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

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Sunday’s 6-pack
— Braves 7, Marlins 0— Eury Perez faced eight hitters; six of them scored.
— Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6— Justin Turner went 3-5, scored three runs.
— Phillies 19, Nationals 4— Alec Bohm hit two homers, knocked in six runs.
— Padres 12, Reds 5— Manny Machado hit two home runs.
— Twins 1, Orioles 0— Bailey Ober allowed two hits in 7 IP.
— Birmingham 28, Pittsburgh 12— Stallions repeat as USFL champs.

Quote of the Day

“I love the game too much to be away from it entirely. I’m very excited to be joining CBS Sports to contribute across all their NFL shows and platforms……hopefully fans will enjoy the insights and knowledge I’ve gained over my 12 years in the NFL and if we’re lucky, we’ll share a few laughs along the way as well.”
JJ Watt
Sunday’s quiz

What former SEC quarterback holds the Colts’ record for longest TD pass ever?
Hint: It was a 90-yard TD pass against Buffalo
Saturday’s quiz

Joe Maddon was Tampa Bay’s manager when they played in the 2008 World Series.
Friday’s quiz
Red Sox have won four World Series since 2004, under three different managers, Terry Francona, John Farrell, Alex Cora.

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Sunday’s Den: Info, trends on Big 14 football teams​

Illinois
— Last year was Illinois’ first winning season since 2011.
— 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 55 starts back on offensive line.
— They’ll have a new QB; one candidate started 12 games at Ball State.
— since 2017, Illinois is 7-10 ATS as a home favorite.
— under Bielema, Illinois is 9-4 ATS as an underdog.
— Illinois is 3-2 in last five bowls; they were underdog in 4 of the 5 games.

Indiana
— Hoosiers are 6-18 SU the last two years.
— 5 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
— 97 starts back on OL, lot of those are transfers.
— They also hired a new offensive line coach, from Wisconsin.
— who will new QB be? Could be Tennessee soph transfer Tayven Jackson
— under Allen, Hoosiers are 12-4 ATS as a home favorite.
— under Allen, Indiana is 13-18 ATS on the road.
— Indiana lost its last six bowls; their last win was the 1991 Copper Bowl.
— Hoosiers did cover three of their last four bowls.

Iowa
— Iowa has had 10 straight winning years; they were never in top 25 last year.
— Iowa went 8-5 LY, despite scoring only 17.7 ppg.
— 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 114 starts back on offensive line
— new QB McNamara started 16 games at Michigan.
— last 10 years, Iowa is 21-6-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Hawkeyes are 16-7-1 ATS in last 24 road games.
— Iowa won four of its last five bowl games (5-0 ATS)

Maryland
— Terps were 7-6/8-5 the last two seasons, after 6 straight losing years.
— 5 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 31 D-I starts back on offensive line; they added a I-AA OL star.
— senior QB Tagovailoa (Tua’s brother) has 28 career starts.
— under Locksley, Maryland is 8-14 ATS on the road.
— in his career, Locksley is 21-32 ATS as an underdog.
— Maryland won its last two bowls, 54-10/16-12.

Michigan
— last two years, Wolverines were 25-3 SU, 17-9-2 ATS
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense— 145 starts back on offensive line.
— junior QB McCarthy has 13 career starts (22 TD passes, 5 INT LY).
— Last two years, Wolverines are 5-2-1 ATS as road favorites.
— Last two years, Michigan was 12-6-2 ATS in conference games.
— Since 2016, Michigan is 5-10 ATS coming off a loss.
— Michigan is 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in last five bowls, giving up 40.3 ppg in last four

Michigan State
— Spartans were 5-7 LY, after going 11-2 the year before.
— 6 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 77 starts back on offensive line
— whoever new QB will be is an inexperienced QB.
— Under Tucker, MSU is 7-5 ATS as a favorite.
— since 2017, Spartans are 7-17 ATS coming off a win.
— since 2017, Spartans are 17-24-2 ATS in Big 14 games.
— Spartans won three of their last four bowls.

Minnesota
— Gophers went 9-4/9-4 the last two seasons.
— 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 49 starts back on offensive line
— soph QB Kaliakmanis started 5 games last year.
— In his career, Fleck is 34-25-1 ATS as a favorite.
— In his career, Fleck is 20-12-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— last four years, Gophers are 19-10-1 ATS coming off a win.
— Minnesota won its last six bowls, covering four of last five.

Nebraska
— New HC Rhule was HC at Temple/Baylor, Carolina Panthers.
— Last six years, Nebraska is 23-45 SU/30-36-2 ATS.
— 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 120 starts back on offensive line.
— QB Sims started 23 games at Georgia Tech.
— In his college career, Rhule is 31-13 ATS as an underdog.
— In his college career, Rhule is 28-12 ATS on the road.
— Since 2015, Cornhuskers are 12-21-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Nebraska’s last bowl was in 2016; they’re 2-3 SU in last five bowls.

Northwestern
— Last two years, Northwestern was 4-20 SU/8-16 ATS
— 4 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 27 starts back on offensive line.
— QB’s all got hurt LY; Cincy transfer Bryant started 11 games there.
— since 2018, Wildcats are 4-11-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Since 2014, Northwestern is 21-11-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Wildcats are 4-12-2 ATS in last 18 non-conference games.
— Northwestern won its last four bowls, but last one was in 2020.

Ohio State
— Last ten years, Buckeyes are 116-15 SU/68-62-1 ATS.
— 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 66 starts back on offensive line; had 3 starters drafted last spring.
— whoever the QB is will be inexperienced.
— Last 10 years, Buckeyes are 4-2 ATS as an underdog.
— Under Day, Ohio State is 16-11 ATS as a home favorite.
— Under Day, Ohio State is 7-9 ATS outside the Big 14
— Ohio State split last six bowls, giving up 52-45-42 points in last three.

Penn State
— Last two years, Penn State is +11/+6 in turnovers.
— 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 66 starts back on offensive line.
— soph QB threw 60 passes as the backup LY.
— last two years, Penn State is 7-4-1 ATS as home favorites.
— last four years, Penn State is 9-4 ATS as road favorites.
— since 2015, Nittany Lions are 39-17-3 ATS coming off a win.
— Penn State is 3-2 SU/ATS in its last five bowls.

Purdue
— New HC Walters was DC at Illinois the last two years.
— 6 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 92 starts back on offensive line.
— all the QB’s are new; junior QB Card started 5 games at Texas.
— last two years, Purdue was 9-4/8-6 SU
— since 2018, Boilers are 4-13 ATS as a home favorite.
— since 2014, Purdue is 23-8 ATS as a road underdog.
— Purdue is 2-3 SU/ATS in last five bowls, giving up 52.8 ppg.

Rutgers
— since 2015, Rutgers is 25-69 SU/44-50 ATS.
— 6 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 101 starters back on offensive line; new OL coach comes from NFL.
— soph QB started 6 games last year.
— since 2018, Scarlet Knights are 6-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— since 2019, Rutgers is 4-14 ATS as a home underdog.
— in his college career, Schiano is 31-19-1 ATS as a road underdog
— Rutgers is 1-3 in its last four bowls; last bowl win was in 2014.

Wisconsin
— new coach Fickell has a 64-25 SU record as a head coach.
— Wisconsin’s 7-6 record LY was their worst since 2008.
— 10 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 97 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB started 24 games at SMU.
— last 10 years, Badgers are 23-12 ATS as a road favorite.
— last 10 years, Badgers are 26-14 ATS outside the Big 14.
— In his career, Fickell 14-8 ATS as an underdog.
— Wisconsin won/covered its last three bowls.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, July 2

 

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BALTIMORE is 20-5 SU (14.5 Units) in July games over the last 2 seasons.

ATLANTA is 12-4 Over (7.6 Units) as a home favorite of -175 to -250 in the current season.

MILWAUKEE is 86-61 Under (18.9 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 30-11 SU (18.1 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

TORONTO is 11-2 Over (8.8 Units) when playing on Sunday in the current season.

CINCINNATI is 14-4 Over (9.6 Units) in home games when the total is 10 or higher in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 154-159 SU (-20.9 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 212-121 SU (78.9 Units) in home games as an underdog of +100 or higher since 1996.

CLEVELAND is 93-65 SU (21.5 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 11-2 SU (8.8 Units) in home games in day games in the current season.

COLORADO is 12-4 SU (7.6 Units) in home games in July games over the last 2 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 38-52 SU (-19.2 Units) on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 19-3 SU (15.7 Units) in road games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the current season.

SEATTLE is 41-21 Under (17.9 Units) in home games in day games in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 53-82 SU (-37.2 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Sunday, July 2

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, July 2

National League
San Diego (38-45) @ Cincinnati (44-39)
— Padres haven’t announced a starter


— Padres are 3-9 in their last 12 games.
— San Diego is 18-23 on road.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-82
— record in first 5 innings: 35-37-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.2-4


— Abbott is 4-0, 1.21 in his first five MLB starts.
— Cincinnati is 5-0 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.


— Reds are 15-4 in their last 19 games.
— Cincinnati is 22-21 at home.
— over 25-12 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-83
— record in first 5 innings: 30-34-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-4


Washington (33-49) @ Philadelphia (44-38)
— Williams is 1-1, 5.02 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 8-8 in his starts.
— under 5-3-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-1
— He is 0-3, 5.33 in five starts vs Philly.


— Nationals are 5-2 in last seven games.
— Washington is 20-22 on the road.
— over 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-82
— record in first 5 innings: 29-43-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-5.1


— Suarez is 2-0, 1.08 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 6-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3
— He is 6-0, 3.13 in 12 games (5 starts) vs Washington.


— Phillies are 19-6 in their last 25 games.
— Phillies are 22-15 at home.
— under 10-3-2 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-82
— record in first 5 innings: 36-36-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4


Milwaukee (44-39) @ Pittsburgh (39-43)
— Rea is 1-1, 4.15 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— under 4-2 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7
— He is 1-0, 4.50 in two games (1 starts) vs Pittsburgh.


— Brewers are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Milwaukee is 22-21 on road.
— under 4-3-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 25-83
— record in first 5 innings: 37-36-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-2


— Hill is 1-2, 7.02 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 8-8 in his starts
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-2
— He is 3-4, 3.96 in 11 starts vs Milwaukee.


— Pirates won four of their last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 22-20 at home.
— over 4-0-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 20-82
— record in first 5 innings: 34-36-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-5.2-4


Miami (48-36) @ Atlanta (55-27)
— Alcantara is 1-1, 4.76 in his last six starts.
— Marlins are 5-2 in his last seven starts
— over 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-2
— He is 0-1, 4.22 in two starts vs Atlanta TY.


— Miami is 19-8 in its last 27 games.
— Marlins are 23-19 on road
— under 9-4 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-84
— record in first 5 innings: 37-30-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4.1-7.2


— Strider is 3-0, 3.50 in his last four starts.
— Braves won his last six starts
— over 11-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-2
— He is 1-1, 3.00 in three games (1 start) vs Miami.


— Atlanta is 23-4 in its last 27 games.
— Braves are 29-15 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 36-82
— record in first 5 innings: 48-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-3.1


San Francisco (46-37) @ NY Mets (37-46)
— Giants are 10-4 in bullpen games.


— Giants won 13 of their last 18 games.
— San Francisco is 23-18 on road
— under 5-0-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 24-83
— record in first 5 innings: 37-32-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-5


— Peterson is 1-3, 7.52 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 2-6 in his starts.
— over 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-2
— He is 1-1, 7.36 in two starts vs San Francisco.


— Mets lost 19 of last 26 games.
— Mets are 19-19 at home.
— under 13-3-2 last 18 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-83
— record in first 5 innings: 37-38-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2

 

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American League
Minnesota (42-42) @ Baltimore (48-33)
— Gray is 0-2, 3.95 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 3-7 in his last ten starts.
— under 9-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-3
— He is 6-5, 4.60 in 12 starts vs Baltimore.

— Twins are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Minnesota is 19-23 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 20-84
— record in first 5 innings: 33-36-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-2

— Irvin is 1-1, 3.65 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 3-3 in his starts
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He allowed one run in 6.2 IP, in his one start vs Minnesota.

— Orioles are 6-9 in their last 15 games.
— Baltimore is 25-18 at home.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 18-81
— record in first 5 innings: 35-32-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-6-3

Boston (42-42) @ Toronto (45-39)
— Whitlock is 1-1, 5.89 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 5-4 in his starts
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 2-1, 0.61 in nine games (1 start) vs Toronto

— Red Sox are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— Boston is 21-21 on the road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 22-83
— record in first 5 innings: 30-42-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1.1-3.1

— Gausman is 5-1, 2.81 in his last seven starts.
— Blue Jays are 10-7 in his starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-4
— He is 7-9, 4.48 in 22 starts vs Boston.

— Toronto is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Blue Jays are 23-17 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 22-84
— record in first 5 innings: 32-36-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4.2

Houston (45-38) @ Texas (51-31)
— bullpen game

— Astros are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Houston is 23-19 on road.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-83
— record in first 5 innings: 43-28-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4

— Heaney is 1-1, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 4-2-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2
— He is 3-4, 3.27 in 12 starts vs Houston.

— Texas is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Rangers are 27-16 at home.
— over 4-2-1 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 25-83
— record in first 5 innings: 52-21-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-2

White Sox (36-49) @ Oakland (23-62)
— White Sox haven’t named a starter.

— Chicago is 7-13 in its last 20 games.
— White Sox are 16-29 on road.
— under 17-9-1 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-85
— record in first 5 innings: 32-41-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4.1

— Blackburn is 1-0, 4.06 in six starts.
— A’s are 3-3 in his starts
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-3
— He is 0-2, 5.28 in three starts vs Chicago

— A’s are 3-2 so far this week.
— Oakland is 12-31 at home.
— over 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 23-85
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 21-50-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-5

Tampa Bay (57-29) @ Seattle (39-42)
— Bradley is 1-2, 8.00 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 6-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Tampa Bay is 4-2 in its last six games.
— Rays are 23-19 on road.
— over 9-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-86
— record in first 5 innings: 51-26-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-2.1

— Castillo is 3-1, 1.82 in his last four home starts.
— Seattle is 7-3 in his home starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-5
— He gave up a run in 7 IP, in his one start vs Tampa Bay.

— Seattle is 2-5 in its last seven games.
— Mariners are 23-20 at home.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 24-81
— record in first 5 innings: 37-32-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5.2-2

Interleague games
Cleveland (40-42) @ Cubs (38-42)
— Civale is 0-1, 4.41 in his last three starts.
— Guardians are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 0-0, 1.69 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Guardians is 8-4 in its last dozen games.
— Cleveland is 20-23 on the road.
— under 8-5-1 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 24-82
— record in first 5 innings: 32-34-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.2-3.2

— Taillon is 1-3, 6.55 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 2-11 in his starts.
— over 5-2-2 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He is 1-2, 3.94 in three starts vs Cleveland.

— Cubs lost five of their last six games.
— Chicago is 21-21 at home.
— over 6-3-2 last eleven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-81
— record in first 5 innings: 36-34-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.2-3.1

Los Angeles (46-36) @ Kansas City (24-59)
— Gonsolin is 1-1, 6.23 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5
— He allowed a run in 6.2 IP, in his one start vs Kansas City.

— Dodgers won seven of last ten games.
— Dodgers are 22-21 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 33-82
— record in first 5 innings: 39-34-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-5

— Singer is 0-3, 4.30 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 6-10 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-2
— He threw six shutout IP in his one start vs Los Angeles.

— Royals are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
— Royals are 12-31 at home.
— over 3-1 last four
— scored run in first inning: 28-83
— record in first 5 innings: 22-48-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-4

Detroit (36-46) @ Colorado (33-52)
— Manning is 1-1, 4.67 in his three starts.
— Detroit is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Detroit is 9-7 in its last 16 games.
— Tigers are 18-25 on road.
— over 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-82
— record in first 5 innings: 27-39-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.1-3-7.2

— Seabold is 0-2, 6.04 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 1-6 in his last seven starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Rockies lost 12 of last 16 games.
— Colorado is 20-23 at home.
— under 8-5 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-85
— record in first 5 innings: 26-46-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-2-6

Bronx (46-37) @ St Louis (34-48)
— Cole is 1-0, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— New York is 13-4 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-4
— He is 8-4, 2.96 in 15 starts vs St Louis.

— New York is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
— Bronx is 21-18 on the road.
— under 13-6-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-82
— record in first 5 innings: 38-28-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.2-12

— Montgomery is 3-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 5-11 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-4
— He threw 5 shutout IP, in his one start vs New York.
— He pitched for New York from 2017-22.

— Cardinals are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Cardinals are 16-25 at home.
— over 7-4 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 30-82
— record in first 5 innings: 31-37-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-7.1-7.2

Arizona (50-34) @ LA Angels (44-41)
— Gallen is 3-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 12-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.

— Arizona is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— Arizona is 26-14 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 31-84
— record in first 5 innings: 40-31-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3.1-1.2

— Detmers is 1-0, 1.05 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 5-9 in his starts.
— under 5-0-1 last six starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Angels are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
— Angels are 22-20 at home.
— under 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 23-85
— record in first 5 innings: 37-34-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4

Umpires
— SD-Cin— Over is 4-1 in last five Segal games.
— Wsh-Phil— Last four Torres games stayed under.
— Mil-Pitt— Over is 7-4 in last 11 Muchinski games
— Mia-Atl— Over is 6-1 in last seven Wolf games.
— SF-NY— Over is 5-2 in last seven Scheurwater games

— Bos-Tor— Underdogs are 3-2 in Metz games.
— Hst-Tex— Under is 5-1 in last six Whitson games
— Minn-Balt— Favorites are 11-2 in Estabrook games.
— Chi-A’s— Under is 5-2 in last seven BRMiller games
— TB-Sea— Over is 8-3 in last 11 Moscoso games.

— NY-StL— Under is 7-2 in last nine Merzel games
— Clev-Chi— Under is 8-2 in last ten Fairchild games
— LA-KC— Over is 5-2 in last seven Wendelstedt games.
— Det-Colo— Over is 5-1 in last six Libka games.
— Ariz-LAA— Under is 4-1-1 in last six Eddings games

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, July 2

 

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Pending Picks​

SUNDAY, JULY 2​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIN at BAL	12:05 PM	BAL -105	+500
WAS at PHI	01:35 PM	PHI -250 U 9.5	+500 +500
MIL at PIT	01:35 PM	PIT -110 O 9.0	+500 +500
MIA at ATL	01:35 PM	MIA +175 O 8.5	+500 +500
BOS at TOR	01:37 PM	TOR -200 U 8.0	+500 +500
LAD at KC	02:10 PM	LAD -200 O 9.5	+500 +500
NYY at STL	02:15 PM	NYY -115 U 8.0	+500 +500
HOU at TEX	02:35 PM	TEX -135 U 9.0	+500 +500
DET at COL	03:10 PM	COL -110 O 11.5	+500 +500
ARI at LAA	04:07 PM	ARI -115 U 8.5	+500 +500
TB at SEA	04:10 PM	TB +110 O 7.5	+500 +500
CLE at CHC	05:05 PM	CLE -120 U 8.0	+500 +500
SF at NYM	07:10 PM	SF +100 O 9.0	+500 +500

 

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Pending Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Status	Pick
Jul 2, 2023	MLB	San Francisco NY Mets	- -	07:10 PM	Over 9.0

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
Jul 1, 2023	MLB	LA Dodgers Kansas City	4 6	Over 9.5	Win

 

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Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
Jul 2, 2023	MLB	San Francisco NY Mets	4 8	Over 9.0	Win
Jul 1, 2023	MLB	LA Dodgers Kansas City	4 6	Over 9.5	Win

 

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Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
07/02/2023	11-13-1	46.00%	-3275	Detail
07/01/2023	17-11-0	60.71%	+2375	Detail

 

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MLB JULY'S BEST BETS !

07/02/2023.........................7 - 9 - 1..............................43.75%..........................- 19.00
07/012023.............................12 - 6..............................66.66%..........................+ 29.00

TOTALS...........................19 - 15 - 1..............................55.88%..........................+ 10.00

 

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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in home runs:
31— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
28— Matt Olson, Atl
25— Pete Alonso, NYM
24— Luis Robert, CWS
22— Jorge Soler Mia/Mookie Betts LA/Kyle Schwarber Phil
21— Ronald Acuna, Atl

Quote of the Day
“I view myself as a starter in this league; I don’t think there are 32 guys better than me. But this is the situation I am in, and I understand that. As soon as I don’t think I’m one of the best 32, or a little lower, I’ll be watching football on TV.”
Andy Dalton, now a QB with the Carolina Panthers

Monday’s quiz
Who holds the Dallas Cowboys’ career record for receiving yards?

Sunday’s quiz
Bert Jones holds the Colts’ record for longest TD pass ever, a 90-yard pass to Roger Carr, against Buffalo

Saturday’s quiz
Joe Maddon was Tampa Bay’s manager when they played in the 2008 World Series.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday……..

— Comic legend Mel Brooks turned 97 years old last week; what a life he’s having. Not only is he a comic genius, he served in the Army in World War II— he was involved in the Battle of the Bulge— his infantry division was sent to the forward edge of the battle areas, helping to clear German land mines so Allied forces could advance.

From there he became a Hollywood giant, as a writer, producer, actor. One of my favorite TV shows as a kid was Get Smart, about a spy agency. The show’s main character, Maxwell Smart, had a phone in the sole of his shoe— the first cellphone, way back in 1965.

Anyway, happy birthday Mr Brooks. Thanks for all the laughs……..

— July 1 is now known as Bobby Bonilla Day in baseball; the Mets have to pay Bonilla every July 1st; way back in 2000, the Mets agreed to buy out the remaining $5.9M on Bonilla’s contract, but instead of paying Bonilla the $5.9M at the time, the Mets agreed to make annual payments of nearly $1.2M for 25 years starting July 1, 2011, including a negotiated 8% interest.

This genius move will cost the Mets a total of $29,831,205, instead of $5.9M.

So…….every July 1st, the Mets send Bonilla $1,193,248.20, and will until 2035.

There are other players who have contract payments like this one, but the Bonilla contract has become by far the most famous one.

— Atlanta Braves put eight guys on the NL All-Star team; Texas Rangers put six guys on the AL squad.

— In their last five games, Braves outscored their opponents 16-1 in the first inning.

— Manny Machado’s splits this year:
vs lefties: is hitting .356 with a .945 OPS.
vs righties: is hitting .205 with a .612 OPS.

— Zac Gallen’s splits this year:
home: 8-0, 1.50 in nine starts.
road: 2-2, 5.08 in eight starts.

— Former Bears’ QB Jay Cutler threw out the first pitch before the Guardians-Cubs game Sunday night. Cutler was the Bears’ QB for eight years, going 51-51 as their starter— he holds Bears’ records for passing yards, passing TD’s.

Back in 2017, Cutler was supposed to be the new guy in the TV booth for CBS’ NFL games, but the Dolphins came along and offered him $10M to play another year, so he signed on there and Tony Romo got the TV gig.

Too bad; I’m curious how Cutler would’ve been on TV; he was in a reality show with his future ex-wife Kristin Cavallari, which was mostly about her flagship store for her jewelry line. Cutler had a sarcastic side, he might’ve been good.

— San Diego State has apparently decided against bolting the Mountain West Conference; the price tag to leave was just too expensive, even if another league wanted them, which is unclear.

If the Aztecs left the Mountain West before June 30, they would’ve had to cough up $16.5M. If they left after June 30, the price tag jumped to $34M, and that ain’t happening.

— Orioles 2, Twins 1— Baltimore salvages the last game of a 3-game series; they scored a total of three runs in the three games.

— Nationals 5, Phillies 4— Washington won six of its last eight games.

— Brewers 6, Pirates 3— Milwaukee also won six of its last eight games.

— Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4— Jarren Duran went 5-5 with four doubles for Boston, only the 50th player since 1901 to hit four doubles in a game.

— Reds 4, Padres 2— Tyler Stephenson’s pinch-hit homer in the 8th inning was the game-winner.

— Guardians 8, Cubs 6 (10)— Cleveland blew a 6-0 lead; Cubs scored four runs in the bottom of the 9th, but

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Braves, Mil/Cin, Arizona. Wild Cards: Marlins, Dodgers, Giants
AL— Rays, Twins, Rangers. Wild Cards: Orioles, New York, Astros

— A belated Happy Canada Day to our neighbors to the north; hard to believe that 2023 is half over already. Tomorrow is July 4th; I’ve already started doing some football prep for the fall.

As Ferris Bueller said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Monday, July 3

 

[Udog]

TEXAS are 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in home games in day games in the current season.

MILWAUKEE is 43-75 SU (-39.5 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 15-4 SU (10.6 Units) against NL East opponents in the current season.

MIAMI is 31-54 SU (-28.4 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 17-3 SU (13.7 Units) in road games when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the current season.

ATLANTA is 10-19 SU (-14.4 Units) in road games vs. a team with a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better over the last 2 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 64-82 SU (-26.2 Units) in road games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 188-215 SU (-48.5 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games since 1996.

LA DODGERS are 113-96 SU (7.4 Units) in home games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 7-16 SU (-12.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

 

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MLB

Monday, July 3

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, July 3

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, July 3

National League
Cubs (38-44) @ Milwaukee (45-39)
— Smyly is 2-2, 6.53 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 9-7 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1
— He is 1-0, 0.60 in three starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs lost six of their last seven games.
— Chicago is 17-22 on road.
— under 7-2-1 last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-82
— record in first 5 innings: 36-35-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3.1-5

— Teheran is 1-1, 3.80 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He is 3-2, 4.14 in ten starts vs Chicago.

— Brewers are 11-5 in their last 16 games.
— Milwaukee is 22-18 at home.
— under 3-2-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 25-84
— record in first 5 innings: 38-36-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-2.1

Cincinnati (45-39) @ Washington (34-49)
— Weaver was 0-0, 10.29 in five June starts.
— Cincinnati won his six starts, scoring 50 runs.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 8-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-3
— He is 0-2, 4.26 in three starts vs Washington.

— Reds are 16-4 in their last 20 games.
— Cincinnati is 22-18 on road.
— over 25-13 last 38 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-84
— record in first 5 innings: 31-34-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-1.1

— Irvin is 0-2, 4.91 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 3-7 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Nationals are 6-2 in last eight games.
— Washington is 13-27 at home.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-83
— record in first 5 innings: 30-43-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.1-4

St Louis (35-48) @ Miami (48-37)
— Mikolas is 0-4, 6.07 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 8-9 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-5
— He is 3-1, 2.72 in six starts vs Miami.

— Cardinals are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— Cardinals are 18-23 on road.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 30-83
— record in first 5 innings: 32-37-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.1-7.2-2.1

— Garrett is 3-0, 2.48 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 8-1 in his last nine starts
— under 8-7
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-7
— He is 0-1, 7.00 in two starts vs St Louis.

— Miami lost its last three games.
— Marlins are 25-16 at home
— under 6-3 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-85
— record in first 5 innings: 37-31-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-7.2-3

Pittsburgh (39-44) @ Los Angeles (46-37)
— Keller is 2-1, 2.52 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 11-6 in his starts
— over 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 11-2-4
— He is 2-1, 5.27 in three starts vs Los Angeles.

— Pirates won four of their last six games.
— Pittsburgh is 17-23 on road.
— over 4-0-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 20-83
— record in first 5 innings: 34-37-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-4-4

— Dodgers haven’t decided on a starter.

— Dodgers are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Dodgers are 24-15 at home.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 33-83
— record in first 5 innings: 39-35-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-4.1

American League
Houston (46-38) @ Texas (50-34)
— Javier is 0-0, 7.27 in his last four starts.
— Houston is 12-4 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-1
— He is 5-1, 2.90 in nine starts vs Texas.

— Astros are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Houston is 24-19 on road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 31-84
— record in first 5 innings: 43-29-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-5

— Perez is 1-1, 3.32 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 11-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-1
— He is 10-8, 3.24 in 20 starts vs Houston.

— Texas is 3-6 in its last nine games.
— Rangers are 27-17 at home.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 26-84
— record in first 5 innings: 53-21-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4

Baltimore (49-33) @ Bronx (46-38)
— Wells is 2-2, 4.07 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 9-6 in his starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-5
— He is 0-4, 5.26 in 12 games (6 starts) vs New York.

— Orioles are 7-9 in their last 16 games.
— Baltimore is 23-15 on road.
— over 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 18-82
— record in first 5 innings: 35-33-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-4

— German threw a perfect game in his last start.
— In his two starts before that, he gave up 17 runs in 5.1 IP.
— New York is 2-5 in his home starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-3
— He is 6-1, 2.40 in nine games (7 starts) vs Baltimore.

— New York split its last 10 games.
— Bronx is 25-19 at home.
— under 14-6-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-83
— record in first 5 innings: 38-29-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-12-2

Kansas City (25-59) @ Minnesota (42-43)
— Cox allowed 4 runs in 3.2 IP in his first MLB start.
— Royals are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Royals are 3-1 in their last four games.
— Royals are 12-28 on the road.
— over 4-1 last five
— scored run in first inning: 28-84
— record in first 5 innings: 23-48-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2

— Ryan is 1-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 4-7 in his last 11 starts.
— over 5-3-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-4
— He is 5-0, 1.20 in five starts vs Kansas City.

— Twins are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Minnesota is 23-19 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 20-85
— record in first 5 innings: 34-36-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2


Interleague games
Atlanta (56-27) @ Cleveland (41-42)
— Elder is 2-0, 1.42 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 12-4 in his starts
— under 10-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Atlanta is 24-4 in its last 28 games.
— Braves are 26-12 on the road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 36-83
— record in first 5 innings: 49-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-2.1

— Williams is 0-0, 2.84 in two starts.
— Guardians are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Guardians is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
— Cleveland is 20-19 at home.
— over 7-5 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-83
— record in first 5 innings: 33-34-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3.2-4

LA Angels (45-41) @ San Diego (38-46)
— Barria is 1-1, 4.43 in five starts.
— Angels are 4-1 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 1-0, 3.86 in two starts vs San Diego

— Angels are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
— Angels are 22-21 on road.
— under 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-86
— record in first 5 innings: 38-34-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3

— Snell is 3-1, 0.86 in his last seven starts.
— Padres are 4-3 in those seven games.
— under 7-2-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9
— He is 1-2, 3.52 in four starts vs Anaheim.

— Padres are 3-10 in their last 13 games.
— San Diego is 20-22 at home.
— over 11-5-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-83
— record in first 5 innings: 35-38-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-5

Seattle (40-42) @ San Francisco (46-38)
— Woo is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Seattle is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Mariners are 16-22 on the road.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 24-82
— record in first 5 innings: 37-33-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-2-3

— Webb is 3-1, 4.85 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 4-1 in his last five starts.
— under 10-2 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-5
— He is 0-1, 6.97 in two starts vs Seattle.

— Giants are 1-4 in their last five games.
— San Francisco is 23-19 at home
— under 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 24-84
— record in first 5 innings: 37-33-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-6

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, July 3