Cnotes 2023 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!
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JUNE'S BEST BETS !
06/08/2023..................................5 - 7...................................41.66%........ ...........................- 12.00
06/07/2023..................................6 - 7...................................46.15%........ ............................- 4.55
06/06/2023................................7 - 10 - 0............................41.17%............... .....................- 31.35
06/05/2023..................................1 - 7 - 1............................,12.50%.............. ......................- 31.50
06/04/2023..................................4 - 16................................20.00%.......... ...........................- 67.80
06/03/2023..................................6 - 5 - 1.............................54.54%.............. .......................+ 7.00
06/02/2023..................................9 - 7 - 1.............................56.25%.............. .......................+ 9.70
06/01/2023..................................2 - 5...................................28.57%........ ..............................- 16.50
TOTALS..................................40 - 64 - 3............................38.46%............... ......................- 147.00
06/08/2023..................................5 - 7...................................41.66%........ ...........................- 12.00
06/07/2023..................................6 - 7...................................46.15%........ ............................- 4.55
06/06/2023................................7 - 10 - 0............................41.17%............... .....................- 31.35
06/05/2023..................................1 - 7 - 1............................,12.50%.............. ......................- 31.50
06/04/2023..................................4 - 16................................20.00%.......... ...........................- 67.80
06/03/2023..................................6 - 5 - 1.............................54.54%.............. .......................+ 7.00
06/02/2023..................................9 - 7 - 1.............................56.25%.............. .......................+ 9.70
06/01/2023..................................2 - 5...................................28.57%........ ..............................- 16.50
TOTALS..................................40 - 64 - 3............................38.46%............... ......................- 147.00
Friday’s 6-pack
Most seasons since their last playoff win:
31— Detroit Lions
22— Miami Dolphins
20— Las Vegas Raiders
17— Washington Commanders
12— Chicago Bears, New Jersey Jets
7— Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos
Quote of the Day
“And this is just being honest, we could go out and acquire prime Babe Ruth and it’s not going to help us. We’re not one player away or one magic spell from fixing this.”
Seattle Mariners’ executive Jerry DiPoto, the man who assembled the Seattle roster
Friday’s quiz
Who was the last major league pitcher to win 25+ games in a season?
Thursday’s quiz
Since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game; Alcides Escobar hit it for the Royals, in 2015.
Wednesday’s quiz
Phil Garner was the Houston Astros’ manager, the first time they played in a World Series, back in 2005.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Florida 3, Vegas 2 OT:
Panthers scored 4:27 into overtime for the win.
Florida tied game with 2:13 left in regulation.
Panthers are 7-0 in overtime in the playoffs.
Vegas leads series, 2-1.
— Skip Schumaker was the bench coach for the Cardinals last year:
St Louis last year: 93-69
St Louis this year: 26-37
Skip Schumaker is the manager of the Miami Marlins this year:
Miami last year: 69-93
Miami this year: 35-28
I’m thinking Skip Schumaker is very good at his job.
— Braves 13, Mets 10 (10)
3:33…….388 pitches, a very interesting game.
Ozzie Albies hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning.
Mets led 8-5 after four innings.
Mets have lost six in a row; they led by 3+ runs in last three, the first time EVER they’ve lost three games in a row, when they led all three by 3+ runs.
— Guardians 10, Red Sox 3— Jose Ramirez homered three times, knocked in five runs.
— Cincinnati Reds have lot of prospects coming up, but they’re all position players; I’m told that pitching is an important part of baseball. Maybe the Reds should package some of their position players in order to acquire a pitcher or two who can help them.
Dodgers 6, Reds 0— Kershaw tossed seven shutout innings.
— Rays 4, Twins 2— Tampa Bay is 29-6 at home.
— White Sox 6-0, New York 5-3— Why can’t Giarcarlo Stanton play both games of a twinbill? He was 0-3 in the opener with a walk; he batted four times in three hours, and couldn’t play the second game, too? Being a DH isn’t even playing.
Stanton makes $28M a year; stop coddling him.
— Giants 6, Rockies 4
Giants scored three runs in the ninth inning.
Colorado scored four runs in first, never scored again.
Giants have beaten the Rockies 11 games in a row.
— Blue Jays 3, Astros 2— Yordan Alvarez has an oblique injury now, will be out for a while.
— Diamondbacks-Nationals game was postponed by poor air quality, the third MLB game this week postponed by the smoke drifting down from Canada. This game will be made up June 22.
NFL notes:
— Minnesota Vikings were 11-0 in the regular season last year, in games decided by 8 or fewer points; all four of their regular season losses were by 11+ points. They lost their playoff game 31-24 to the Giants.
Usually, teams that win a ton of close games regress the next season.
— Over the last four years, under is 19-9 in Week 1 games where one of the coaches is in his first year at that job.
— Over the last 20 years, the Super Bowl loser is 4-16 in Week 1 the following year.
Over last 20 years, the Super Bowl winner is 9-4-3 ATS as a Week 1 favorite the next year.
— Movie of the Day: Rocky (1976)— A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a rare chance to fight the heavyweight champion of the world in a fight where going the distance was his main goal.
To this day, there is a Rocky statue in downtown Philadelphia; this classic movie wound up with a lot of sequels, made a lot of money. Rocky even wound up winning the world title at the end of Rocky II.
Burgess Meredith played his trainer; he was also the Penguin in 20 episodes of Batman, the most times any villain appeared in that famous TV series.
— Kevin Love has played in the NBA for 15 years now; his dad Stan Love played in the NBA for four seasons. His uncle Mike Love is a musician, one of the Beach Boys.
Most seasons since their last playoff win:
31— Detroit Lions
22— Miami Dolphins
20— Las Vegas Raiders
17— Washington Commanders
12— Chicago Bears, New Jersey Jets
7— Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos
Quote of the Day
“And this is just being honest, we could go out and acquire prime Babe Ruth and it’s not going to help us. We’re not one player away or one magic spell from fixing this.”
Seattle Mariners’ executive Jerry DiPoto, the man who assembled the Seattle roster
Friday’s quiz
Who was the last major league pitcher to win 25+ games in a season?
Thursday’s quiz
Since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game; Alcides Escobar hit it for the Royals, in 2015.
Wednesday’s quiz
Phil Garner was the Houston Astros’ manager, the first time they played in a World Series, back in 2005.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Florida 3, Vegas 2 OT:
Panthers scored 4:27 into overtime for the win.
Florida tied game with 2:13 left in regulation.
Panthers are 7-0 in overtime in the playoffs.
Vegas leads series, 2-1.
— Skip Schumaker was the bench coach for the Cardinals last year:
St Louis last year: 93-69
St Louis this year: 26-37
Skip Schumaker is the manager of the Miami Marlins this year:
Miami last year: 69-93
Miami this year: 35-28
I’m thinking Skip Schumaker is very good at his job.
— Braves 13, Mets 10 (10)
3:33…….388 pitches, a very interesting game.
Ozzie Albies hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning.
Mets led 8-5 after four innings.
Mets have lost six in a row; they led by 3+ runs in last three, the first time EVER they’ve lost three games in a row, when they led all three by 3+ runs.
— Guardians 10, Red Sox 3— Jose Ramirez homered three times, knocked in five runs.
— Cincinnati Reds have lot of prospects coming up, but they’re all position players; I’m told that pitching is an important part of baseball. Maybe the Reds should package some of their position players in order to acquire a pitcher or two who can help them.
Dodgers 6, Reds 0— Kershaw tossed seven shutout innings.
— Rays 4, Twins 2— Tampa Bay is 29-6 at home.
— White Sox 6-0, New York 5-3— Why can’t Giarcarlo Stanton play both games of a twinbill? He was 0-3 in the opener with a walk; he batted four times in three hours, and couldn’t play the second game, too? Being a DH isn’t even playing.
Stanton makes $28M a year; stop coddling him.
— Giants 6, Rockies 4
Giants scored three runs in the ninth inning.
Colorado scored four runs in first, never scored again.
Giants have beaten the Rockies 11 games in a row.
— Blue Jays 3, Astros 2— Yordan Alvarez has an oblique injury now, will be out for a while.
— Diamondbacks-Nationals game was postponed by poor air quality, the third MLB game this week postponed by the smoke drifting down from Canada. This game will be made up June 22.
NFL notes:
— Minnesota Vikings were 11-0 in the regular season last year, in games decided by 8 or fewer points; all four of their regular season losses were by 11+ points. They lost their playoff game 31-24 to the Giants.
Usually, teams that win a ton of close games regress the next season.
— Over the last four years, under is 19-9 in Week 1 games where one of the coaches is in his first year at that job.
— Over the last 20 years, the Super Bowl loser is 4-16 in Week 1 the following year.
Over last 20 years, the Super Bowl winner is 9-4-3 ATS as a Week 1 favorite the next year.
— Movie of the Day: Rocky (1976)— A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a rare chance to fight the heavyweight champion of the world in a fight where going the distance was his main goal.
To this day, there is a Rocky statue in downtown Philadelphia; this classic movie wound up with a lot of sequels, made a lot of money. Rocky even wound up winning the world title at the end of Rocky II.
Burgess Meredith played his trainer; he was also the Penguin in 20 episodes of Batman, the most times any villain appeared in that famous TV series.
— Kevin Love has played in the NBA for 15 years now; his dad Stan Love played in the NBA for four seasons. His uncle Mike Love is a musician, one of the Beach Boys.
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TEXAS are 25-6 SU (20.5 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.
DETROIT is 46-25 Under (18.5 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-5 Over (10.5 Units) revenging a 3 game sweep, beaten by 3+ runs in each game since 1996.
NY METS are 6-20 SU (-16 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 6-22 SU (-18.2 Units) in home games when playing on Friday in the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 90-124 SU (-46.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 82-82 SU (-8.2 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 13-3 Under (9.7 Units) in home games when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the current season.
ATLANTA is 47-71 SU (-31.1 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 699-743 SU (-118.3 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 43-71 SU (-35.1 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 15-4 Over (10.6 Units) after a game where they stranded 3 or less runners on base over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 44-20 SU (22 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 73-99 SU (-35.9 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 6-13 SU (-11.2 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.
DETROIT is 46-25 Under (18.5 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-5 Over (10.5 Units) revenging a 3 game sweep, beaten by 3+ runs in each game since 1996.
NY METS are 6-20 SU (-16 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 6-22 SU (-18.2 Units) in home games when playing on Friday in the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 90-124 SU (-46.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 82-82 SU (-8.2 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 13-3 Under (9.7 Units) in home games when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the current season.
ATLANTA is 47-71 SU (-31.1 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 699-743 SU (-118.3 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 43-71 SU (-35.1 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 15-4 Over (10.6 Units) after a game where they stranded 3 or less runners on base over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 44-20 SU (22 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 73-99 SU (-35.9 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 6-13 SU (-11.2 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, June 9
National League
Los Angeles (36-27) @ Philadelphia (30-32)
— Grove is 0-2, 7.89 in five starts.
— Dodgers are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He allowed 4 unearned runs in 3.2 IP in his one start vs Philadelphia.
— Dodgers are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
— Dodgers are 15-18 on road.
— over 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-63
— record in first 5 innings: 30-25-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-2
— Suarez is 1-1, 1.98 in his last two starts.
— Phillies are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 3-2, 4.08 in six games (3 starts) vs Los Angeles
— Phillies won their last four games.
— Phillies are 17-10 at home.
— under 4-2-1 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-62
— record in first 5 innings: 22-33-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-1.2
NY Mets (30-33) @ Pittsburgh (32-29)
— Megill is 0-1, 9.00 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6
— He is 0-0, 0.93 in two starts vs Pittsburgh (9.2 IP).
— Mets lost their last six games.
— Mets led by 3+ runs in each of last three games.
— Mets are 15-21 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 10-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-32-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.1-6.2
— Hill is 2-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 6-6 in his starts
— under 6-2 last eight starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He is 2-2, 6.69 in seven starts vs New York.
— Pirates won six of their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 16-15 at home.
— over 2-0-1 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 27-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-8.2-x
Washington (25-36) @ Atlanta (37-24)
— Gray is 2-0, 3.38 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7
— He is 1-2, 3.33 in five starts vs Atlanta.
— Nationals lost seven of last nine games.
— Washington is 13-15 on road.
— over 7-4 last eleven home games
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-x
— 20-year old Smith-Shawver is making his first MLB start.
— He threw 2.1 scoreless IP in his MLB debut.
— He was 0-1, 3.00 in two AAA starts this year.
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.
— Atlanta is 6-1 in its last seven games.
— Braves are 18-14 at home.
— over 6-3-1 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 26-62
— record in first 5 innings: 35-21-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-6
Cincinnati (29-34) @ St Louis (26-37)
— Lively is 2-2, 3.33 in four starts.
— Reds are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs St Louis.
— Reds won three of last four games.
— Cincinnati is 12-16 on road.
— over 11-6 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-63
— record in first 5 innings: 22-28-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3.1-6.1
— Montgomery is 0-3, 6.84 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals lost his ten starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-4
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in three starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cardinals are 5-11 in their last 16 games.
— St Louis is 7-14 in one-run games.
— Cardinals are 12-16 at home.
— under 10-2 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 25-63
— record in first 5 innings: 21-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4-3
San Diego (29-33) @ Colorado (26-38)
— Darvish is 2-2, 6.00 in five road starts.
— Padres are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3-1 last 10 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He is 3-4, 5.37 in 11 starts vs Colorado.
— Padres are 9-7 in their last 16 games.
— San Diego is 14-15 on road.
— under 29-10-2 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-62
— record in first 5 innings: 26-29-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3
— Gomber is 1-0, 7.33 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 7-1 in his last eight starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He is 2-2, 2.41 in six starts vs San Diego
— Rockies lost eight of their last ten games.
— Colorado is 15-17 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 18-64
— record in first 5 innings: 21-32-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-3.2
Cubs (26-36) @ San Francisco (32-30)
— Stroman is 4-0, 1.24 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-4
— He is 1-2, 3.52 in four starts vs San Francisco.
— Cubs are 1-5 in their last six games.
— Chicago is 3-11 in last 14 road games.
— under 9-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-62
— record in first 5 innings: 25-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.2-2
— DeSclafani is 1-3, 7.46 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 4-3 in his home starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5
— He is 5-3, 3.84 in 13 starts vs Chicago.
— Giants won four of last five games.
— San Francisco is 17-15 at home.
— under 9-6 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-62
— record in first 5 innings: 28-22-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.2-4
American League
Texas (40-21) @ Tampa Bay (46-19)
— Heaney is 2-0, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 7-4 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-1
— He is 0-3, 3.67 in five starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Texas is 26-10 in its last 36 games.
— Rangers are 19-12 on road.
— under 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 41-14-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-x
— Glasnow is 0-0, 3.72 in two starts.
— Tampa Bay is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 2-0, 0.00 in two starts (13.2 IP) vs Texas.
— Tampa Bay won seven of its last eight games.
— Rays are 29-6 at home.
— under 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 24-65
— record in first 5 innings: 43-16-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-7-3.1
Boston (31-32)@ New York (36-26)
— Whitlock is 2-2, 5.61 in five starts.
— Red Sox are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 3-1, 2.00 in 12 relief stints (18 IP, no starts) vs New York.
— Red Sox lost 12 of their last 17 games.
— Boston is 14-15 on road.
— under 12-6-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-63
— record in first 5 innings: 22-34-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-4
— Cole is 2-0, 4.70 in his last four starts.
— New York is 11-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-4
— He is 7-3, 4.40 in 15 starts vs Boston.
— New York is 8-4 in its last 12 games.
— Bronx is 20-15 at home
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-64
— record in first 5 innings: 31-19-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-7.1
Kansas City (18-44) @ Baltimore (38-24)
— Lynch is 0-1, 5.91 in two starts.
— Royals are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 0-2, 6.00 in two starts vs Baltimore.
— Royals are 6-17 in their last 23 games.
— Royals are 9-21 on the road.
— under 8-2 last 10 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-62
— record in first 5 innings: 18-35-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-1-x
— Wells is 2-1, 3.49 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 7-4 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 3-0, 3.54 in six games (3 starts) vs Kansas City
— Orioles are 5-7 in their last 12 games.
— Baltimore is 17-12 at home.
— over 4-2-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-62
— record in first 5 innings: 27-24-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-4
Minnesota (31-32) @ Toronto (36-28)
— Gray is 0-1, 3.94 in his last six starts.
— Twins are 1-5 in his last six starts.
— under 7-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-1
— He is 4-4, 2.99 in 13 starts vs Toronto.
— Twins lost their last five games.
— Minnesota is 13-18 on road.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 16-63
— record in first 5 innings: 26-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1-2.2
— Kikuchi is 1-2, 5.49 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 9-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4
— He is 1-1, 3.32 in four starts vs Minnesota.
— Toronto is 9-2 in its last eleven games.
— Blue Jays are 18-11 at home.
— under 8-2-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-64
— record in first 5 innings: 26-27-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1-3
Houston (36-27) @ Cleveland (28-33)
— Javier is 5-0, 1.86 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 10-2 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4
— He is 1-1, 0.63 in four games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.
— Astros lost their last three games.
— Houston is 18-13 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 23-63
— record in first 5 innings: 33-20-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3
— Allen is 2-1, 2.55 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.
— Guardians are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— Cleveland is 14-16 at home.
— under 12-5 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-62
— record in first 5 innings: 25-24-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-3.1
Seattle (30-31) @ LA Angels (33-30)
— Castillo is 2-1, 0.47 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 0-4 in his road starts, scoring 8 runs.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-4
— He is 2-0, 1.93 in three starts vs Anaheim.
— Seattle is 2-6 in its last eight games.
— Mariners are 13-16 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 26-25-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-4.1
— Ohtani is 0-1, 4.00 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 8-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He is 5-0, 1.64 in seven starts vs Seattle.
— Angels won their last four games.
— Angels are 17-13 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 18-64
— record in first 5 innings: 29-26-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3.1
Interleague games
Arizona (37-25) @ Detroit (26-34)
— Kelly is 6-0, 2.84 in his last seven starts.
— Arizona is 8-4 in his starts.
— under 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-5
— He allowed 4 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Detroit.
— Arizona won 12 of its last 17 games.
— Arizona is 17-11 on the road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 23-62
— record in first 5 innings: 29-22-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2.1-x
— Lorenzen is 1-0, 2.92 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 4-0 in his home starts.
— over 3-1 in his home starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 2-0, 0.71 in 8 relief stints (12.2 IP, no starts) vs Arizona.
— Detroit is 1-8 in its last nine games.
— Tigers are 14-13 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 16-60
— record in first 5 innings: 17-30-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-3.2
Miami (35-28) @ White Sox (28-36)
— Perez is 3-1, 2.63 in five starts.
— Marlins are 3-2 in his starts
— under 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— This is his first start vs Chicago
— Miami is 11-3 in its last fourteen games.
— Marlins are 14-15 on road
— under 10-6 last 16 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-23-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-x
— Cease is 1-0, 4.11 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Chicago is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— White Sox are 16-15 at home
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 15-64
— record in first 5 innings: 24-32-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-6.1
Oakland (14-50) @ Milwaukee (34-29)
— Medina is 0-4, 8.51 in five starts.
— A’s are 0-5 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— A’s are 4-4 in their last eight games.
— Oakland is 7-26 on the road.
— over 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 19-64
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 13-40-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-x
— Houser is 2-1, 3.18 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his one start vs Oakland.
— Brewers are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Milwaukee is 18-13 at home.
— under 10-4-2 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 20-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-26-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-1-4
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, June 9
National League
Los Angeles (36-27) @ Philadelphia (30-32)
— Grove is 0-2, 7.89 in five starts.
— Dodgers are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He allowed 4 unearned runs in 3.2 IP in his one start vs Philadelphia.
— Dodgers are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
— Dodgers are 15-18 on road.
— over 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-63
— record in first 5 innings: 30-25-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-2
— Suarez is 1-1, 1.98 in his last two starts.
— Phillies are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 3-2, 4.08 in six games (3 starts) vs Los Angeles
— Phillies won their last four games.
— Phillies are 17-10 at home.
— under 4-2-1 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-62
— record in first 5 innings: 22-33-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-1.2
NY Mets (30-33) @ Pittsburgh (32-29)
— Megill is 0-1, 9.00 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6
— He is 0-0, 0.93 in two starts vs Pittsburgh (9.2 IP).
— Mets lost their last six games.
— Mets led by 3+ runs in each of last three games.
— Mets are 15-21 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 10-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-32-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.1-6.2
— Hill is 2-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 6-6 in his starts
— under 6-2 last eight starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He is 2-2, 6.69 in seven starts vs New York.
— Pirates won six of their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 16-15 at home.
— over 2-0-1 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 27-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-8.2-x
Washington (25-36) @ Atlanta (37-24)
— Gray is 2-0, 3.38 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7
— He is 1-2, 3.33 in five starts vs Atlanta.
— Nationals lost seven of last nine games.
— Washington is 13-15 on road.
— over 7-4 last eleven home games
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-x
— 20-year old Smith-Shawver is making his first MLB start.
— He threw 2.1 scoreless IP in his MLB debut.
— He was 0-1, 3.00 in two AAA starts this year.
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.
— Atlanta is 6-1 in its last seven games.
— Braves are 18-14 at home.
— over 6-3-1 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 26-62
— record in first 5 innings: 35-21-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-6
Cincinnati (29-34) @ St Louis (26-37)
— Lively is 2-2, 3.33 in four starts.
— Reds are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs St Louis.
— Reds won three of last four games.
— Cincinnati is 12-16 on road.
— over 11-6 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-63
— record in first 5 innings: 22-28-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-3.1-6.1
— Montgomery is 0-3, 6.84 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals lost his ten starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-4
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in three starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cardinals are 5-11 in their last 16 games.
— St Louis is 7-14 in one-run games.
— Cardinals are 12-16 at home.
— under 10-2 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 25-63
— record in first 5 innings: 21-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4-3
San Diego (29-33) @ Colorado (26-38)
— Darvish is 2-2, 6.00 in five road starts.
— Padres are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3-1 last 10 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He is 3-4, 5.37 in 11 starts vs Colorado.
— Padres are 9-7 in their last 16 games.
— San Diego is 14-15 on road.
— under 29-10-2 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-62
— record in first 5 innings: 26-29-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3
— Gomber is 1-0, 7.33 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 7-1 in his last eight starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He is 2-2, 2.41 in six starts vs San Diego
— Rockies lost eight of their last ten games.
— Colorado is 15-17 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 18-64
— record in first 5 innings: 21-32-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-3.2
Cubs (26-36) @ San Francisco (32-30)
— Stroman is 4-0, 1.24 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-4
— He is 1-2, 3.52 in four starts vs San Francisco.
— Cubs are 1-5 in their last six games.
— Chicago is 3-11 in last 14 road games.
— under 9-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-62
— record in first 5 innings: 25-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.2-2
— DeSclafani is 1-3, 7.46 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 4-3 in his home starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5
— He is 5-3, 3.84 in 13 starts vs Chicago.
— Giants won four of last five games.
— San Francisco is 17-15 at home.
— under 9-6 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-62
— record in first 5 innings: 28-22-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.2-4
American League
Texas (40-21) @ Tampa Bay (46-19)
— Heaney is 2-0, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 7-4 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-1
— He is 0-3, 3.67 in five starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Texas is 26-10 in its last 36 games.
— Rangers are 19-12 on road.
— under 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 41-14-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-x-x
— Glasnow is 0-0, 3.72 in two starts.
— Tampa Bay is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 2-0, 0.00 in two starts (13.2 IP) vs Texas.
— Tampa Bay won seven of its last eight games.
— Rays are 29-6 at home.
— under 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 24-65
— record in first 5 innings: 43-16-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-7-3.1
Boston (31-32)@ New York (36-26)
— Whitlock is 2-2, 5.61 in five starts.
— Red Sox are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 3-1, 2.00 in 12 relief stints (18 IP, no starts) vs New York.
— Red Sox lost 12 of their last 17 games.
— Boston is 14-15 on road.
— under 12-6-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-63
— record in first 5 innings: 22-34-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-4
— Cole is 2-0, 4.70 in his last four starts.
— New York is 11-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-4
— He is 7-3, 4.40 in 15 starts vs Boston.
— New York is 8-4 in its last 12 games.
— Bronx is 20-15 at home
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-64
— record in first 5 innings: 31-19-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-7.1
Kansas City (18-44) @ Baltimore (38-24)
— Lynch is 0-1, 5.91 in two starts.
— Royals are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 0-2, 6.00 in two starts vs Baltimore.
— Royals are 6-17 in their last 23 games.
— Royals are 9-21 on the road.
— under 8-2 last 10 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-62
— record in first 5 innings: 18-35-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-1-x
— Wells is 2-1, 3.49 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 7-4 in his starts
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 3-0, 3.54 in six games (3 starts) vs Kansas City
— Orioles are 5-7 in their last 12 games.
— Baltimore is 17-12 at home.
— over 4-2-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-62
— record in first 5 innings: 27-24-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-4
Minnesota (31-32) @ Toronto (36-28)
— Gray is 0-1, 3.94 in his last six starts.
— Twins are 1-5 in his last six starts.
— under 7-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-1
— He is 4-4, 2.99 in 13 starts vs Toronto.
— Twins lost their last five games.
— Minnesota is 13-18 on road.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 16-63
— record in first 5 innings: 26-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1-2.2
— Kikuchi is 1-2, 5.49 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 9-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4
— He is 1-1, 3.32 in four starts vs Minnesota.
— Toronto is 9-2 in its last eleven games.
— Blue Jays are 18-11 at home.
— under 8-2-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-64
— record in first 5 innings: 26-27-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1-3
Houston (36-27) @ Cleveland (28-33)
— Javier is 5-0, 1.86 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 10-2 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4
— He is 1-1, 0.63 in four games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.
— Astros lost their last three games.
— Houston is 18-13 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 23-63
— record in first 5 innings: 33-20-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3
— Allen is 2-1, 2.55 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.
— Guardians are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— Cleveland is 14-16 at home.
— under 12-5 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-62
— record in first 5 innings: 25-24-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-3.1
Seattle (30-31) @ LA Angels (33-30)
— Castillo is 2-1, 0.47 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 0-4 in his road starts, scoring 8 runs.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-4
— He is 2-0, 1.93 in three starts vs Anaheim.
— Seattle is 2-6 in its last eight games.
— Mariners are 13-16 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 26-25-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-4.1
— Ohtani is 0-1, 4.00 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 8-4 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He is 5-0, 1.64 in seven starts vs Seattle.
— Angels won their last four games.
— Angels are 17-13 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 18-64
— record in first 5 innings: 29-26-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3.1
Interleague games
Arizona (37-25) @ Detroit (26-34)
— Kelly is 6-0, 2.84 in his last seven starts.
— Arizona is 8-4 in his starts.
— under 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-5
— He allowed 4 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Detroit.
— Arizona won 12 of its last 17 games.
— Arizona is 17-11 on the road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 23-62
— record in first 5 innings: 29-22-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2.1-x
— Lorenzen is 1-0, 2.92 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 4-0 in his home starts.
— over 3-1 in his home starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 2-0, 0.71 in 8 relief stints (12.2 IP, no starts) vs Arizona.
— Detroit is 1-8 in its last nine games.
— Tigers are 14-13 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 16-60
— record in first 5 innings: 17-30-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-3.2
Miami (35-28) @ White Sox (28-36)
— Perez is 3-1, 2.63 in five starts.
— Marlins are 3-2 in his starts
— under 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— This is his first start vs Chicago
— Miami is 11-3 in its last fourteen games.
— Marlins are 14-15 on road
— under 10-6 last 16 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-23-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-x
— Cease is 1-0, 4.11 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Chicago is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— White Sox are 16-15 at home
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 15-64
— record in first 5 innings: 24-32-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-6.1
Oakland (14-50) @ Milwaukee (34-29)
— Medina is 0-4, 8.51 in five starts.
— A’s are 0-5 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— A’s are 4-4 in their last eight games.
— Oakland is 7-26 on the road.
— over 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 19-64
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 13-40-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-x
— Houser is 2-1, 3.18 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his one start vs Oakland.
— Brewers are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Milwaukee is 18-13 at home.
— under 10-4-2 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 20-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-26-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-1-4
FRIDAY, JUNE 9
| TEX at TB | 06:40 PM | TEX +151 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| ARI at DET | 06:40 PM | ARI -146 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at NYY | 07:05 PM | NYY -144 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAD at PHI | 07:05 PM | PHI +101 O 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| NYM at PIT | 07:05 PM | PIT -113 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| KC at BAL | 07:05 PM | BAL -172 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at TOR | 07:07 PM | TOR -120 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at CLE | 07:10 PM | HOU -108 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at ATL | 07:20 PM | ATL -190 U 10.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at CHW | 08:10 PM | MIA +114 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| OAK at MIL | 08:10 PM | OAK +213 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| CIN at STL | 08:15 PM | CIN +150 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| SD at COL | 08:40 PM | SD -190 U 11.5 | +500 +500 |
| SEA at LAA | 09:38 PM | LAA -116 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHC at SF | 10:15 PM | CHC +104 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
JUNE'S BEST BETS !
06/09/2023..................................7 - 8...................................46.66%........ ...........................- 2.35
06/08/2023..................................5 - 7...................................41.66%........ ...........................- 12.00
06/07/2023..................................6 - 7...................................46.15%........ ............................- 4.55
06/06/2023................................7 - 10 - 0............................41.17%............... .....................- 31.35
06/05/2023..................................1 - 7 - 1............................,12.50%.............. ......................- 31.50
06/04/2023..................................4 - 16................................20.00%.......... ...........................- 67.80
06/03/2023..................................6 - 5 - 1.............................54.54%.............. .......................+ 7.00
06/02/2023..................................9 - 7 - 1.............................56.25%.............. .......................+ 9.70
06/01/2023..................................2 - 5...................................28.57%........ ..............................- 16.50
TOTALS....................................47 - 72 - 3............................39.49%............... ......................- 149.35
06/09/2023..................................7 - 8...................................46.66%........ ...........................- 2.35
06/08/2023..................................5 - 7...................................41.66%........ ...........................- 12.00
06/07/2023..................................6 - 7...................................46.15%........ ............................- 4.55
06/06/2023................................7 - 10 - 0............................41.17%............... .....................- 31.35
06/05/2023..................................1 - 7 - 1............................,12.50%.............. ......................- 31.50
06/04/2023..................................4 - 16................................20.00%.......... ...........................- 67.80
06/03/2023..................................6 - 5 - 1.............................54.54%.............. .......................+ 7.00
06/02/2023..................................9 - 7 - 1.............................56.25%.............. .......................+ 9.70
06/01/2023..................................2 - 5...................................28.57%........ ..............................- 16.50
TOTALS....................................47 - 72 - 3............................39.49%............... ......................- 149.35
Saturday’s 6-pack
College football spreads for Labor Day weekend
— Fresno State @ Purdue (-6)
— Northern Illinois @ Boston College (-10)
— Boise State @ Washington (-10)
— California (-8) @ North Texas
— Tex-San Antonio @ Houston (-2.5)
— South Alabama @ Tulane (-7)
Quote of the Day
“We expect to win every single game we go out and play.”
Texas Rangers 3B Josh Jung
Saturday’s quiz
How many major league teams play their home games in a domed stadium?
Friday’s quiz
Bob Welch was the last major league pitcher to win 25+ games in a season; he went 27-6 for the 1990 Oakland A’s.
Thursday’s quiz
Since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game; Alcides Escobar hit it for the Royals, in 2015.
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Saturday’s Den: Random thoughts on a June day……..
— 50 years ago this weekend, a horse named Secretariat won the Triple Crown, won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. I remember that day for a different reason; it was the only time in my life that I’ve ridden a horse.
It was our 8th grade field trip; some genius decided the field trip should be at a dude ranch somewhere up by Lake George or Lake Luzerne, an hour north of here. I remember three things about that day:
The food was really good.
We played tennis, which was fun
We rode horses, which was no fun at all.
I get on this horse and have no clue what to do; I make the mistake of asking the guy in charge what my horse’s name was.
“Jumper” he replied and my blood pressure went up a little. Probably the horse’s too.
So we go off on our ride and it turns out the horse likes to eat flowers and plants, ones not near the path we were riding on. He did more eating than running in the beginning.
Then when all the other horses start to run a little faster, Jumper took off and I hung on for dear life. Couldn’t remember what the guy told me to do when the horse started to run, so I basically just hung on to anything I could and prayed the ride would end soon.
Luckily, Jumper didn’t jump, and we got back to the stables without me getting thrown off the horse, but my back hurt like hell for a while. I promised myself I’d never ride a horse again, and from that point on, always had a lot of respect for jockeys. Wouldn’t want to be riding horses for a living, or for any reason.
— Denver 108, Miami 95
Denver made half its 3-point shots (14-28).
Favorites are 44-37-1 ATS in this year’s playoffs.
Nuggets lead series 3-1; they can win their first NBA title Sunday
— Phillies 5, Dodgers 4
Kyle Schwarber hit a walk-off home run, LA’s third walk-off loss this week.
— Pirates 14, Mets 7
Mets have lost seven games in a row.
New York has been outscored 49-14 in first inning this year.
Ke’Bryan Hayes went 5-5, scored 3 runs, knocked in 4.
Jack Suwinski went 3-4, scored 4 runs, knocked in 2.
— Guardians 10, Astros 9 (14)
Cleveland overcame five different deficits from the 7th inning on.
Will Brennan had the walk-off hit for the Guardians.
— A’s 5, Brewers 2— Oakland has won three in a row for first time this year; they’re 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Arizona 11, Detroit 6— Diamondbacks lead NL West by 2.5 games.
— White Sox 2, Marlins 1— Luis Robert had a walk-off single; Yasmani Grandal hit a solo home run for the Pale Hose.
— Records in series openers (home/away)
Arizona 6-4/6-5……12-9
Atlanta 6-3/9-3……15-6
Cubs 7-3/7-4……14-7
Reds 7-4/4-6……11-10
Rockies 5-6/4-6……9-12
Dodgers 8-2/5-6……13-8
Marlins 6-5/2-8……8-13
Brewers 6-5/3-7……9-12
New York 5-4/6-6……11-10
Phillies 5-5/4-7……9-12
Pirates 8-3/6-4……14-7
St Louis 3-7/2-9……5-16
San Diego 5-6/6-4……11-10
Giants 5-6/5-5……10-11
Nationals 1-11/5-4……6-15
Orioles 6-4/9-2……15-6
Boston 4-6/7-4……11-10
Chi Sox 5-6/4-6……9-12
Cleveland 4-7/5-5……9-12
Detroit 5-5/6-5……11-10
Houston 5-5/7-4……12-9
Royals 2-8/2-9……4-17
Angels 7-4/6-4……13-8
Twins 4-6/6-5……10-11
New York 4-8/4-5……8-13
Oakland 2-8/4-7……6-15
Seattle 4-6/6-5……10-11
Tampa Bay 12-0/5-4……17-4
Rangers 6-4/6-5……12-9
Toronto 6-4/6-5……12-9
— Major league games have been 28 minutes faster so far this season; average runs per game has gone up, from 8.7 to 9.3 runs/game.
— Washington Nationals are 1-11 in first game of a home series; Tampa Bay is 12-0.
— Mets 1B Pete Alonso is out 3-4 weeks with a hand/wrist injury.
College football spreads for Labor Day weekend
— Fresno State @ Purdue (-6)
— Northern Illinois @ Boston College (-10)
— Boise State @ Washington (-10)
— California (-8) @ North Texas
— Tex-San Antonio @ Houston (-2.5)
— South Alabama @ Tulane (-7)
Quote of the Day
“We expect to win every single game we go out and play.”
Texas Rangers 3B Josh Jung
Saturday’s quiz
How many major league teams play their home games in a domed stadium?
Friday’s quiz
Bob Welch was the last major league pitcher to win 25+ games in a season; he went 27-6 for the 1990 Oakland A’s.
Thursday’s quiz
Since 1930, there has been only one inside-the-park home run in a World Series game; Alcides Escobar hit it for the Royals, in 2015.
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Saturday’s Den: Random thoughts on a June day……..
— 50 years ago this weekend, a horse named Secretariat won the Triple Crown, won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. I remember that day for a different reason; it was the only time in my life that I’ve ridden a horse.
It was our 8th grade field trip; some genius decided the field trip should be at a dude ranch somewhere up by Lake George or Lake Luzerne, an hour north of here. I remember three things about that day:
The food was really good.
We played tennis, which was fun
We rode horses, which was no fun at all.
I get on this horse and have no clue what to do; I make the mistake of asking the guy in charge what my horse’s name was.
“Jumper” he replied and my blood pressure went up a little. Probably the horse’s too.
So we go off on our ride and it turns out the horse likes to eat flowers and plants, ones not near the path we were riding on. He did more eating than running in the beginning.
Then when all the other horses start to run a little faster, Jumper took off and I hung on for dear life. Couldn’t remember what the guy told me to do when the horse started to run, so I basically just hung on to anything I could and prayed the ride would end soon.
Luckily, Jumper didn’t jump, and we got back to the stables without me getting thrown off the horse, but my back hurt like hell for a while. I promised myself I’d never ride a horse again, and from that point on, always had a lot of respect for jockeys. Wouldn’t want to be riding horses for a living, or for any reason.
— Denver 108, Miami 95
Denver made half its 3-point shots (14-28).
Favorites are 44-37-1 ATS in this year’s playoffs.
Nuggets lead series 3-1; they can win their first NBA title Sunday
— Phillies 5, Dodgers 4
Kyle Schwarber hit a walk-off home run, LA’s third walk-off loss this week.
— Pirates 14, Mets 7
Mets have lost seven games in a row.
New York has been outscored 49-14 in first inning this year.
Ke’Bryan Hayes went 5-5, scored 3 runs, knocked in 4.
Jack Suwinski went 3-4, scored 4 runs, knocked in 2.
— Guardians 10, Astros 9 (14)
Cleveland overcame five different deficits from the 7th inning on.
Will Brennan had the walk-off hit for the Guardians.
— A’s 5, Brewers 2— Oakland has won three in a row for first time this year; they’re 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Arizona 11, Detroit 6— Diamondbacks lead NL West by 2.5 games.
— White Sox 2, Marlins 1— Luis Robert had a walk-off single; Yasmani Grandal hit a solo home run for the Pale Hose.
— Records in series openers (home/away)
Arizona 6-4/6-5……12-9
Atlanta 6-3/9-3……15-6
Cubs 7-3/7-4……14-7
Reds 7-4/4-6……11-10
Rockies 5-6/4-6……9-12
Dodgers 8-2/5-6……13-8
Marlins 6-5/2-8……8-13
Brewers 6-5/3-7……9-12
New York 5-4/6-6……11-10
Phillies 5-5/4-7……9-12
Pirates 8-3/6-4……14-7
St Louis 3-7/2-9……5-16
San Diego 5-6/6-4……11-10
Giants 5-6/5-5……10-11
Nationals 1-11/5-4……6-15
Orioles 6-4/9-2……15-6
Boston 4-6/7-4……11-10
Chi Sox 5-6/4-6……9-12
Cleveland 4-7/5-5……9-12
Detroit 5-5/6-5……11-10
Houston 5-5/7-4……12-9
Royals 2-8/2-9……4-17
Angels 7-4/6-4……13-8
Twins 4-6/6-5……10-11
New York 4-8/4-5……8-13
Oakland 2-8/4-7……6-15
Seattle 4-6/6-5……10-11
Tampa Bay 12-0/5-4……17-4
Rangers 6-4/6-5……12-9
Toronto 6-4/6-5……12-9
— Major league games have been 28 minutes faster so far this season; average runs per game has gone up, from 8.7 to 9.3 runs/game.
— Washington Nationals are 1-11 in first game of a home series; Tampa Bay is 12-0.
— Mets 1B Pete Alonso is out 3-4 weeks with a hand/wrist injury.
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DETROIT is 104-63 Under (34.7 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 15-4 Under (10.6 Units) in road games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 369-376 SU (-44.6 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 89-104 SU (-25.4 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 44-21 SU (20.9 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 6-21 SU (-17.1 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-11 SU (9.9 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 90-124 SU (-46.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-4 Over (8.6 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the current season.
TAMPA BAY is 50-31 SU (15.9 Units) in home games in day games in the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 7-0 Under (7 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.
CLEVELAND is 13-3 Under (9.7 Units) in home games against right-handed starters in the current season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 339-279 Over (32.1 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games since 1996.
NY YANKEES are 118-92 Under (16.8 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 73-99 SU (-35.9 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 15-4 Under (10.6 Units) in road games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 369-376 SU (-44.6 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 89-104 SU (-25.4 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 44-21 SU (20.9 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 6-21 SU (-17.1 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-11 SU (9.9 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 90-124 SU (-46.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-4 Over (8.6 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the current season.
TAMPA BAY is 50-31 SU (15.9 Units) in home games in day games in the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 7-0 Under (7 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.
CLEVELAND is 13-3 Under (9.7 Units) in home games against right-handed starters in the current season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 339-279 Over (32.1 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games since 1996.
NY YANKEES are 118-92 Under (16.8 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 73-99 SU (-35.9 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, June 10
National League
Cincinnati (29-35) @ St Louis (27-37)
— Abbott blanked Milwaukee for 6 IP (105 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Reds are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.
— Reds won three of last five games.
— Cincinnati is 12-17 on road.
— over 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-64
— record in first 5 innings: 22-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6.1-1.1
— Mikolas is 2-1, 0.90 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 5-1 in his last six starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-5
— He is 4-5, 5.02 in 15 starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cardinals are 6-11 in their last 17 games.
— Cardinals are 13-16 at home.
— under 10-3 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 26-64
— record in first 5 innings: 22-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3
San Diego (30-33) @ Colorado (26-39)
— Weathers is 0-4, 7.33 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 0-1, 9.69 in three starts vs Colorado.
— Padres are 10-7 in their last 17 games.
— San Diego is 15-15 on road.
— under 29-11-2 last 42 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-63
— record in first 5 innings: 27-29-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3.2
— Freeland is 0-3, 7.78 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 2-9 in his last eleven starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-3
— He is 7-6, 4.40 in 19 starts vs San Diego
— Rockies lost nine of their last eleven games.
— Colorado is 15-18 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 18-65
— record in first 5 innings: 21-33-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-5
Los Angeles (36-28) @ Philadelphia (31-32)
— Miller is 2-0, 1.06 in three starts.
— Dodgers are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philadelphia.
— Dodgers are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
— They have three walk-off losses this week.
— Dodgers are 15-19 on road.
— over 14-5-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-64
— record in first 5 innings: 30-26-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-4.2
— Nola is 1-1, 5.68 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 6-7 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7
— He is 2-0, 3.86 in eight starts vs Los Angeles
— Phillies won their last five games.
— Phillies are 18-10 at home.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-63
— record in first 5 innings: 23-33-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1.2-3
NY Mets (30-34) @ Pittsburgh (33-29)
— Senga is 2-2, 6.12 in five road starts.
— Mets are 7-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.
— Mets lost their last seven games.
— Mets are 15-22 on road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 10-64
— record in first 5 innings: 28-33-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-6.2-4.1
— Oviedo is 1-1, 2.93 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 6-6 in his starts
— over 5-2-2 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He is 0-2, 10.24 in three starts vs New York.
— Pirates won seven of their last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 17-15 at home.
— over 3-0-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 17-62
— record in first 5 innings: 28-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8.2-x-2
Washington (25-37) @ Atlanta (39-24)
— Gore is 0-2, 4.24 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 1-9 in his last ten starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 1-0, 2.53 in two starts vs Atlanta.
— Nationals lost eight of last ten games.
— Washington is 13-16 on road.
— under 4-2 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3
— Shuster is 2-0, 3.18 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He gave up 4 runs in 4.2 IP (79 PT) in his one start vs Washington.
— Atlanta is 7-1 in its last eight games.
— Braves are 19-14 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 26-63
— record in first 5 innings: 35-21-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-6-3.2
Cubs (27-36) @ San Francisco (32-31)
— Hendricks is 0-2, 5.87 in three starts.
— Cubs are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 5-2, 2.29 in ten starts vs San Francisco.
— Cubs are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Chicago is 4-11 in last 15 road games.
— under 10-1 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-63
— record in first 5 innings: 25-27-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2-2.1
— Giants haven’t named a starter.
— Giants won four of last six games.
— San Francisco is 17-16 at home.
— under 10-6 last 16 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-63
— record in first 5 innings: 29-22-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-3
American League
Minnesota (32-32) @ Toronto (36-29)
— Ryan is 1-2, 4.57 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— over 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Twins lost five of their last six games.
— Minnesota is 14-18 on road.
— under 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-64
— record in first 5 innings: 27-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-2.2-5
— Blue Jays haven’t named a starter.
— Toronto is 9-3 in its last dozen games.
— Blue Jays are 18-12 at home.
— under 9-2-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 15-65
— record in first 5 innings: 26-28-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-5
Texas (40-22) @ Tampa Bay (47-19)
— Eovaldi is 6-0, 0.68 in his last seven starts.
— Texas is 8-4 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 10-2
— He is 5-6, 4.04 in 13 starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Texas is 26-11 in its last 37 games.
— Rangers are 19-13 on road.
— under 9-6 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 41-15-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-x-3
— Bradley is 1-2, 4.12 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.
— Tampa Bay won eight of its last nine games.
— Rays are 30-6 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 25-66
— record in first 5 innings: 44-16-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3.1-3
Boston (32-32)@ New York (36-27)
— Houck is 0-5, 6.14 in his last seven starts.
— Red Sox lost his last five starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— He is 2-1, 2.28 in nine games (4 starts) vs New York.
— Red Sox lost 12 of their last 18 games.
— Boston is 15-15 on road.
— under 13-6-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-64
— record in first 5 innings: 23-34-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2.2
— German is 1-0, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— New York is 6-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 2-2, 3.88 in ten starts vs Boston.
— New York is 1-3 in its last four games.
— Bronx is 20-16 at home
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 17-65
— record in first 5 innings: 31-20-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-7.1-3
Kansas City (18-45) @ Baltimore (39-24)
— Singer is 2-0, 4.10 in his last five starts.
— Royals are 3-1 in his road starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He gave up 7 runs in 2 IP, in his one start vs Baltimore.
— Royals are 6-18 in their last 24 games.
— Royals are 9-22 on the road.
— under 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-63
— record in first 5 innings: 18-36-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-2
— Irvin was 0-2, 10.66 in three April starts.
— He was 6-1, 3.21 in seven AAA starts.
— Orioles are 1-2 in his starts
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 1-2, 2.19 in four starts vs Kansas City
— Orioles are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— Baltimore is 18-12 at home.
— over 4-3-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 13-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-24-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2.1
Houston (36-28) @ Cleveland (29-33)
— France is 1-1, 3.71 in six starts.
— Astros are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.
— Astros lost their last four games.
— Houston is 18-14 on road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 24-64
— record in first 5 innings: 34-20-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-8.2
— McKenzie blanked Twins for 5 IP (79 PT) in his first ’23 start.
— Guardians are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 2-1, 2.84 in three starts vs Houston.
— Guardians are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Cleveland is 15-16 at home.
— under 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-63
— record in first 5 innings: 25-25-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-8
Seattle (30-32) @ LA Angels (34-30)
— Woo allowed 6 runs in 2 IP in his first MLB start.
— Seattle is 0-1 starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.
— Seattle is 2-7 in its last nine games.
— Mariners are 13-17 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 26-25-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.1-2
— Sandoval is 0-4, 5.82 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He is 0-3, 2.45 in seven starts vs Seattle.
— Angels won their last five games.
— Angels are 18-13 at home.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 18-65
— record in first 5 innings: 29-26-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-4
Interleague games
Arizona (38-25) @ Detroit (26-35)
— Nelson is 1-1, 4.65 in his last six starts.
— Arizona is 5-7 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.
— Arizona won 13 of its last 18 games.
— Arizona is 18-11 on the road.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 24-63
— record in first 5 innings: 30-22-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-x-2.2
— Boyd is 0-2, 4.02 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 6-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He allowed 4 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Arizona.
— Detroit is 1-9 in its last ten games.
— Tigers are 14-14 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 16-61
— record in first 5 innings: 17-31-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-2.1
Miami (35-29) @ White Sox (29-36)
— Alcantara is 1-1, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 4-8 in his starts
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— This is his first start vs Chicago
— Miami is 11-4 in its last fifteen games.
— Marlins are 14-16 on road
— under 11-6 last 17 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-64
— record in first 5 innings: 29-23-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-2.2
— Kopech is 2-1, 2.05 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 4-3 in his home starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Chicago is 7-2 in its last nine games.
— White Sox are 17-15 at home
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-65
— record in first 5 innings: 24-32-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6.1-3
Oakland (15-50) @ Milwaukee (34-30)
— Blackburn is 0-0, 6.00 in two starts.
— A’s are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— A’s won three in row; they’re 5-4 in last nine games.
— Oakland is 8-26 on the road.
— over 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 20-65
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— record in first 5 innings: 14-40-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-4
— Teheran is 1-2, 2.08 in three starts.
— Brewers are 1-2 in his starts- they got shut out in both losses.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-0, 5.65 in three starts vs Oakland.
— Brewers are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Milwaukee is 18-14 at home.
— under 11-4-2 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 20-64
— record in first 5 innings: 28-27-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-4-5
Umpires
Cin-StL— Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Valentine games
SD-Colo— Over is 7-1 in last eight Hamari games
LA-Phil— Over is 3-1-1 in last five Ortiz games
NY-Pitt— Home side won seven of last nine Additon games
Wsh-Atl— Favorite is 8-2 (+455) in Scheurwater games
Chi-SF— Metz is a rookie ump; no track record yet.
Minn-Tor— Under is 4-1 in last five Hudson games.
KC-Balt— Home side is 8-3 in Morales games
Tex-TB— Underdogs are 4-3 in last seven Torres games
Hst-Clev— Over is 8-2 in Estabrook games; favorites are 9-1.
Bos-NY— Underdogs are 8-4 in Knight games
Sea-LAA— Under is 9-2 in Cuzzi games.
Az-Det— Under is 4-1 in last five Reyburn games.
Mia-CWS— Last five Guccione games stayed under.
A’s-Milw— Over is 7-4 in Nelson games.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, June 10
National League
Cincinnati (29-35) @ St Louis (27-37)
— Abbott blanked Milwaukee for 6 IP (105 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Reds are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.
— Reds won three of last five games.
— Cincinnati is 12-17 on road.
— over 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-64
— record in first 5 innings: 22-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6.1-1.1
— Mikolas is 2-1, 0.90 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 5-1 in his last six starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-5
— He is 4-5, 5.02 in 15 starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cardinals are 6-11 in their last 17 games.
— Cardinals are 13-16 at home.
— under 10-3 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 26-64
— record in first 5 innings: 22-29-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3
San Diego (30-33) @ Colorado (26-39)
— Weathers is 0-4, 7.33 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 0-1, 9.69 in three starts vs Colorado.
— Padres are 10-7 in their last 17 games.
— San Diego is 15-15 on road.
— under 29-11-2 last 42 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-63
— record in first 5 innings: 27-29-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3.2
— Freeland is 0-3, 7.78 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 2-9 in his last eleven starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-3
— He is 7-6, 4.40 in 19 starts vs San Diego
— Rockies lost nine of their last eleven games.
— Colorado is 15-18 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 18-65
— record in first 5 innings: 21-33-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-5
Los Angeles (36-28) @ Philadelphia (31-32)
— Miller is 2-0, 1.06 in three starts.
— Dodgers are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philadelphia.
— Dodgers are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
— They have three walk-off losses this week.
— Dodgers are 15-19 on road.
— over 14-5-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-64
— record in first 5 innings: 30-26-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-4.2
— Nola is 1-1, 5.68 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 6-7 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7
— He is 2-0, 3.86 in eight starts vs Los Angeles
— Phillies won their last five games.
— Phillies are 18-10 at home.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-63
— record in first 5 innings: 23-33-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1.2-3
NY Mets (30-34) @ Pittsburgh (33-29)
— Senga is 2-2, 6.12 in five road starts.
— Mets are 7-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.
— Mets lost their last seven games.
— Mets are 15-22 on road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 10-64
— record in first 5 innings: 28-33-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-6.2-4.1
— Oviedo is 1-1, 2.93 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 6-6 in his starts
— over 5-2-2 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He is 0-2, 10.24 in three starts vs New York.
— Pirates won seven of their last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 17-15 at home.
— over 3-0-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 17-62
— record in first 5 innings: 28-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8.2-x-2
Washington (25-37) @ Atlanta (39-24)
— Gore is 0-2, 4.24 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 1-9 in his last ten starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 1-0, 2.53 in two starts vs Atlanta.
— Nationals lost eight of last ten games.
— Washington is 13-16 on road.
— under 4-2 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3
— Shuster is 2-0, 3.18 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He gave up 4 runs in 4.2 IP (79 PT) in his one start vs Washington.
— Atlanta is 7-1 in its last eight games.
— Braves are 19-14 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 26-63
— record in first 5 innings: 35-21-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-6-3.2
Cubs (27-36) @ San Francisco (32-31)
— Hendricks is 0-2, 5.87 in three starts.
— Cubs are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 5-2, 2.29 in ten starts vs San Francisco.
— Cubs are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Chicago is 4-11 in last 15 road games.
— under 10-1 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-63
— record in first 5 innings: 25-27-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2-2.1
— Giants haven’t named a starter.
— Giants won four of last six games.
— San Francisco is 17-16 at home.
— under 10-6 last 16 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-63
— record in first 5 innings: 29-22-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-3
American League
Minnesota (32-32) @ Toronto (36-29)
— Ryan is 1-2, 4.57 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— over 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Twins lost five of their last six games.
— Minnesota is 14-18 on road.
— under 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-64
— record in first 5 innings: 27-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-2.2-5
— Blue Jays haven’t named a starter.
— Toronto is 9-3 in its last dozen games.
— Blue Jays are 18-12 at home.
— under 9-2-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 15-65
— record in first 5 innings: 26-28-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3-5
Texas (40-22) @ Tampa Bay (47-19)
— Eovaldi is 6-0, 0.68 in his last seven starts.
— Texas is 8-4 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 10-2
— He is 5-6, 4.04 in 13 starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Texas is 26-11 in its last 37 games.
— Rangers are 19-13 on road.
— under 9-6 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 41-15-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-x-3
— Bradley is 1-2, 4.12 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.
— Tampa Bay won eight of its last nine games.
— Rays are 30-6 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 25-66
— record in first 5 innings: 44-16-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3.1-3
Boston (32-32)@ New York (36-27)
— Houck is 0-5, 6.14 in his last seven starts.
— Red Sox lost his last five starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— He is 2-1, 2.28 in nine games (4 starts) vs New York.
— Red Sox lost 12 of their last 18 games.
— Boston is 15-15 on road.
— under 13-6-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-64
— record in first 5 innings: 23-34-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2.2
— German is 1-0, 2.81 in his last three starts.
— New York is 6-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 2-2, 3.88 in ten starts vs Boston.
— New York is 1-3 in its last four games.
— Bronx is 20-16 at home
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 17-65
— record in first 5 innings: 31-20-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-7.1-3
Kansas City (18-45) @ Baltimore (39-24)
— Singer is 2-0, 4.10 in his last five starts.
— Royals are 3-1 in his road starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He gave up 7 runs in 2 IP, in his one start vs Baltimore.
— Royals are 6-18 in their last 24 games.
— Royals are 9-22 on the road.
— under 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-63
— record in first 5 innings: 18-36-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-2
— Irvin was 0-2, 10.66 in three April starts.
— He was 6-1, 3.21 in seven AAA starts.
— Orioles are 1-2 in his starts
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 1-2, 2.19 in four starts vs Kansas City
— Orioles are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— Baltimore is 18-12 at home.
— over 4-3-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 13-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-24-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2.1
Houston (36-28) @ Cleveland (29-33)
— France is 1-1, 3.71 in six starts.
— Astros are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.
— Astros lost their last four games.
— Houston is 18-14 on road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 24-64
— record in first 5 innings: 34-20-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-8.2
— McKenzie blanked Twins for 5 IP (79 PT) in his first ’23 start.
— Guardians are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 2-1, 2.84 in three starts vs Houston.
— Guardians are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Cleveland is 15-16 at home.
— under 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-63
— record in first 5 innings: 25-25-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-8
Seattle (30-32) @ LA Angels (34-30)
— Woo allowed 6 runs in 2 IP in his first MLB start.
— Seattle is 0-1 starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.
— Seattle is 2-7 in its last nine games.
— Mariners are 13-17 on road.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 26-25-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.1-2
— Sandoval is 0-4, 5.82 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He is 0-3, 2.45 in seven starts vs Seattle.
— Angels won their last five games.
— Angels are 18-13 at home.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 18-65
— record in first 5 innings: 29-26-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-4
Interleague games
Arizona (38-25) @ Detroit (26-35)
— Nelson is 1-1, 4.65 in his last six starts.
— Arizona is 5-7 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.
— Arizona won 13 of its last 18 games.
— Arizona is 18-11 on the road.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 24-63
— record in first 5 innings: 30-22-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-x-2.2
— Boyd is 0-2, 4.02 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 6-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He allowed 4 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Arizona.
— Detroit is 1-9 in its last ten games.
— Tigers are 14-14 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 16-61
— record in first 5 innings: 17-31-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-2.1
Miami (35-29) @ White Sox (29-36)
— Alcantara is 1-1, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 4-8 in his starts
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— This is his first start vs Chicago
— Miami is 11-4 in its last fifteen games.
— Marlins are 14-16 on road
— under 11-6 last 17 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-64
— record in first 5 innings: 29-23-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-2.2
— Kopech is 2-1, 2.05 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 4-3 in his home starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Chicago is 7-2 in its last nine games.
— White Sox are 17-15 at home
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-65
— record in first 5 innings: 24-32-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6.1-3
Oakland (15-50) @ Milwaukee (34-30)
— Blackburn is 0-0, 6.00 in two starts.
— A’s are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— A’s won three in row; they’re 5-4 in last nine games.
— Oakland is 8-26 on the road.
— over 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 20-65
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— record in first 5 innings: 14-40-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-4
— Teheran is 1-2, 2.08 in three starts.
— Brewers are 1-2 in his starts- they got shut out in both losses.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-0, 5.65 in three starts vs Oakland.
— Brewers are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Milwaukee is 18-14 at home.
— under 11-4-2 last seventeen games
— scored run in first inning: 20-64
— record in first 5 innings: 28-27-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-4-5
Umpires
Cin-StL— Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Valentine games
SD-Colo— Over is 7-1 in last eight Hamari games
LA-Phil— Over is 3-1-1 in last five Ortiz games
NY-Pitt— Home side won seven of last nine Additon games
Wsh-Atl— Favorite is 8-2 (+455) in Scheurwater games
Chi-SF— Metz is a rookie ump; no track record yet.
Minn-Tor— Under is 4-1 in last five Hudson games.
KC-Balt— Home side is 8-3 in Morales games
Tex-TB— Underdogs are 4-3 in last seven Torres games
Hst-Clev— Over is 8-2 in Estabrook games; favorites are 9-1.
Bos-NY— Underdogs are 8-4 in Knight games
Sea-LAA— Under is 9-2 in Cuzzi games.
Az-Det— Under is 4-1 in last five Reyburn games.
Mia-CWS— Last five Guccione games stayed under.
A’s-Milw— Over is 7-4 in Nelson games.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
| ARI at DET | 01:10 PM | U 9.0 | +500 |
| MIA at CHW | 02:10 PM | U 8.5 | +500 |
| CIN at STL | 02:15 PM | O 9.0 | +500 |
| MIN at TOR | 03:07 PM | U 8.5 | +500 |
| SD at COL | 03:10 PM | O 12.5 | +500 |
| LAD at PHI | 04:05 PM | O 8.5 | +500 |
| KC at BAL | 04:05 PM | BAL -135 | +500 |
| NYM at PIT | 04:05 PM | PIT +113 | +500 |
| OAK at MIL | 04:10 PM | O 9.5 | +500 |
| TEX at TB | 04:10 PM | TEX +102 | +500 |
| WAS at ATL | 04:10 PM | ATL -178 | +500 |
| HOU at CLE | 06:10 PM | CLE -144 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at NYY | 07:35 PM | BOS +110 | +500 |
| CHC at SF | 07:35 PM | O 8.5 | +500 |
| SEA at LAA | 10:07 PM | U 9.0 | +500 |
