Cnotes 2023 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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Friday’s 6-pack

Last six World Series champs:
2017— Houston Astros
2018— Boston Red Sox
2019— Washington Nationals
2020— Los Angeles Dodgers
2021— Atlanta Braves
2022— Houston Astros

Quote of the Day

“So listen. I can talk for hours on it and I can talk for a minute; the minute’s probably easier. He doesn’t like me and I don’t like him, that’s how it is.”

Phoenix Suns’ owner Mat Ishbia, talking about Cavaliers’ owner Dan Gilbert

Friday’s quiz

How many NBA championship rings has Steve Kerr won, both as a player and coach?

Thursday’s quiz

Max Scherzer has been in the major leagues for 16 years; he broke into the major leagues with Arizona, in 2008.

Wednesday’s quiz

In the movie Oceans Eleven, Julia Roberts plays George Clooney’s ex-wife.


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

— What have you done for me lately?

Mike Budenholzer went 310-146 in five years as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, winning the NBA title two years ago. 310-146 is a really good record.

Milwaukee fired him Thursday; the team was recently sold, with the Haslam family that also owns the Cleveland Browns now running things. Bucks were the #1-seed in the East this year, but they got upset by Miami in the playoffs. I guess the new owners weren’t happy about it.

I’m figuring Budenholzer won’t be out of work long; he also went 230-219 in five years with the Atlanta Hawks. Winning coaches are hard to find.

— ESPN has four people on their NBA pregame show; only one of them played in the NBA, which is disappointing. Why they insist on putting Stephen A Smith on camera is baffling, but that’s why they’re ESPN, and why less people watch them now.

— Warriors 127, Lakers 100
Golden State outscored Lakers 84-47 in 2nd/3rd quarters.
Warriors were 21-42 on the arc; Klay Thompson was 8-11.
Series is now tied, 1-1.

— Basketball star Hunter Dickinson bolts from Michigan to Kansas; he averaged 18.5 ppg, 9.0 rebounds in 32.7 minutes/game last year.

— Weird baseball schedule Thursday; there were 10 games, only one twilight game, and that was over by 9:10. Luckily on YouTube TV, you can watch replays of games played earlier in the day, but why no night games at all?

— Back in 2012, Harvard-Westlake HS in Los Angeles had these three guys on their baseball team: Max Fried, Lucas Giolito, Jack Flaherty.

Imagine coaching a high school team with three future major leaguers on it? The coach was a guy named Ethan Katz, who later on was pitching coach for the White Sox.

— Rays 3, Pirates 2— Tampa Bay sweeps the Pirates; they’re 26-6, 17-2 at home.

Rays are fifth team since 1947 to start a season 25-6 or better; the other four teams all won the World Series that season:
1955 Dodgers
1958 Bronx
2016 Cubs
1984 Tigers

— Tampa Bay P Zach Eflin was told by umpires in this game that if he didn’t take his wedding ring off, he’d be ejected. Apparently most umpire crews let Eflin wear the ring, but this crew did not, so he took it off.

— Nationals 4, Cubs 3— Last two weeks, Cubs are 0-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on. Getting swept by the Nationals es no bueno.

Time of this game was 1:55; vendors couldn’t have been happy with that.

— Baltimore 13, Kansas City 10— Orioles are 21-10, leading the AL Wild Card race; they’re 10-3 in games where the winning scored from 7th inning on.

Kansas City, on the other hand, is 2-14 at home, with the equally-lowly A’s coming to town this weekend.

— Colorado 9, Milwaukee 6— Brewers led 6-0 after six innings, but were outscored 9-0 in the last three innings. Coming into this game, Colorado had been outscored 49-27 from 7th inning on this season.

— Detroit 2, Mets 0— Justin Verlander gave up two homers in the first inning of his first start for New York, then settled down, but Eduardo Rodriguez blanked the Mets for eight innings, as the Tigers sweep the 3-game series in Motown.

— QB Lamar Jackson is banking a $72.5M signing bonus from the Baltimore Ravens; hopefully he plays in December this year. Jackson missed the Ravens’ last six games last year, their last four games the year before. They say the best ability is dependability.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Braves-Pirates-Dodgers. Wild Cards: Brewers, Arizona, Padres
AL: Rays, Twins, Rangers. Wild Cards: Orioles, Red Sox, Tor/LAA

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, May 5

 

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MIAMI is 18-28 SU (-12.8 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 14-4 Over (9.6 Units) in road games in May games over the last 2 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 15-5 SU (9.5 Units) when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the current season.

CINCINNATI is 12-3 Under (8.7 Units) in home games after a loss by 6 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 12-4 SU (7.6 Units) in home games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.

COLORADO is 36-50 SU (-19 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 81-96 SU (-24.6 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 27-12 SU (15.7 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start over the last 2 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 79-104 SU (-35.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 55-31 Under (20.9 Units) as an underdog of +175 to +250 in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 52-34 SU (14.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 34-13 SU (19.7 Units) after 4 or more consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 19-39 SU (-23.9 Units) after having won 4 of their last 5 games in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 15-3 SU (12.4 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start over the last 2 seasons...

SAN FRANCISCO is 18-43 SU (-29.3 Units) in home games after a game where the bullpen gave up no earned runs in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 5

National League
Miami (16-16) @ Cubs (15-16)
— Cabrera is 2-1, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 3-1 in his last four starts
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 2-0, 3.00 in three starts vs Chicago.

— Miami lost its last three games.
— Marlins are 6-7 on road.
— Marlins are 10-0 in one-run games.
— over 8-3 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-32
— record in first 5 innings: 10-17-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.2-3.1

— Steele is 4-0, 1.96 in six starts.
— Cubs are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 0-0, 1.69 in two starts vs Miami.

— Cubs are 4-10 in their last 14 games.
— Chicago is 8-8 at home.
— under 8-1-1 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-31
— record in first 5 innings: 14-10-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-5

Colorado (12-20) @ NY Mets (15-15)
— Senzatela is making his first ‘23 start.
— He was 3-7, 5-7 in 19 starts last year.
— In his career, he is 39-42, 4.88 in 117 starts.
— His career ERA is higher on road than in Denver.
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 2-2, 2.88 in four starts vs New York.

— Rockies won their last four games.
— Colorado is 5-11 on the road.
— under 7-1 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-4

— Senga is 3-1, 4.15 in five starts.
— Mets are 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Mets lost eight of their last nine games.
— Mets are 6-6 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 4-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-15-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-8.2-3

Washington (13-18) @ Arizona (17-14)
— Gray is 2-3, 1.57 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He gave up a run in 5.1 IP, in one start vs Arizona.

— Nationals won four of last five games.
— Washington is 7-6 on road.
— under 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-15-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.2-2

— Kelly is 2-1, 3.18 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-3
— He is 2-0, 5.25 in two starts vs Washington.

— Arizona won four of its last six games.
— Arizona is 8-6 at home.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 11-31
— record in first 5 innings: 13-12-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-x

Los Angeles (19-13) @ San Diego (17-15)
— Kershaw is 4-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 14-3, 1.96 in his last 24 starts vs San Diego.

— Dodgers won six in row, 10 of last 13 games.
— Dodgers are 7-7 on road.
— over 9-2-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 15-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-x

— Musgrove is 1-0, 4.32 in his first two starts.
— Padres are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-6, 4.04 in nine starts vs Los Angeles.

— Padres are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— San Diego is 5-1 in its last six home games.
— under 7-3-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-16-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x

Milwaukee (18-13) @ San Francisco (13-17)
— Burnes is 3-0, 2.22 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-3
— He is 3-1, 2.25 in 12 games (5 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Brewers lost their last three games.
— Milwaukee is 6-3 in last nine road games.
— under 6-1-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 7-30
— record in first 5 innings: 14-11-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-3.1

— Manaea is 0-1, 15.88 in his last two starts.
— Giants are 0-4 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 0-1, 4.15 in two starts vs Milwaukee.

— Giants lost four of their last six games overall.
— San Francisco is 5-1 in last six home games.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 10-30
— record in first 5 innings: 12-10-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-1.1-x

American League
New York (17-15) @ Tampa Bay (26-6)
— Brito is 0-3, 8.56 in his last four starts.
— New York is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— New York is 5-8 in its last 13 games.
— Bronx is 6-7 on road.
— under 15-4 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-32
— record in first 5 innings: 16-10-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-x

— Chirinos will be the bulk guy; may/may not start.
— He allowed a run in 4.2 IP (66 PT) in his first bulk game.
— over 0-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 2-3, 3.57 in eight games (5 starts) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay is 12-3 in its last 15 games.
— Rays are 17-2 at home.
— under 4-1 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 13-32
— record in first 5 innings: 22-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8.1-3-2

Minnesota (18-14) @ Cleveland (14-17)
— Ober is 1-0, 1.59 in his first two starts.
— Twins are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 0-1, 2.40 in three starts vs Cleveland.

— Twins are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Minnesota is 2-6 in last eight road games.
— over 6-2-1 last nine
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 13-13-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-5

— Battenfield is 0-2, 4.11 in three starts.
— Guardians are 0-3 in his starts, scoring 4 runs.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Guardians are 5-11 in their last 16 games.
— Cleveland is 4-8 at home.
— under 15-4 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-1-x

Oakland (6-26) @ Kansas City (8-24)
— Muller is 0-2, 6.28 in six starts.
— A’s are 1-5 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— A’s lost 26 of their last 31 games.
— Oakland is 3-11 on the road
— over 20-12
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 7-18-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-5.1

— Keller is 0-1, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He is 1-2, 4.67 in four starts vs Oakland.

— Royals lost 18 of their last 23 games.
— Royals are 2-14 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 11-34
— record in first 5 innings: 6-22-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-4

Texas (18-12) @ LA Angels (18-14)
— Dunning is making his first ‘23 start.
— He is 2-0, 1.77 in eight relief stints (20.1 IP) this year.
— Last two years, he was 9-18, 4.68 in 54 starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 2-3, 5.49 in eight starts vs Anaheim.

— Texas won four of its last five games.
— Rangers are 6-6 on the road.
— over last three games
— scored run in first inning: 12-30
— record in first 5 innings: 19-9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.1-x

— Anderson is 0-0, 7.84 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-2
— He is 1-0, 2.45 in four starts vs Texas.

— Angels are 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Angels are 8-5 at home.
— over 3-1 last four home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-32
— record in first 5 innings: 19-9-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-4

Houston (16-15) @ Seattle (15-16)
— Javier is 2-1, 3.24 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 4-2 in his starts
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 3-1, 2.08 in seven games (4 starts) vs Seattle

— Astros are 2-4 in their last six games.
— Houston is 8-4 on the road.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 11-31
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-x

— Castillo is 2-0, 1.82 in six starts
— Mariners are 4-2 in his starts
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Houston.

— Seattle won its last four games.
— Mariners are 7-9 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 9-30
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x

Interleague games
Toronto (18-13) @ Pittsburgh (20-11)
— Bassitt is 2-0, 3.06 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 2-0, 2.00 in three starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Toronto lost its last five games.
— Blue Jays are 9-11 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 6-32
— record in first 5 innings: 13-12-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-4.2

— Hill is 3-0, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 1-2, 4.96 in 13 games (6 starts) vs Toronto.

— Pirates lost their last four games.
— Pittsburgh is 9-4 at home.
— over 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 12-32
— record in first 5 innings: 17-9-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-5

White Sox (10-22) @ Cincinnati (13-18)
— Lynn is 0-4, 7.16 in his six starts.
— White Sox are 0-6 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 11-4, 3.16 in 18 starts vs Cincinnati.

— Chicago won three of its last four games.
— White Sox are 4-12 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 11-33
— record in first 5 innings: 12-16-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-5

— Greene is 0-1, 1.93 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— This is his first start vs Chicago.

— Reds lost three of their last four games.
— Cincinnati is 9-6 at home.
— over 6-2-1 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 8-31
— record in first 5 innings: 10-17-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-x


Boston (19-14) @ Philadelphia (15-17)
— Sale is 1-2, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 0-2, 5.25 in two starts vs Philly.

— Red Sox won their last five games, scoring 36 runs.
— Boston is 6-7 on the road.
— over 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-33
— record in first 5 innings: 11-18-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

— Wheeler is 3-0, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1
— He gave up a run in 7.1 IP, in his one start vs Boston.

— Phillies lost their last four games.
— Phillies are 8-5 at home.
— over 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-17-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2.2-x

Baltimore (21-10) @ Atlanta (22-10)
— Kremer is 2-1, 6.53 in six starts.
— Orioles are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— This is his first start vs Atlanta.

— Orioles are 20-8 in their last 28 games.
— Baltimore is 12-6 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten
— scored run in first inning: 7-31
— record in first 5 innings: 16-11-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1.1-5.1

— Fried is 2-0, 0.45 in four starts.
— Braves are 3-1 in his starts
— under 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0
— He tossed a complete game shutout, in his one start vs Baltimore.

— Atlanta is 8-2 in its last 10 games.
— Braves are 7-7 at home.
— over 18-7 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-32
— record in first 5 innings: 23-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-7-3

Detroit (13-17) @ St Louis (10-22)
— Boyd is 1-2, 5.47 in his five starts.
— Tigers are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He allowed a run in 7 IP, in his one start vs St Louis.

— Detroit won its last three games.
— Tigers are 5-10 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 8-30
— record in first 5 innings: 9-13-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5-1

— Montgomery is 0-2, 1.42 in his last two starts.
— St Louis was shut out in 3 of his last 4 starts
— Cardinals are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He is 1-1, 2.95 in three starts vs Detroit.

— Cardinals are 3-13 in their last 16 games.
— Cardinals are 5-11 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-32
— record in first 5 innings: 8-17-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-6.2

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, May 5

 

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FRIDAY, MAY 5

MIA at CHC	02:20 PM	MIA +145 O 9.0	+500 +500
TOR at PIT	06:35 PM	PIT +127 U 9.0	+500 +500
NYY at TB	06:40 PM	TB -171 U 8.5	+500 +500
CHW at CIN	06:40 PM	CIN -106 U 8.5	+500 +500
BOS at PHI	07:05 PM	PHI -149 U 8.0	+500 +500
MIN at CLE	07:10 PM	MIN -116 O 8.5	+500 +500
COL at NYM	07:10 PM	COL +215 O 8.5	+500 +500
BAL at ATL	07:20 PM	ATL -200 U 8.5	+500 +500
OAK at KC	08:10 PM	KC -152 O 10.0	+500 +500
DET at STL	08:15 PM	DET +194 O 8.0	+500 +500
TEX at LAA	09:38 PM	TEX +123 U 9.0	+500 +500
WAS at ARI	09:40 PM	ARI -177 U 9.0	+500 +500
LAD at SD	09:40 PM	SD +101 U 7.5	+500 +500
HOU at SEA	10:10 PM	SEA -131 U 7.0	+500 +500
MIL at SF	10:15 PM	MIL -115 U 8.0	+500 +500

 

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Pending Picks

May 5, 2023	NBA	Denver Phoenix	- -	10:00 PM	PHO -4.0

Completed Picks

May 4, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	100 127	GS -6.5	Win
May 3, 2023	NHL	New Jersey Carolina	1 5	CAR -115	Win
May 2, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	117 112	GS -4.5	Loss
May 1, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Houston	3 7	Over 8.5	Win

 

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Completed Picks


Past Completed Picks

05/05/2023	10-18-2	35.71%	-5180	Detail
05/04/2023	11-9-0	55.00%	+1010	Detail
05/03/2023	5-1-0	83.33%	+1830	Detail
05/02/2023	11-15-0	42.31%	-3465	Detail
05/01/2023	8-4-0	66.67%	+1975	Detail

 

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MAY'S MLB BEST BETS !

05/05/2023...............................3 - 11.............................21.42%......................................- 43.80
05/04/2023...............................5 - 4...............................53.53%............ .........................+ 9.40
05/03/2023...............................5 - 1...............................83.33%............ .........................+ 18.30
05/02/2023...............................6 - 9...............................40.00%............ ........................- 24.30
05/01/2023...............................5 - 2...............................71.42%............ .......................+ 15.70

TOTALS..................................24 -27.............................47.05%............. .......................- 24.70

 

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Completed Picks

May 5, 2023	NBA	Denver Phoenix	114 121	PHO -4.0	Win
May 4, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	100 127	GS -6.5	Win
May 3, 2023	NHL	New Jersey Carolina	1 5	CAR -115	Win
May 2, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	117 112	GS -4.5	Loss
May 1, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Houston	3 7	Over 8.5	Win

 

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Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
Over/under win totals for Big 14 football this fall:
10.5— Michigan, Ohio State
9.5— Penn State
9— Wisconsin
7.5— Iowa
7— Maryland
6.5— Illinois, Minnesota

Quote of the Day
“I didn’t want to look up and watch him be a superstar somewhere else. If he’s gonna be a superstar, he’s gonna be a superstar for the Colts.”
Colts GM Chris Ballard, on why he drafted QB Anthony Richardson

Saturday’s quiz
Who was head coach of the Warriors before Steve Kerr?

Friday’s quiz
Steve Kerr has won nine NBA championship rings, as a player and a coach. He won three rings playing with the Bulls, two with San Antonio and has won four as coach of the Warriors.

Thursday’s quiz
Max Scherzer has been in the major leagues for 16 years; he broke into the major leagues with Arizona, in 2008.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday…….

— 20 years ago, a guy named Dave Matranga made it to the major leagues with the Astros; he went 1-5 before getting sent back down to the minors, with the only hit a home run off Joaqu?n Benoit of the Rangers, a home run that tied the game.

Two years later, Matranga got back to the major leagues, playing in one game for the Angels before he got send down again.

That was it for Matranga, six major league at-bats in seven games. He played college ball at Pepperdine, but he must’ve gotten a good education, because he has a way better job these days.

These days, Dave Matranga is Aaron Judge’s agent; agents generally make 3% of their client’s salary. Aaron Judge makes $40M a year, and 3% of that is $1.2M a year. $1.2M a year ain’t bad for a guy who was in the big leagues for a week.

— This popped into my head the other night during the Angels’ game on TV; they were trying to figure out which major leaguer had gone to high school closest to Anaheim Stadium— it turns out that Matranga is the only major leaguer who went to Orange High School, which is less than three miles from Anaheim Stadium, closer than anyone else.

— A’s 12, Royals 8— It took them 33 games, but Oakland finally got a win from a starting pitcher; Kyle Muller went 5.1 innings for the win. Kansas City is 2-15 at home. Not good.

— Padres 5, Dodgers 2— Fernando Tatis hit two home runs off of Clayton Kershaw, only the 9th time Kershaw has allowed two homers to the same guy in a game, but the second time Tatis has done it.

San Diego is 18-15 now, 7-3 in their last ten games. Padres are only a game behind the Dodgers in the NL West. Los Angeles is only 7-8 on the road.

— Angels 5, Rangers 4 (10)— Texas led 4-0 in 8th inning, Angels tied the game with three runs in the ninth, then won it on a wild pitch in the 10th inning. Bad loss for the Rangers.

Angels have won five in a row, eight of last ten games; they’re tied for first place with Texas.

— Mets 1, Colorado 0— Kodai Senga tossed six shutout innings, but the $375M Mets have scored total of only two runs in their last three games.

— Tampa Bay 5, New York 4— Rays are 27-6, 18-2 at home; they lead the Orioles by 4.5 games in the AL East- they lead injury-plagued New York by 10 games.

— Celtics 114, 76ers 102
Boston was 16-45 on the arc, 22-41 inside arc.
Jayson Tatum scored 27 points.
Celtics lead series, 2-1.

— Suns 121, Nuggets 114
Home side has won all three games in this series.
Suns outscored Denver 38-21 in second quarter.
Booker scored 47 points, Durant 39; the other three Suns’ starters, 13.

— 6-1 guard Max Abmas played in 112 games the last four years for Oral Roberts, which went 84-42 those four years- they surprisingly made the Sweet 16 two years ago.

Abmas scored 20.8 ppg in his Oral Roberts career, but this week, instead of bolting to the NBA Draft or the G-League or to play in Europe, Abmas bolted to play for the Texas Longhorns. Interesting decision.

— Michigan State QB Payton Thorne also bolted, to Auburn. He started for the Spartans the last two years, throwing for 6,494 yards and 49 touchdowns.

— Indianapolis Colts released backup QB Nick Foles, leaving them with three QB’s on their roster; rookie Anthony Richardson, plus journeymen Gardner Minshew, Sam Ehlinger.

Foles was Super Bowl MVP five years ago with the Eagles, but since then, the 34-year old QB has played for the Eagles, Jaguars, Bears, Colts, starting 19 games in those five seasons.

— When Colorado Rockies swept Milwaukee earlier this week, it was their first series sweep in their last 37 series, dating back to last June.

— The 17th Annual Dick Vitale gala raised a record $11.1M Friday night to help fund the fight against pediatric cancer. Coach Vitale, who is 82 now but has more energy than a lot of people half his age, has raised roughly $55M with these annual galas to fight cancer.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, May 6

 

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ST LOUIS are 367-374 SU (-44.4 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

MIAMI is 18-28 SU (-12.8 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 36-50 SU (-19 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 10-1 Under (8.9 Units) as an underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 20-7 Over (12.3 Units) in road games in May games in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 15-4 Over (10.6 Units) in road games in May games over the last 2 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 34-50 SU (-22.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seaso...

KANSAS CITY is 79-105 SU (-36.5 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 24-15 SU (7.5 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 79-47 SU (27.3 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game over the last 2 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 21-10 SU (10 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 70-51 SU (13.9 Units) when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 54-76 SU (-29.6 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 65-45 SU (15.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

HOUSTON is 25-6 Under (18.4 Units) in May games over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
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Saturday, May 6

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, May 6

National League
Miami (16-17) @ Cubs (16-16)
— Hoeing is 0-1, 6.23 in two starts.
— Marlins are 1-1 in his starts
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He allowed 2 runs in 5 IP (87 PT) vs Chicago last week.

— Miami lost its last four games.
— Marlins are 6-8 on road.
— Marlins are 10-0 in one-run games.
— over 8-4 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-33
— record in first 5 innings: 10-18-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3.1-3

— Smyly is 3-0, 1.48 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 4-1, 2.37 in five starts vs Miami.

— Cubs are 5-10 in their last 15 games.
— Chicago is 9-8 at home.
— under 9-1-1 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 15-10-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-2

Colorado (12-21) @ NY Mets (16-15)
— Gomber is 2-0, 0.82 in his last two starts.
— Rockies are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 1-1, 2.40 in two starts vs New York.

— Rockies won four of their last five games.
— Colorado is 5-12 on the road.
— under 8-1 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 11-18-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3

— Megill is 0-1, 6.14 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Mets lost eight of their last ten games.
— Mets are 7-6 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 4-33
— record in first 5 innings: 15-15-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8.2-3-3

Washington (13-19) @ Arizona (18-14)
— Gore is 1-2, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— This is his first start vs Arizona.

— Nationals won four of last six games.
— Washington is 7-7 on road.
— under 12-4 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-16-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2-3

— Henry is 1-0, 6.30 in his two starts.
— Arizona is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Arizona won five of its last seven games.
— Arizona is 9-6 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-2

Milwaukee (18-14) @ San Francisco (14-17)
— Rea is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Brewers are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP in his only start vs San Francisco.

— Brewers lost their last four games.
— Milwaukee is 3-2 in 2nd game of a series if they lost the opener.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 8-31
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-2

— Cobb is 1-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-4
— He is 1-1, 0.84 in three starts vs Milwaukee.

— Giants won their last three games.
— San Francisco is 6-1 in last seven home games.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 11-31
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-x-4

Los Angeles (19-14) @ San Diego (18-15)
— May is 2-0, 3.48 in his last two starts.
— Dodgers are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 1-4, 3.88 in seven starts vs San Diego.

— Dodgers won 10 of last 14 games.
— Dodgers are 7-8 on road.
— over 9-3-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-x-3.1

— Snell is 1-3, 4.71 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 1-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5
— He is 1-1, 2.50 in nine starts vs Los Angeles.

— Padres are 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— San Diego is 6-1 in its last seven home games.
— under 8-3-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-33
— record in first 5 innings: 15-16-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2.1

American League
New York (17-16) @ Tampa Bay (27-6)
— German is 1-1, 4.87 in his last three starts.
— New York is 2-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 3-2, 5.64 in nine starts vs Tampa Bay.

— New York is 5-9 in its last 14 games.
— Bronx is 6-8 on road.
— under 15-5 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-33
— record in first 5 innings: 16-11-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-4

— Rasmussen is 1-2, 6.16 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He’s thrown 8.1 scoreless IP in 2 games (1 start) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay is 13-3 in its last 16 games.
— Rays are 18-2 at home.
— under 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-33
— record in first 5 innings: 23-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3.2

Minnesota (19-14) @ Cleveland (14-18)
— Gray is 4-0, 0.77 in six starts.
— Twins are 5-1 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 6-4, 3.53 in 15 starts vs Cleveland.

— Twins are 8-4 in their last 12 games.
— Minnesota is 3-6 in last nine road games.
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— scored run in first inning: 7-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-2

— Allen is 1-1, 2.45 in two starts.
— Guardians are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Guardians are 5-12 in their last 17 games.
— Cleveland is 4-9 at home.
— under 16-4 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-2

Oakland (7-26) @ Kansas City (8-25)
— Waldichuk is 0-0, 4.43 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— A’s lost 26 of their last 32 games.
— Oakland is 4-11 on the road
— over 21-12
— scored run in first inning: 12-33
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-18-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.1-3.2

— Singer is 1-3, 10.42 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 0-2, 4.58 in three starts vs Oakland.

— Royals lost 19 of their last 24 games.
— Royals are 2-15 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 6-23-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-4-4.2

Texas (18-13) @ LA Angels (19-14)
— Eovaldi is 2-0, 2.57 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 3-2, 4.50 in nine starts vs Anaheim.

— Texas won four of its last six games.
— Rangers are 6-7 on the road.
— over three of last four games
— scored run in first inning: 12-31
— record in first 5 innings: 20-9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-4

— Detmers is 0-2, 6.41 in five starts.
— Angels are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 1-1, 5.19 in five starts vs Texas.

— Angels are 8-2 in their last ten games.
— Angels are 9-5 at home.
— over 3-2 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-33
— record in first 5 innings: 19-10-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-5

Houston (17-15) @ Seattle (15-17)
— France is making his first MLB start.
— He was 2-1, 2.79 in five AAA games (3 starts) TY
— He was 3-4, 4.15 in 34 AAA games (15 starts) LY.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle

— Astros are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Houston is 9-4 on the road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2

— Gonzales is 2-0, 5.49 in his last four starts
— Mariners are 2-3 in his starts
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 2-9, 4.89 in 13 starts vs Houston.

— Seattle won four of its last five games.
— Mariners are 7-10 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2

Interleague games
Toronto (19-13) @ Pittsburgh (20-12)
— Berrios is 2-1, 2.96 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 1-0, 3.72 in two starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Toronto lost five of its last six games.
— Blue Jays are 10-11 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-2

— Oviedo is 0-1, 14.09 in his last two starts.
— Pirates are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He threw 3 scoreless IP in his one start vs Toronto.

— Pirates lost their last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 9-5 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 12-33
— record in first 5 innings: 17-10-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-3.2

White Sox (11-22) @ Cincinnati (13-19)
— Clevinger is 0-2, 7.62 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 2-1, 4.50 in four starts vs Cincinnati.

— Chicago won four of its last five games.
— White Sox are 5-12 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 11-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-2.1

— Lodolo is 0-1, 11.19 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— This is his first start vs Chicago.

— Reds lost four of their last five games.
— Cincinnati is 9-7 at home.
— over 7-2-1 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 8-32
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-3.1

Boston (20-14) @ Philadelphia (15-18)
— Kluber is 0-3, 7.71 in four home starts.
— Red Sox are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5
— He is 1-0, 3.46 in two starts vs Philly.

— Red Sox won their last six games, scoring 41 runs.
— Boston is 7-7 on the road.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-34
— record in first 5 innings: 11-18-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

— Falter is 0-4, 6.55 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 1-5 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-6
— This is his first start vs Boston.

— Phillies lost their last five games.
— Phillies are 8-6 at home.
— over 3-0-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 11-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-17-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-x-3.2

Baltimore (22-10) @ Atlanta (22-11)
— Bradish is 0-1, 12.86 in his last two starts.
— Orioles are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— This is his first start vs Atlanta.

— Orioles are 21-8 in their last 29 games.
— Baltimore is 13-6 on road.
— over 8-3 last eleven
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 17-11-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-5.1-3

— Strider is 3-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 6-0 in his starts
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-0-1
— This is his first start vs Baltimore.

— Atlanta is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
— Braves are 7-8 at home.
— over 19-7 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-33
— record in first 5 innings: 23-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3-3

Detroit (14-17) @ St Louis (10-23)
— Turnbull is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— This is his first start vs St Louis.

— Detroit won its last four games.
— Tigers are 6-10 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-31
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-1-3

— Wainwright is making his first ’23 start.
— He was 11-12, 3.71 in 32 starts last year.
— under 0-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 1-0, 2.00 in two games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— Cardinals are 3-14 in their last 17 games.
— Cardinals are 5-12 at home.
— over 7-1 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-33
— record in first 5 innings: 9-17-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6.2-3

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, May 6

 

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SATURDAY, MAY 6

DET at STL	02:15 PM	STL -183 U 9.0	+500 +500
MIA at CHC	02:20 PM	CHC -178 U 9.0	+500 +500
NYY at TB	04:10 PM	TB -163 U 7.5	+500 +500
COL at NYM	04:10 PM	COL +188 U 8.5	+500 +500
MIN at CLE	06:10 PM	CLE -106 U 7.5	+500 +500
TOR at PIT	06:35 PM	PIT +131 O 8.5	+500 +500
CHW at CIN	06:40 PM	CIN -123 O 9.5	+500 +500
OAK at KC	07:10 PM	OAK +151 U 10.5	+500 +500
BAL at ATL	07:15 PM	BAL +206 U 8.0	+500 +500
BOS at PHI	07:15 PM	BOS +135 O 9.5	+500 +500
MIL at SF	07:15 PM	SF -161 U 8.5	+500 +500
WAS at ARI	08:10 PM	WAS +113 O 9.5	+500 +500
LAD at SD	08:40 PM	SD -129 U 8.5	+500 +500
TEX at LAA	09:07 PM	TEX -103 U 8.5	+500 +500
HOU at SEA	09:40 PM	HOU -114 U 8.5	+500 +500