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MLB
Long Sheet

Tuesday, April 16

 

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TUESDAY, APRIL 16​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TEX at DET	01:10 PM	TEX -117 O 8.0	+500 +500
MIN at BAL	06:35 PM	BAL -154 O 8.5	+500 +500
COL at PHI	06:40 PM	COL +213 O 8.0	+500 +500
SF at MIA	06:40 PM	SF -137 U 8.5	+500 +500
LAA at TB	06:50 PM	TB -149 U 8.0	+500 +500
NYY at TOR	07:07 PM	NYY -103 O 8.0	+500 +500
CLE at BOS	07:10 PM	CLE +101 U 8.5	+500 +500
PIT at NYM	07:10 PM	NYM -117 O 7.5	+500 +500
KC at CHW	07:40 PM	CHW +165 O 8.0	+500 +500
SD at MIL	07:40 PM	SD -119 O 8.5	+500 +500
ATL at HOU	08:10 PM	ATL -109 U 9.5	+500 +500
CIN at SEA	09:40 PM	SEA -125 O 7.0	+500 +500
STL at OAK	09:40 PM	STL -140 U 8.0	+500 +500
CHC at ARI	09:40 PM	CHC +112 O 10.5	+500 +500
WAS at LAD	10:10 PM	WAS +235 O 9.5	+500 +500

 

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BEST BETS !

05/16/2024..........................6 - 12 - 0..................33.33%...............- 35.85
05/15/2024..........................8 - 9 - 0....................47.05%...............- 5.70
05/14/2024........................14 - 11 - 0..................56.00%...............+ 13.85
05/13/2024..........................5 - 11 - 0..................31.25%................- 36.25
05/12/2024..........................14 - 8 - 0..................63.63%................+ 34.85
05/11/2024...........................5 - 3 - 0...................62.50%.................+ 12.70
05/10/2024..........................10 - 3 - 0..................78.57%.................+ 41.25
05/09/2024..........................7 - 10 - 0..................41.17%.................- 22.05
05/08/2023..........................7 - 11 - 0..................38.88%..................- 22.35
05/07/2024........................12 - 7 - 0....................63.15%..................+ 11.90
05/06/2024.....................10 - 11 - 0....................47.61%...................- 10.40
05/05/2024..........................9 - 7 - 0...................56.25%...................+12.50
04/04/2024..........................3 - 4 - 0...................42.85%...................- 8.55
04/03/2024.........................12 - 8 - 0...................60.00%.................+ 14.75
04.02/2024...........................7 - 9 - 0...................43.75%...................- 12.55
04/01/2024...........................8 - 7 - 2...................53.33%..................+ 4.30
03/31/2024..........................14 - 7.......................66.66%..................+ 27.00
03/30/2024..........................10 - 9.......................52.63%..................+ 10.00
03/29/2024............................4 - 2.......................66.66%..................+ 8.65

TOTALS........................165 - 149 - 2..................52.47%...................+ 38.05

 

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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Early-season leaders in batting average:
.388— Mookie Betts, LA
.382— Jose Altuve, Hst
.375— William Contreras, Milw
.373— Jesse Winker, Wash
.372— Steven Kwan, Clev
.369— Will Smith, LA

Quote of the Day
“We spend max, max money year in and year out. All 32 (teams) can only spend the same amount of money over a five-year stretch. When we’re all said and done, we max out our salary cap every year……”
Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones

Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Klay Thompson play his college basketball?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Rookie, Dennis Quaid plays a high school science teacher who becomes a major league relief pitcher in his 30’s; the high school team he coached to a district title was the Owls.

Monday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager the last time they made the playoffs.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Lakers 110, Pelicans 106
Pelicans play Sacramento Friday for last playoff spot in West.
Zion Williamson hurt his hamstring late in this game.
Lakers move on to play Denver in first round of the playoffs.

— Kings 118, Warriors 94
Sacramento outscored Warriors 64-44 in second half.
Was this Klay Thompson’s last game with Golden State?

— BYU hired Kevin Young as its new basketball coach; Young has been an assistant with the Phoenix Suns the last three seasons.

— Milwaukee Bucks’ star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be on the sidelines when the Bucks start their playoff series with the Indiana Pacers; they’re hoping to have him back later in the series.

— Baseball injuries:
Brewers put OF Christian Yelich (back) on the IL.
Braves put 2B Ozzie Albies (broken toe) on the IL

— RIP Whitey Herzog; the great baseball manager passed away at age 92. He won three NL pennants with the Cardinals, winning the 1982 World Series. He also made the playoffs three times in five years managing Kansas City.

— Famous birthdays for April 17:
Marty Domres, 77
Geoff Petrie, 76
Boomer Esiason, 63
Marquis Grissom, 57
Tony Boselli, 52
Jennifer Garner, 52
Jed Lowrie, 40

— Arizona 12, Cubs 11 (10)
Ketel Marte tied game with a 9th-inning home run.
Cubs led 11-8 in seventh inning.
Ian Happ was 3-5, with three runs scored, 4 RBI

— Mets 3, Pirates 1
Pirate starter Jones threw 5 shutout IP, was yanked as planned, despite throwing only 59 pitches.
Last three games, Mets haven’t scored a run in the first five innings.
Mets have had 10 home games; five of the crowds were under 20,000.

— Rays 7, Angels 6 (13)
Caballero’s 2-run triple tied game in 9th for Tampa Bay
Rosario’s infield single was the walk-off hit.
With new extra inning rules, you don’t see a lot of 13-inning games.

— Guardians 10, Red Sox 7 (11)
Cleveland led 5-1 after five innings.
Gimenez single tied game in top of the 9th.
Red Sox are 2-6 at home.

— Phillies 5, Rockies 0
Suarez threw the second complete game in the majors this year.
Harper knocked in three of Philly’s five runs.
Last three games, Colorado scored a total of one run.

— Dodgers 6, Nationals 2
Mookie Betts went 5-5, with two runs scored, 2 RBI.
Jesse Winker homered, doubled for Washington.

— Orioles 11, Twins 3
Baltimore led 7-0 in the third inning.
Minnesota is 3-8 in its last eleven games.
Orioles scored 53 runs in their last eight games.

— A woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been indicted by a grand jury in Arizona on felony charges of fraudulent schemes and theft by extortion. Apparently she wanted $3.6M from Bauer, who remains a free agent this season.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, April 17

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 17

National League
San Francisco (7-11) @ Miami (4-14)
— Winn is 0-3, 5.06 in three starts.
— San Francisco is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.


— Giants are 5-10 in their last 15 games.
— They’re 4-8 on road.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3


— Rogers is 0-2, 5.40 in three starts.
— Miami is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 0-1, 3.38 in two starts vs San Francisco.


— Marlins lost 14 of their first 18 games.
— Miami is 0-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on
— Marlins are 2-10 at home.
— over 9-3 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3


Pittsburgh (11-7) @ NY Mets (9-8)
— Falter is 1-0, 0.79 in his last two starts.
— Pittsburgh is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 1-1, 2.76 in three starts vs New York.


— Pirates are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— They’re 8-5 on the road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.1-4


— Severino is 1-1, 5.40 in three starts.
— New York is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 2-0, 0.82 in two starts vs Pittsburgh.


— New York is 9-3 in its last 12 games.
— Mets are 5-6 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-4


San Diego (11-9) @ Milwaukee (10-6)
— King is 1-0, 5.06 in three starts.
— San Diego is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Milwaukee.


— Padres are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— They’re 5-3 on the road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 8-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3


— Brewers haven’t named a starter.


— Brewers are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— They’re 3-4 at home.
— over 10-1-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-16
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.1-6


Colorado (4-14) @ Philadelphia (10-8)
— Feltner is 1-1, 4.50 in three starts.
— Colorado is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 1-2, 5.63 in four starts vs Philly.


— Rockies are 4-14 in their first 18 games.
— Last three games, Colorado scored one run.
— They’re 2-10 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 4-11-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-2.2


— Sanchez is 0-2, 3.94 in three starts.
— Philly is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 4.1 IP in his one start vs Colorado.


— Phillies are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Phillies are 7-5 at home.
— under 12-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.2-x


Cubs (10-7) @ Arizona (9-9)
— Wicks is 0-2, 7.82 in three starts.
— Chicago is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start vs Arizona.


— Cubs won three of last four games.
— They’re 5-6 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-4.2


— Pfaadt is 1-0, 6.75 in three starts.
— Arizona is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 1-0, 3.18 in two games (1 start) against the Cubs.


— Arizona won five of last seven games.
— Diamondbacks are 7-5 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 10-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-5.2


Washington (7-10) @ Los Angeles (12-8)
— Irvin is 0-1, 4.24 in three starts.
— Washington is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 0-1, 4.09 in two starts against the Dodgers.


— Nationals are 2-4 in their last six games.
— They’re 5-6 on the road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4-1.2


— Dodgers haven’t announced a starter


— Dodgers are 5-6 in their last eleven games.
— Dodgers are 8-4 at home.
— over 8-3-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 10-20
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-4


American League
Minnesota (6-10) @ Baltimore (11-6)
— Lopez is 1-2, 5.40 in three starts.
— Minnesota is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 2-0, 0.82 in two starts vs Baltimore.


— Twins are 3-8 in their last eleven games.
— They’re 5-6 on road.
— over 4-2 last six
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2.2


— Orioles haven’t named a starter.


— Baltimore is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Orioles are 7-4 at home.
— over 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-3


Texas (9-9) @ Detroit (10-7)
— Dunning is 2-1, 4.58 in three starts.
— Texas is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 1-3, 4.73 in six starts vs Detroit.


— Rangers are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— They’re 4-4 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3


— Skubal is 2-0, 2.08 in his first three starts.
— Detroit is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 1-1, 4.91 in two starts vs Texas.


— Detroit is 4-3 in its last seven games.
— Tigers are 4-5 at home.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2.2-3


Kansas City (11-6) @ White Sox (2-14)
— Singer is 2-0, 0.98 in his three starts.
— Kansas City is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 3-3, 4.03 in 12 starts vs Chicago.


— Wacha is 1-1, 4.00 in his three starts.
— Kansas City is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He is 3-0, 4.05 in six starts vs Chicago.


— Royals won nine of their last 11 games.
— They’re 3-4 on the road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-x


— Fedde is 0-0, 4.91 in his three starts.
— Chicago is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He gave up a run on 5 IP in his one start vs Kansas City.


— Cannon is making his MLB debut.


— White Sox lost 14 of first 16 games.
— Chicago is 1-8 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-x


LA Angels (8-9) @ Tampa Bay (10-8)
— Detmers is 3-0, 1.04 in his three starts.
— Angels are 3-0 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in two starts (13 IP, one unearned run) vs Tampa Bay.


— Angels are 4-7 in their last eleven games.
— They’re 6-5 on road.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-7.2


— Littell is 1-0, 1.17 in three starts.
— Rays 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 is 0-0, 1.69 in two games (1 start) vs Anaheim.


— Tampa Bay won seven of last ten games.
— Rays are 6-6 at home.
— over 8-4 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-7


Bronx (12-6) @ Toronto (10-8)
— Stroman is 1-1, 3.71 in three starts.
— New York is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 0-0, 0.82 in two starts vs Toronto.
— He pitched for Toronto from 2014-19.


— New York lost last three games, after a 12-3 start.
— They’re 8-4 on road.
— under 11-6 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3-4


— Last two starts, Gausman allowed 12 runs in 5.1 IP.
— Toronto is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 10-8, 3.27 in 26 starts vs New York.


— Toronto is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Blue Jays are 6-2 at home.
— under 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-2-2.2-3


Cleveland (12-5) @ Boston (9-9)
— Lively is making his first 2024 start.
— He is 8-17, 5.05 in 45 career games (32 starts).
— He started 12 games for Reds LY, his first MLB games since 2019
— He is 1-0, 2.13 in two starts vs Boston.


— Cleveland is 9-3 in its last dozen games.
— Guardians are 9-2 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-5


— Houck is 2-1, 3.57 in three starts.
— Red Sox are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 0-1, 3.52 in 7 games (2 starts) vs Cleveland


— Boston is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Red Sox are 2-6 at home.
— under 5-3 home games
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-6


Interleague Games
Atlanta (11-5) @ Houston (6-13)
— Fried is 1-0, 9.53 in three starts.
— Atlanta is 3-0 in his starts, scoring 29 runs.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He threw 6.2 scoreless IP, in his one start vs Houston.


— Braves are 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— They’re 7-3 on road.
— over 10-5-1
— scored run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4.1-3


— France is 0-2, 8.79 in three starts.
— Houston is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.


— Houston lost 13 of its first 19 games.
— Astros are 4-8 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 8-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-3


St Louis (9-9) @ Oakland (7-11)
— Matz is 1-0, 5.40 in three starts.
— St Louis is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 0-1, 7.20 in two starts vs Oakland.


— Cardinals are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— They’re 6-6 on road.
— under 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-2


— Blackburn is 1-0, 0.00 in three starts (19.1 IP).
— Oakland is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He threw 7 shutout IP, in his one start vs St Louis.


— A’s lost three of their last four games.
— Oakland is 3-9 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3.1-4


Cincinnati (9-8) @ Seattle (8-10)
— Abbott is 1-1, 3.12 in three starts.
— Cincinnati is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.


— Reds are 3-2 in their last five games.
— They’re 5-3 on road.
— over 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6-3.1


— Miller is 2-1, 2.45 in his three starts.
— Seattle is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his one start vs Cincinnati.


— Seattle is 5-8 in its last 13 games.
— Mariners are 6-6 at home.
— under 13-4 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2.1

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 17

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 17

 

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SF at MIA	12:10 PM	MIA -111 O 8.5	+500 +500
MIN at BAL	01:05 PM	MIN -104 O 8.0	+500 +500
PIT at NYM	01:10 PM	PIT +125 O 8.0	+500 +500
TEX at DET	01:10 PM	DET -143 U 7.5	+500 +500
SD at MIL	01:10 PM	SD -102 O 9.0	+500 +500
ATL at HOU	02:10 PM	HOU +130 O 9.0	+500 +500
KC at CHW	02:10 PM	KC -189 O 8.5	+500 +500
NYY at TOR	03:07 PM	NYY -104 U 8.5	+500 +500
WAS at LAD	03:10 PM	WAS +215 O 9.5	+500 +500
STL at OAK	03:37 PM	OAK +134 U 8.0	+500 +500
CHC at AZ	03:40 PM	AZ -111 U 9.0	+500 +500
CIN at SEA	04:10 PM	CIN +118 U 7.5	+500 +500
COL at PHI	06:05 PM	COL +200 U 8.0	+500 +500
LAA at TB	06:50 PM	TB -122 O 8.5	+500 +500
CLE at BOS	07:10 PM	BOS -141 U 8.5	+500 +500

 

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BEST BETS !

05/17/2024..........................9 - 13 - 1..................40.90%...............- 16.75
05/16/2024..........................6 - 12 - 0..................33.33%...............- 35.85
05/15/2024..........................8 - 9 - 0....................47.05%...............- 5.70
05/14/2024........................14 - 11 - 0..................56.00%...............+ 13.85
05/13/2024..........................5 - 11 - 0..................31.25%................- 36.25
05/12/2024..........................14 - 8 - 0..................63.63%................+ 34.85
05/11/2024...........................5 - 3 - 0...................62.50%.................+ 12.70
05/10/2024..........................10 - 3 - 0..................78.57%.................+ 41.25
05/09/2024..........................7 - 10 - 0..................41.17%.................- 22.05
05/08/2023..........................7 - 11 - 0..................38.88%..................- 22.35
05/07/2024........................12 - 7 - 0....................63.15%..................+ 11.90
05/06/2024.....................10 - 11 - 0....................47.61%...................- 10.40
05/05/2024..........................9 - 7 - 0...................56.25%...................+12.50
04/04/2024..........................3 - 4 - 0...................42.85%...................- 8.55
04/03/2024.........................12 - 8 - 0...................60.00%.................+ 14.75
04.02/2024...........................7 - 9 - 0...................43.75%...................- 12.55
04/01/2024...........................8 - 7 - 2...................53.33%..................+ 4.30
03/31/2024..........................14 - 7.......................66.66%..................+ 27.00
03/30/2024..........................10 - 9.......................52.63%..................+ 10.00
03/29/2024............................4 - 2.......................66.66%..................+ 8.65

TOTALS........................174 - 162 - 3..................51.78%...................+ 21.30

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in RBI:
23— Marcell Ozuna, Atl
21— Taylor Ward, LAA
20— Lourdes Gurriel, Az
18— Mookie Betts, LA, Hernandez, LA, Steer, Cin
17— Perez KC, Garcia Tex, Soto NYY, Contreras, Milw
16— Marcus Semien, Tex

Quote of the Day
“I legitimately lost my Super Bowl ring in this event. They could not find it. … We have still yet to find it. All of this stuff has now been thrown away, so I think we can safely assume that my Super Bowl ring is now in a landfill someplace in the Cincinnati tri-state area. I didn’t think that would happen.”
Former Eagles C Jason Kelce, who lost his Super Bowl ring in a vat of chili

Monday’s quiz
When the Rams win the Super Bowl in Heaven Can Wait, Warren Beatty plays QB for the Rams. What number did he wear in the Super Bowl?

Wednesday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Rookie, Dennis Quaid plays a high school science teacher who becomes a major league relief pitcher in his 30’s; the high school team he coached to a district title was the Owls.

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

— Bulls 131, Hawks 116
White scored 42 points, had 9 rebounds, 6 assists.
Atlanta ends the season by losing its last eight games.
Bulls play Miami Friday, for the last playoff spot in the East.

— 76ers 105, Heat 104
Miami led 51-39 at halftime.
Embiid scored 23 points, had 15 rebounds.
76ers are 32-8 when Embiid plays, 16-27 when he doesn’t.
76ers advance to play the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.

— Who is the American League leader in RBI’s?
Aaron Judge? Julio Rodriguez?
Mike Trout? Vladimir Guerrero?
Try Taylor Ward of the Angels, who hits behind Mike Trout in their lineup.

— Red Sox 2, Guardians 0
This game took 1:49 to play, the fastest MLB game since 2010; how long before people complain about baseball games going too quickly?

— Braves 5, Astros 4 (10)
Houston is 6-14 this season, 4-9 at home. Two years ago they won the World Series, then told their GM to take a hike. Maybe that wasn’t such a great idea.

— NFL Draft is next week; apparently Pat McAfee will have a channel on one of the ESPN’s during the draft, and one of the people with him on the broadcast will be Bill Belichick, which should be interesting.

— Famous birthdays for April 18th:
Pete Gogolak, 82
Steve Blass, 82
Cindy Pickett, 77
Eric Roberts, 68
Conan O’Brien, 61
Frederick Weller, 58
Derrick Brooks, 51
Miguel Cabrera, 41

— Movie of the Day: Heaven Can Wait (1978)
An NFL quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.
Warren Beatty is the QB, James Mason is the guy who ran heaven, Jack Warden is the trainer for the Rams. Julie Christie, Charles Grodin, Vincent Gardenia, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry are all in this movie- excellent cast.
When the QB is taken away from his body, they do a search and find that he was supposed to do in March of 2025, which at the time seemed like a ridiculously long time away. I was 18 back then; now that date is next year.
When this movie came out, the real-life Rams were in the midst of winning their division every year, then losing in the playoffs. Seeing them win the Super Bowl, even in a fictional movie, it was great. (I still have the poster of the movie that was in the theater).

— There is a college basketball player who just transferred from Iowa State to Ohio U; before he played for Iowa State, he played for Wofford.
I’m sure a lot of college kids have transferred from Wofford to Iowa State to Ohio U, just can’t think of any others. College sports has gone nuts.

— A’s 6, Cardinals 3
Esteury Ruiz scored two runs, knocked in two runs.
A’s are 4-0 when Paul Blackburn pitches.
Oakland is 7-5 in its last 12 games, after a 1-6 start.

— Phillies 7, Rockies 6
Kyle Schwarber homered twice, including his 250th career home run.

— Angels 5, Rays 4
Tampa Bay scored twice in 8th inning to take 4-3 lead.
Angels scored twice in 9th inning for the win.
Rendon, Ward had 9th inning singles for the Halos.

— Nationals 2, Dodgers 0
Jake Irvin tossed six shutout innings for Washington.
CJ Abrams led the game off with a home run, the only run they needed.

— Giants 3, Marlins 1
Miami is 4-15, 0-7 in games where the winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Marlins are 8-9-2 in first five innings; they’ve struggled in late innings.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, April 18

TAMPA BAY is 537-521 SU (-36.1 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 since 1996.

TEXAS are 38-13 SU (23.7 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 23-10 Under (12 Units) when playing on Thursday in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 12-24 SU (-14.4 Units) in road games against NL Central opponents in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 55-83 SU (-36.3 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.




MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, April 18

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 18

National League
Miami (4-15) @ Cubs (11-7)
— Puk is 0-3, 8.44 in three starts.
— Miami is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 1-1, 6.00 in four relief stints vs Chicago.


— Marlins lost 15 of their first 19 games.
— Miami is 0-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on
— Marlins are 2-4 on road.
— under 4-1 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.1


— Taillon is making his first 2024 start.
— He was 8-10, 4.84 in 29 starts last year.
— In his career, he is 59-45, 4.00 in 172 starts.
— He is 2-0, 0.54 in three starts vs Miami.


— Cubs won four of their last five games.
— They’re 5-1 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.2-4.2


Arizona (9-10) @ San Francisco (8-11)
— Nelson is 1-2, 5.93 in three starts.
— Arizona is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 1-0, 3.44 in three starts vs San Francisco.


— Arizona is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Diamondbacks are 2-4 on the road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 11-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-5.2-2


— Webb is 1-0, 1.93 in his last two starts.
— San Francisco is 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 5-3, 2.80 in 10 starts vs Arizona.


— Giants are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— They’re 3-3 at home.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3


American League
LA Angels (9-9) @ Tampa Bay (10-9)
— Canning is 0-2, 10.54 in his three starts.
— Angels are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 1-1, 4.19 in three starts vs Tampa Bay.


— Angels are 5-7 in their last dozen games.
— They’re 7-5 on road.
— over 3-0 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-7.2-3.2


— Pepiot is 1-2, 5.40 in three starts.
— Rays are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.


— Tampa Bay is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
— Rays are 6-7 at home.
— over 9-4 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-7-3.1


Texas (10-9) @ Detroit (10-8)
— Leiter is making his MLB debut.


— Rangers are 4-7 in their last eleven games.
— They’re 5-4 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4


— Maeda is 0-1, 6.60 in his first three starts.
— Detroit is 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 2-0, 3.32 in four starts vs Texas.


— Detroit is 2-4 in its last six games.
— Tigers are 4-6 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-2.2


Cleveland (12-6) @ Boston (10-9)
— Carrasco is 0-1, 3.55 in his three starts.
— Guardians are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-4, 8.29 in seven starts vs Boston.


— Cleveland is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
— Guardians are 9-3 on road.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-3


— bullpen game


— Boston is 4-7 in its last eleven games.
— Red Sox are 3-6 at home.
— under 6-3 home games
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6-x

 

[Udog]

MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 18

 

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, APRIL 18​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TEX at DET	01:10 PM	TEX -104 O 9.0	+500 +500
LAA at TB	01:10 PM	TB -136 U 8.5	+500 +500
CLE at BOS	01:35 PM	CLE -101 O 9.0	+500 +500
MIA at CHC	07:40 PM	CHC -157 O 7.5	+500 +500
AZ at SF	09:45 PM	SF -146 O 7.5	+500 +500

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
NFL teams’ records last year in games decided by 9+ points:
9-0— Baltimore
5-0— Buffalo
11-2— San Francisco
9-3— Dallas
7-2— Detroit
6-2— New Orleans

Quote of the Day
“There will be more of an emphasis on size of players in the return game than speed. You just need guys who can play at the point of attack, shed blocks, and defend their space because of the new alignment. So I think it will increase the size of the players that are on the field.”
Bill Belichick, talking about players on special teams, with the new rules

Friday’s quiz
Who was the New England Patriots’ coach before Bill Belichick?

Thursday’s quiz
When the Rams win the Super Bowl in Heaven Can Wait, Warren Beatty plays QB for the Rams. He wore number 16 in the Super Bowl, the number Ron Jaworski wore for the Rams in real life back then.

Wednesday’s quiz
Klay Thompson played his college basketball at Washington State.

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Friday’s Den: 15 of my favorite non-sports movies…….​

These are 15 of my favorite non-sports movies. Make your own list.
Remember, these are my favorite movies, not the movies that are necessarily the best. Of the 50 movies USA Today listed as the best ever, I’ve seen three of them. Seriously.

15) Runaway Jury— I’m a big fan of the John Grisham books; this was my favorite of the ones that were turned into movies. Gene Hackman plays a jury consultant whose client is a gun manufacturer; John Cusack is on the jury to manipulate the verdict.

14) Moon Over Parador— Richard Dreyfuss is an actor who is hired to stand in for the dictator of a Latin American country who suddenly dies. Jonathan Winters is a weird CIA agent whose wife is Polly Holliday, who played Flo in the old TV series Alice.

13) Dave— Made five years after Moon Over Parador, this is basically the same movie, just set in Washington, DC.
Guy who looks just the President runs a temp service in Washington; when the real president has a stroke while screwing around with his mistress, the guy (Kevin Kline) is hired as the stand-in president. Sigourney Weaver is the First Lady.

12) A Few Good Men— The last scene, with Jack Nicholson on the witness stand, is tremendous. Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, JT Walsh as supporting actors is pretty strong.

11) The Verdict— Paul Newman is a struggling lawyer who is handed a winning case, but winning it is easier said than done. His friend is played by Jack Warden, one of my all-time favorites.

10) The Gambler— Remake of a James Caan movie from the mid-70’s. College professor (Mark Wahlberg) seems to have an excellent life, but he has a huge gambling problem which drags him down. John Goodman plays one of the people he owes money to; he is very good in this.

9) The Bodyguard— Whitney Houston is a famous singer with a contract on her head; Kevin Costner is the ex-Secret Service hired to protect her.

8) Prince of Tides— A football coach from the south comes to New York City to talk to his sister’s psychiatrist about his sister’s suicide attempt, and their family history- then they in love. Nick Nolte is the coach, Barbra Streisand is the psychiatrist.

— Famous birthdays for April 19th:
Keith Erickson, 80
Mark van Eeghen, 72
Frank Viola, 64
Spike Owen, 63
Ashley Judd, 56
Jeff Wilkins, 52
Kate Hudson, 45
Troy Polamalu, 43
Joe Mauer, 41

7) Leap of Faith— Steve Martin plays a traveling preacher whose bus breaks down, stranding his crew in a drought-stricken Kansas town. Miracles ensue. Liam Neeson, Debra Winger, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meat Loaf all have supporting roles.

6) Lost In Translation— Bill Murray plays a washed-up actor who is in Tokyo getting paid $2M to do a whiskey commercial. He meets Scarlett Johansson in the hotel bar and they become friends.

5) Begin Again— Down-and-out music executive stumbles into a Manhattan bar and discovers a young singer who can resurrect his career, while starting the singer on her own career.

4) Good Will Hunting— Janitor at MIT can do complicated math problems better than the professors can, but he also has a criminal record, and has to get counseling for that. Robin Williams is great as the counselor.

3) Molly’s Game— Young woman runs high stakes poker games for celebrities/rich guys, but when members of the Russian mob enter the game, things get complicated. This is a true story, and as we’re learning nowadays, real life is often stranger than fiction.

2) Last Vegas— Four old friends get together in Las Vegas for the bachelor party of the one bachelor in group (Michael Douglas) who is marrying a woman 40 years younger than him. It is Douglas, Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline.

1) Rounders— Law student decides he’d rather play high stakes poker than go to law school. The scenes with Matt Damon and his law professor (Martin Landau) are excellent. Same guys who wrote this wrote the great Showtime series Billions.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, April 19

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 19

National League
Miami (4-15) @ Cubs (11-7)
— Luzardo is 0-2, 7.65 in four starts.
— Miami is 0-4 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 2-0, 2.88 in four starts vs Chicago.


— Marlins lost 15 of their first 19 games.
— Miami is 0-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on
— Marlins are 2-4 on road.
— under 4-1 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-x


— Taillon is making his first 2024 start.
— He was 8-10, 4.84 in 29 starts last year.
— In his career, he is 59-45, 4.00 in 172 starts.
— He is 2-0, 0.54 in three starts vs Miami.


— Cubs won four of their last five games.
— They’re 5-1 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4.2-x


Milwaukee (11-6) @ St Louis (9-10)
— Peralta is 2-0, 2.60 in three starts.
— Milwaukee is 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 3-6, 5.86 in 11 starts vs St Louis


— Brewers are 1-3 in their last four games.
— They’re 7-2 on road.
— over 10-2-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-5.1-x


— Gibson is 1-2, 6.16 in three starts.
— St Louis is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 1-2, 5.44 in eight starts vs Milwaukee.


— Cardinals are 4-6 in their last ten games.
— They’re 3-3 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-11-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-x


NY Mets (10-8) @ Los Angeles (12-9)
— Manaea is 1-1, 5.52 in three starts.
— New York is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 1-5, 7.50 in seven starts vs Los Angeles.


— New York is 10-3 in its last 13 games.
— Mets are 4-2 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-3


— Yamamoto is 1-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.


— Dodgers are 5-7 in their last dozen games.
— Dodgers are 8-5 at home.
— over 8-4-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 10-21
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-4


Arizona (9-11) @ San Francisco (9-11)
— Montgomery is making his first start for Arizona.
— LY, he was 10-11, 3.20 in 23 starts for St Louis/Texas.
— In his career, he is 38-34, 3.68 in 140 starts.
— He is 0-1, 2.19 in two starts vs San Francisco.


— Arizona is 1-3 in its last four games.
— Diamondbacks are 2-5 on the road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 11-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-2-6


— Snell is 0-2, 12.86 in his two starts.
— San Francisco is 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 5-1, 1.11 in eight starts vs Arizona.


— Giants are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— They’re 4-3 at home.
— under 9-4 last thirteen games
— scored run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 5-12-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2


American League
Tampa Bay (11-9) @ Bronx (13-6)
— bullpen game


— Tampa Bay is 8-5 in its last 13 games.
— Rays are 4-2 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3.1-3


— Schmidt is 1-0, 4.40 in three starts.
— New York is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 1-3, 4.24 in 8 games (4 starts) vs Toronto.


— New York lost three of last four games, after a 12-3 start.
— They’re 4-2 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 2-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-x


Oakland (8-11) @ Cleveland (13-6)
— Boyle is 1-1, 0.90 in last two starts.
— Oakland is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.


— A’s lost three of their last five games.
— Oakland is 4-2 on road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-x


— McKenzie is 1-2, 7.62 in his three starts.
— Guardians are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-0, 1.96 in three starts vs Oakland.


— Cleveland is 10-4 in its last 14 games.
— Guardians are 3-3 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-3.1


Baltimore (12-6) @ Kansas City (12-7)
— Kremer is 0-1, 6.61 in three starts.
— Baltimore is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 1-0, 3.48 in two starts vs Kansas City


— Baltimore is 7-2 in its last nine games.
— Orioles are 4-2 on road.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-x


— Marsh is 2-0, 4.32 in his three starts.
— Kansas City is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He gave up a run in 7 IP, in his one start vs Baltimore.


— Royals won 10 of their last 13 games.
— They won their last eight home games.
— under 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-6-x


Detroit (10-9) @ Minnesota (6-11)
— Flaherty is 0-1, 4.91 in his first three starts.
— Detroit is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 0-0, 3.00 in two starts vs Minnesota.


— Detroit is 2-5 in its last seven games.
— Tigers are 6-2 on road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-6.1


— Ryan is 0-1, 3.63 in three starts.
— Minnesota is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in three starts vs Baltimore.


— Twins are 3-9 in their last dozen games.
— They’re 1-4 at home.
— under 4-1 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2-x


Interleague Games
LA Angels (9-10) @ Cincinnati (9-9)
— Anderson is 2-1, 1.47 in his three starts.
— Angels are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 2-1, 3.31 in four starts vs Cincinnati.


— Angels are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 7-6 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.2-3.2-2.2


— Lodolo threw 5.2 shutout IP in his first ‘24 start.
— Cincinnati is 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 the Angels.


— Reds lost their last three games.
— They’re 4-5 at home.
— over 6-2-1 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 2-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3.1-2


Boston (10-10) @ Pittsburgh (11-8)
— Bello is 2-1, 4.57 in four starts.
— Boston is 3-1 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh


— Boston is 4-8 in its last dozen games.
— Red Sox are 7-3 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-x-7


— Pittsburgh hasn’t named a starter.


— Pirates are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— They’re 3-2 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x


White Sox (3-15) @ Philadelphia (11-8)
— Crochet is 1-2, 3.57 in his four starts.
— Chicago is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philadelphia.


— White Sox lost 15 of first 18 games.
— Chicago is 1-6 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-7.1-x


— Turnbull is 1-0, 2.40 in three starts.
— Philly is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 0-3, 6.52 in five starts vs Chicago.


— Phillies are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Phillies are 8-5 at home.
— under 12-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-x


Houston (6-14) @ Washington (8-10)
— Verlander is making his first 2024 start.
— Last year, he was 13-8, 3.22 in 27 starts.
— In his HOF career, he is 257-141, 3.24 in 509 starts.
— He is 4-0, 1.85 in four starts vs Washington.


— Houston lost 14 of its first 20 games.
— Astros are 2-5 on road.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-5


— Gore is 2-0, 2.81 in three starts.
— Washington is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He threw 5.2 scoreless IP, in his one start vs Houston.


— Nationals are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— They’re 2-4 at home.
— under 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1.2-3


Texas (11-9) @ Atlanta (12-5)
— Heaney is 0-2, 8.25 in three starts.
— Texas is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 4 IP, in his one start vs Atlanta


— Rangers are 3-1 in their last four games.
— They’re 6-4 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 8-20
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-5.1


— Sale is 1-1, 4.58 in three starts.
— Atlanta is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 8-2, 2.43 in 12 starts vs Texas.


— Braves are 9-3 in their last dozen games.
— They’re 4-2 at home.
— over 10-6-1
— scored run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-x


Seattle (9-10) @ Colorado (4-15)
— Hancock is 1-2, 7.98 in his three starts.
— Seattle is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.


— Seattle won its last three games.
— Mariners are 2-4 on road.
— under 14-4 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-x


— Hudson is 0-3, 5.71 in three starts.
— Colorado is 0-3 in his starts, scoring 5 runs.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.


— Rockies are 4-15 in their first 19 games.
— Last four games, Colorado scored seven runs.
— They’re 2-4 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2.2-x


Toronto (10-9) @ San Diego (11-10)
— Rodriguez allowed a run in 3.2 IP (68 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Toronto is 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 San Diego.


— Toronto is 4-1 in its last five games.
— Blue Jays are 4-6 on road.
— over 6-4 on road
— scored run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-x


— Waldron is 0-1, 3.77 in three starts.
— San Diego is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.


— Padres are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— They’re 5-6 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 8-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-0.1-x

 

[Udog]

MIAMI is 12-24 SU (-14.4 Units) in road games against NL Central opponents in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 10-0 SU (10 Units) in home games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 17-30 SU (-16 Units) in road games after allowing 2 runs or less in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 27-11 Over (14.9 Units) in road games against NL Central opponents since 1996.

WASHINGTON is 23-9 Over (13.1 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 4-21 SU (-19.1 Units) in home games when playing on Friday in the last 3 seasons.

MARK KOTSAY is 46-25 SU (18.5 Units) in road games with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (AL) (Manager of Oakland)

BALTIMORE is 10-2 SU (7.8 Units) against right-handed starters in the current season.

DETROIT is 71-47 Under (19.3 Units) in road games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 195-162 SU (55.5 Units) in home games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.20 or better since 1996.

SEATTLE is 38-17 SU (19.3 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive wins in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 113-81 Over (23.9 Units) after allowing 3 runs or less 4 straight games since 1996.

LA DODGERS are 13-5 SU (7.5 Units) after scoring 1 run or less over the last 2 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 72-41 SU (26.9 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.