current season.
OAKLAND is 18-1 Over (16.9 Units) after a game with a combined score of 4 runs or less in the current season.
LA DODGERS are 39-22 Over (14.8 Units) after having lost 3 of their last 4 games in the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 70-51 SU (13.9 Units) after 3 consecutive game versus a division rival in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 64-33 SU (27.7 Units) after a game where the bullpen threw 6 or more innings in the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 44-29 SU (12.1 Units) in home games after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span in the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 91-58 Under (27.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
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