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PITTSBURGH is 10-0 SU (10 Units) in home games when playing with a day off in the current season.

BALTIMORE is 81-51 SU (24.2 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 8-30 SU (-25 Units) in home games when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 11-3 SU (9.6 Units) in home games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.

TORONTO is 184-171 SU (-4.1 Units) in home games in September games since 1996.

NY METS are 20-4 Under (15.6 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the current season.

NY YANKEES are 78-117 SU (-50.7 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 13-30 SU (-22.3 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 46-36 SU (11.3 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse in the current season.

KANSAS CITY is 73-100 SU (-37 Units) in road games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 33-21 SU (12.4 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

COLORADO is 56-33 SU (19.7 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 25-50 SU (-30 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 12-4 SU (7.6 Units) in home games in September games over the last 2 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 10-2 Over (7.8 Units) in road games when playing with a day off in the current season.
 
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Tuesday, September 12

National League
Atlanta (94-50) @ Philadelphia (79-65)
— Fried is 3-0, 2.37 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 9-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-1
— He is 4-4, 3.74 in 12 starts vs Philly.

— Atlanta is 4-5 in its last nine games.
— Braves are 47-25 on road.
— over 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 56-144
— record in first 5 innings: 84-41-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2.2-9

— Wheeler is 2-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Phillies won his last six home starts.
— over 5-0 last five home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-28
— record in first 5 innings: 14-10-4
— He is 11-7, 3.00 in 25 starts vs Atlanta

— Phillies are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Phillies are 43-29 at home.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 44-144
— record in first 5 innings: 63-63-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2.2-9.1

Washington (65-79) @ Pittsburgh (66-78)
— Adon is 1-1, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He gave up 6 runs in 4.1 IP in his one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Nationals are 4-10 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 34-36 on road.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 48-144
— record in first 5 innings: 56-72-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.2-2.1

— Falter is 0-1, 6.11 in four starts for Pirates.
— Pirates are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 2-0, 2.45 in three starts vs Washington.

— Pirates are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— Pittsburgh is 34-38 at home.
— over 33-19 last 52 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-144
— record in first 5 innings: 52-72-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-2.2-5

Arizona (76-69) @ NY Mets (65-78)
— Nelson is 1-2, 10.03 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 3-5 in his last eight starts.
— under 6-3-1 last ten starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-3
— He gave up 7 runs in 3 IP, in his one start vs New York.

— Arizona is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Arizona is 38-34 on road.
— under 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 49-145
— record in first 5 innings: 60-56-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2-5

— Butto is 0-1, 2.81 in three starts.
— Mets are 1-2 in his starts
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Mets lost four of last five games.
— Mets are 35-34 at home.
— under 15-6-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-141
— record in first 5 innings: 62-60-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4

Miami (74-70) @ Milwaukee (80-63)
— bullpen game

— Miami won eight of its last 11 games.
— Marlins are 35-38 on road.
— over 8-3 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-144
— record in first 5 innings: 59-61-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4.2-4

— Peralta is 5-0, 2.40 in his last seven starts.
— Brewers are 9-2 in his last 11 starts.
— over 6-1 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 17-7-3
— He is 2-1, 5.00 in three starts vs Miami.

— Brewers won 15 of last 21 games.
— Milwaukee is 41-28 at home.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 44-143
— record in first 5 innings: 60-60-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4.1-x

Cubs (78-67) @ Colorado (51-92)
— Assad is 1-1, 2.56 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 5-3 in his starts
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He allowed four runs in 2 IP, in his one start vs Colorado.

— Cubs lost three of last five games.
— Chicago is 37-33 on road.
— under 13-2 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-144
— record in first 5 innings: 67-55-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-3

— Flexen is 0-2, 9.00 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 2-6 in his starts.
— over 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 0-1, 12.79 in four games (1 start) vs Chicago.

— Colorado is 13-32 in its last 45 games.
— Colorado is 29-39 at home.
— over 16-7-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-144
— record in first 5 innings: 56-72-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-3

San Diego (68-77) @ Los Angeles (87-56)
— Wacha is 1-1, 5.28 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 5-3 in his road starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-4
— He is 1-5, 7.54 in eight starts against the Dodgers.

— Padres are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— San Diego is 29-41 on road.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-145
— record in first 5 innings: 66-63-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-6.1

— Lynn is 0-2, 15.00 in his last two starts.
— Dodgers are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 5-3, 2.61 in ten starts vs San Diego.

— Dodgers are 4-7 in their last 11 games.
— Dodgers are 47-25 at home.
— over 14-4-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 60-143
— record in first 5 innings: 72-55-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-3.2

American League
Texas (79-64) @ Toronto (80-64)
— Scherzer is 0-2, 5.49 in his last four starts.
— Rangers are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 4-3, 2.48 in 11 starts vs Toronto.

— Texas is 7-16 in its last 23 games.
— Rangers are 34-34 on road.
— over 14-4 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-143
— record in first 5 innings: 77-46-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-6.1-3

— Ryu is 1-1, 4.20 in his last three starts.
— Blue Jays are 5-2 in his starts
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He is 1-1, 4.15 in three starts vs Texas.

— Toronto won nine of last 13 games.
— Blue Jays are 38-31 at home.
— over 9-4-2 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-143
— record in first 5 innings: 58-55-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-2-3.2

Bronx (71-72) @ Boston (73-70)
— Schmidt is 1-1, 3.91 in his last four starts.
— New York is 6-7 in his road starts.
— under 5-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-28
— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-6
— He is 0-1, 4.02 in three starts vs Boston TY.

— Rodon is 1-1, 6.75 in his last five starts.
— New York is 2-8 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 1-3, 3.60 in five starts vs Boston

— New York lost three of its last four games.
— Bronx is 32-36 on road.
— under 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-143
— record in first 5 innings: 63-54-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-6

— Crawford is 0-1, 10.32 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 2-6 in his home starts.
— over 6-1 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-1
— He is 2-1, 1.89 in 5 games (3 starts) vs New York.

— Pivetta is 9-8, 4.54 in 34 games (12 starts).
— sometimes he starts, sometimes he is a bulk guy.
— He is 1-3, 7.23 in seven starts vs New York.

— Red Sox are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
— Boston is 37-35 at home.
— over 20-2-1 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-143
— record in first 5 innings: 54-70-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-4

Kansas City (44-100) @ White Sox (55-88)
— Singer is 0-2, 11.37 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 5-2 in his last seven starts
— over 10-1 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-27
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-13-3
— He is 0-0, 5.73 in two starts vs Chicago TY.

— Lyles is 1-3, 5.92 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 4-23 in his starts
— over 6-2-1 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 14-27
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-16-3
— He is 1-6, 4.78 in eight starts vs Chicago.

— Royals lost 12 of last 15 games.
— Royals are 18-54 on road.
— over 5-3-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-144
— record in first 5 innings: 43-83-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-5-2.1

— Cease is 1-1, 10.62 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-29
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 12-10-7
— He is 0-1, 10.45 in two starts vs Kansas City TY.

— Toussaint is 2-1, 2.76 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 9-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one starts vs Kansas City

— Chicago is 8-19 in its last 27 games.
— White Sox are 28-40 at home
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 39-143
— record in first 5 innings: 52-73-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3

Tampa Bay (89-56) @ Minnesota (75-69)
— Littell is 1-1, 4.88 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 5-6 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— This is his first start vs Minnesota.

— Tampa Bay is 17-6 in its last 23 games.
— Rays are 39-31 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 53-145
— record in first 5 innings: 77-51-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3

— Ryan is 1-2, 5.21 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 1-4 in his last five starts.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Twins are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Minnesota is 42-31 at home.
— over 13-6 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-143
— record in first 5 innings: 61-60-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-1-5

Oakland (45-99) @ Houston (83-63)
— Sears is 2-0, 0.82 in his last two starts.
— A’s are 4-10 in his road starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— allowed run in first inning: 10-28
— record in first 5 innings: 8-16-4
— He is 0-1, 5.91 in two starts vs Houston TY

— A’s are 11-9 in their last 20 games.
— Oakland is 21-52 on road.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-144
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 42-78-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3

— Verlander is 5-1, 4.11 in his last six starts.
— Houston is 5-2 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 16-7, 2.49 in 27 starts vs Oakland.

— Astros won five of last seven games.
— Houston is 4-9 in last 13 home games.
— over 23-9-1 last 33 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-145
— record in first 5 innings: 70-54-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-2

LA Angels (68-77) @ Seattle (79-65)
— Sandoval is 1-4, 7.36 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 5-9 in his road starts.
— over 5-1 last six starts
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-2
— He is 0-4, 3.18 in eight starts vs Seattle.

— Angels are 4-1 in their last five games.
— Angels are 33-40 on road.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-144
— record in first 5 innings: 57-63-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-4-3

— Woo is 1-1, 3.81 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 2-3 in his last five starts.
— under 5-1 last six starts
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— allowed run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-5
— He is 0-0, 3.37 in two starts vs Anaheim TY.

— Seattle is 4-9 in its last 13 games.
— Mariners are 39-30 at home.
— over 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 45-144
— record in first 5 innings: 70-51-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-3-3

Interleague games
St Louis (63-81) @ Baltimore (91-52)
— Wainwright is 0-7, 9.74 in his last seven starts.
— Cardinals are 2-13 in his last 15 starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 9-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-1
— He gave up 9 runs in 1.2 IP, in his only start vs Baltimore, in 2017.

— Cardinals are 8-4 in their last dozen games.
— Cardinals are 33-40 on road.
— over 8-3-1 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 45-143
— record in first 5 innings: 61-60-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.2-3.2

— Means is making his first start this year.
— He started two games LY, was 6-9, 3.62 in 26 starts in 2021.
— For his career, he is 20-24, 3.81 in 65 starts
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Orioles are 18-8 in their last 26 games.
— Baltimore is 49-26 at home.
— over 16-4-2 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-142
— record in first 5 innings: 68-51-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-4.2

Cincinnati (74-71) @ Detroit (66-77)
— Williamson is 0-2, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 1-5 in his last six starts.
— over 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-8
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Reds lost three of last four games.
— Cincinnati is 34-38 on road.
— under 11-6 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 45-143
— record in first 5 innings: 56-56-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-x

— bullpen game

— Detroit won seven of its last ten games.
— Tigers are 31-41 at home.
— under 21-7 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-143
— record in first 5 innings: 54-67-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-x

Cleveland (68-77) @ San Francisco (73-70)
— Quantrill is 0-4, 11.05 in his last five starts.
— Guardians lost his last three road starts.
— under 9-4 last 13 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-14
— record in first 5 innings: 2-11-1
— He is 1-0, 3.77 in three starts vs San Francisco.

— Guardians are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— Cleveland is 32-41 on road.
— under 7-5 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-144
— record in first 5 innings: 57-62-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1-3.2

— bullpen game

— Giants won their last four games.
— San Francisco is 42-31 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 41-144
— record in first 5 innings: 59-60-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-5

Umpires
Atl-Phil— Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Moscoso games
Wsh-Pitt— Over is 7-3 in last ten Libka games
Az-NY— Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Drake games
Mia-Mil— Navas is a sub umpire; no trends yet.
Chi-Colo— Over is 11-4 in last 15 Hoberg games.
SD-LA— Underdogs are 6-3 in last ten Riggs games.

Tex-Tor— Under is 7-2 in last nine Blakney games.
TB-Minn— Favorites won last nine Walsh games.
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A’s-Hst— Under is 9-4 in last 13 Hamari games.
LAA-Sea— Under is 7-2 in last nine Barksdale games.

StL-Balt— Underdogs are 6-3 in last nine Tomlinson games.
Clev-SF— Road team won last six Dreckman games.
 
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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting spreads for Week 2 in the NFL:
— Vikings @ Philadelphia (-7, 49)
— Packers (-1.5, 40.5) @ Atlanta
— Raiders @ Buffalo (-9.5, 47)
— Ravens @ Cincinnati (-3.5, 46.5)
— Seahawks @ Detroit (-6, 47)
— Chargers (-3, 45) @ Tennessee

Quote of the Day
“I do want to make it very clear: Zach’s (Wilson) our quarterback. We’ve got a lot of faith in Zach. This is Zach’s team and we’re rolling with Zach.”
Jets coach Robert Saleh

Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Giants’ QB Daniel Jones play his college football?

Tuesday’s quiz
Carolina coach Frank Reich threw the first TD pass in Carolina Panther history.

Monday’s quiz
Of the 32 current NFL head coaches, nine have won a Super Bowl.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings

— For the next two weeks, there will be two NFL games on Monday nights, starting an hour apart (7:15/8:15 ET).

— There is some good news for the Jets within the Aaron Rodgers fiasco; because Rodgers won’t play anymore this season, the 2024 draft pick the Jets are sending to Green Bay slips from a 1st-round pick to a 2nd-round pick. Small consolation, but it’ll help next spring.

— But where the Jets/Rodgers are concerned, there is way more bad news than good news; here are the cap charges for Rodgers:

Jets
2023— $8.9M
2024— $17.1M
2025— $51.5M

Green Bay
2023— $40.3M

— When the Jets’ Xavier Gipson ran that punt back for a TD in overtime Monday night, it was just the third time there was a punt return TD in overtime:

2023— Xavier Gipson, NYJ
2011— Patrick Peterson, Ariz
1995— Tamarick Vanover, KC

— Field position is important in football; there were six NFL games over the weekend where one team won average starting field position by 10+ yards; all six of those teams won.

Avoiding 3/outs in important; you want the other team to have to drive as far as possible to score, so getting a first down or two, even if you don’t score, helps the squad out.

— In Week 1 of the NFL, there were exactly 100 plays of 20+ yards. Broken down by what down they happened on:

1st down: 43
2nd down: 29
3rd down: 26
4th down: 2

— Sunday in Cleveland, Cincinnati Bengals had the football seven times in the first half; they punted all seven times. They ran 26 plays in the first half for 83 yards, with only 3 first downs.

Bengals had only one play longer than 12 yards the whole game; their game with the Ravens Sunday will be very interesting to watch.

— More and more NFL teams are going for it on 4th down in situations where it is debatable whether it is a smart thing to do. When asked why, they always reply “analytics” which is total BS.

Colts were down 31-21 in the last 2:00 Sunday; QB Richardson got hurt, backup Gardner Minshew came in, but you need 10 points anyway, and time was a factor. Why not just kick the FG; either way, they needed to recover an onside kick to tie/win the game, but no, they went for it, failed, and the game quickly ended.

I’ll just say this; the old-school way isn’t always the wrong way. Understood that I went to a state college and barely graduated, so I’m basically a moron, but these Ivy League nitwits don’t have all the answers, either.

— Word of the Day: tenacious— unwilling to accept defeat or stop doing or having something. Persistent, stubborn, or obstinate.

— NFL Trend of the Day: Under Nick Sirianni, Eagles are 9-3 ATS as a home favorite, 4-7 as a road favorite.

— Mets are poaching Milwaukee Brewers’ president of baseball operations David Stearns; he will become the Mets’ new president of baseball ops. He grew up in New York City as a huge Mets’ fan; when the moronic Wilpon family owned the Mets, then-GM Omar Minaya wanted to hire Stearns to a permanent position (he was an intern) but the Wilpons said no.

Somehow, current GM Billy Eppler will stay with the Mets, despite this debacle of a season they’re having. He will be the #2 guy in the front office, serving under Stearns.

— Braves 7, Phillies 6 (10)
Eddie Rosario had the game-winning hit for Atlanta.
Matt Olson hit his 51st home run this year.

— Dodgers 11, Padres 2
Freddie Freeman went 4-5, with 4 runs scored, 2 RBI.
Will Smith scored three runs, knocked in three more.

— Cubs’ rookie OF Pete Crow-Armstrong appears to be a legitimately great defensive CF; he made two tremendous catches Tuesday night, robbing Nolan Jones of a pair of doubles, at least.

Crow-Armstrong is the son of actress Ashley Crow, who was the mom in Little Big League.

— Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3
Corey Seager got his 1,000th career hit; he also had hits #1,001 and #1,002.
Max Scherzer left after 5.1 scoreless IP with some kind of an injury.
 
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MINNESOTA is 97-90 SU (-2 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 57-33 SU (20.7 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 39-27 SU (9.3 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 83-113 SU (-41.3 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 10-0 SU (10 Units) in home games when playing with a day off in the current season.

BALTIMORE is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) in September games in the current season.

ATLANTA is 15-4 SU (10.6 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the current season.

DETROIT is 50-30 SU (17 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 62-75 SU (-20.5 Units) in road games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 21-4 Under (16.6 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the current season.

HOUSTON is 7-19 SU (-13.9 Units) in home games with a team slugging percentage .410 or worse on the season (AL) in the current se...

NY YANKEES are 78-117 SU (-50.7 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 26-8 SU (17.2 Units) in road games when playing on Wednesday in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 73-100 SU (-37 Units) in road games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 49-38 SU (7.2 Units) in home games as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.
 
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Wednesday, September 13

National League
Atlanta (95-50) @ Philadelphia (79-66)
— Strider is 4-1, 3.03 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 14-4 in his last 18 starts.
— under 5-2 last seven road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-28
— record in first 5 innings: 16-7-5
— He is 2-0, 2.25 in two starts vs Philly TY.

— Atlanta is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— Braves are 48-25 on road.
— over 8-2-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 56-145
— record in first 5 innings: 85-41-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-9-5

— Sanchez is 2-0,3.90 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 4-7 in his home starts.
— over 5-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-6
— This is his first start vs Atlanta

— Phillies are 1-3 in their last four games.
— Phillies are 43-30 at home.
— under 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 44-145
— record in first 5 innings: 63-64-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-9.1-5

Washington (65-79) @ Pittsburgh (66-78)
— bullpen game

— Nationals are 4-11 in their last 15 games.
— They’re 34-37 on road.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-145
— record in first 5 innings: 56-73-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2.1-4

— bullpen game

— Pirates are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Pittsburgh is 35-38 at home.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 35-145
— record in first 5 innings: 53-72-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-5-3

Arizona (76-70) @ NY Mets (66-78)
— Gallen is 4-2, 3.08 in his last six starts.
— Arizona is 2-6 in his last eight road starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-30
— record in first 5 innings: 17-8-5
— He is 0-1, 2.42 in five starts vs New York.

— Arizona is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— Arizona is 38-35 on road.
— under 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-146
— record in first 5 innings: 60-57-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-3.2

— Lucchesi is 2-0, 3.54 in six starts.
— Mets are 3-3 in his starts
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 2-5, 4.75 in eight starts vs Arizona.

— Mets lost four of last six games.
— Mets are 36-34 at home.
— under 15-7-1 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-142
— record in first 5 innings: 63-60-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-4

Miami (74-71) @ Milwaukee (81-63)
— Garrett is 1-3, 3.32 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 15-6 in his last 21 starts.
— under 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 19-10-8
— He gave up 2 runs in 4 IP, in his one start vs Milwaukee.

— Miami won eight of its last 12 games.
— Marlins are 34-39 on road.
— over 8-5 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-146
— record in first 5 innings: 59-63-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-3.1

— bullpen game

— Brewers won 16 of last 22 games.
— Milwaukee is 42-28 at home.
— over 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 44-144
— record in first 5 innings: 61-60-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-2.2

Cubs (78-68) @ Colorado (52-92)
— Taillon is 0-3, 7.24 in his last six starts.
— Cubs are 6-6 in his road starts
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 11-26
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-4
— He is 2-0, 1.29 in two starts vs Colorado.

— Cubs lost four of last six games.
— Chicago is 37-34 on road.
— under 14-2 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-145
— record in first 5 innings: 67-56-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-4.2

— Blach is 1-0, 4.36 in his last six starts.
— Colorado is 3-6 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3
— He is 4-1, 4.43 in six games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Colorado is 14-32 in its last 46 games.
— Colorado is 30-39 at home.
— over 16-8-1 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-145
— record in first 5 innings: 57-72-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.2

San Diego (68-78) @ Los Angeles (88-56)
— Snell is 5-1, 2.19 in his last six starts.
— Padres are 8-1 in his last nine starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 9-29
— record in first 5 innings: 16-12-1
— He is 0-1, 3.71 in three starts vs LA this year.

— Padres are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— San Diego is 29-42 on road.
— over 13-5-1 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-146
— record in first 5 innings: 66-64-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6.1-4

— Pepiot is 2-0, 0.00 in two starts (12 IP).
— Dodgers are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— This is hie first start vs San Diego.

— Dodgers are 5-7 in their last 12 games.
— Dodgers are 48-25 at home.
— over 15-4-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 61-144
— record in first 5 innings: 73-55-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-2

American League
Texas (80-64) @ Toronto (80-65)
— Montgomery is 0-1, 8.59 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 4-1, 4.00 in ten starts vs Toronto.

— Texas won its last four games.
— Rangers are 35-34 on road.
— over 15-4 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-144
— record in first 5 innings: 78-46-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-3-3.2

— Kikuchi is 0-2, 4.32 in his last six starts.
— Blue Jays are 9-4 in his last 13 home starts
— over 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 7-28
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-4
— He is 3-0, 3.48 in four starts vs Texas.

— Toronto is 9-5 in its last 14 games.
— Blue Jays are 38-32 at home.
— over 10-4-2 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-144
— record in first 5 innings: 58-56-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.2-3

Bronx (73-72) @ Boston (73-72)
— Schmidt is 1-1, 3.91 in his last four starts.
— New York is 6-7 in his road starts.
— under 5-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-28
— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-6
— He is 0-1, 4.02 in three starts vs Boston TY.

— New York won its last three games.
— Bronx is 34-36 on road.
— under 10-4-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-145
— record in first 5 innings: 63-55-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-6-9.1

— Houck is 1-3, 6.05 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 2-9 in his last 11 starts.
— over 5-0 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11
— He is 0-1, 2.70 in two starts vs New York TY.

— Red Sox are 4-11 in their last 15 games.
— Boston is 37-37 at home.
— over 20-4-1 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 47-145
— record in first 5 innings: 55-70-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-8

Kansas City (45-101) @ White Sox (56-89)
— bullpen game

— Royals lost 13 of last 17 games.
— Royals are 19-55 on road.
— over 6-4-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-146
— record in first 5 innings: 44-84-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2.1-7.2

— Clevinger is 2-2,5.09 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 6-2 in his last eight home starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-2
— He is 9-0, 2.16 in 14 starts vs Kansas City.

— Chicago is 9-20 in its last 29 games.
— White Sox are 29-41 at home
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 40-145
— record in first 5 innings: 53-74-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-11.2

Tampa Bay (89-56) @ Minnesota (75-69)
— Bradley is 0-1, 6.41 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 2-6 in his last eight starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-3
— This is his first start vs Minnesota.

— Tampa Bay is 17-7 in its last 24 games.
— Rays are 39-32 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 53-146
— record in first 5 innings: 78-51-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-1

— Keuchel is 1-1, 7.89 in five starts.
— Twins are 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 2-6, 4.72 in ten starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Twins are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Minnesota is 43-31 at home.
— over 13-7 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-144
— record in first 5 innings: 61-61-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-5-4.1

Oakland (46-99) @ Houston (83-64)
— Blackburn is 1-1, 4.05 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— under 10-5 last 15 starts
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-5
— He is 0-4, 9.51 in six starts vs Houston.

— A’s are 12-9 in their last 21 games.
— Oakland is 22-52 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 39-145
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 43-78-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-3

— Brown is 1-4, 9.82 in his last five starts.
— Houston is 4-8 in his home starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-3
— He is 1-0, 2.37 in three starts vs Oakland TY.

— Astros are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— Houston is 4-10 in last 14 home games.
— over 23-10-1 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 51-146
— record in first 5 innings: 70-55-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2

LA Angels (68-78) @ Seattle (80-65)
— bullpen game

— Angels are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Angels are 33-41 on road.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-145
— record in first 5 innings: 57-64-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3

— Castillo is 5-0, 2.61 in his last six starts.
— Mariners won his last eight starts.
— over 5-2 last seven starts
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— allowed run in first inning: 8-29
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-8
— He is 1-1, 6.11 in three starts vs Anaheim TY.

— Seattle is 5-9 in its last 14 games.
— Mariners are 40-30 at home.
— over 7-3-1 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 46-145
— record in first 5 innings: 71-51-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.1

Interleague games
St Louis (64-81) @ Baltimore (91-54)
— Rom is 0-2, 9.00 in four starts.
— Cardinals are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Cardinals are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— Cardinals are 34-40 on road.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-144
— record in first 5 innings: 62-60-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3.2-4

— Gibson is 3-1, 6.56 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 10-29
— record in first 5 innings: 15-13-1
— He is 0-1, 4.76 in three starts vs St Louis

— Orioles are 18-9 in their last 27 games.
— Baltimore is 49-27 at home.
— over 16-5-2 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-143
— record in first 5 innings: 68-52-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.2-4

Cincinnati (75-71) @ Detroit (66-79)
— Phillips gave up 5 runs in 4.2 IP in his first MLB start.
— Reds are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Reds lost three of last five games.
— Cincinnati is 35-38 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 45-146
— record in first 5 innings: 56-56-34
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-6

— Rodriguez is 2-0, 2.84 in his last two starts.
— Tigers are 7-3 in his last ten starts.
— under 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-3
— He threw 7.2 scoreless IP, in his one start vs Cincinnati.

— Detroit won seven of its last 11 games.
— Tigers are 31-42 at home.
— under 21-8 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-144
— record in first 5 innings: 54-67-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-7.1

Cleveland (69-77) @ San Francisco (73-71)
— Allen is 1-1, 6.43 in his last three starts.
— Guardians are 8-3 in his road starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-3
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Guardians are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— Cleveland is 33-41 on road.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-145
— record in first 5 innings: 57-62-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3.2-3

— Harrison is 1-1, 5.31 in four starts.
— Giants are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Giants won four of last five games.
— San Francisco is 42-32 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 41-145
— record in first 5 innings: 59-60-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-5-3.1

Umpires
Atl-Phil— Over is 6-1 in last seven Reyburn games
Wsh-Pitt— Underdogs are 8-7 in Thomas games
Az-NY— Over is 6-4 in last ten Gibson games
Mia-Mil— Under is 10-4-1 in last 15 Whitson games
Chi-Colo— Under is 10-4 in last 14 Ceja games.
SD-LA— Under is 14-4-1 in last 19 Kulpa games.

NY-Bos— Favorite won six of last seven Merzel games
Tex-Tor— Over is 4-1 in last five Wendelstedt games.
TB-Minn— Over is 11-4 in last 15 Morales games.
You’re reading armadillosports.com
KC-CWS— Over is 10-5 in last 15 Lentz games.
A’s-Hst— Underdogs are 6-4 in last ten Vondrak games.
LAA-Sea— Under is 7-3 in last ten Wills games.

Cin-Det— Under is 14-6-2 in last 22 Gonzales games.
StL-Balt— Home side won last eight Barber games.
Clev-SF— Under is 6-3 in last nine Scheurwater games.
 
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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Six biggest American cities, in terms of population:
6) Philadelphia
5) Phoenix
4) Houston
3) Chicago
2) Los Angeles
1) New York

Quote of the Day
“I told my wife and the couple of people that I confided in the night we made the decision, I told them it’s going to be bad. A couple of people were like, ‘Well, it’ll be a few hours, a few days, but it’ll blow by.’ I said ‘No, I’ve lived in these shoes. It’s going to be that bad.’

“I had a lot of different people trying to break into the house the days after it happened, and 95% of the fans and people out there at Oklahoma or anybody else are great. You typically always have that percentage that at times take it too far. Obviously, this was one of those instances.”
USC coach Lincoln Riley, on the reaction in Norman when he bolted Oklahoma for USC

Thursday’s quiz
Which former NFL head coach (he coached in multiple Super Bowls), also played in the NBA?

Wednesday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Daniel Jones played his college football at Duke.

Tuesday’s quiz
Carolina coach Frank Reich coach threw the first TD pass in Carolina Panther history.

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

— Braves 4, Phillies 1
Atlanta wins the NL East for the sixth year in a row.
Strider struck out nine hitters in 7 IP.

— Texas Rangers lost P Max Scherzer for the rest of the regular season after straining a muscle in his upper arm. He isn’t having surgery, could return to the playoffs, but it isn’t likely.

— Rangers’ 1st-round pick in this year’s draft was Wyatt Langford, an outfielder who has 27 RBI in his first 35 pro games, while playing for three different teams. He’s already up to the AA level, where he is 10 for his first 26 at the plate.

— Washington Nationals agreed to a multiyear contract extension with GM Mike Rizzo, who has been running the Nationals for 15 years now. Washington has already won 10 more games this year than they did all of last year, but they’re still likely to finish last for fourth year in a row, after they won the World Series in 2019.

— Aaron Rodgers gets hurt, and now the NFL Players’ Association wants the league to get rid of artificial turf. This, from NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell:

“Moving all stadium fields to high quality natural grass surfaces is the easiest decision the NFL can make. The players overwhelmingly prefer it and the data is clear that grass is simply safer than artificial turf.”

Stay tuned on this one.

— Movie of the Day— Heartburn (1986)— A female writer from New York meets a famous columnist from Washington at a wedding; they up falling in love despite her reservations about getting married. They buy a house that needs a lot of renovations— the guy in charge of the renovations is played by Yakov Smirnov— he wasn’t good at his job.

Great cast: Jack Nicholson/Meryl Streep are the writers. Their friends include Richard Masur, Jeff Daniels, Stockard Channing. Steven Hill (the original DA on Law and Order) is the bride’s father.

Good movie, a little dated now but Jack Nicholson is always good. Carly Simon did the music for this movie, which adds a lot.

— Word of the Day— Oxymoron— a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings, like “cruel kindness”, “open secret” or “jumbo shrimp”

— NFL Trend of the Day— Under Dan Campbell, Lions are 24-10-1 ATS, 4-1 as a home favorite.

— Apparently, Bucs’ QB Baker Mayfield figured out Minnesota’s defensive signals in the first half of their game last week; he watched their signals and knew what defense they were going to begin. Is it possible that a teams’ signals are so simple that they can be stolen with the naked eye?

If I owned the Vikings, I’d be asking some freakin’ questions.

— This is from Bill Barnwell, of ESPN:

Five oldest teams in the NFL: Saints, Broncos, Eagles, 49ers, Bills

Five youngest teams in the NFL: Giants, Chiefs, Packers, Bears, Lions

— San Diego is the 8th-biggest city in America; was it a good move financially for the Chargers to bolt San Diego for SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles? I’m not saying yes or no, just wondering.

— A hacking group named Scattered Spider brought down the systems of the $14B gaming giant MGM Resorts International this week.

Several MGM systems remained paralyzed for a third straight day Wednesday after it said on Monday it had shut down some of them to contain a “cybersecurity issue.” The company, which operates over 30 hotel and gaming venues around the world including in Macau and Las Vegas, is investigating the hacking.

This isn’t good; I’ve stayed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas several times, excellent place. Very good sports book, good pizzeria (Bonanno’s) around the corner from there.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Cubs, Cin/Ariz
AL: Orioles, Twins, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Rangers, Mariners
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings

— For the next two weeks, there will be two NFL games on Monday nights, starting an hour apart (7:15/8:15 ET).

— There is some good news for the Jets within the Aaron Rodgers fiasco; because Rodgers won’t play anymore this season, the 2024 draft pick the Jets are sending to Green Bay slips from a 1st-round pick to a 2nd-round pick. Small consolation, but it’ll help next spring.

— But where the Jets/Rodgers are concerned, there is way more bad news than good news; here are the cap charges for Rodgers:

Jets
2023— $8.9M
2024— $17.1M
2025— $51.5M

Green Bay
2023— $40.3M

— When the Jets’ Xavier Gipson ran that punt back for a TD in overtime Monday night, it was just the third time there was a punt return TD in overtime:

2023— Xavier Gipson, NYJ
2011— Patrick Peterson, Ariz
1995— Tamarick Vanover, KC

— Field position is important in football; there were six NFL games over the weekend where one team won average starting field position by 10+ yards; all six of those teams won.

Avoiding 3/outs in important; you want the other team to have to drive as far as possible to score, so getting a first down or two, even if you don’t score, helps the squad out.

— In Week 1 of the NFL, there were exactly 100 plays of 20+ yards. Broken down by what down they happened on:

1st down: 43
2nd down: 29
3rd down: 26
4th down: 2

— Sunday in Cleveland, Cincinnati Bengals had the football seven times in the first half; they punted all seven times. They ran 26 plays in the first half for 83 yards, with only 3 first downs.

Bengals had only one play longer than 12 yards the whole game; their game with the Ravens Sunday will be very interesting to watch.

— More and more NFL teams are going for it on 4th down in situations where it is debatable whether it is a smart thing to do. When asked why, they always reply “analytics” which is total BS.

Colts were down 31-21 in the last 2:00 Sunday; QB Richardson got hurt, backup Gardner Minshew came in, but you need 10 points anyway, and time was a factor. Why not just kick the FG; either way, they needed to recover an onside kick to tie/win the game, but no, they went for it, failed, and the game quickly ended.

I’ll just say this; the old-school way isn’t always the wrong way. Understood that I went to a state college and barely graduated, so I’m basically a moron, but these Ivy League nitwits don’t have all the answers, either.

— Word of the Day: tenacious— unwilling to accept defeat or stop doing or having something. Persistent, stubborn, or obstinate.

— NFL Trend of the Day: Under Nick Sirianni, Eagles are 9-3 ATS as a home favorite, 4-7 as a road favorite.

— Mets are poaching Milwaukee Brewers’ president of baseball operations David Stearns; he will become the Mets’ new president of baseball ops. He grew up in New York City as a huge Mets’ fan; when the moronic Wilpon family owned the Mets, then-GM Omar Minaya wanted to hire Stearns to a permanent position (he was an intern) but the Wilpons said no.

Somehow, current GM Billy Eppler will stay with the Mets, despite this debacle of a season they’re having. He will be the #2 guy in the front office, serving under Stearns.

— Braves 7, Phillies 6 (10)
Eddie Rosario had the game-winning hit for Atlanta.
Matt Olson hit his 51st home run this year.

— Dodgers 11, Padres 2
Freddie Freeman went 4-5, with 4 runs scored, 2 RBI.
Will Smith scored three runs, knocked in three more.

— Cubs’ rookie OF Pete Crow-Armstrong appears to be a legitimately great defensive CF; he made two tremendous catches Tuesday night, robbing Nolan Jones of a pair of doubles, at least.

Crow-Armstrong is the son of actress Ashley Crow, who was the mom in Little Big League.

— Rangers 6, Blue Jays 3
Corey Seager got his 1,000th career hit; he also had hits #1,001 and #1,002.
Max Scherzer left after 5.1 scoreless IP with some kind of an injury.
 
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