MLB
Thursday, August 22
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Trend Report
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Cleveland vs NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Colorado vs Washington
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Milwaukee vs St. Louis
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit vs Chi Cubs
Detroit is 16-2 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
Tampa Bay vs Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 12 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
LA Angels vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Philadelphia vs Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Houston vs Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets vs San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
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Thursday, August 22
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Trend Report
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Cleveland vs NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Colorado vs Washington
Colorado is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Milwaukee vs St. Louis
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit vs Chi Cubs
Detroit is 16-2 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
Tampa Bay vs Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 12 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
LA Angels vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Philadelphia vs Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Houston vs Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets vs San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE at NYY | 01:05 PM | NYY -189 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| COL at WAS | 01:05 PM | WAS -146 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at STL | 02:15 PM | MIL -128 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| DET at CHC | 02:20 PM | CHC -179 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| TB at OAK | 03:37 PM | OAK +111 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| CIN at PIT | 06:40 PM | PIT -139 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAA at TOR | 07:07 PM | TOR -141 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at ATL | 07:08 PM | PHI +101 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at BAL | 07:08 PM | BAL -148 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| NYM at SD | 09:40 PM | SD -150 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
AUGUST BEST BET RECORD:
08/22/2024..................11 - 5 - 0..............................68.75%.....................+ 25.65
08/21/2024..................14 - 13 - 0............................51.85%.....................- 3.00
08/20/2024..................11 - 14 - 0............................44.44%.....................- 22.95
08/19/2024.......................9 - 7 - 1............................56.25%.................... + 9.85
08/18/2024.....................18 - 9 - 0............................66.66%....................+ 38.20
08/17/2024......................9 - 16 - 1...........................36.00%....................- 39.50
08/16/2024.......................9 - 9 - 0............................50.00%.....................- 6.10
08/15/2024.......................7 - 4 - 0............................63.63%.....................+ 11.15
08/14/2024.......................8 - 18 - 1.........................30.76%......................- 50.35
08/13/2024.....................12 - 11 - 1.........................52.17%......................+ 7.90
08/12/2024.....................10 - 6 - 0...........................62.50%.......................+ 17.25
08/11/2024.....................13 - 9 - 1...........................59.09%.......................+ 30.30
08/10/2024.....................10 - 16 - 0.........................38.46%........................- 35.74
08/09/2024.....................11 - 10 - 0.........................52.38%........................+ 1.85
08/08/2024.......................12 - 6 - 0.........................66.66%........................+ 20.80
08/07/2024.......................18 - 9 - 0.........................66.66%........................+ 49.25
08/06/2024........................8 - 12 - 0........................40.00%.........................- 23.70
08/05/2024........................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.........................- 6.50
08/04/2024......................13 - 11 - 0........................54.16%..........................+ 12.55
08/03/2024........................11 - 8 - 1........................57.89%..........................+ 4.75
08/02/2024........................16 - 6 - 0........................72.72%..........................+ 45.75
08/01/2024..........................3 - 5 - 0........................37.50%..........................- 12.50
TOTALS:..........................238 -210 - 6........ ..............53,35%......................... + 81.91
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BEST BET TOTALS:
Mar - April : TOTALS................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21
July...........TOTALS.....................275 - 259 - 8...............51.98%..................- 2.98
08/22/2024..................11 - 5 - 0..............................68.75%.....................+ 25.65
08/21/2024..................14 - 13 - 0............................51.85%.....................- 3.00
08/20/2024..................11 - 14 - 0............................44.44%.....................- 22.95
08/19/2024.......................9 - 7 - 1............................56.25%.................... + 9.85
08/18/2024.....................18 - 9 - 0............................66.66%....................+ 38.20
08/17/2024......................9 - 16 - 1...........................36.00%....................- 39.50
08/16/2024.......................9 - 9 - 0............................50.00%.....................- 6.10
08/15/2024.......................7 - 4 - 0............................63.63%.....................+ 11.15
08/14/2024.......................8 - 18 - 1.........................30.76%......................- 50.35
08/13/2024.....................12 - 11 - 1.........................52.17%......................+ 7.90
08/12/2024.....................10 - 6 - 0...........................62.50%.......................+ 17.25
08/11/2024.....................13 - 9 - 1...........................59.09%.......................+ 30.30
08/10/2024.....................10 - 16 - 0.........................38.46%........................- 35.74
08/09/2024.....................11 - 10 - 0.........................52.38%........................+ 1.85
08/08/2024.......................12 - 6 - 0.........................66.66%........................+ 20.80
08/07/2024.......................18 - 9 - 0.........................66.66%........................+ 49.25
08/06/2024........................8 - 12 - 0........................40.00%.........................- 23.70
08/05/2024........................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.........................- 6.50
08/04/2024......................13 - 11 - 0........................54.16%..........................+ 12.55
08/03/2024........................11 - 8 - 1........................57.89%..........................+ 4.75
08/02/2024........................16 - 6 - 0........................72.72%..........................+ 45.75
08/01/2024..........................3 - 5 - 0........................37.50%..........................- 12.50
TOTALS:..........................238 -210 - 6........ ..............53,35%......................... + 81.91
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BEST BET TOTALS:
Mar - April : TOTALS................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21
July...........TOTALS.....................275 - 259 - 8...............51.98%..................- 2.98
Friday’s 6-pack:
— Somehow, Angels GM Perry Minasian had his contract extended thru 2026.
— Pirates 7, Reds 0- Rookie P Paul Skenes is 8-2, 2.16 in 17 starts.
— A’s 3, Rays 1- Osvaldo Bido won his third straight start.
— Nationals 8, Rockies 3- Juan Yepez hit a 3-run homer.
— Cardinals 3, Brewers 0- Miles Mikolas threw six shutout IP.
— Struggling Seattle Mariners fired manager Scott Servais, an act of desperation.
Quote of the Day
“I’d love to have him. He’s great. Coach has been great to me. We’ve had a chance to catch up pretty often, check in with each other. He’s been a great resource and a great person to be able to pick his brain.”
USC football coach Lincoln Riley, talking about Pete Carroll, who apparently will teach a class at USC this year
Friday’s quiz
Actor Mark Harmon was the star of NCIS; what college football team did he play QB for?
Thursday’s quiz
Steph Curry played his college basketball at Davidson, in the Southern Conference.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, Corbin Bernsen’s character plays third base for Cleveland; he wore number 24.
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Since 2010, Arizona is 102-123-1 in regular season, 1-3 in playoffs.
From 2019-22, Kliff Kingsbury was their coach; he’ll be back in Arizona in Week 4, as OC of the Washington Commanders.
Falcons
Atlanta’s starting QB’s since 2021:
2021- Matt Ryan
2022- Marcus Mariota
2023- Desmond Ritter- They went 7-10/7-10/7-10 last three years
2024- Kirk Cousins/Michael Penix
Panthers
Carolina is 19-48 SU/27-38-2 ATS in four years since they let Ron Rivera go.
This year will be first time since 2018 they had same #1 QB two years in row.
Last four years, Panthers are 0-9 ATS as a favorite of 3 or fewer points.
Bears
Chicago’s single season leaders in passing yardage:
3,838- Erik Kramer, 1995
3,812- Jay Cutler, 2014
3,666- Jay Cutler, 2009
3,659- Jay Cutler, 2015
3,274- Jay Cutler, 2010
Cowboys
Dallas won Super Bowl after the 1995 season; since then, they’re 5-13 in playoff games.
Last three years, Cowboys were 12-5/12-5/12-5, but went 1-3 in playoffs.
Lions
Detroit won NFL titles in 1952, 1953, 1957, but none since.
In Super Bowl era, they’re 3-13 in playoff games.
In his 8-year career, QB Jared Goff in 5-4 in playoff games.
Packers
Last 7 years, favorites are 15-6 ATS in their NFC North home games.
Last five years, Green Bay is 6-1 ATS as a road dog vs NFC North rivals.
Rams
Lions took Matthew Stafford with 1st pick of 2009 Draft; Rams took OT Jason Smith with the 2nd pick, but he lasted only three years with the Rams, played another year with Jets.
Other QB’s picked in first round of ’09 Draft:
Mark Sanchez, 5th pick by Jets
Josh Freeman, 17th pick by Tampa Bay
Famous birthdays, August 23rd:
Barbara Eden, 93
Sonny Jurgensen, 90
Rik Smits, 58
Rex Grossman, 44
Mike Yastrzemski, 34
Seth Curry, 34
Tyler Glasnow, 31
Lane Thomas, 29
Bryce Miller, 26
Vikings
Kirk Cousins was Minnesota’s QB the last six years; in the 12 years before that, Vikings had used nine different #1 QB’s, everyone from Matt Cassel, Christian Ponder to Tavaris Jackson.
Since 2005, Minnesota is 3-5 in playoff games.
Giants
In two years under Daboll, Giants are 11-5-1 ATS at home.
In two years under Daboll, under is 12-5 in their home games.
Saints
New Orleans QB’s the last four years:
2020- Drew Brees
2021- Jameis Winston
2022- Andy Dalton
2023- Derek Carr- they went 37-30 in regular season, 1-1 in playoffs.
Eagles
Last three years, over is 19-6 in Philly home games.
Last year, Eagles went 11-6 despite a minus-10 turnover ratio; they fired both coordinators.
49ers
Last six times San Francisco made the playoffs, they went WWL
Last five years, 49ers are 4-1 ATS in their post-bye game.
Seahawks
Last three years, Seattle is 5-10-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Last three years, Seahawks are 16-10 ATS as an underdog.
Buccaneers
In Bruce Arians’ last two years, Tampa Bay was 29-10, 5-1 in playoffs.
First two years without Arians, they’re 18-19, 1-2 in playoffs.
Commanders
Washington hasn’t won a playoff game since 2005, when Joe Gibbs was coach.
Washington QB’s since 2017:
2017- Kirk Cousins
2018- Alex Smith
2019- Case Keenum
2020- Alex Smith
2021-22- Taylor Heinicke
2023- Sam Howell
2024- Jayden Daniels
— Somehow, Angels GM Perry Minasian had his contract extended thru 2026.
— Pirates 7, Reds 0- Rookie P Paul Skenes is 8-2, 2.16 in 17 starts.
— A’s 3, Rays 1- Osvaldo Bido won his third straight start.
— Nationals 8, Rockies 3- Juan Yepez hit a 3-run homer.
— Cardinals 3, Brewers 0- Miles Mikolas threw six shutout IP.
— Struggling Seattle Mariners fired manager Scott Servais, an act of desperation.
Quote of the Day
“I’d love to have him. He’s great. Coach has been great to me. We’ve had a chance to catch up pretty often, check in with each other. He’s been a great resource and a great person to be able to pick his brain.”
USC football coach Lincoln Riley, talking about Pete Carroll, who apparently will teach a class at USC this year
Friday’s quiz
Actor Mark Harmon was the star of NCIS; what college football team did he play QB for?
Thursday’s quiz
Steph Curry played his college basketball at Davidson, in the Southern Conference.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, Corbin Bernsen’s character plays third base for Cleveland; he wore number 24.
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Friday’s Den: NFC trends……..
CardinalsSince 2010, Arizona is 102-123-1 in regular season, 1-3 in playoffs.
From 2019-22, Kliff Kingsbury was their coach; he’ll be back in Arizona in Week 4, as OC of the Washington Commanders.
Falcons
Atlanta’s starting QB’s since 2021:
2021- Matt Ryan
2022- Marcus Mariota
2023- Desmond Ritter- They went 7-10/7-10/7-10 last three years
2024- Kirk Cousins/Michael Penix
Panthers
Carolina is 19-48 SU/27-38-2 ATS in four years since they let Ron Rivera go.
This year will be first time since 2018 they had same #1 QB two years in row.
Last four years, Panthers are 0-9 ATS as a favorite of 3 or fewer points.
Bears
Chicago’s single season leaders in passing yardage:
3,838- Erik Kramer, 1995
3,812- Jay Cutler, 2014
3,666- Jay Cutler, 2009
3,659- Jay Cutler, 2015
3,274- Jay Cutler, 2010
Cowboys
Dallas won Super Bowl after the 1995 season; since then, they’re 5-13 in playoff games.
Last three years, Cowboys were 12-5/12-5/12-5, but went 1-3 in playoffs.
Lions
Detroit won NFL titles in 1952, 1953, 1957, but none since.
In Super Bowl era, they’re 3-13 in playoff games.
In his 8-year career, QB Jared Goff in 5-4 in playoff games.
Packers
Last 7 years, favorites are 15-6 ATS in their NFC North home games.
Last five years, Green Bay is 6-1 ATS as a road dog vs NFC North rivals.
Rams
Lions took Matthew Stafford with 1st pick of 2009 Draft; Rams took OT Jason Smith with the 2nd pick, but he lasted only three years with the Rams, played another year with Jets.
Other QB’s picked in first round of ’09 Draft:
Mark Sanchez, 5th pick by Jets
Josh Freeman, 17th pick by Tampa Bay
Famous birthdays, August 23rd:
Barbara Eden, 93
Sonny Jurgensen, 90
Rik Smits, 58
Rex Grossman, 44
Mike Yastrzemski, 34
Seth Curry, 34
Tyler Glasnow, 31
Lane Thomas, 29
Bryce Miller, 26
Vikings
Kirk Cousins was Minnesota’s QB the last six years; in the 12 years before that, Vikings had used nine different #1 QB’s, everyone from Matt Cassel, Christian Ponder to Tavaris Jackson.
Since 2005, Minnesota is 3-5 in playoff games.
Giants
In two years under Daboll, Giants are 11-5-1 ATS at home.
In two years under Daboll, under is 12-5 in their home games.
Saints
New Orleans QB’s the last four years:
2020- Drew Brees
2021- Jameis Winston
2022- Andy Dalton
2023- Derek Carr- they went 37-30 in regular season, 1-1 in playoffs.
Eagles
Last three years, over is 19-6 in Philly home games.
Last year, Eagles went 11-6 despite a minus-10 turnover ratio; they fired both coordinators.
49ers
Last six times San Francisco made the playoffs, they went WWL
Last five years, 49ers are 4-1 ATS in their post-bye game.
Seahawks
Last three years, Seattle is 5-10-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Last three years, Seahawks are 16-10 ATS as an underdog.
Buccaneers
In Bruce Arians’ last two years, Tampa Bay was 29-10, 5-1 in playoffs.
First two years without Arians, they’re 18-19, 1-2 in playoffs.
Commanders
Washington hasn’t won a playoff game since 2005, when Joe Gibbs was coach.
Washington QB’s since 2017:
2017- Kirk Cousins
2018- Alex Smith
2019- Case Keenum
2020- Alex Smith
2021-22- Taylor Heinicke
2023- Sam Howell
2024- Jayden Daniels
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, August 23
National League
Cincinnati (62-66) @ Pittsburgh (60-67)
— Abbott is 1-4, 6.12 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 1-5 in his last six starts.
— under 19-6
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 12-10-3
— He is 1-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Pittsburgh
— Reds lost five of last seven games.
— They’re 31-32 on road.
— over 8-3 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 33-128
— record in first 5 innings: 57-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.2-3.1
— Falter is 2-0, 4.15 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 4-10 in his last 14 starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-1
— He is 0-2, 5.73 in two starts vs Cincinnati TY.
— Pirates lost 13 of their last 17 games.
— They’re 30-32 at home.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 24-127
— record in first 5 innings: 51-53-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3
Cubs (63-65) @ Miami (46-81)
— Hendricks is 1-1, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Chicago is 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 5-2 last seven starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11
— He is 3-2, 1.86 in eight starts vs Miami.
— Cubs are 4-2 in their last six games.
— They’re 27-36 on road.
— Cubs are 3-10 in last 13 road series openers.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 29-128
— record in first 5 innings: 53-55-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-2
— Meyer is 1-3, 8.38 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against the Cubs
— Marlins are 7-15 in their last 22 games.
— Miami is 24-42 at home.
— Marlins are 8-8 in last 16 home series openers.
— over 9-5 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-127
— record in first 5 innings: 43-71-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.2-x
Washington (58-70) @ Atlanta (68-59)
— Gore is 1-3, 8.10 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 5-4 in his last nine starts.
— over 12-3 last 15 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-25
— record in first 5 innings: 10-13-2
— He is 3-1, 3.46 in five starts vs Atlanta.
— Nationals are 3-1 in their last four games.
— They’re 28-37 on road.
— Nationals are 11-10 in road series openers.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 23-128
— record in first 5 innings: 50-64-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-3
— Sale is 4-0, 2.49 in his last eight starts.
— Atlanta is 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
— record in first 5 innings: 17-4-2
— He is 0-2, 3.78 in five starts vs Washington.
— Braves are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— They’re 34-27 at home.
— Braves are 2-5 in last seven home series openers.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 36-127
— record in first 5 innings: 60-48-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-2.1
NY Mets (67-61) @ San Diego (72-57)
— Blackburn is 1-1, 4.50 in four starts for NY.
— Mets are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
— He gave up two runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs San Diego.
— New York is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— Mets are 32-28 on road.
— over 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 33-128
— record in first 5 innings: 57-52-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4
— Musgrove is 0-0, 1.04 in two starts since coming off IL (8.2 IP).
— San Diego is 7-5 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-5
— He is 2-5, 4.84 in seven games (6 starts) vs New York.
— Padres won 22 of last 29 games.
— They’re 35-31 at home.
— over 9-4 last 13 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-129
— record in first 5 innings: 56-55-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4.2-2.2
American League
Houston (69-58) @ Baltimore (74-55)
— Brown is 2-0, 1.93 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 10-3 in his last 13 starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 14-8-2
— He is 0-2, 8.76 in two starts vs Baltimore.
— Houston won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Astros are 34-29 on road.
— under 14-7 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-127
— record in first 5 innings: 58-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-3
— Povich is 0-4, 9.87 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 3-6 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.
— Baltimore is 4-7 in its last 11 games.
— Orioles are 37-29 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 36-129
— record in first 5 innings: 67-48-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.1
LA Angels (54-74) @ Toronto (60-68)
— Kochanowicz is 1-1, 2.63 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Angels are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 27-34 on road.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 26-128
— record in first 5 innings: 43-71-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1.2-2
— Bassitt is 1-5, 7.11 in his last six starts.
— Toronto is 3-10 in his last 13 starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-25
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-7
— He is 7-3, 3.39 in 11 starts against the Angels
— Toronto is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Blue Jays are 31-33 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 35-128
— record in first 5 innings: 55-56-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.2-4
Texas (59-69) @ Cleveland (73-54)
— Eovaldi is 0-3, 7.20 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 12-10 in his starts.
— over 9-4 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-6
— He is 3-2, 3.83 in six starts vs Cleveland.
— Rangers are 9-16 in last 25 games.
— Texas is 25-38 on road.
— Rangers are 3-14 in last 17 road series openers.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 40-128
— record in first 5 innings: 50-57-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-x
— Bibee is 3-1, 1.98 in his last five starts.
— Cleveland is 7-3 in his last 10 starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-6-5
— He is 0-0, 1.62 in three starts vs Texas.
— Cleveland lost five of last six games.
— Guardians are 38-20 at home.
— Guardians are 12-6 in home series openers.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 31-127
— record in first 5 innings: 56-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-4-3.2
Detroit (62-66) @ White Sox (31-97)
— Montero is 3-0, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.
— Detroit won seven of last ten games.
— Tigers are 31-34 on road.
— Tigers are 11-10 in road series openers.
— under 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-128
— record in first 5 innings: 51-57-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5.1-3
— Flexen is 0-2, 8.04 in his last four starts.
— Sox lost his last 18 starts.
— under 7-5 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 6-13-5
— He is 0-0, 5.79 in two starts vs Detroit
— White Sox lost 31 of last 34 games.
— Chicago is 18-44 at home.
— White Sox are 6-15 in home series openers.
— over 9-3 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-128
— record in first 5 innings: 48-62-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-x
Interleague Games
Colorado (47-81) @ Bronx (75-53)
— Freeland is 0-1, 7.62 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— over 8-6
— allowed run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-1
— He gave up five runs in 4 IP, in his one start vs New York.
— Rockies are 9-16 in their last 25 games.
— They’re 18-48 on road.
— Rockies are 2-8 in last 10 road series openers.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 32-128
— record in first 5 innings: 46-64-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3
— Rodon is 4-1, 3.25 in his last five starts.
— New York is 15-10 in his starts.
— over 15-5 last 20
— allowed run in first inning: 10-25
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-2
— He is 2-2, 4.78 in five starts vs Colorado.
— New York split its last 14 games.
— They’re 34-28 at home.
— New York is 3-6 in last nine home series openers.
— under 5-3 last eight games
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— scored run in first inning: 47-128
— record in first 5 innings: 64-48-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 9-2-3
Arizona (72-56) @ Boston (67-59)
— Nelson is 3-0, 2.81 in his last eight starts.
— Arizona is 9-2 in his last 11 starts.
— over 7-2 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Arizona is 13-4 in its last 17 games.
— Diamondbacks are 35-30 on road.
— Diamondbacks are 7-4 in last 11 road series openers.
— over 19-5 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-128
— record in first 5 innings: 61-47-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-x
— Bello is 1-0, 2.74 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 8-1 in his last nine starts.
— over 7-3 last ten starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 14-7-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.
— Red Sox are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 29-32 at home.
— Red Sox are 6-14 in home series openers.
— over 23-7 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-126
— record in first 5 innings: 65-44-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-x
Philadelphia (74-53) @ Kansas City (71-56)
— Walker is 0-2, 6.38 in his last four starts.
— Phillies lost his last seven starts.
— under 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in four starts vs Kansas City.
— Phillies are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— They’re 32-30 on road.
— Phillies are 2-9 in last 11 series openers.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 47-127
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— record in first 5 innings: 70-44-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-2
— Wacha is 6-0, 2.59 in his last eight starts.
— Royals are 8-1 in his last nine starts.
— under 6-4 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-4
— He is 3-3, 5.13 in eight starts vs Philly.
— Royals are 8-4 in last 12 games.
— Royals are 40-26 at home.
— Royals are 14-7 in home series openers.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-127
— record in first 5 innings: 61-46-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-x
St Louis (63-64) @ Minnesota (71-56)
— Pallante is 1-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.
— Cardinals are 1-5 in his last six starts.
— under 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— This is his first start vs Minnesota.
— Cardinals are 4-8 in last 12 games.
— They’re 29-34 on road.
— Cardinals are 2-11 in last 13 series openers.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 29-127
— record in first 5 innings: 48-59-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.2-3
— Festa is 1-1, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Minnesota is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.
— Twins lost three of last four games.
— Twins are 36-24 at home.
— Twins are 13-3 in last 16 home series openers.
— over 4-0 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-127
— record in first 5 innings: 59-53-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4
Milwaukee (73-54) @ Oakland (55-73)
— Civale is 2-0, 1.46 in his last two starts.
— Brewers are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 0-0, 6.75 in two starts vs Oakland.
— Brewers are 11-4 in their last 15 games.
— They’re 35-30 on road.
— Brewers are 10-11 in road series openers.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 36-127
— record in first 5 innings: 58-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5.1-3
— Sears is 3-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
— Oakland is 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— under 10-5 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 7-25
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-2
— He gave up two runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Milwaukee.
— A’s are 18-12 since All-Star break.
— Oakland is 17-13 in last 30 home games.
— A’s are 10-1 in last 11 series openers.
— under 10-0 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 28-128
— record in first 5 innings: 48-71-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-2-4
San Francisco (65-64) @ Seattle (64-64)
— Birdsong is 0-3, 10.64 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.
— Giants won three of last four games.
— Giants are 27-36 on road.
— Giants are 8-5 in last 13 road series openers.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 30-129
— record in first 5 innings: 52-56-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-1-x
— Castillo is 2-2, 2.27 in his last five home starts.
— Seattle is 5-8 in his last 13 starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-14-1
— He is 2-1, 3.64 in five starts against the Giants.
— Seattle lost eight of last nine games.
— Mariners fired their long-time manager yesterday,
— Mariners are 37-26 at home.
— Mariners are 15-5 in home series openers.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 35-128
— record in first 5 innings: 58-53-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-x
Tampa Bay (64-63) @ Los Angeles (75-52)
— bullpen game
— Tampa Bay won five of last seven games.
— Rays are 30-29 on road.
— Rays are 4-8 in last 12 road series openers.
— under 18-6 last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-127
— record in first 5 innings: 44-65-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-3-4.2
— Miller is 0-2, 9.88 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Dodgers are 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Dodgers are 41-22 at home.
— Dodgers won their last 7 home series openers.
— over 8-3 last eleven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-128
— record in first 5 innings: 65-50-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.1-x
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, August 23
National League
Cincinnati (62-66) @ Pittsburgh (60-67)
— Abbott is 1-4, 6.12 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 1-5 in his last six starts.
— under 19-6
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 12-10-3
— He is 1-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Pittsburgh
— Reds lost five of last seven games.
— They’re 31-32 on road.
— over 8-3 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 33-128
— record in first 5 innings: 57-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.2-3.1
— Falter is 2-0, 4.15 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 4-10 in his last 14 starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-1
— He is 0-2, 5.73 in two starts vs Cincinnati TY.
— Pirates lost 13 of their last 17 games.
— They’re 30-32 at home.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 24-127
— record in first 5 innings: 51-53-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3
Cubs (63-65) @ Miami (46-81)
— Hendricks is 1-1, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Chicago is 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 5-2 last seven starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11
— He is 3-2, 1.86 in eight starts vs Miami.
— Cubs are 4-2 in their last six games.
— They’re 27-36 on road.
— Cubs are 3-10 in last 13 road series openers.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 29-128
— record in first 5 innings: 53-55-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-2
— Meyer is 1-3, 8.38 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against the Cubs
— Marlins are 7-15 in their last 22 games.
— Miami is 24-42 at home.
— Marlins are 8-8 in last 16 home series openers.
— over 9-5 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-127
— record in first 5 innings: 43-71-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.2-x
Washington (58-70) @ Atlanta (68-59)
— Gore is 1-3, 8.10 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 5-4 in his last nine starts.
— over 12-3 last 15 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-25
— record in first 5 innings: 10-13-2
— He is 3-1, 3.46 in five starts vs Atlanta.
— Nationals are 3-1 in their last four games.
— They’re 28-37 on road.
— Nationals are 11-10 in road series openers.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 23-128
— record in first 5 innings: 50-64-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-3
— Sale is 4-0, 2.49 in his last eight starts.
— Atlanta is 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
— record in first 5 innings: 17-4-2
— He is 0-2, 3.78 in five starts vs Washington.
— Braves are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— They’re 34-27 at home.
— Braves are 2-5 in last seven home series openers.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 36-127
— record in first 5 innings: 60-48-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-2.1
NY Mets (67-61) @ San Diego (72-57)
— Blackburn is 1-1, 4.50 in four starts for NY.
— Mets are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-2
— He gave up two runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs San Diego.
— New York is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— Mets are 32-28 on road.
— over 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 33-128
— record in first 5 innings: 57-52-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4
— Musgrove is 0-0, 1.04 in two starts since coming off IL (8.2 IP).
— San Diego is 7-5 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-5
— He is 2-5, 4.84 in seven games (6 starts) vs New York.
— Padres won 22 of last 29 games.
— They’re 35-31 at home.
— over 9-4 last 13 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-129
— record in first 5 innings: 56-55-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4.2-2.2
American League
Houston (69-58) @ Baltimore (74-55)
— Brown is 2-0, 1.93 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 10-3 in his last 13 starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 14-8-2
— He is 0-2, 8.76 in two starts vs Baltimore.
— Houston won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Astros are 34-29 on road.
— under 14-7 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-127
— record in first 5 innings: 58-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-3
— Povich is 0-4, 9.87 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 3-6 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.
— Baltimore is 4-7 in its last 11 games.
— Orioles are 37-29 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 36-129
— record in first 5 innings: 67-48-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.1
LA Angels (54-74) @ Toronto (60-68)
— Kochanowicz is 1-1, 2.63 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Angels are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 27-34 on road.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 26-128
— record in first 5 innings: 43-71-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1.2-2
— Bassitt is 1-5, 7.11 in his last six starts.
— Toronto is 3-10 in his last 13 starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-25
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-7
— He is 7-3, 3.39 in 11 starts against the Angels
— Toronto is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— Blue Jays are 31-33 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 35-128
— record in first 5 innings: 55-56-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.2-4
Texas (59-69) @ Cleveland (73-54)
— Eovaldi is 0-3, 7.20 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 12-10 in his starts.
— over 9-4 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-6
— He is 3-2, 3.83 in six starts vs Cleveland.
— Rangers are 9-16 in last 25 games.
— Texas is 25-38 on road.
— Rangers are 3-14 in last 17 road series openers.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 40-128
— record in first 5 innings: 50-57-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-x
— Bibee is 3-1, 1.98 in his last five starts.
— Cleveland is 7-3 in his last 10 starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-6-5
— He is 0-0, 1.62 in three starts vs Texas.
— Cleveland lost five of last six games.
— Guardians are 38-20 at home.
— Guardians are 12-6 in home series openers.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 31-127
— record in first 5 innings: 56-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-4-3.2
Detroit (62-66) @ White Sox (31-97)
— Montero is 3-0, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.
— Detroit won seven of last ten games.
— Tigers are 31-34 on road.
— Tigers are 11-10 in road series openers.
— under 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-128
— record in first 5 innings: 51-57-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5.1-3
— Flexen is 0-2, 8.04 in his last four starts.
— Sox lost his last 18 starts.
— under 7-5 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 6-13-5
— He is 0-0, 5.79 in two starts vs Detroit
— White Sox lost 31 of last 34 games.
— Chicago is 18-44 at home.
— White Sox are 6-15 in home series openers.
— over 9-3 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-128
— record in first 5 innings: 48-62-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-x
Interleague Games
Colorado (47-81) @ Bronx (75-53)
— Freeland is 0-1, 7.62 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— over 8-6
— allowed run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-1
— He gave up five runs in 4 IP, in his one start vs New York.
— Rockies are 9-16 in their last 25 games.
— They’re 18-48 on road.
— Rockies are 2-8 in last 10 road series openers.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 32-128
— record in first 5 innings: 46-64-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3
— Rodon is 4-1, 3.25 in his last five starts.
— New York is 15-10 in his starts.
— over 15-5 last 20
— allowed run in first inning: 10-25
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-2
— He is 2-2, 4.78 in five starts vs Colorado.
— New York split its last 14 games.
— They’re 34-28 at home.
— New York is 3-6 in last nine home series openers.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— scored run in first inning: 47-128
— record in first 5 innings: 64-48-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 9-2-3
Arizona (72-56) @ Boston (67-59)
— Nelson is 3-0, 2.81 in his last eight starts.
— Arizona is 9-2 in his last 11 starts.
— over 7-2 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Arizona is 13-4 in its last 17 games.
— Diamondbacks are 35-30 on road.
— Diamondbacks are 7-4 in last 11 road series openers.
— over 19-5 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-128
— record in first 5 innings: 61-47-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-x
— Bello is 1-0, 2.74 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 8-1 in his last nine starts.
— over 7-3 last ten starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-23
— record in first 5 innings: 14-7-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.
— Red Sox are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 29-32 at home.
— Red Sox are 6-14 in home series openers.
— over 23-7 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-126
— record in first 5 innings: 65-44-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-x
Philadelphia (74-53) @ Kansas City (71-56)
— Walker is 0-2, 6.38 in his last four starts.
— Phillies lost his last seven starts.
— under 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in four starts vs Kansas City.
— Phillies are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— They’re 32-30 on road.
— Phillies are 2-9 in last 11 series openers.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 47-127
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 70-44-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-2
— Wacha is 6-0, 2.59 in his last eight starts.
— Royals are 8-1 in his last nine starts.
— under 6-4 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-4
— He is 3-3, 5.13 in eight starts vs Philly.
— Royals are 8-4 in last 12 games.
— Royals are 40-26 at home.
— Royals are 14-7 in home series openers.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-127
— record in first 5 innings: 61-46-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-x
St Louis (63-64) @ Minnesota (71-56)
— Pallante is 1-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.
— Cardinals are 1-5 in his last six starts.
— under 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— This is his first start vs Minnesota.
— Cardinals are 4-8 in last 12 games.
— They’re 29-34 on road.
— Cardinals are 2-11 in last 13 series openers.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 29-127
— record in first 5 innings: 48-59-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.2-3
— Festa is 1-1, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Minnesota is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.
— Twins lost three of last four games.
— Twins are 36-24 at home.
— Twins are 13-3 in last 16 home series openers.
— over 4-0 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-127
— record in first 5 innings: 59-53-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4
Milwaukee (73-54) @ Oakland (55-73)
— Civale is 2-0, 1.46 in his last two starts.
— Brewers are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 0-0, 6.75 in two starts vs Oakland.
— Brewers are 11-4 in their last 15 games.
— They’re 35-30 on road.
— Brewers are 10-11 in road series openers.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 36-127
— record in first 5 innings: 58-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5.1-3
— Sears is 3-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
— Oakland is 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— under 10-5 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 7-25
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-2
— He gave up two runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Milwaukee.
— A’s are 18-12 since All-Star break.
— Oakland is 17-13 in last 30 home games.
— A’s are 10-1 in last 11 series openers.
— under 10-0 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 28-128
— record in first 5 innings: 48-71-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-2-4
San Francisco (65-64) @ Seattle (64-64)
— Birdsong is 0-3, 10.64 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.
— Giants won three of last four games.
— Giants are 27-36 on road.
— Giants are 8-5 in last 13 road series openers.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 30-129
— record in first 5 innings: 52-56-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-1-x
— Castillo is 2-2, 2.27 in his last five home starts.
— Seattle is 5-8 in his last 13 starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-14-1
— He is 2-1, 3.64 in five starts against the Giants.
— Seattle lost eight of last nine games.
— Mariners fired their long-time manager yesterday,
— Mariners are 37-26 at home.
— Mariners are 15-5 in home series openers.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 35-128
— record in first 5 innings: 58-53-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-x
Tampa Bay (64-63) @ Los Angeles (75-52)
— bullpen game
— Tampa Bay won five of last seven games.
— Rays are 30-29 on road.
— Rays are 4-8 in last 12 road series openers.
— under 18-6 last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-127
— record in first 5 innings: 44-65-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-3-4.2
— Miller is 0-2, 9.88 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Dodgers are 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Dodgers are 41-22 at home.
— Dodgers won their last 7 home series openers.
— over 8-3 last eleven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-128
— record in first 5 innings: 65-50-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.1-x
MLB
Friday, August 23
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Trend Report
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Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Houston vs Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
Colorado vs NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Colorado is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
LA Angels vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Texas vs Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Texas's last 12 games on the road
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Arizona vs Boston
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Arizona is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs vs Miami
Chi Cubs is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Miami's last 14 games at home
Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Washington vs Atlanta
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit vs Chi White Sox
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia vs Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis vs Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Milwaukee vs Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
NY Mets vs San Diego
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
Tampa Bay vs LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
San Francisco vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
San Francisco is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
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Friday, August 23
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Trend Report
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Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Houston vs Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
Colorado vs NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Colorado is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
LA Angels vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Texas vs Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Texas's last 12 games on the road
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Arizona vs Boston
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Arizona is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs vs Miami
Chi Cubs is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Miami's last 14 games at home
Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Washington vs Atlanta
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit vs Chi White Sox
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia vs Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis vs Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Milwaukee vs Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
NY Mets vs San Diego
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
Tampa Bay vs LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
San Francisco vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
San Francisco is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIN at PIT | 06:40 PM | PIT -110 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at BAL | 07:05 PM | HOU -113 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| COL at NYY | 07:05 PM | COL +275 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAA at TOR | 07:07 PM | TOR -197 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| TEX at CLE | 07:10 PM | CLE -130 O 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| AZ at BOS | 07:10 PM | BOS -123 O 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHC at MIA | 07:10 PM | CHC -118 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at ATL | 07:20 PM | ATL -246 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| STL at MIN | 08:10 PM | MIN -144 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at KC | 08:10 PM | KC -137 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| DET at CHW | 08:10 PM | DET -147 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| NYM at SD | 09:40 PM | SD -135 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at OAK | 09:40 PM | MIL -119 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| SF at SEA | 10:10 PM | SF +126 U 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| TB at LAD | 10:10 PM | TB +174 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
AUGUST BEST BET RECORD:
08/23/2024....................9 - 12 - 1............................42.85.........................- 20.65
08/22/2024..................11 - 5 - 0..............................68.75%.....................+ 25.65
08/21/2024..................14 - 13 - 0............................51.85%.....................- 3.00
08/20/2024..................11 - 14 - 0............................44.44%.....................- 22.95
08/19/2024.......................9 - 7 - 1............................56.25%.................... + 9.85
08/18/2024.....................18 - 9 - 0............................66.66%....................+ 38.20
08/17/2024......................9 - 16 - 1...........................36.00%....................- 39.50
08/16/2024.......................9 - 9 - 0............................50.00%.....................- 6.10
08/15/2024.......................7 - 4 - 0............................63.63%.....................+ 11.15
08/14/2024.......................8 - 18 - 1.........................30.76%......................- 50.35
08/13/2024.....................12 - 11 - 1.........................52.17%......................+ 7.90
08/12/2024.....................10 - 6 - 0...........................62.50%.......................+ 17.25
08/11/2024.....................13 - 9 - 1...........................59.09%.......................+ 30.30
08/10/2024.....................10 - 16 - 0.........................38.46%........................- 35.74
08/09/2024.....................11 - 10 - 0.........................52.38%........................+ 1.85
08/08/2024.......................12 - 6 - 0.........................66.66%........................+ 20.80
08/07/2024.......................18 - 9 - 0.........................66.66%........................+ 49.25
08/06/2024........................8 - 12 - 0........................40.00%.........................- 23.70
08/05/2024........................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.........................- 6.50
08/04/2024......................13 - 11 - 0........................54.16%..........................+ 12.55
08/03/2024........................11 - 8 - 1........................57.89%..........................+ 4.75
08/02/2024........................16 - 6 - 0........................72.72%..........................+ 45.75
08/01/2024..........................3 - 5 - 0........................37.50%..........................- 12.50
TOTALS:..........................247 -222 - 7........ ..............52.66%......................... +61.26
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BEST BET TOTALS:
Mar - April : TOTALS................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21
July...........TOTALS.....................275 - 259 - 8...............51.98%..................- 2.98
08/23/2024....................9 - 12 - 1............................42.85.........................- 20.65
08/22/2024..................11 - 5 - 0..............................68.75%.....................+ 25.65
08/21/2024..................14 - 13 - 0............................51.85%.....................- 3.00
08/20/2024..................11 - 14 - 0............................44.44%.....................- 22.95
08/19/2024.......................9 - 7 - 1............................56.25%.................... + 9.85
08/18/2024.....................18 - 9 - 0............................66.66%....................+ 38.20
08/17/2024......................9 - 16 - 1...........................36.00%....................- 39.50
08/16/2024.......................9 - 9 - 0............................50.00%.....................- 6.10
08/15/2024.......................7 - 4 - 0............................63.63%.....................+ 11.15
08/14/2024.......................8 - 18 - 1.........................30.76%......................- 50.35
08/13/2024.....................12 - 11 - 1.........................52.17%......................+ 7.90
08/12/2024.....................10 - 6 - 0...........................62.50%.......................+ 17.25
08/11/2024.....................13 - 9 - 1...........................59.09%.......................+ 30.30
08/10/2024.....................10 - 16 - 0.........................38.46%........................- 35.74
08/09/2024.....................11 - 10 - 0.........................52.38%........................+ 1.85
08/08/2024.......................12 - 6 - 0.........................66.66%........................+ 20.80
08/07/2024.......................18 - 9 - 0.........................66.66%........................+ 49.25
08/06/2024........................8 - 12 - 0........................40.00%.........................- 23.70
08/05/2024........................5 - 6 - 0...........................45.45%.........................- 6.50
08/04/2024......................13 - 11 - 0........................54.16%..........................+ 12.55
08/03/2024........................11 - 8 - 1........................57.89%..........................+ 4.75
08/02/2024........................16 - 6 - 0........................72.72%..........................+ 45.75
08/01/2024..........................3 - 5 - 0........................37.50%..........................- 12.50
TOTALS:..........................247 -222 - 7........ ..............52.66%......................... +61.26
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BEST BET TOTALS:
Mar - April : TOTALS................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21
July...........TOTALS.....................275 - 259 - 8...............51.98%..................- 2.98
Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Most consecutive games with a home run:
8— Ken Griffey Jr, Don Mattingly, Dale Long
7— Mike Trout
7— Joey Votto
7— Kendrys Morales
7— Kevin Mench
7— Barry Bonds
7— Jim Thome
Quote of the Day
“Obviously Boras kind of butchered it, so I’m just trying to move on from the offseason and try to forget it.”
Arizona P Jordan Montgomery, throwing his agent under the bus
Saturday’s quiz
In the football movie Necessary Roughness, what was Texas State’s mascot?
Friday’s quiz
Actor Mark Harmon was the star of NCIS; he played QB for the UCLA Bruins.
Thursday’s quiz
Steph Curry played his college basketball at Davidson, in the Southern Conference.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..
— I’m confused why Amazon hired Kirk Herbstreit as the analyst for its Thursday night NFL games; Herbstreit never played in the NFL, he already has a big job doing college football on Saturday- what’s the point of him having two jobs?
My suggestion; former NFL QB Jay Cutler, who was supposed to be an analyst for CBS before the Dolphins signed him up to play QB for them in 2017. He played that year, CBS replaced Cutler with Tony Romo and Cutler hasn’t gotten another look from a network.
He was on TV a little; his ex-wife had a reality show about her business and Cutler was in that once in a while— he seems to have a sarcastic sense of humor. He played in the NFL for 12 years; his insights would be interesting.
— Seattle Mariners pushed the panic button Thursday, fired manager Scott Servais, who was 682-645 as Seattle’s manager since 2106.
Mariners are coming off a 1-8 road trip; they’re 20-34 in their last 54 games- they led the AL West by 10 games on June 18, and are 5.5 games behind Houston in the AL West, are 7.5 games out of a Wild Card slot.
Last four years, Seattle is 113-85 in one-run games; they’ve got an excellent starting rotation, but the hitters they brought in haven’t delivered, so Servais and the hitting coach were told to take a hike- they’re the scapegoats, not the general manager.
Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez was named the Mariners’ interim hitting coach; he was a great 3B for Seattle from 1987-2004.
I have Luis Castillo on my fantasy team, so I watch lot of Mariners games; their ballpark isn’t a good one for hitters, plus JP Crawford/Julio Rodriguez got hurt this year. As an A’s fan, I’m glad Servais is gone; think this move hurts their franchise.
— Meanwhile in Anaheim, the Angels gave GM Perry Minasian a contract extension thru 2026; Angels are 277-337 in his four years as GM, but the hideous Anthony Rendon contract was done before he was GM, and the Ohtani debacle was probably done in the owner’s office, so he gets a mulligan on the Angels’ recent failures.
Mike Trout is signed thru 2030 at $37M a year; he and Rendon combined make more money than the A’s entire roster, and Oakland just passed the Angels in the standings.
In Minasian’s first draft as Angels GM, he made headlines by selecting pitchers in all 20 rounds of the draft; Chase Silseth/Sam Bachman are only two who have made it to Anaheim so far.
Here’s the thing; Trout is 33 years old and has played in only three playoff games in his career. Sounds like Minasian has two years to fix that, or else……..
— Astros manager Joe Espada, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde are married to sisters, so with the Astros visiting Baltimore this weekend, it is a family reunion of sorts.
— There are only seven NFL teams this year that have the sane head coach and both of their coordinators back from last season. Five of those seven teams have the same QB this year.
— After spending three seasons as a backup, USC named Miller Moss its starting QB for this season; Moss threw for 372 yards, 6 TD’s in USC’s 42-28 bowl win over Louisville, after the Trojans had lost five of their last six regular season games with Caleb Williams at QB.
— Boise State named soph Maddux Madsen its starting QB over USC transfer Malachi Nelson, who was the Trojans’ 3rd-string QB last year. Madsen replaces Taylor Green, who bolted to Arkansas in college football’s seemingly endless game of quarterback hopscotch.
— Famous birthdays, August 24
Anne Archer, 77
Kevin Dunn, 68
Steve Guttenberg, 66
Cal Ripken Jr, 64
Reggie Miller, 59
Marlee Matlin, 59
Tim Salmon, 56
Allen Robinson, 31
Mason Miller, 26
— When the NFL Sunday Ticket switched from DirecTV to YouTube TV, I switched too, and I’m glad I did. It is less expensive, and I have way more viewing options, which isn’t great for my sleeping habits, but it is a lot more fun. While you’re sleeping, I’m watching replays of games or watching my favorite movies/TV shows.
I have every episode of my favorite TV shows recorded; if I go out while watching a show, I can finish it when I get home.
— Speaking of which……….
Movie of the Day: Necessary Roughness (1991)- Due to NCAA sanctions, Texas State University has to field a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule. The results aren’t good.
Hector Elizondo/Robert Loggia are the team’s coaches, Scott Bakula is the 34-year old QB, Kathy Ireland is the kicker, Fred Thompson is the school president, Sinbad is a defensive lineman. Really good cast for a strange movie.
— Mariners 6, Giants 5 (10)
Seattle trailed 5-1 in 8th inning, but got six consecutive singles during the game-tying rally.
Giants are five games out of the last Wild Card slot.
— San Diego SS Mason McCoy is 3-8 in three big league games this year; he batted once in six games for Toronto last year, all after he played in 767 minor league games, batting 2,865 times.
— Dodgers 7, Rays 3
Shohei Ohtani hit a walk-off grand slam in this game.
Horrible bad beat if you bet the under in this game.
Ohtani became a 40-40 guy with that home run.
— Blue Jays 5, Angels 4
Toronto got back/back homers in 9th inning from their #7/#8 hitters.
Angels have lost 11 of their last 14 games.
— Orioles 7, Astros 5
Houston led 5-2 in 7th inning, then their bullpen imploded.
Anthony Santander’s grand slam was the game-winning hit.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: New York, Guardians, Astros. Wild Cards: Orioles, Royals, Twins
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Diamondbacks, Padres, Braves
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Most consecutive games with a home run:
8— Ken Griffey Jr, Don Mattingly, Dale Long
7— Mike Trout
7— Joey Votto
7— Kendrys Morales
7— Kevin Mench
7— Barry Bonds
7— Jim Thome
Quote of the Day
“Obviously Boras kind of butchered it, so I’m just trying to move on from the offseason and try to forget it.”
Arizona P Jordan Montgomery, throwing his agent under the bus
Saturday’s quiz
In the football movie Necessary Roughness, what was Texas State’s mascot?
Friday’s quiz
Actor Mark Harmon was the star of NCIS; he played QB for the UCLA Bruins.
Thursday’s quiz
Steph Curry played his college basketball at Davidson, in the Southern Conference.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..
— I’m confused why Amazon hired Kirk Herbstreit as the analyst for its Thursday night NFL games; Herbstreit never played in the NFL, he already has a big job doing college football on Saturday- what’s the point of him having two jobs?
My suggestion; former NFL QB Jay Cutler, who was supposed to be an analyst for CBS before the Dolphins signed him up to play QB for them in 2017. He played that year, CBS replaced Cutler with Tony Romo and Cutler hasn’t gotten another look from a network.
He was on TV a little; his ex-wife had a reality show about her business and Cutler was in that once in a while— he seems to have a sarcastic sense of humor. He played in the NFL for 12 years; his insights would be interesting.
— Seattle Mariners pushed the panic button Thursday, fired manager Scott Servais, who was 682-645 as Seattle’s manager since 2106.
Mariners are coming off a 1-8 road trip; they’re 20-34 in their last 54 games- they led the AL West by 10 games on June 18, and are 5.5 games behind Houston in the AL West, are 7.5 games out of a Wild Card slot.
Last four years, Seattle is 113-85 in one-run games; they’ve got an excellent starting rotation, but the hitters they brought in haven’t delivered, so Servais and the hitting coach were told to take a hike- they’re the scapegoats, not the general manager.
Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez was named the Mariners’ interim hitting coach; he was a great 3B for Seattle from 1987-2004.
I have Luis Castillo on my fantasy team, so I watch lot of Mariners games; their ballpark isn’t a good one for hitters, plus JP Crawford/Julio Rodriguez got hurt this year. As an A’s fan, I’m glad Servais is gone; think this move hurts their franchise.
— Meanwhile in Anaheim, the Angels gave GM Perry Minasian a contract extension thru 2026; Angels are 277-337 in his four years as GM, but the hideous Anthony Rendon contract was done before he was GM, and the Ohtani debacle was probably done in the owner’s office, so he gets a mulligan on the Angels’ recent failures.
Mike Trout is signed thru 2030 at $37M a year; he and Rendon combined make more money than the A’s entire roster, and Oakland just passed the Angels in the standings.
In Minasian’s first draft as Angels GM, he made headlines by selecting pitchers in all 20 rounds of the draft; Chase Silseth/Sam Bachman are only two who have made it to Anaheim so far.
Here’s the thing; Trout is 33 years old and has played in only three playoff games in his career. Sounds like Minasian has two years to fix that, or else……..
— Astros manager Joe Espada, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde are married to sisters, so with the Astros visiting Baltimore this weekend, it is a family reunion of sorts.
— There are only seven NFL teams this year that have the sane head coach and both of their coordinators back from last season. Five of those seven teams have the same QB this year.
— After spending three seasons as a backup, USC named Miller Moss its starting QB for this season; Moss threw for 372 yards, 6 TD’s in USC’s 42-28 bowl win over Louisville, after the Trojans had lost five of their last six regular season games with Caleb Williams at QB.
— Boise State named soph Maddux Madsen its starting QB over USC transfer Malachi Nelson, who was the Trojans’ 3rd-string QB last year. Madsen replaces Taylor Green, who bolted to Arkansas in college football’s seemingly endless game of quarterback hopscotch.
— Famous birthdays, August 24
Anne Archer, 77
Kevin Dunn, 68
Steve Guttenberg, 66
Cal Ripken Jr, 64
Reggie Miller, 59
Marlee Matlin, 59
Tim Salmon, 56
Allen Robinson, 31
Mason Miller, 26
— When the NFL Sunday Ticket switched from DirecTV to YouTube TV, I switched too, and I’m glad I did. It is less expensive, and I have way more viewing options, which isn’t great for my sleeping habits, but it is a lot more fun. While you’re sleeping, I’m watching replays of games or watching my favorite movies/TV shows.
I have every episode of my favorite TV shows recorded; if I go out while watching a show, I can finish it when I get home.
— Speaking of which……….
Movie of the Day: Necessary Roughness (1991)- Due to NCAA sanctions, Texas State University has to field a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule. The results aren’t good.
Hector Elizondo/Robert Loggia are the team’s coaches, Scott Bakula is the 34-year old QB, Kathy Ireland is the kicker, Fred Thompson is the school president, Sinbad is a defensive lineman. Really good cast for a strange movie.
— Mariners 6, Giants 5 (10)
Seattle trailed 5-1 in 8th inning, but got six consecutive singles during the game-tying rally.
Giants are five games out of the last Wild Card slot.
— San Diego SS Mason McCoy is 3-8 in three big league games this year; he batted once in six games for Toronto last year, all after he played in 767 minor league games, batting 2,865 times.
— Dodgers 7, Rays 3
Shohei Ohtani hit a walk-off grand slam in this game.
Horrible bad beat if you bet the under in this game.
Ohtani became a 40-40 guy with that home run.
— Blue Jays 5, Angels 4
Toronto got back/back homers in 9th inning from their #7/#8 hitters.
Angels have lost 11 of their last 14 games.
— Orioles 7, Astros 5
Houston led 5-2 in 7th inning, then their bullpen imploded.
Anthony Santander’s grand slam was the game-winning hit.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: New York, Guardians, Astros. Wild Cards: Orioles, Royals, Twins
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Diamondbacks, Padres, Braves
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, August 24
National League
Cincinnati (62-67) @ Pittsburgh (61-67)
— Aguiar gave up two runs in 4 IP in his first MLB start.
— Reds are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh
— Reds lost six of last eight games.
— They’re 31-32=3 on road.
— over 9-3 last 12 road games
— scored run in first inning: 34-129
— record in first 5 innings: 58-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3.1-8
— Woodford is 0-2, 6.60 in three starts for Pittsburgh.
— Pirates are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 0-2, 5.70 in 12 games (2 starts) vs Cincinnati.
— Pirates won three of their last four games.
— They’re 31-32 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 24-128
— record in first 5 innings: 51-54-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4
Cubs (64-65) @ Miami (46-82)
— Imanaga is 1-1, 4.46 in his last six starts.
— Chicago is 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— over 7-3 last ten starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-6
— He gave up three runs in 6 IP, in April 20 start vs Miami.
— Cubs are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— They’re 28-36 on road.
— under 5-4 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 29-129
— record in first 5 innings: 53-55-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4.2
— Bellozo is 2-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Cubs
— Marlins are 7-16 in their last 23 games.
— Miami is 24-43 at home.
— over 10-5 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-128
— record in first 5 innings: 43-71-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-x-3
Washington (58-71) @ Atlanta (69-59)
— Irvin is 1-1, 5.82 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 10-5 in his last 15 starts.
— over 6-2 last eight starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-6
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in two starts (12 IP) vs Atlanta TY.
— Nationals are 3-2 in their last five games.
— They’re 28-38 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 23-129
— record in first 5 innings: 51-64-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3.2
— Morton is 1-1, 7.07 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 8-11 in his last 19 starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-4
— He is 0-2, 10.97 in two starts vs Washington TY.
— Braves are 8-3 in their last 11 games.
— They’re 35-27 at home.
— under 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-128
— record in first 5 innings: 60-49-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.1-3
NY Mets (67-62) @ San Diego (73-57)
— Peterson is 2-0, 2.59 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 11-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 10-3-1
— He is 0-2, 4.50 in two starts vs San Diego.
— New York is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Mets are 32-29 on road.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-129
— record in first 5 innings: 57-53-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-5.2
— King is 4-0, 2.67 in his last five starts.
— San Diego is 7-1 in his last eight starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-24
— record in first 5 innings: 15-6-3
— He is 0-0, 2.25 in five games (1 start) vs New York.
— Padres are 23-7 in their last 30 games.
— They’re 36-31 at home.
— over 9-5 last 14 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-130
— record in first 5 innings: 57-55-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2.2-2
American League
Houston (69-59) @ Baltimore (75-55)
— Valdez is 5-0, 2.05 in his last five starts.
— Astros won his last 10 starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-2
— He is 1-0, 4.08 in four starts vs Baltimore.
— Houston won 12 of its last 16 games.
— Astros are 34-30 on road.
— under 14-8 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-128
— record in first 5 innings: 59-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-2
— Suarez is 1-0, 0.00 in his last three starts (17.2 IP).
— Orioles are 9-8 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-2
— He gave up five runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Houston.
— Baltimore is 5-7 in its last 12 games.
— Orioles are 38-29 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 36-130
— record in first 5 innings: 67-49-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-4
LA Angels (54-75) @ Toronto (61-68)
— Fulmer is 0-2, 5.20 in six starts.
— Angels are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 0-1, 7.88 in two starts vs Toronto.
— Angels are 3-11 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 27-35 on road.
— under 9-5 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 26-129
— record in first 5 innings: 44-71-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-2-2
— Francis is 3-0, 2.19 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 4-3 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He gave up a run in 7 IP against Angels August 12th.
— Toronto is 3-1 in its last four games.
— Blue Jays are 32-33 at home.
— over 7-3 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 35-129
— record in first 5 innings: 55-57-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-3
Texas (60-69) @ Cleveland (73-54)
— Gray is 2-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.
— Rangers are 9-8 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-2
— He is 1-2, 4.15 in five starts vs Cleveland.
— Rangers are 4-1 in last five games.
— Texas is 26-38 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 40-129
— record in first 5 innings: 51-57-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3
— Lively is 0-2, 5.52 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 11-6 in his last 17 starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-2
— He gave up three runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Texas.
— Cleveland lost six of last seven games.
— Guardians are 38-21 at home.
— under 7-5 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 31-128
— record in first 5 innings: 56-54-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3.1
Detroit (63-66) @ White Sox (31-98)
— Skubal is 2-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 17-8 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 14-6-5
— He is 6-2, 4.11 in nine starts vs Chicago.
— Detroit won eight of last 11 games.
— Tigers are 32-34 on road.
— under 12-5 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-129
— record in first 5 innings: 51-57-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-4
— Bush is 0-2, 3.68 in three starts.
— Sox are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit
— White Sox lost 32 of last 35 games.
— Chicago is 18-45 at home.
— over 9-4 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-129
— record in first 5 innings: 48-62-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-x-3
Interleague Games
Colorado (47-82) @ Bronx (76-53)
— Blalock is 0-0, 3.37 in two starts (10.2 IP).
— Colorado is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Rockies are 9-17 in their last 26 games.
— They’re 18-49 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 32-129
— record in first 5 innings: 46-65-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-1.1
— Warren is 0-1, 8.59 in three starts.
— New York is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.
— New York won its last three games.
— They’re 35-28 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
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— scored run in first inning: 47-129
— record in first 5 innings: 65-48-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3
Arizona (73-56) @ Boston (67-60)
— Gallen is 0-1, 5.29 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 5-1 in his last six starts.
— over 6-3 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Arizona is 14-4 in its last 18 games.
— Diamondbacks are 36-30 on road.
— over 20-5 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-129
— record in first 5 innings: 62-47-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-3
— Crawford is 1-2, 8.79 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 2-4 in his last six starts.
— over 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-4
— This is his first start against Arizona.
— Red Sox are 6-9 in their last 15 games.
— They’re 29-33 at home.
— over 24-7 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-127
— record in first 5 innings: 65-45-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-3.2
Philadelphia (74-54) @ Kansas City (72-56)
— Suarez is 0-4, 7.33 in his last five starts.
— His last start was July 22.
— Phillies lost five of his last six starts.
— under 8-3 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.
— Phillies are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— They’re 32-31 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 47-128
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— record in first 5 innings: 70-45-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-5
— Singer is 2-2, 4.88 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 4-2 in his last six starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-25
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.
— Royals are 9-4 in last 13 games.
— Royals are 41-26 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 36-128
— record in first 5 innings: 62-46-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-3
St Louis (64-64) @ Minnesota (71-57)
— Gray is 1-2, 5.29 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-3
— He is 2-4, 5.05 in eight starts vs Minnesota.
— Gray pitched for the Twins in 2022-23.
— Cardinals won their last three games.
— They’re 30-34 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 29-128
— record in first 5 innings: 49-59-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-2
— Lopez is 3-1, 3.30 in his last five starts.
— Minnesota is 8-4 in his last 12 starts.
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 9-25
— record in first 5 innings: 13-11-1
— He is 2-2, 2.84 in five starts vs St Louis.
— Twins lost four of last five games.
— Twins are 36-25 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-128
— record in first 5 innings: 59-54-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-5.1
Milwaukee (74-54) @ Oakland (55-74)
— Rea is 2-1, 2.67 in his last five starts.
— Brewers are 11-4 in his last 15 starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Brewers are 12-4 in their last 16 games.
— They’re 36-30 on road.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-128
— record in first 5 innings: 59-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-5
— Boyle is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— Oakland is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— A’s are 1-3 in last four games.
— Oakland is 17-14 in last 31 home games.
— under 10-1 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 28-129
— record in first 5 innings: 48-72-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-5.1
San Francisco (65-65) @ Seattle (65-64)
— Snell is 2-0, 1.05 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-4
— He is 2-1, 0.81 in four starts vs Seattle.
— Giants won three of last five games.
— Giants are 27-37 on road.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-130
— record in first 5 innings: 53-56-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-5.1
— Kirby is 2-2, 6.00 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-4
— He hasn’t pitched against the Giants.
— Seattle lost eight of last ten games.
— Mariners fired their long-time manager Thursday,
— Mariners are 38-26 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-129
— record in first 5 innings: 58-54-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-4
Tampa Bay (64-64) @ Los Angeles (76-52)
— Bradley is 0-4, 8.10 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 9-9 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Dodgers
— Tampa Bay is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Rays are 30-30 on road.
— under 18-7 last 25 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-128
— record in first 5 innings: 44-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-4.1
— Kershaw is 2-1, 1.10 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 2-0, 3.26 in three starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Dodgers are 14-5 in their last 19 games.
— Dodgers are 42-22 at home.
— over 9-3 last dozen home games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-129
— record in first 5 innings: 65-50-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-3
Umpires
— Chi-Mia- Favorites are 15-10 in Tichenor games.
— Cin-Pitt- Home favorites are 13-5 in Tomlinson games.
— Wsh-Atl- Under is 11-5 in Bacon games.
— NY-SD- Home favorites are 6-4 in Muchlinski games.
— LAA-Tor- Home favorites are 13-6 in Eddings games.
— Hst-Balt— Underdogs are 12-12 in Ortiz games.
— Det-CWS- Road favorites are 3-1 in Torres games.
— Tex-Clev- Under is 16-10 in Carapazza games.
— Colo-NYY- Road underdogs are 5-7 in Tumpane games.
— Mil-A’s- Home underdogs are 4-4 in Iassogna games
— Ariz-Bos- Underdogs are 10-9 in Barry games.
— SF-Sea- Favorites are 12-7 in Gibson games.
— Phil-KC- Road underdogs are 10-9 in Carlson games
— StL-Minn- Under is 16-7 in Drake games
— TB-LA- Road underdogs are 11-10 in Miller games
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, August 24
National League
Cincinnati (62-67) @ Pittsburgh (61-67)
— Aguiar gave up two runs in 4 IP in his first MLB start.
— Reds are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh
— Reds lost six of last eight games.
— They’re 31-32=3 on road.
— over 9-3 last 12 road games
— scored run in first inning: 34-129
— record in first 5 innings: 58-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3.1-8
— Woodford is 0-2, 6.60 in three starts for Pittsburgh.
— Pirates are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 0-2, 5.70 in 12 games (2 starts) vs Cincinnati.
— Pirates won three of their last four games.
— They’re 31-32 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 24-128
— record in first 5 innings: 51-54-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4
Cubs (64-65) @ Miami (46-82)
— Imanaga is 1-1, 4.46 in his last six starts.
— Chicago is 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— over 7-3 last ten starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 3-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-6
— He gave up three runs in 6 IP, in April 20 start vs Miami.
— Cubs are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— They’re 28-36 on road.
— under 5-4 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 29-129
— record in first 5 innings: 53-55-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4.2
— Bellozo is 2-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Cubs
— Marlins are 7-16 in their last 23 games.
— Miami is 24-43 at home.
— over 10-5 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-128
— record in first 5 innings: 43-71-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-x-3
Washington (58-71) @ Atlanta (69-59)
— Irvin is 1-1, 5.82 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 10-5 in his last 15 starts.
— over 6-2 last eight starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-6
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in two starts (12 IP) vs Atlanta TY.
— Nationals are 3-2 in their last five games.
— They’re 28-38 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 23-129
— record in first 5 innings: 51-64-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3.2
— Morton is 1-1, 7.07 in his last three starts.
— Atlanta is 8-11 in his last 19 starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-4
— He is 0-2, 10.97 in two starts vs Washington TY.
— Braves are 8-3 in their last 11 games.
— They’re 35-27 at home.
— under 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-128
— record in first 5 innings: 60-49-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.1-3
NY Mets (67-62) @ San Diego (73-57)
— Peterson is 2-0, 2.59 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 11-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 10-3-1
— He is 0-2, 4.50 in two starts vs San Diego.
— New York is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Mets are 32-29 on road.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-129
— record in first 5 innings: 57-53-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-5.2
— King is 4-0, 2.67 in his last five starts.
— San Diego is 7-1 in his last eight starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-24
— record in first 5 innings: 15-6-3
— He is 0-0, 2.25 in five games (1 start) vs New York.
— Padres are 23-7 in their last 30 games.
— They’re 36-31 at home.
— over 9-5 last 14 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-130
— record in first 5 innings: 57-55-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2.2-2
American League
Houston (69-59) @ Baltimore (75-55)
— Valdez is 5-0, 2.05 in his last five starts.
— Astros won his last 10 starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-2
— He is 1-0, 4.08 in four starts vs Baltimore.
— Houston won 12 of its last 16 games.
— Astros are 34-30 on road.
— under 14-8 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-128
— record in first 5 innings: 59-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-2
— Suarez is 1-0, 0.00 in his last three starts (17.2 IP).
— Orioles are 9-8 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-2
— He gave up five runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Houston.
— Baltimore is 5-7 in its last 12 games.
— Orioles are 38-29 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 36-130
— record in first 5 innings: 67-49-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-4
LA Angels (54-75) @ Toronto (61-68)
— Fulmer is 0-2, 5.20 in six starts.
— Angels are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 0-1, 7.88 in two starts vs Toronto.
— Angels are 3-11 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 27-35 on road.
— under 9-5 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 26-129
— record in first 5 innings: 44-71-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-2-2
— Francis is 3-0, 2.19 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 4-3 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He gave up a run in 7 IP against Angels August 12th.
— Toronto is 3-1 in its last four games.
— Blue Jays are 32-33 at home.
— over 7-3 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 35-129
— record in first 5 innings: 55-57-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-3
Texas (60-69) @ Cleveland (73-54)
— Gray is 2-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.
— Rangers are 9-8 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-2
— He is 1-2, 4.15 in five starts vs Cleveland.
— Rangers are 4-1 in last five games.
— Texas is 26-38 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 40-129
— record in first 5 innings: 51-57-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3
— Lively is 0-2, 5.52 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 11-6 in his last 17 starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-2
— He gave up three runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Texas.
— Cleveland lost six of last seven games.
— Guardians are 38-21 at home.
— under 7-5 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 31-128
— record in first 5 innings: 56-54-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3.1
Detroit (63-66) @ White Sox (31-98)
— Skubal is 2-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 17-8 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 14-6-5
— He is 6-2, 4.11 in nine starts vs Chicago.
— Detroit won eight of last 11 games.
— Tigers are 32-34 on road.
— under 12-5 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-129
— record in first 5 innings: 51-57-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-4
— Bush is 0-2, 3.68 in three starts.
— Sox are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit
— White Sox lost 32 of last 35 games.
— Chicago is 18-45 at home.
— over 9-4 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-129
— record in first 5 innings: 48-62-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-x-3
Interleague Games
Colorado (47-82) @ Bronx (76-53)
— Blalock is 0-0, 3.37 in two starts (10.2 IP).
— Colorado is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Rockies are 9-17 in their last 26 games.
— They’re 18-49 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 32-129
— record in first 5 innings: 46-65-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-1.1
— Warren is 0-1, 8.59 in three starts.
— New York is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.
— New York won its last three games.
— They’re 35-28 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— scored run in first inning: 47-129
— record in first 5 innings: 65-48-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3
Arizona (73-56) @ Boston (67-60)
— Gallen is 0-1, 5.29 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 5-1 in his last six starts.
— over 6-3 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Arizona is 14-4 in its last 18 games.
— Diamondbacks are 36-30 on road.
— over 20-5 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-129
— record in first 5 innings: 62-47-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-3
— Crawford is 1-2, 8.79 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 2-4 in his last six starts.
— over 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-4
— This is his first start against Arizona.
— Red Sox are 6-9 in their last 15 games.
— They’re 29-33 at home.
— over 24-7 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-127
— record in first 5 innings: 65-45-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-3.2
Philadelphia (74-54) @ Kansas City (72-56)
— Suarez is 0-4, 7.33 in his last five starts.
— His last start was July 22.
— Phillies lost five of his last six starts.
— under 8-3 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.
— Phillies are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— They’re 32-31 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 47-128
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 70-45-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-5
— Singer is 2-2, 4.88 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 4-2 in his last six starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-25
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.
— Royals are 9-4 in last 13 games.
— Royals are 41-26 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 36-128
— record in first 5 innings: 62-46-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-3
St Louis (64-64) @ Minnesota (71-57)
— Gray is 1-2, 5.29 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-3
— He is 2-4, 5.05 in eight starts vs Minnesota.
— Gray pitched for the Twins in 2022-23.
— Cardinals won their last three games.
— They’re 30-34 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 29-128
— record in first 5 innings: 49-59-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-2
— Lopez is 3-1, 3.30 in his last five starts.
— Minnesota is 8-4 in his last 12 starts.
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 9-25
— record in first 5 innings: 13-11-1
— He is 2-2, 2.84 in five starts vs St Louis.
— Twins lost four of last five games.
— Twins are 36-25 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-128
— record in first 5 innings: 59-54-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-5.1
Milwaukee (74-54) @ Oakland (55-74)
— Rea is 2-1, 2.67 in his last five starts.
— Brewers are 11-4 in his last 15 starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Brewers are 12-4 in their last 16 games.
— They’re 36-30 on road.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-128
— record in first 5 innings: 59-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3-5
— Boyle is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— Oakland is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— A’s are 1-3 in last four games.
— Oakland is 17-14 in last 31 home games.
— under 10-1 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 28-129
— record in first 5 innings: 48-72-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-5.1
San Francisco (65-65) @ Seattle (65-64)
— Snell is 2-0, 1.05 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-4
— He is 2-1, 0.81 in four starts vs Seattle.
— Giants won three of last five games.
— Giants are 27-37 on road.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-130
— record in first 5 innings: 53-56-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-5.1
— Kirby is 2-2, 6.00 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-4
— He hasn’t pitched against the Giants.
— Seattle lost eight of last ten games.
— Mariners fired their long-time manager Thursday,
— Mariners are 38-26 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-129
— record in first 5 innings: 58-54-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-4
Tampa Bay (64-64) @ Los Angeles (76-52)
— Bradley is 0-4, 8.10 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 9-9 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Dodgers
— Tampa Bay is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Rays are 30-30 on road.
— under 18-7 last 25 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-128
— record in first 5 innings: 44-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-4.1
— Kershaw is 2-1, 1.10 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 2-0, 3.26 in three starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Dodgers are 14-5 in their last 19 games.
— Dodgers are 42-22 at home.
— over 9-3 last dozen home games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-129
— record in first 5 innings: 65-50-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-3
Umpires
— Chi-Mia- Favorites are 15-10 in Tichenor games.
— Cin-Pitt- Home favorites are 13-5 in Tomlinson games.
— Wsh-Atl- Under is 11-5 in Bacon games.
— NY-SD- Home favorites are 6-4 in Muchlinski games.
— LAA-Tor- Home favorites are 13-6 in Eddings games.
— Hst-Balt— Underdogs are 12-12 in Ortiz games.
— Det-CWS- Road favorites are 3-1 in Torres games.
— Tex-Clev- Under is 16-10 in Carapazza games.
— Colo-NYY- Road underdogs are 5-7 in Tumpane games.
— Mil-A’s- Home underdogs are 4-4 in Iassogna games
— Ariz-Bos- Underdogs are 10-9 in Barry games.
— SF-Sea- Favorites are 12-7 in Gibson games.
— Phil-KC- Road underdogs are 10-9 in Carlson games
— StL-Minn- Under is 16-7 in Drake games
— TB-LA- Road underdogs are 11-10 in Miller games
MLB
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Colorado vs NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Colorado is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
LA Angels vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Houston vs Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Milwaukee vs Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Arizona vs Boston
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Arizona is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs vs Miami
Chi Cubs is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Miami's last 14 games at home
Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
San Francisco vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
San Francisco is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Texas vs Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Texas's last 12 games on the road
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Detroit vs Chi White Sox
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia vs Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis vs Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Washington vs Atlanta
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets vs San Diego
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
Tampa Bay vs LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
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Colorado vs NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Colorado is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
LA Angels vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing LA Angels
Houston vs Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Milwaukee vs Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Arizona vs Boston
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Arizona is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs vs Miami
Chi Cubs is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Chi Cubs is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Miami's last 14 games at home
Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
San Francisco vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
San Francisco is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Texas vs Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Texas's last 12 games on the road
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Detroit vs Chi White Sox
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia vs Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis vs Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Washington vs Atlanta
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets vs San Diego
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
Tampa Bay vs LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| COL at NYY | 02:05 PM | COL +270 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAA at TOR | 03:07 PM | TOR -180 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at BAL | 04:05 PM | HOU -115 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at OAK | 04:07 PM | MIL -124 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| SF at SEA | 04:10 PM | SF +103 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| AZ at BOS | 04:10 PM | AZ +108 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHC at MIA | 04:10 PM | CHC -193 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| CIN at PIT | 06:40 PM | CIN -108 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| STL at MIN | 07:10 PM | MIN -135 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| TEX at CLE | 07:10 PM | CLE -123 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at KC | 07:10 PM | KC -104 O 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| DET at CHW | 07:10 PM | DET -217 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at ATL | 07:20 PM | WAS +157 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| NYM at SD | 08:40 PM | SD -147 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| TB at LAD | 09:10 PM | LAD -208 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
