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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major League teams who have scored the least runs:
215— White Sox
244— Marlins
257— A’s
266— Cardinals/Blue Jays
269— Rays
276— Mariners

Quote of the Day
“When all is said and done, more is said than done.”
Unknown

Sunday’s quiz
Who is the Toronto Blue Jays’ all-time leader in home runs?

Saturday’s quiz
Teams from the AFC South have won the fewest Super Bowls (2).

Friday’s quiz
Teams from the NFC East have won the most Super Bowls (13).

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Sunday’s Den: Happy Armadillo Day!!!!!​

— Happy Armadillo Day!!!!
23 years ago this week, I started writing this blog. Despite the protests of some, I’m still doing it. Hopefully you enjoy reading it.
In those 23 years, I’ve taken two short breaks; in September 2001, took a week off after 9/11, because there wasn’t anything good to write about, then in 2019 I had retina surgery so I laid on my couch for a week, then started writing again.
(I’d like to thank my two surgeons, Dr Mallick and Dr Lemanski, for fixing my eye).
Hopefully over the next year we’ll all be nicer to each other, more tolerant of each other. I’ll still be here typing late into the night; hopefully you’ll still be reading.

— If you like the NFL and you have the Roku channel on your TV, there is a show on there that you will like, about the NFL Draft this past April.
NFL Films documentary crews are embedded in the draft rooms of five teams, plus on stage and behind the scenes of the actual draft in Detroit. Watched it last night; it was high quality stuff that we’ve come to expect from NFL Films.

— Detroit Lions signed UFL kicker Jake Bates to a 2-year deal. Bates has made three field goals of 60+ yards for the Michigan Panthers this spring; he was a kickoff specialist in college for Texas State (2020-21) and Arkansas (2022).

— Edmonton 8, Florida 1
Oilers led 3-1 in first period; their first goal was shorthanded.
Last time NHL finals ended in a sweep was 1998, when the Red Wings swept Washington.
Even with this game going over the total, if you bet the under in every game Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky started this year, you’d be 47-26-3, good for a $1,789 profit to a $100 bettor.
Last time an NHL goalie finished +$2,000 to the under was Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames, way back in 2005.

— Cubs’ rookie lefty P Shota Imanaga has a 1.31 ERA in seven starts at Wrigley Field.

— Famous birthdays for June 16th:
Rick Adelman, 78
Al Cowlings, 77
Frank Corral, 69
Laurie Metcalf, 69
Darrell Griffith, 66
Wally Joyner, 62
Kerry Wood, 47
Austin Blythe, 32
Justin Jefferson, 25

— Orioles 6, Phillies 2
Anthony Santander homered twice, drove in four runs.

— Nationals 5, Marlins 0
Rookie P Herz struck out 13 batters, allowed one hit in 6 IP
Washington is 7-1 in its last eight games.

— Marlins are 3-22 vs lefty starters this year, 20-25 vs righties.

— Chicago White Sox are 2-21 in series openers this year, 0-12 on the road.

— Rockies 16, Pirates 4
Hunter Goodman homered twice, knocked in five runs.
Pirates had won their previous five games at Coors Field.

— Mariners 7, Rangers 5
Seattle has won six of its last seven games.

— AL Wild Card race:
Orioles, Royals, Twins, followed by…….
2.5 games behind- Boston
4- Detroit, Toronto
5- Texas

— NL Wild Card race:
Braves, Padres, Cardinals, followed by……
half-game behind- Reds, Nationals
1 game behind- Cubs, Diamondbacks, Giants
1.5- Pittsburgh

 

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Sunday, June 16

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, JUNE 16​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LA at ATL	03:00 PM	ATL -5.0 O 161.0	+500 +500
SEA at PHO	03:00 PM	SEA -3.5 O 165.5	+500 +500

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
— Astros 4, Tigers 1- Ronel Blanco didn’t allow a hit in 7 IP.
— Nationals 3, Marlins 1- Lane Thomas has homered three days in a row.
— Dodgers 3, Royals 0- Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs.
— Mariners 5, Rangers 0- Logan Gilbert allowed two hits in 8 IP.
— Red Sox 9, New York 3- Red Sox stole a franchise-record nine bases.
— Stallions 25, Brahmas 0- Birmingham wins its third straight league title.

Quote of the Day
“How do you know when you’re out of invisible ink?”
Steven Wright

Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, what well-known actress from the 80’s played James Caan’s wife?

Sunday’s quiz
Carlos Delgado is the Toronto Blue Jays’ all-time leader in home runs.

Saturday’s quiz
Teams from the AFC South have won the fewest Super Bowls (2).

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Monday’s Den: Major League teams’ records in series……..​

Major League teams’ records in series:
Home…….Away……Total

— Diamondbacks 6-6…….3-5-3……9-11-3

— Braves 8-3…….5-4-2……13-7-2

— Cubs 5-5-1…….3-7-2……8-12-3

— Reds 4-6-2…….4-7……8-13-2

— Rockies 3-6-1…….1-11-1……4-17-2

— Dodgers 7-5…….8-4……12-9

— Marlins 3-9…….2-8-1……5-17-1

— Brewers 8-2-1…….6-5-1……14-7-2

— Mets 4-7-2…….5-5-2……9-12-4

— Phillies 7-2-3…….6-4-2……13-6-5

— Pirates 7-4…….6-6……13-10

— Cardinals 6-4-1…….6-6……12-10-1

— Padres 5-5-2…….7-3-2……12-8-4

— Giants 7-5…….4-7……11-12

— Nationals 5-5-1…….5-7……10-12-1

Famous birthdays, June 17th:
Barry Manilow, 81
Dave Concepcion, 76
Mike Milbury, 72
Greg Kinnear, 61
Jason Hanson, 54
Popeye Jones, 54
Venus Williams, 44
Yusei Kikuchi, 33
Amari Cooper, 30

— Orioles 10-2-1…….6-2-2……16-4-3

— Red Sox 6-4-2…….4-5-2……10-9-4

— White Sox 3-6-2…….1-11……4-17-2

— Guardians 8-1-1…….7-5-1……15-6-2

— Tigers 3-6-2…….6-4-2……9-10-4

— Astros 6-5-1…….4-6-1……10-11-2

— Royals 7-5…….4-6-1……11-11-1

— Angels 1-10…….5-6-1……6-16-1

— Twins 7-4…….5-7……12-11

— New York 7-1-2…….10-3……17-4-2

— A’s 4-7…….3-8-1……7-15-1

— Mariners 9-2-1…….4-6-1……13-8-2

— Rays 5-6-2…….5-5……10-11-2

— Rangers 4-6-1…….6-6……10-12-1

— Blue Jays 6-4-1…….3-6-3……9-10-4

 

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Monday, June 17

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, JUNE 17​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DAL at MIN	08:00 PM	DAL +10.5 O 165.5	+500 +500

 

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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in walks:
57— Aaron Judge, NYY
55— Juan Soto, NYY
53— Kyle Schwarber, Phil
47— Mookie Betts, LA
46— Freddie Freeman LA/Kyle Tucker Hst
45— Bryce Harper, Phil

Quote of the Day
“I mean, this is going to be a night that I will remember for the rest of my life, from the game, the celebration, these moments. Over the last couple years, we had some tough losses at home in the playoffs. We’ve lost the NBA championship at home in front of our fans.

We had a chance to beat Miami in Game 6 a few years ago and lost that one. So to have a big win — the biggest win that you could have in front of your home crowd — I felt like that was really important to go out there and do everything in my power to make sure we won this game tonight.”
Jayson Tatum

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Celtics’ leading scorer in the last season where they won the NBA title?

Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.

Sunday’s quiz
Carlos Delgado is the Toronto Blue Jays’ all-time leader in home runs.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

— Celtics 106, Mavericks 88
Boston wins its 18th NBA title, its first since 2008.
Celtics led 67-46 at halftime.

Boston went 16-3 in the playoffs this season.

— In 1988, Celtics had the NBA’s biggest payroll, a total of $9,283,833; they went 57-25, lost in the Eastern Conference final.

This season, Celtics had a payroll of $188,000,720; they’ve got six players who make $10M+.

— Lebron James should become player-coach of the Lakers, the way Bill Russell was in the late 60’s, at the end of his great playing career.

Why are they messing around with neophytes like Danny Hurley and JJ Redick, who have never been NBA head coaches? Just hire Lebron, have some veteran assistants to do the prep work, and Lebron can manage the games. It would work.

— NFL teams with the most touchdown plays of more than 20 yards last year:
22- Dolphins
16- Cowboys, Lions, 49ers
15- Browns, Buccaneers
14- Colts, Jaguars

NFL teams with the fewest TD plays of more than 20 yards last year:
3- Panthers
5- Chiefs
6- Patriots
7- Bears

— Teams with most touchdowns scored on their first drive last year:
10- 49ers
7- Ravens
6- Bears, Broncos, Colts, Rams, Eagles, Seahawks

Fewest touchdowns scored on their first drive last year:
0- Panthers, Giants, Buccaneers
1- Patriots, Jets, Saints

— HBO’s Hard Knocks will deal with the four teams in the AFC North this season; it will be the first time the Emmy Award-winning series has covered an entire division.

The show will begin December 3rd, and run thru the playoffs.

— Birmingham Stallions won the UFL Sunday with a 25-0 win over San Antonio; over the last three years, the Stallions went 32-4, won three league titles.

Famous birthdays, June 18th:
Paul McCartney, 72
Isabella Rossellini, 72
Tom Clements, 71

Andrés Galarraga, 63
Sandy Alomar, 58
Alana De La Garza, 58

Jeff Saturday, 49
Antonio Gates, 44
Matt Moore, 35 (Angels’ P)

— Southwest Airlines has re-started non-stop flights between Albany and Las Vegas, which is good news for my future travel plans.

— San Diego P Dylan Cease’s splits this year:
First 8 starts: 5-2, 2.74
Last 7 starts: 1-4, 6.27

— Cardinals 7, Marlins 6 (12)
St Louis is over .500 for first time since April 6th.
Masyn Winn hit a 2-run homer in the 12th inning.

— Mets 14, Rangers 2
Mets won their 6th game in row; they led 7-0 in second inning.
Rangers are 11-22 in their last 33 games.

— Giants 7, Cubs 6
Thairo Estrada hit a 3-run homer in the ninth inning.
Hector Neris has blown four saves in 14 chances this year.

— Phillies 9, Padres 2
Kyle Schwarber homered twice, knocked in four runs.
Alec Bohm went 3-5, with a homer and 3 RBI.

— Pirates 4, Reds 1
Rookie P Skenes is 4-0, 2.29 in seven starts.
Skenes has issued 7 walks, has 53 strikeouts in 39.1 IP.

 

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Tuesday, June 18

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, JUNE 18​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LA at CON	07:00 PM	CON -13.0 U 154.5	+500 +500
NY at PHO	10:00 PM	PHO +5.0 O 170.5	+500 +500

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads for this fall:
— Tennessee (-5) vs NC State
— Nebraska (-5) vs Colorado
— Iowa (-2) vs Iowa State
— Texas (-5) vs Michigan
— Alabama (-8) vs Wisconsin
— LSU (-10) vs South Carolina

Quote of the Day
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
CS Lewis

Wednesday’s quiz
Which NHL team is the last one to win a playoff series after trailing 3-0?
Hint: They went on to win the Stanley Cup that year.

Tuesday’s quiz
Paul Pierce was the Celtics’ leading scorer in the last season where they won the NBA title.

Monday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

— RIP to baseball icon Willie Mays, who passed away at age 93.

He made the All-Star Game 19 years in a row.
He won a World Series ring with the 1954 Giants.

He was NL Rookie of the Year in 1951.
He won 12 Gold Gloves, was MVP of the NL in 1954, 1965.

He ranks 6th all time in home runs (660),
He ranks 7th in runs scored (2,068),
He ranks 12th in RBI (1,909),
He ranks 13th in hits (3,293).

When you talk about who is the greatest player ever, you can make a strong argument for him.

RIP, sir.

— Was watching Florida State play in the College World Series, but I couldn’t hear what they were saying on TV; all the FSU players were wearing wristbands, like quarterbacks wear.

Why? What information would be on wristbands for position players?

— New York 1B Anthony Rizzo broke his arm Monday, is out 4-6 weeks; they called up rookie Ben Rice to take his place— he went 1-4 in his MLB debut Tuesday.

Ben Rice has a good commercial opportunity, if they still sell Uncle Ben’s rice; do a commercial with his uncle, seems like it would be good TV.

— LA Clippers hired Jeff Van Gundy to be their top assistant coach; he spent this year working with the NBA champion Celtics, after working on ESPN for 16 years as an analyst.

— Brewers P Tobias Myers beat the Angels Tuesday; two years ago, that would’ve seemed very unlikely, seeing how he went 1-15, 7.82 in 22 starts for three different AAA teams. Milwaukee is his 6th organization, and he’s only 25 years old.

— Pirates’ OF Bryan Reynolds has a career batting average of .347 in June, the highest June batting average of any player in the last 50 years.

Famous birthdays, June 19th:
Duane Kuiper, 74
Kathleen Turner, 70
Mike Renfro, 69

Paula Abdul, 62
Poppy Montgomery, 52
Anthony Parker, 49

Dirk Nowitzki, 46
Jacob deGrom, 36
Joe Noteboom, 29

— Edmonton 5, Florida 3
Oilers scored two power play goals, scored 5 times on only 24 shots.
Edmonton also scored a short-handed goal, for second game in a row.
Teams head back to Alberta with Florida leading the series, 3-2.

— Dodgers 11, Rockies 9
Dodgers scored seven runs in the top of the 9th.
Jason Heyward hit a pinch-hit grand slam, Teoscar Hernandez hit a 3-run blast.
Colorado led 7-2 after five innings.

— Phillies 4, Padres 3
San Diego led 3-1 in 8th inning, have now lost five games in a row.
Nick Castellanos had the walk-off hit for the Phillies.

— A’s 7, Royals 5
JJ Bleday hit three doubles, as Oakland snapped a 9-game skid.
Hogan Harris pitched 5 innings, allowed one earned run.

— Marlins 9, Cardinals 8 (10)
Marlins snap a 6-game losing skid.
Vidal Brujan had the game-winning hit for Miami.

— White Sox 2, Astros 0
Jonathan Cannon got 26 outs on 106 pitches, for his first MLB win.
1B Andrew Vaughn knocked in both Chicago runs with ground outs.

— Mets 7, Rangers 6
Mets have now won seven games in a row.
Texas led this game 6-2 after five innings.

 

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Wednesday, June 19

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WAS at IND	07:00 PM	WAS +5.0 O 167.0	+500 +500
ATL at MIN	08:00 PM	ATL +10.0 O 162.0	+500 +500
SEA at LV	10:00 PM	SEA +6.5 O 171.5	+500 +500

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads for this fall:
— Clemson (-8) vs NC State
— Michigan (-9) vs USC
— Oklahoma (-2) vs Tennessee
— Miami (-7) vs Virginia Tech
— Georgia (-5) vs Alabama
— Florida State (-9) vs SMU

Quote of the Day
“I am very excited to go home and see them, hug them, talk with them, play with them. I saw them before the game and it’s a totally different feeling. Very cool.”
Phillies P Ranger Suarez, who pitched in front of his wife and two kids for the first time

Thursday’s quiz
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft; who was the first pick?

Wednesday’s quiz
2014 Los Angeles Kings are last NHL team to win a playoff series after trailing 3-0.

Tuesday’s quiz
Paul Pierce was the Celtics’ leading scorer in the last season where they won the NBA title.

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

— Last year, the NBA’s Detroit Pistons hired Monty Williams as their new coach, giving him $78M for a 6-year contract, then they went 14-68 this year, which included a 28-game losing streak. Pistons are 94-290 (.245) over the last five years, the worst record in the NBA during that time.
After the season, Detroit fired their general manager, then Wednesday, they fired Williams, eating $65M in the process. How much do you have to dislike someone or the job they’re doing to pay them $65M to go away????
NBA Draft is next week; Lakers/Cavaliers are also looking for new coaches. Detroit has the 5th pick in the draft. Will they hire a new coach before the draft?

— Ten years ago, the NHL’s LA Kings played San Jose in the first round of the playoffs; they lost the first two games 6-3/7-2 in San Jose, then lost Game 3 in overtime, 4-3 at home. Things were not looking good, but they swept the last four games against the Sharks, winning all four games by 3+ goals, including a 5-1 win at San Jose in Game 7.
Then they beat Anaheim in seven games, in a series where the road team won five of the seven games. Kings won Game 7 6-2 in Anaheim.
Western Conference final, Kings led Chicago three games to one, then lost Games 5-6, but they won Game 7 in Chicago, beating the Blackhawks 5-4 in overtime.
All of this was extremely unlikely, winning three Game 7’s on the road, but when the Kings beat the Rangers in five games to win the Stanley Cup, with three of their four wins in overtime, they finished one of the most unlikely runs to a championship of any team in any sport, ever.
This was also the last time an NHL team won a series after trailing 3-0, a feat the Edmonton Oilers are trying to pull off this week against Florida.

— Is the NHL the only league that announces trades while their playoffs are still going on?

— Tuesday night in Denver, the Dodgers trailed Colorado 9-4 after eight innings, but they scored seven runs in the top of the 9th to win 11-9, getting a grand slam from Jason Heyward, a 3-run blast by Teoscar Hernandez.
Before that, the Dodgers had lost 1,137 consecutive games when they trailed by 5+ runs in the 9th inning, or later. Their last win in this situation was in 1957, their last year in Brooklyn.

— Tuesday night in Anaheim, Milwaukee led the Angels 6-0 in the 9th inning; they put in a cruddy relief pitcher to wrap the game up, but that didn’t work, so they put their closer in with Taylor Ward up to bat with the score 6-3 and two men on base— tying run at the plate.
Ward hit a ball to deep centerfield that would’ve gone over the fence and tied the game, except Sal Frelick jumped up and caught the ball, robbing Ward of the game-tying homer and ending the game. Best defensive play of the week.

— When Willie Mays got elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot, in 1979, there were 23 voters who didn’t put Mays on their ballot. Huh?
Who the BLEEP!!!! didn’t vote for Willie Mays as a Hall of Famer?

— Famous birthdays, June 20th:
Dave Elmendorf, 75
John Goodman, 72
Dickie Thon, 66
Nicole Kidman, 57
Rodney Rogers, 53
Lavar Arrington, 46
Kendrys Morales, 41
Josh Childress, 41
Darko Milicic, 39

— Word of the Day: Prudent- Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

— Braves 7, Tigers 0
Reynaldo Lopez tossed five shutout innings.
Detroit scored total of three runs in their last four games.

— Rays 3, Twins 2 (10)
Tampa Bay is 35-39, but 25-11 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs.
Loss snaps Minnesota’s six-game winning streak.

— Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 3
Boston has won five in a row, 8 of last 10 games.
Toronto made four errors; Red Sox scored two unearned runs.

— A’s 5, Royals 1
A’s win consecutive games for first time since May 4th.
Zack Gelof homered for the second day in a row.

— Astros 4, White Sox 1
This was first time in 5+ years Houston started 9 righty hitters in a game.
Backup C Salazar had two hits, two RBI- he didn’t start.

— Brewers 2, Angels 0
Freddy Peralta tossed six shutout innings.
Angels have been blanked in 21 of their last 22 innings.

— Orioles 7, New York 6 (10)
Baltimore is now 19-7 in its last 26 games.
Gerrit Cole allowed two runs in 4 IP (62 PT) in his first 2024 start.

 

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Thursday, June 20

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, JUNE 20​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LA at NY	07:00 PM	NY -14.5 U 166.5	+500 +500

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
— Lakers hired JJ Redick as their new head coach.
— Rays 7, Twins 6 (10)- Rays won despite going 3-18 with RISP.
— Dodgers 5, Rockies 3- Shohei Ohtani hit his 21st home run.
— Astros 5, White Sox 3- Houston scored four runs in 7th inning.
— Houston Cougars fired athletic director Chris Pezman, after seven years there.
— Chicago Bulls traded G Alex Caruso to Oklahoma City for G Josh Giddey.

Quote of the Day
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
Thomas Edison

Friday’s quiz
Who was the Oakland A’s manager, last time they won the World Series?

Thursday’s quiz
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was the third pick in the 2017 NBA Draft; 76ers picked Markelle Fultz with the first pick, Lakers took Lonzo Ball with the second pick.

Wednesday’s quiz
2014 Los Angeles Kings are last NHL team to win a playoff series after trailing 3-0.

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Friday’s Den: Trends for all 30 MLB teams…….​

Trends for all 30 MLB teams…….

— Arizona is 4-0-2 in its last six series, 12-6 in last 18 games.
Diamondbacks are 3-9 in road series openers.

— Braves won six of their last seven games.
Atlanta is 12-11 vs NL East rivals, 20-10 vs American League teams.

— Cubs are 9-17 vs NL Central rivals, 27-22 vs everyone else.
10 of Cubs’ last 12 games stayed under the total.

— Cincinnati lost four of its last five games.
Under is 10-1 in their last 11 games.

— Rockies are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

— Dodgers won five of their last seven games.
Dodgers are 21-7 vs lefty starters, 26-23 vs righties.

— Marlins are 3-23 against lefty starting pitchers, 22-26 vs righties.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.

— Brewers are 12-3 in their last 15 home games.
Milwaukee is 18-9 against its NL Central rivals.

— Mets are 11-3 in their last 14 games.
Mets are 16-9 in one-run games; last year, they were 25-28.

— Phillies are 25-4 in their last 29 home games.
Phillies are 20-3 in their last 23 series openers.

— Rookie P Skenes is 4-0, 2.29 in seven starts, with 53 strikeouts in 39.1 IP.
Under is 10-2 in Pirates’ last 12 games.

— St Louis is 9-3 in its last 12 home games.
Cardinals are 12-9 vs lefty starters, 25-28 vs righties.

— Padres lost nine of their last 10 road games.
San Diego is 12-16 vs lefty starters; last year, they were 28-13.

— Giants are 3-7 in their last 10 home games.
San Francisco is 20-14 in day games, 16-26 in night games.

— Washington is 9-3 in its last 12 games.
Nationals are 14-10 vs NL East rivals, 22-28 vs everyone else.

— Famous birthdays, June 21st:
Bernie Kopell, 91
Monte Markham, 89
Rick Sutcliffe, 68
Tom Chambers, 65
Derrick Coleman, 57
Maggie Siff, 50
Chris Pratt, 45
Richard Jefferson, 44
Garrett Crochet, 25

— Orioles are 15-6 in their last 21 games.
Baltimore is 19-7 vs its AL East rivals.

— Red Sox are 9-12 vs lefty starters; last two years, they were 47-31.
Boston is 1-11 in home series openers.

— White Sox are 4-17 in their last 21 road games.
Chicago is 5-23 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Guardians are 15-4 in their last 19 home games.
Cleveland is 14-6 vs lefty starting pitchers; LY, they were 24-35.

— Tigers are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
Over is 8-0 in their last eight home games.

— Under is 10-3 in Astros’ last 13 games.
Last 2 years, Houston was 70-33 vs lefty starters; this year, they’re 9-14.

— Royals are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
Kansas City is 25-14 at home, 17-20 on road.

— Over is 9-3 in Angels’ last 12 road games.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 home games.

— Minnesota is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

— New York lost five of its last seven games.
NY scored in first inning in 6 of its last 10 games.

— A’s lost 10 of their last 12 games.
Under is 9-2 in their last 11 home games.

— Mariners are 11-1 in home series openers, 5-7 in road series openers.
Seattle is 23-6 in its last 29 home games.

— Rays are 12-7 vs lefty starters, 24-32 vs righty starters.
Tampa Bay is 4-9 in home series openers.

— Texas is 2-12 in its last 14 series openers.
Under is 21-8 in Rangers’ last 29 home games.

— Toronto lost five of its last seven games.
Blue Jays are 8-12 in one-run games.