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Friday’s 6-pack
Some of the better college football games on Labor Day weekend:
— Florida @ Utah
— Virginia vs Tennessee (@ Nashville)
— Arkansas State @ Oklahoma
— Boise State @ Washington
— North Carolina vs South Carolina (@ Charlotte)
— LSU vs Florida State (@ Orlando)

Quote of the Day
“You know what? You’ve got spunk…….I hate spunk.”
Lou Grant from the Mary Tyler Moore Show, which first aired 50 years ago this week

Friday’s quiz
Who is the all-time leading scorer for the Miami Heat?

Thursday’s quiz
Keith Hernandez is well-known for helping the Cardinals/Mets win World Series; he finished his career with the Cleveland Indians.

Wednesday’s quiz
Alex English is the all-time leader scorer for the Denver Nuggets, with 21,645 points.




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Friday’s Den: In a perfect world, where I made all the decisions……..

— Long time ago, the early 70’s, the NBA held a 1-on-1 contest, and aired the games at halftime of regular season NBA telecasts. This was in the early 70’s; I think they had two tournaments, then some of the better players refused to play, and the idea died.

They need to bring back a 1-on-1 tournament; it would be wildly popular.

This should happen in the summer, with each player designating a charity he is playing for. They would make lot of money for various good causes.

64 players; games would be up to 20, have to win by 3 points.

Lot of wagering opportunities, bracket pools, it would be fun.

Each NBA team would have to be represented by one player; the other spots would be determined by fan voting on the Interweb.

— Kids could go right from high school to the NBA. Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, none of them went to college. They should put that rule back in.

— Major League Baseball should have a Hard Knocks-type program during spring training; it would give baseball more exposure, which it needs. Spring training has lot of dead time; would be ideal for a Hard Knocks-type show.

— NFL would have an 18-game regular season, only two preseason games; Super Bowl would be Sunday night of Presidents’ Day weekend.

— College football teams wouldn’t play I-AA opponents; SEC teams do this a lot. This year, Alabama is playing Chattanooga. Seriously? Go play a MAC team or a Sun Belt team, at least.

— Online poker would be made legal so the poker companies would advertise on TV and ESPN would start replaying the World Series of Poker again, like they used to. The stuff ESPN puts on in daytime on weekdays is mostly terrible. Mike Greenberg, Stephen A Smith both make around $6M a year, a tremendous waste of money.

Listening to talking heads in contrived arguments is a waste of electricity. Much rather watch people play cards, or replays of games, actual competition.

— I’d scrap Thursday night NFL games, except for Week 1 and Thanksgiving; I’d replace them with Monday night doubleheaders. Football wasn’t meant to be played on three days’ rest.

— As far as college basketball transfers go, if you poach a transfer from a team, then you have to go play a game in that team’s gym. Most of the teams that poach transfers are way better than the teams they poach from anyway, but they often don’t have the onions to play road games.

VCU has that built into their coaches’ contracts; if the coach leaves for a bigger school, that team has to play a game at VCU.

— I would take the radios out of NFL players’ helmets; coaches have six days to prepare their teams to play. Gameday should be the players’ day; let the QB’s call their own plays, which would make the game lot more exciting. QB’s calling the plays would make the game more fun.

— I’d eliminate the American/National Leagues and go to geographic realignment, which would reduce travel costs and invigorate regional rivalries. Going to 32 teams (which will happen soon) will make scheduling a lot easier.

— NBA playoff series would be best-of-3, with finals best-of-5. Less games, more drama; it is more interesting when the best team has a chance to lose. Would the NCAA tournament be at all interesting if a 16-seed played a #1-seed best-of-3?

Also, there have been 151 NBA best-of-7 playoff series where a team led 3-0; none of them have lost the series, only four of them played a Game 7. With that in mind, if a series gets to 3-0, it is over; it would make Game 3’s fascinating when one team led 2-0.

— I’d get rid of the Electoral College in our presidential election; whoever gets the most votes wins, just like in all the other elections.

— Would definitely move the NBA Draft Lottery back to a half hour before the actual draft; imagine the drama then? Lot of executives would have to think on their feet.

— You want to make baseball’s All-Star Game more interesting? Make it USA vs the World, and it’ll become a serious game fairly quickly. Probably too serious.

— Would like to make people happier; nowadays, there is so much anger in the world. There is a lot less tolerance of others than there used to be. You be you, and let others do what they do. Cheer the bleep up!!!!
 

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MILWAUKEE is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) as a road favorite of -175 or more over the last 2 seasons.

MIAMI is 20-44 SU (-28.4 Units) in home games after scoring 2 runs or less in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 351-287 Over (35.3 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start since 1996.

PHILADELPHIA is 5-19 SU (-19 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 13-1 Over (11.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.

NY METS are 16-36 SU (-23.6 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 12-2 Over (9.8 Units) in road games after scoring 3 runs or less 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

HOUSTON is 63-43 SU (24.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

DETROIT is 49-23 Under (23.7 Units) after scoring and allowing 3 runs or less in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 7-0 Under (7 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the current season.

COLORADO is 75-43 SU (27.7 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 129-100 SU (19 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 7-0 Under (7 Units) after scoring 8 runs or more in the current season.

NY YANKEES are 7-0 SU (7 Units) after a one run loss in the current season.

SAN FRANCISCO is 71-61 SU (3.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.
 

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Friday, June 2

National League
Milwaukee
(29-27) @ Cincinnati (26-30)
— Burnes is 0-2, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— Brewers are 1-4 in his last five starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 2-1, 2.53 in 14 games (4 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Brewers are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Milwaukee is 4-11 in last 15 road games.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-56
— record in first 5 innings: 23-26-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-2

— Williamson is 0-0, 5.65 in three starts.
— Cincinnati is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Reds are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Cincinnati is 14-14 at home.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 20-56
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.1-2

Philadelphia (25-31) @ Washington (24-32)
— Wheeler is 1-2, 3.00 in his last four starts.
— Philly is 6-5 in his starts.
— under 4-0-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 5-4, 3.25 in his last 10 starts vs Washington.

— Phillies are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— Phillies are 2-9 in last 11 road games.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 15-56
— record in first 5 innings: 19-32-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-2-4

— Gray is 2-0, 2.74 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— He is 1-2, 5.40 in five starts vs Philadelphia.

— Nationals lost three of last four games.
— Washington is 13-15 on the road.
— over 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-56
— record in first 5 innings: 23-28-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-x

St Louis (25-32) @ Pittsburgh (28-27)
— Flaherty is 1-0, 1.93 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 9-1, 2.57 in 14 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals are 4-6 in their last ten games.
— Cardinals are 13-16 on road.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 24-57
— record in first 5 innings: 20-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-x

— Contreras is 0-3, 5.56 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 4-5 in his starts
— over 4-1 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 1-0, 4.43 in four starts vs St Louis.

— Pirates are 7-19 in their last 26 games.
— Pittsburgh is 12-13 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 15-55
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-x

Atlanta (33-23) @ Arizona (34-23)
— Morton is 2-3, 4.45 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5
— He is 5-1, 4.01 in 12 starts vs Arizona.

— Atlanta is 5-7 in its last dozen games.
— Braves are 18-9 on the road.
— over 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 25-56
— record in first 5 innings: 34-16-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3.2-x

— Kelly is 5-0, 2.89 in his last six starts.
— Arizona is 7-4 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-5
— He is 0-2, 4.05 in three starts vs Atlanta.

— Arizona won nine of its last 12 games.
— Arizona is 19-12 at home.
— under 6-1-1 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-57
— record in first 5 innings: 25-21-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3.1

Cubs (24-31) @ San Diego (26-30)
— Taillon is 0-3, 8.90 in eight starts.
— Cubs are 0-8 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-1
— He is 1-0, 2.37 in three starts vs San Diego.

— Cubs are 10-20 in their last 30 games.
— Chicago is 15-16 on road.
— over 16-5 last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-55
— record in first 5 innings: 23-22-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-6-x

— Wacha is 3-0, 0.84 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 8-3 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-4
— He is 4-8, 6.45 in 19 starts vs Chicago.

— Padres are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
— San Diego is 12-15 at home.
— under 24-9-2 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-56
— record in first 5 innings: 23-27-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2.1-3

American League
Tampa Bay
(40-18) @ Boston (29-27)
— Glasnow allowed 3 runs in 4.1 IP (83 PT) in his first ‘23 start.
— Rays are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 2-1, 3.83 in eight starts vs Boston.

— Tampa Bay scored one run in losing its last two games.
— Rays are 14-12 on road.
— over 15-5 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-58
— record in first 5 innings: 37-16-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-x

— Whitlock is 2-1, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 1-2, 4.76 in 7 games (2 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

— Red Sox lost seven of their last ten games.
— Boston is 16-13 at home.
— under 8-3-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 22-28-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-5.1

Seattle (29-27) @ Texas (35-20)
— Castillo is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (12 IP).
— Mariners are 0-3 in his road starts
— under 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He allowed 3 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Texas.

— Seattle is 8-4 in its last dozen games.
— Mariners are 12-12 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 26-22-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-x

— Gray is 4-0, 1.00 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5
— He is 2-2, 4.67 in six starts vs Seattle.

— Texas is 21-9 in its last 30 games.
— Rangers are 16-8 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 17-55
— record in first 5 innings: 37-14-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-x

Cleveland (24-31) @ Minnesota (29-27)
— Civale is 1-1, 2.84 in two starts.
— He’s been hurt; his last start was April 7.
— Guardians are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-4, 4.20 in eight starts vs Minnesota.

— Guardians are 7-12 in their last 19 games.
— Cleveland is 13-16 on road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 18-56
— record in first 5 innings: 22-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-3

— Ober is 0-2, 5.40 in his last two starts.
— Twins are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 6-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 1-1, 1.64 in four starts vs Cleveland.

— Twins are 3-1 in their last four games.
— Minnesota is 17-12 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 15-57
— record in first 5 innings: 25-23-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-3.1

LA Angels (29-28) @ Houston (33-23)
— Ohtani is 1-1, 3.81 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 8-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-1
— He is 3-4, 3.51 in 11 starts vs Houston

— Angels lost five of last seven games.
— Angels are 15-15 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 18-58
— record in first 5 innings: 27-23-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3

— Valdez is 3-0, 2.00 in his last four starts.
— Astros won his last four starts.
— under 4-3 at home
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-5
— He is 8-4, 3.73 in 12 starts vs Anaheim.

— Astros won 17 of their last 22 games.
— Houston is 16-13 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 19-56
— record in first 5 innings: 28-18-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.1-3.2

Detroit (26-28) @ White Sox (23-35)
— bullpen game

— Detroit is 9-7 in its last 16 games.
— Tigers are 12-15 on the road.
— over 10-4 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 16-54
— record in first 5 innings: 16-27-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4.2-x

— White Sox haven’t named a starter.

— Chicago is 2-5 in its last seven games.
— White Sox are 13-15 at home.
— over last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-58
— record in first 5 innings: 22-29-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-x

Interleague games
Oakland (12-46) @ Miami (29-28)
— Harris is making his first MLB start.
— He threw 5 shutout IP in relief vs Houston last week
— He gave up 6 runs in 0.1 IP vs the Mets in April
— Those are his only two MLB games.
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— A’s are 7-28 in last 35 games.
— Oakland is 5-22 on the road.
— under 11-4-1 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 17-58
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-38-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-4.1

— Cabrera is 1-1, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 6-5 in his starts
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He threw 8 shutout IP in his one start vs Oakland.

— Miami is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Marlins are 15-13 at home.
— over 7-3-1 last eleven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-57
— record in first 5 innings: 23-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4-3.2

Toronto (30-27) @ NY Mets (30-27)
— Bassitt is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-1
— He pitched for New York last year.
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets

— Toronto is 6-11 in its last 17 games.
— Blue Jays are 15-17 on road.
— over 7-4-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 15-57
— record in first 5 innings: 23-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-2.1

— Verlander is 1-1, 6.50 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He is 4-6, 4.29 in 15 starts vs Toronto.

— Mets won their last three games.
— Mets are 15-9 at home.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 9-57
— record in first 5 innings: 24-30-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-x

Colorado (24-34) @ Kansas City (17-39)
— Anderson is 0-0, 1.62 in three starts.
— Arizona is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City

— Rockies lost their last four games.
— Colorado is 9-20 on the road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 15-58
— record in first 5 innings: 18-29-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-5-3.1

— Lyles is 0-4, 8.86 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 0-11 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-11
— record in first 5 innings: 1-8-2
— He is 3-3, 5.30 in 14 games (8 starts) vs Colorado

— Royals are 5-12 in their last 17 games.
— Royals are 8-21 at home
— under 13-5 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-56
— record in first 5 innings: 16-31-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-x

Baltimore (35-21) @ San Francisco (28-28)
— Kremer is 3-1, 2.45 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 7-4 in his starts
— over 7-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco

— Orioles are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Baltimore is 18-9 on the road.
— over 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 12-56
— record in first 5 innings: 26-21-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-8-x

— Webb is 3-0, 1.30 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 4-7 in his starts
— under 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Giants won 11 of their last 16 games.
— San Francisco is 16-13 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 18-56
— record in first 5 innings: 26-19-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.2-x

New York (34-24) @ Los Angeles (34-23)
— Severino is 0-0, 2.38 in two starts.
— New York is 2-0 in his starts
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— This is his first start against the Dodgers.

— New York won four of last four games.
— Bronx is 15-11 on road
— over 17-9 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-58
— record in first 5 innings: 28-17-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.1-x

— Kershaw is 0-2, 7.11 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-1
— He is 0-1, 1.67 in four starts vs New York.

— Dodgers won three of last five games.
— Dodgers are 20-7 at home.
— over 11-3 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 23-57
— record in first 5 innings: 27-24-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4
 

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BAL at SF10:15 PMSF -152
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JUNE'S BEST BETS !

06/02/2023..................................9 - 7 - 1............................56.25%.............. .......................+ 9.70
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Saturday’s 6-pack
All-time scoring leaders for the Miami Heat:
21,556— Dwyane Wade
9,459— Alonzo Mourning
9,248— Glen Rice
7,919— LeBron James
6,914— Chris Bosh
6,742— Rony Seikaly

Quote of the Day
“As I’ve said all along, we have an appetite to be a national conference in our makeup from coast to coast.”
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark

Saturday’s quiz
Vegas Golden Knights made the Stanley Cup finals five years ago, in their first-ever season in the NHL. What team beat them in the finals that year?

Friday’s quiz
Dwyane Wade is the all-time leading scorer for the Miami Heat, with 21,556 points.

Thursday’s quiz
Keith Hernandez is well-known for helping the Cardinals/Mets win World Series; he finished his career with the Cleveland Indians.

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

— Starting in 2024, SEC will have 16 teams, once they add Texas/Oklahoma; their football teams will play only eight conference games— they won’t have divisions.

Nuggets 104, Heat 93
Denver led 59-42 at halftime of Thursday’s Game 1.
Jokic was 10-12 on foul line; Miami’s whole team was 2-2 on the line.
Miami has won three NBA titles; they lost Game 1 in the Finals all three times.
Game 2 isn’t until Sunday.

— Mets faced Taijuan Walker Thursday, Chris Bassitt Friday; those two led the Mets in innings pitched last year. This is the first time since 1978 a team faced its IP leaders from the previous season in consecutive games.

In ’78, Red Sox faced Ferguson Jenkins/Reggie Cleveland in a doubleheader against Texas, after they led Boston in innings pitched in 1977.

— 11 years ago this week, Johan Santana threw a no-hitter for the Mets; he threw 134 pitches in the game, an 8-0 Mets win.

That would never happen today; no way a pitcher is allowed to throw 134 pitches in a game, especially an 8-0 game.

Most pitches anyone has thrown in the majors this season? Justin Verlander threw 117 pitches in six IP vs Toronto Friday night; Kevin Gausman has thrown 115 in two starts this season.

Nationals 8, Phillies 7
Washington blew a 7-1 lead, scored in bottom of 8th to win it.
Phillies are 3-8 in their last eleven games.

Brewers 5, Reds 4 (11)— Cincinnati was 1-17 with runners in scoring position.

Pirates 7, Cardinals 5
St Louis led 5-1 in 7th inning.
Ke’Bryan Hayes went 3-4 with four RBI.

Arizona 3, Atlanta 2— Diamondbacks won six in row, 10 of last 13 games.

Rockies 7, Royals 2— Kansas City is 0-12 in Jordan Lyles’ starts; he only allowed one run in 5 IP in this game, but they still lost.

Texas 2, Seattle 0— Gray out dueled Castillo, tossing seven shutout IP.

—- Astros 6, Angels 2— Valdez threw seven shutout innings.

— Baseball injuries:
Red Sox put P Chris Sale (shoulder) on the IL
San Diego put DH Nelson Cruz (hamstring) on the IL.

— Seattle Mariners are bringing up P Bryan Woo to make his MLB debut in Texas Saturday. Woo is 23; he pitched at Cal Poly. He is 3-2, 2.05 in nine AA starts this season. Marco Gonzales is banged up, which is why the Mariners reached into the minors for a replacement.

— Julio Teheran allowed two runs in 11 IP in his first two starts this year, his first starts since 2021. In his last start, Teheran threw 79 pitches, facing 22 batters, with no walks/strikeouts.

Very unusual that a pitcher would throw six innings, with no walks/strikeouts.

— Noah Syndergaard threw 96 pitches in five IP vs Washington Wednesday, giving up five runs. Nationals swung at 40 of his 96 pitches, whiffed only once, not a good sign for Syndergaard going forward.

— Random trivia: Burgess Meredith was the Penguin in 20 episodes of the Batman TV series, the most episodes of any Batman villain.

— In case you were wondering, the winning word in the National Spelling Bee was:

psammophile— an organism that thrives in sandy areas.

— Movie of the Day: While you’re sleeping and I’m writing this, usually have old movies on, once all the ballgames end. Amazon Prime is the graveyard of old movies; I’m going to mention one I’ve watched every day.

Cousins (1989)— Ted Danson, William Peterson both wound up playing the head of the crime lab in CSI, but way before that, they were in this movie, where two couples go to a mutual friend’s wedding and end up swapping partners.

Movie ends with Danson and Isabella Rosellini sailing off into the sunset, which I mention because at the end of the last episode of CSI, 26 years later, William Peterson’s character sails off into the sunset with Sara Sidle, almost the same exact ending, which couldn’t be a coincidence.
 

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TAMPA BAY is 105-72 SU (25.8 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 82-55 Over (21.5 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 188-145 SU (28.5 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday since 1996.

PHILADELPHIA is 46-96 SU (-59.6 Units) when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) in home games after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the current season.

MILWAUKEE is 7-0 Under (7 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

HOUSTON is 63-43 SU (24.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

NY METS are 16-36 SU (-23.6 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 75-43 SU (27.7 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 16-30 SU (-16 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

BOSTON is 7-0 Over (7 Units) in home games against division opponents in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 35-64 SU (-35.4 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 111-86 SU (16.4 Units) in home games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 14-0 SU (14 Units) in road games when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the current season.

ARIZONA is 129-100 SU (19 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) in home games against left-handed starters in the current season.
 

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Saturday, June 3

National League
Milwaukee
(30-27) @ Cincinnati (26-31)
— Rea is 2-0, 3.18 in his last two starts.
— Brewers are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 3-0, 5.06 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Brewers are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Milwaukee is 5-11 in last 16 road games.
— under 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 15-57
— record in first 5 innings: 23-26-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-5

— Ashcraft is 1-2, 9.15 in his last four starts.
— Cincinnati is 6-5 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He is 0-2, 6.75 in three starts vs Milwaukee.

— Reds are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Cincinnati is 14-15 at home.
— over 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 20-57
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-4.1

Philadelphia (25-32) @ Washington (25-32)
— Phillies haven’t named a starter.

— Phillies are 3-8 in their last eleven games.
— Phillies are 2-10 in last 12 road games.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 15-57
— record in first 5 innings: 19-33-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4.1

— Gore is 0-1, 3.38 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 3-8 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-2
— He’s thrown 8 scoreless IP in two games (1 start) vs Philadelphia.

— Nationals lost three of last five games.
— Washington is 12-17 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-57
— record in first 5 innings: 24-28-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3.1

St Louis (25-33) @ Pittsburgh (29-27)
— Montgomery is 0-2, 6.98 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals lost his last nine starts.
— under 4-2 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 1-2, 2.95 in four starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals are 4-7 in their last 11 games.
— Cardinals are 13-17 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 24-58
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-x-2.1

— Ortiz is 1-0, 3.55 in his last two starts.
— Pirates are 1-3 in his starts
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He allowed 6 runs in 0.2 IP, in his one start vs St Louis.

— Pirates are 8-19 in their last 27 games.
— Pittsburgh is 13-13 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-56
— record in first 5 innings: 26-21-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-5

Atlanta (33-24) @ Arizona (35-23)
— Strider is 1-2, 4.44 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 9-2 in his starts.
— over 9-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-1
— He allowed 5 runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start vs Arizona.

— Atlanta is 5-8 in its last 13 games.
— Braves are 18-10 on the road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 25-57
— record in first 5 innings: 34-17-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-x-1

— Nelson is 1-0, 3.31 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 5-6 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Arizona won 10 of its last 13 games.
— Arizona is 20-12 at home.
— under 7-1-1 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-58
— record in first 5 innings: 26-21-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-2

Cubs (25-31) @ San Diego (26-31)
— Smyly is 1-1, 4.60 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 1-1, 2.38 in three starts vs San Diego.

— Cubs are 11-20 in their last 31 games.
— Chicago is 16-16 on road.
— over 16-6 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 24-22-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-x-3.1

— Darvish is 1-2, 7.20 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 3-2 at home
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 1-2, 2.33 in three starts vs Chicago.

— Padres are 6-9 in their last 15 games.
— San Diego is 12-16 at home.
— under 25-9-2 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-57
— record in first 5 innings: 23-28-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-4.1

American League
Tampa Bay
(40-18) @ Boston (29-27)
— Glasnow allowed 3 runs in 4.1 IP (83 PT) in his first ‘23 start.
— Rays are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 2-1, 3.83 in eight starts vs Boston.

— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay scored one run in losing its last two games.
— Rays are 14-12 on road.
— over 15-5 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-58
— record in first 5 innings: 37-16-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-x

— Whitlock is 2-1, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-2 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 1-2, 4.76 in 7 games (2 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

— Houck is 0-4, 5.97 in his last six starts.
— Red Sox are 1-5 in those six games.
— under 4-1 on road
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He is 0-1, 3.52 in three games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay.

— Red Sox lost seven of their last ten games.
— Boston is 16-13 at home.
— under 8-3-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 22-28-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-5.1

Seattle (29-28) @ Texas (36-20)
— Woo is making his MLB debut.
— He was 3-2, 2.05 in nine in AA starts
— He pitched in Class A ball last year.
— He obviously hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Seattle is 8-5 in its last 13 games.
— Mariners are 12-13 on road.
— under 3-1 last four road games
— scored run in first inning: 17-57
— record in first 5 innings: 26-22-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-1

— Heaney is 2-0, 1.42 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 6-4 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1
— He is 4-7, 4.38 in 16 starts vs Seattle.

— Texas is 22-9 in its last 31 games.
— Rangers are 17-8 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 37-14-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2

Cleveland (24-32) @ Minnesota (30-27)
— Allen is 1-1, 2.41 in his last three starts.
— Guardians are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 5.2 IP, in his one start vs Minnesota.

— Guardians are 7-13 in their last 20 games.
— Cleveland is 13-17 on road.
— under 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 18-57
— record in first 5 innings: 22-23-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-3

— Gray is 0-0, 3.91 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 4-2 in his home starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-1
— He is 6-4, 3.63 in 16 starts vs Cleveland.

— Twins are 4-1 in their last five games.
— Minnesota is 18-12 at home.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 15-58
— record in first 5 innings: 25-23-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-3

LA Angels (30-29) @ Houston (34-23)
— Sandoval is 0-3, 3.93 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 0-4, 7.55 in seven starts vs Houston

— Angels lost six of last eight games.
— Angels are 15-16 on road.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-59
— record in first 5 innings: 27-24-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-2

— Javier is 4-0, 1.96 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 9-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4
— He is 4-1, 2.65 in nine games (5 starts) vs Anaheim.

— Astros won 18 of their last 23 games.
— Houston is 17-13 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 20-57
— record in first 5 innings: 29-18-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.2-2

Detroit (26-29) @ White Sox (24-35)
— Lorenzen is 2-1, 2.51 in his last five starts.
— Tigers are 1-3 in his road starts.
— under 2-1-1 on road
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 1-0, 2.79 in four starts vs Chicago.

— Detroit is 1-3 in its last four games.
— Tigers are 12-16 on the road.
— over 10-5 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 16-55
— record in first 5 innings: 16-27-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-3

— Cease is 1-1, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four at home
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-4
— He is 10-1, 2.09 in 14 starts vs Detroit.

— Chicago is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— White Sox are 14-15 at home.
— over seven of last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 15-59
— record in first 5 innings: 22-29-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-x-4

Interleague games
Oakland (12-47) @ Miami (30-28)
— Medina is 0-2, 4.67 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 0-4 in his starts
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— A’s are 7-29 in last 36 games.
— Oakland is 5-23 on the road.
— under 12-4-1 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 17-59
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-39-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-3

— Perez is 2-1, 3.32 in four starts.
— Marlins are 2-2 in his starts
— under 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Miami is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— Marlins are 16-13 at home.
— over 7-4-1 last dozen home games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-58
— record in first 5 innings: 24-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3

Toronto (31-27) @ NY Mets (30-28)
— Berrios is 2-0, 0.71 in his last two starts.
— Blue Jays are 6-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 4 IP, in his one start against the Mets

— Toronto is 7-11 in its last 18 games.
— Blue Jays are 16-17 on road.
— under 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 15-58
— record in first 5 innings: 23-24-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2.1-1.1

— Megill is 1-1, 9.22 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 6-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 home
— allowed run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6
— He threw 6 shutout IP in his one start vs Toronto.

— Mets won three of last four games.
— Mets are 15-10 at home.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 9-58
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-3

Colorado (25-34) @ Kansas City (17-40)
— Gomber is 1-0, 7.40 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— under 4-0 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 2-0, 1.45 in three starts vs Kansas City

— Rockies lost four of last five games.
— Colorado is 10-20 on the road.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 16-59
— record in first 5 innings: 18-30-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.1-3

— Lynch allowed 2 runs in 5.2 IP in his first ’23 start.
— Royals are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He threw 5.1 scoreless IP, in his one start vs Colorado

— Royals are 5-13 in their last 18 games.
— Royals are 8-22 at home
— under 14-5 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-57
— record in first 5 innings: 17-31-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-x-4

Baltimore (36-21) @ San Francisco (28-29)
— Bradish is 1-0, 2.59 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 6-3 in his starts
— under 3-2 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco

— Orioles are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Baltimore is 19-9 on the road.
— over 4-2 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 12-57
— record in first 5 innings: 26-21-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8-x-3

— Cobb is 1-1, 7.54 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 7-4 in his starts
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-4
— He is 7-2, 2.56 in 13 starts vs Baltimore.
— He pitched for the Orioles from 2018-20.

— Giants lost their last three games.
— San Francisco is 16-14 at home.
— under 8-5 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 19-57
— record in first 5 innings: 26-19-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-2

New York (34-25) @ Los Angeles (35-23)
— Cole is 1-0, 5.73 in his last six starts.
— New York is 10-2 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-4
— He is 3-2, 5.53 in seven starts against the Dodgers.

— New York won four of last six games.
— Bronx is 15-12 on road
— over 18-9 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-59
— record in first 5 innings: 28-18-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-4

— Grove is 0-1, 8.44 in four starts.
— Dodgers are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Dodgers won four of last six games.
— Dodgers are 21-7 at home.
— over 12-3 last fifteen games
— scored run in first inning: 24-58
— record in first 5 innings: 28-24-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2

Umpires
Phil-Wash— Over is 5-1 in last six May games.
StL-Pitt— Under is 6-2 in last eight BRMiller games.
Mil-Cin— Underdogs are 9-1 in Libka games
Atl-Ariz— Under is 4-1 in last five Tichenor games.
Chi-SD— Underdogs are 6-2 in Ripperger games.

TB-Bos— Favorites are 9-2 (+680) in Guccione games
Favorites are 10-0 in Rackley games.
Det-Chi— Home side won 8 of last 9 Blaser games.
Sea-Tex— Over is 5-1 in last six Estabrook games.
LAA-Hst— Under is 5-2 in last seven Wegner games.
Clev-Minn— Underdogs won six of last seven Barksdale games.

Col-KC— Home side won five of last six Barber games.
A’s-Mia— Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Eddings games.
Tor-NYM— Favorites won 8 of last 9 Ramos games.
NYY-LA— Home team is 7-2 in Tumpane games.
Balt-SF— Over is 3-0-1 in last four Carapazza games
 
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