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Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, June 4

National League
Los Angeles (38-23) @ Pittsburgh (27-32)
— Glasnow is 0-2, 3.75 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 4-1 in his road starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.
— He pitched for the Pirates from 2016-18.

— Dodgers won five of last six games.
— Dodgers are 17-11 on road.
— Dodgers are 7-3 in road series openers.
— under 8-2 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-61
— record in first 5 innings: 32-25-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4

— Jones is 1-2, 6.45 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 4-7 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Los Angeles.

— Pirates are 7-6 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 12-15 at home.
— Pirates are 5-4 in home series openers.
— over 17-6 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-59
— record in first 5 innings: 26-25-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.2-3-3.1

Milwaukee (36-24) @ Philadelphia (42-19)
— Rea is 1-1, 4.70 in his last three games.
— Milwaukee is 7-3 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 0-2, 3.80 in four starts vs Philly

— Brewers are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 18-14 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
— record in first 5 innings: 30-22-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2.1

— Sanchez is 2-0, 2.03 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 3-2 in his home starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6
— He is 0-0, 2.45 in 2 games (1 start) vs Milwaukee.

— Phillies won four of last five games.
— Phillies are 25-9 at home.
— under 9-2 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 22-61
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 40-16-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-5-2

NY Mets (25-35) @ Washington (27-32)
— Peterson gave up 3 runs in 5 IP in his first ‘24 start.
— Mets are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He is 3-1, 3.68 in six starts vs Washington.

— New York is 13-27 in its last 40 games.
— Mets are 12-14 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
— record in first 5 innings: 23-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-4

— Williams is 3-0, 2.40 in his last six starts.
— Washington is 9-2 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-2
— He is 3-2, 3.83 in eight starts vs New York.
— He pitched for the Mets in 2021-22.

— Nationals are 1-3 in their last four games.
— They’re 10-14 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 8-59
— record in first 5 innings: 24-30-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-4.2

Cincinnati (27-33) @ Colorado (21-38)
— Montas is 0-2, 5.53 in his last five starts.
— Cincinnati is 3-7 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-1
— He is 1-2, 5.02 in three starts vs Colorado

— Reds are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— They’re 13-16 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 15-60
— record in first 5 innings: 22-27-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3

— Blach is 2-2, 3.71 in his five starts.
— Colorado is 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He is 0-1, 6.27 in three starts vs Cincinnati.

— Rockies lost their last three games.
— They’re 13-15 at home.
— over 5-1 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-59
— record in first 5 innings: 22-28-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-4.2

San Francisco (29-32) @ Arizona (28-32)
— Harrison is 1-1, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 8-1 in his last nine starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 4 IP, in his one start vs Arizona

— San Francisco lost its last five games.
— Giants are 12-18 on road.
— over 14-6 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-61
— record in first 5 innings: 22-31-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.1-3.2

— Walston blanked Miami for 4.2 IP in his first MLB start.
— Arizona is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Arizona won its last three games.
— Diamondbacks are 14-15 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 19-60
— record in first 5 innings: 26-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-1.1

American League
Kansas City (36-25) @ Cleveland (39-20)
— Lugo is 4-0, 1.69 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 9-3 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 9-1-2
— This is his first start vs Cleveland.

— Royals lost six of their last eight games.
— Royals are 14-15 on road.
— Royals are 4-5 in road series openers.
— over 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 31-19-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x

— McKenzie is 0-0, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Guardians are 7-1 in his last eight starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He is 4-2, 2.70 in nine starts vs Kanas City.

— Cleveland won 15 of last 19 games.
— Guardians are 20-7 at home.
— Guardians are 7-2 in home series openers.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-59
— record in first 5 innings: 28-23-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3.1-5

Minnesota (33-26) @ Bronx (42-19)
— Ober is 2-2, 5.76 in his last four starts.
— Minnesota is 3-1 in his last four road starts.
— under 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Twins won nine of last 12 games.
— Twins are 17-13 on road.
— Twins are 5-5 in road series openers.
— under 15-5 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-59
— record in first 5 innings: 26-29-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-x

— Gil is 6-0, 0.70 in his last six starts.
— New York is 5-0 in his home starts.
— over 3-2 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 10-1
— He gave up 5 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Minnesota.

— New York is 23-7 in its last 30 games.
— They’re 18-8 at home.
— New York is 5-3 in home series openers.
— over 4-1 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-61
— record in first 5 innings: 36-15-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4.2

Baltimore (38-20) @ Toronto (28-31)
— Burnes is 2-0, 1.44 in his last four starts.
— Baltimore is 8-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-1
— He is 1-0, 2.63 in two starts vs Toronto.

— Baltimore won nine of its last 11 games.
— Orioles are 17-8 on road.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 13-58
— record in first 5 innings: 32-20-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-2.2-2.1

— Toronto hasn’t named a starter.

— Toronto is 9-6 in its last 15 games.
— Blue Jays are 14-13 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-59
— record in first 5 innings: 26-26-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4-2.2

Detroit (30-30) @ Texas (29-31)
— Flaherty is 2-1, 2.33 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 4-2 in his road starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 0-0, 1.50 in two starts vs Texas.

— Detroit is 7-3 in its last ten games.
— Tigers are 15-15 on road.
— over 20-8 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-60
— record in first 5 innings: 24-26-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-6-3

— Dunning is 2-1, 4.34 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 4-0 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He is 1-3, 4.34 in seven starts vs Detroit.

— Rangers won five of last seven games.
— They’re 14-13 at home.
— under 15-4 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-60
— record in first 5 innings: 25-24-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-3.1

Seattle (34-27) @ Oakland (24-37)
— Kirby is 0-2, 5.50 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 0-6 in his road starts
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-3
— He is 3-0, 4.19 in six starts vs Oakland.

— Seattle won seven of its last eight games.
— Mariners are 13-16 on road.
— Mariners are 3-6 in road series openers.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 14-61
— record in first 5 innings: 27-26-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-x

— Spence is 1-1, 2.08 in three starts.
— A’s are 1-2 in his starts
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— This is his first start vs Seattle

— A’s lost five of their last seven games.
— Oakland is 13-16 at home.
— A’s are 2-6 in last eight series openers.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 11-61
— record in first 5 innings: 19-39-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2.1-x

Interleague Games
Tampa Bay (29-31) @ Miami (21-39)
— Pepiot is 0-0, 6.17 in his last three starts.
— He is 2-0, 0.00 in two road starts.
— Rays are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 2-0, 1.50 in two starts vs Miami

— Tampa Bay lost nine of last 13 games.
— Rays are 12-13 on road.
— Rays are 6-13 in series openers.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-60
— record in first 5 innings: 20-29-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-x

— Luzardo is 2-1, 1.35 in his last three starts.
— Miami is 3-6 in his starts.
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He is 0-2, 2.81 in three starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Marlins lost four of their last six games.
— Marlins got shut out their last two games.
— Miami is 11-21 at home.
— Miami is 5-14 in series openers.
— under 9-3 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-60
— record in first 5 innings: 21-31-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-3

Atlanta (33-24) @ Boston (30-30)
— Fried is 3-1, 1.59 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 8-3 in his starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP, in his only start vs Boston

— Braves are 4-6 in their last ten games.
— They’re 14-12 on road.
— Braves are 5-4 in road series openers.
— under 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-57
— record in first 5 innings: 31-19-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-3

— Crawford is 0-3, 5.79 in his last five starts.
— Boston is 3-9 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-3
— He is 1-1, 4.20 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Red Sox are 4-6 in last ten games.
— They’re 13-17 at home.
— Red Sox are 1-8 in series openers.
— under 13-4 last 17 home games
— scored run in first inning: 19-60
— record in first 5 innings: 32-20-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3.2

White Sox (15-45) @ Cubs (29-31)
— Flexen is 0-2, 7.86 in his last four starts.
— Chicago is 2-8 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He is 0-1, 7.56 in three starts against the Cubs.

— White Sox are 1-15 in their last 16 games.
— Chicago is 5-24 on road.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 10-60
— record in first 5 innings: 23-29-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4

— Imanaga is 1-1, 2.64 in his last five starts.
— Chicago is 8-2 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-4
— He hasn’t pitched against the White Sox.

— Cubs are 6-15 in their last 21 games.
— They’re 16-13 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 13-60
— record in first 5 innings: 22-25-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-4

St Louis (28-30) @ Houston (27-34)
— Pallante blanked Reds for 6 IP in his first ‘24 start.
— Cardinals are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— This is his first start vs Houston.

— Cardinals lost three of last four games.
— They’re 15-18 on road.
— under 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-58
— record in first 5 innings: 18-31-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-3.1

— Arrighetti is 3-1, 3.52 in his last four starts.
— Houston won his last three home starts.
— over 3-1 home starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Houston is 4-6 in its last ten games.
— Astros are 16-17 at home.
— under 10-2 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 28-28-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4

San Diego (32-31) @ LA Angels (22-38)
— Mazur is making his MLB debut.
— He was 1-2, 7.11 in his four AAA starts.
— He obviously hasn’t pitched against the Angels.

— Padres are 10-7 in their last 17 games.
— They’re 19-12 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 21-63
— record in first 5 innings: 25-27-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-1.1-1.2

— Sandoval is 0-3, 6.23 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 0-6 in his home starts.
— over 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9
— He is 1-0, 1.13 in 2 games (1 start) vs San Diego.

— Angels are 3-9 in their last 12 games.
— They’re 8-21 at home.
— under 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-60
— record in first 5 innings: 20-35-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-1.1-2.1

 

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Trend Report
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Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Kansas City's last 14 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Cleveland is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games

Tampa Bay @ Miami
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Miami
Tampa Bay is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Miami
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games
Miami is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games

Milwaukee @ Philadelphia
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

LA Dodgers @ Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games
LA Dodgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

NY Mets @ Washington
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Washington is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home

Minnesota @ NY Yankees
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home

Atlanta @ Boston
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Atlanta's last 18 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Boston's last 18 games at home

Chi White Sox @ Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
Chi Cubs is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox

Detroit @ Texas
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Detroit's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Detroit's last 17 games
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games at home
Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

St. Louis @ Houston
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 10 games
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis

Cincinnati @ Colorado
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Colorado is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home

San Diego @ LA Angels
San Diego
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
LA Angels is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games

San Francisco @ Arizona
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of San Francisco's last 20 games
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Seattle @ Oakland
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games


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TUESDAY, JUNE 4​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
KC at CLE	06:40 PM	KC +100 U 8.0	+500 +500
MIL at PHI	06:40 PM	PHI -165 U 9.0	+500 +500
LAD at PIT	06:40 PM	PIT +155 O 7.5	+500 +500
TB at MIA	06:40 PM	MIA +105 U 7.0	+500 +500
NYM at WAS	06:45 PM	NYM -115 O 9.0	+500 +500
MIN at NYY	07:05 PM	NYY -175 U 8.0	+500 +500
BAL at TOR	07:07 PM	BAL -165 O 8.0	+500 +500
ATL at BOS	07:10 PM	ATL -165 U 8.0	+500 +500
DET at TEX	08:05 PM	TEX -110 U 7.5	+500 +500
CHW at CHC	08:05 PM	CHW +240 O 9.5	+500 +500
STL at HOU	08:10 PM	STL +135 U 8.5	+500 +500
CIN at COL	08:40 PM	COL +110 O 10.5	+500 +500
SD at LAA	09:38 PM	SD -105 U 8.5	+500 +500
SF at AZ	09:40 PM	SF +100 U 9.5	+500 +500
SEA at OAK	09:40 PM	SEA -160 O 7.5	+500 +500

 

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JUNE'S BEST BETS !

06/04/2024.................................6 - 14 - 1............................30.00%.............................- 31.25
06/03/2024...................................6 - 7 - 0............................46.15%..............................- 9.00
06/02/2024.................................15 - 8 - 2............................65.21%.............................+ 35.25
06/01/2024...............................10 - 12 - 0............................45.45%.............................- 7.75
TOTALS.....................................37 - 41 - 2...........................47.43%..............................- 12.75

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BEST BET TOTALS:

Mar - April : TOTALS........................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS........................336 - 300 - 18..............52.83%..................+143.50

 

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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in runs scored:
54— Bobby Witt Jr, KC
48— William Contreras, Milw
47— Gunnar Henderson, Balt
46— Jose Ramirez Clev/Juan Soto NYY
44— Kyle Schwarber Phil/Aaron Judge NYY
43— Marcus Semien Tex/Mookie Betts LA/Anthony Volpe, NYY

Quote of the Day
“That was a terrible game by us today, especially the early portion of the game. When you’re going through losing streaks, at least you fight. For the most part we have. That was an awful game.”
Giants’ manager Bob Melvin, after an 8-5 loss in Arizona.

Wednesday’s quiz
Who is the San Diego Padres’ all-time leader in home runs?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the first-ever episode of Cheers, Diane (Shelley Long) was in Sam Malone’s bar because she was with her fiancee, waiting to get married, but he wound up walking out on her and Sam hired her as a waitress in the bar.

Monday’s quiz
Doc Rivers was coach of the Boston Celtics, last time they won the NBA title.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

— There is an excellent 90-minute special on HBO with former NBA player/US Senator Bill Bradley; he talks about his very interesting life and one of the stories he told was especially interesting, at least to me.

Jerry Lucas was a very good ballplayer; he played for the ’73 Knicks championship team, he scored over 14,000 points in his career, but he was also a memory expert- he wrote books with a guy named Harry Lorayne about how to improve your memory.

I bought one of his books when I was in high school, but I forgot where I put it 🙂

Bill Bradley tells this story about how Lucas met the great chess champion Bobby Fischer, and Lucas told Fischer how he memorized pages in a phone book. He could tell you anyone’s phone number in the book; Fischer didn’t believe him.

Fischer picks a page in the phone book, asks Lucas for the phone number of the 10th name on that page, and Lucas rattles it off, no problem.

An amazing skill, but not sure how marketable it was.

— Northwestern’s basketball team is taking a 10-day trip to Italy/Greece August 20-30; trips like those help with team bonding, especially in this transfer portal era, when teams get cobbled together quickly.

— 49ers signed Christian McCaffrey to a 2-year, $38M contract extension; there are only five running backs who are making $10M+ a year.

— Today is June 5th; the baseball trade deadline is eight weeks from tomorrow, so for the next 57 days, writers will guess which players the contending teams will poach from the poor teams before July 31st. No bueno.

All this stuff gives fantasy baseball managers a headache; one of your players gets traded to a smaller ballpark (or a pitcher to a bigger one) that helps. Of course the opposite can also happen; real-life trades will keep us on our toes next month.

— Tuesday was a rough day for my fantasy squad; three of my players went on the IL, one of whom sprained his ankle stumbling on the dugout steps during Sunday’s game. Seriously, a 24-year old pro athlete is out for three weeks because he tripped on the dugout steps.

Oy.

— Phillies 2, Brewers 1 (10)
Alec Bohm tied the game with an 8th inning home run.
Phillies are 43-19, 26-9 at home; they lead NL East by 7 games.

— Pirates 1, Dodgers 0
Jack Suwinski’s home run was the game’s only run.
Jared Jones tossed six shutout inning for Pittsburgh.
Dodgers were 0-12 with runners in scoring position.

Famous birthdays, June 5th:
Leslie Hendrix, 64
Jeff Garlin, 62
Mark Wahlberg, 53
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, 49

Torry Holt, 48
Andrew Heaney, 33
Joe Ryan, 28
Sam Darnold, 27

— Guardians 8, Royals 5
Kansas City led 5-0 in fifth inning; Bobby Witt hit two homers.
Cleveland leads AL Central by 5 games over the Royals.

— Rays 9, Marlins 5
Brandon Lowe hit a 3-run homer, knocked in five runs.
Tampa Bay is 21-4 in its last 25 games against the Marlins.

— Cubs 7, White Sox 6
White Sox led 5-0 in fifth inning, still lost their 12th game in a row.
Cubs won for only third time in their last 12 games.

— Tigers 3, Rangers 1
Jack Flaherty tossed five shutout IP (60 PT), left with back tightness.
Detroit is over .500 for first time since May 18th.

— Astros 8, Cardinals 5
Yanier Diaz homered for the second game in a row.
Alex Bregman scored three runs for Houston.

— Reds 4, Rockies 1
Frankie Montas allowed only one hit in 7 IP.

Hideo Nomo threw the only no-hitter in Coors Field history, in 1996.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Padres, Cubs
AL: New York, Guardians, Mariners. Wild Cards: Orioles, Royals, Twins

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 5

National League
Los Angeles (38-24) @ Pittsburgh (28-32)
— Paxton is 0-0, 5.27 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 8-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Pittsburgh.


— Dodgers won five of last seven games.
— Dodgers are 17-12 on road.
— under 9-2 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-62
— record in first 5 innings: 32-26-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2


— Skenes is 2-0, 2.45 in his four starts.
— Pirates are 3-1 in his starts, scoring 35 runs.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Los Angeles.


— Pirates are 8-6 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 13-15 at home.
— over 17-7 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-60
— record in first 5 innings: 27-25-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-3


Milwaukee (36-25) @ Philadelphia (43-19)
— Ashby allowed 8 runs in 3.2 IP in his only ’24 start.
— That start was April 8th.
— In his career, he is 5-13, 4.61 in 24 starts.
— Milwaukee is 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— This is his first start vs Philly


— Brewers are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 18-15 on road.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 31-22-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.1-5


— Nola is 3-0, 2.54 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 10-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-3
— He is 6-2, 3.03 in 12 starts vs Milwaukee.


— Phillies won five of last six games.
— Phillies are 26-9 at home.
— under 10-2 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 22-62
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 40-17-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-4


NY Mets (26-35) @ Washington (27-33)
— Severino is 1-0, 5.34 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 4-7 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-1
— He threw 6.2 scoreless IP in his one start vs Washington.


— New York is 14-27 in its last 41 games.
— Mets are 13-14 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 24-26-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2.1


— Corbin is 0-3, 6.08 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 4-8 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9
— He is 8-11, 4.83 in 27 starts vs New York.


— Nationals are 1-4 in their last five games.
— They’re 10-15 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 8-60
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-5


Cincinnati (28-33) @ Colorado (21-39)
— Ashcraft is 1-1, 6.63 in his last four starts.
— Cincinnati is 2-5 in his road starts.
— over 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He gave up 7 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Colorado


— Reds are 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— They’re 14-16 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 16-61
— record in first 5 innings: 23-27-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2


— Hudson is 1-1, 3.06 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 3-8 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1
— He is 7-2, 3.06 in 11 starts vs Cincinnati.


— Rockies lost their last four games.
— They’re 13-16 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-60
— record in first 5 innings: 22-29-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.2-4


San Francisco (29-33) @ Arizona (29-32)
— Hicks is 1-1, 3.98 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2
— He is 0-0, 3.31 in 10 games (2 starts) vs Arizona


— San Francisco lost its last six games.
— Giants are 12-19 on road.
— over 15-6 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-62
— record in first 5 innings: 22-32-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.2-2


— Montgomery is 1-1, 7.17 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 3-1 in his home starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He is 0-1, 5.25 in two starts vs San Francisco.


— Arizona won its last four games.
— Diamondbacks are 15-15 at home.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 27-23-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1.1-4.2


American League
Kansas City (36-26) @ Cleveland (40-20)
— Singer is 1-1, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 8-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 2-2, 4.98 in 11 starts vs Cleveland.


— Royals lost seven of their last nine games.
— Royals are 14-16 on road.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 32-19-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3


— bullpen game


— Cleveland won 16 of last 20 games.
— Guardians are 21-7 at home.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 15-60
— record in first 5 innings: 28-24-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-3.2


Minnesota (33-27) @ Bronx (43-19)
— Paddack is 0-0, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— Minnesota is 8-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6
— He is 0-2, 8.10 in two starts vs New York.


— Twins won nine of last 13 games.
— Twins are 17-14 on road.
— under 16-5 last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-60
— record in first 5 innings: 26-30-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-3


— Rodon is 5-0, 2.48 in his last five starts.
— New York is 3-1 in his home starts.
— over 6-1 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— He is 7-3, 4.35 in 12 starts vs Minnesota.


— New York is 24-7 in its last 31 games.
— They’re 19-8 at home.
— over 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-62
— record in first 5 innings: 37-15-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.2-3


Baltimore (39-20) @ Toronto (28-32)
— Suarez is 1-0, 1.85 in five starts (24.1 IP).
— Baltimore is 4-1 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.


— Baltimore won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Orioles are 18-8 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 13-59
— record in first 5 innings: 33-20-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-2.1-2


— Berrios is 1-1, 2.67 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 4-1 in his home starts.
— under 8-3 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
— He is 10-1, 2.95 in 15 starts vs Baltimore


— Toronto is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— Blue Jays are 14-14 at home.
— over 7-1 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-60
— record in first 5 innings: 26-27-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.2-7


Detroit (31-30) @ Texas (29-32)
— Maeda is 1-1, 9.53 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 3-1 in his road starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 2-0, 4.81 in five starts vs Texas.


— Detroit is 8-3 in its last eleven games.
— Tigers are 16-15 on road.
— over 20-9 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 25-26-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-4


— Urena is 0-3, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He is 1-2, 2.45 in 4 games (2 starts) vs Detroit.


— Rangers are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— They’re 14-14 at home.
— under 16-4 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 25-25-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-4


Seattle (35-27) @ Oakland (24-38)
— Gilbert is 0-3, 5.97 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 2-5 in his last seven starts
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 2-0, 3.33 in nine starts vs Oakland.


— Seattle won eight of its last nine games.
— Mariners are 14-16 on road.
— under 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-62
— record in first 5 innings: 28-26-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-4


— Estes is 1-1, 6.10 in four starts.
— A’s are 2-2 in his starts
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 1-1, 5.59 in two starts vs Seattle


— A’s lost six of their last eight games.
— Oakland is 13-17 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 11-62
— record in first 5 innings: 19-40-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-x-3


Interleague Games
Tampa Bay (30-31) @ Miami (21-40)
— Eflin is 2-0, 4.00 in his last three starts.
— Rays won his last three starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 5-8, 4.91 in 17 starts vs Miami


— Tampa Bay is 4-2 in its last six games.
— Rays are 13 -13 on road.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 16-61
— record in first 5 innings: 21-29-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3


— Garrett is 2-0, 0.64 in his last two starts.
— Miami is 4-0 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 Tampa Bay.


— Marlins lost five of their last seven games.
— Miami is 11-22 at home.
— under 9-4 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-61
— record in first 5 innings: 21-32-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4.2


Atlanta (34-24) @ Boston (30-31)
— Schwellenbach gave up 3 runs in 5 IP, in his first MLB start.
— Braves are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston


— Braves are 3-1 in their last four games.
— They’re 15-12 on road.
— under 9-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-58
— record in first 5 innings: 31-19-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-2


— Pivetta is 0-2, 7.27 in his last two starts.
— Boston is 3-4 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 7-5, 5.30 in 16 starts vs Atlanta.


— Red Sox are 4-7 in last eleven games.
— They’re 13-18 at home.
— under 13-5 last 18 home games
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 32-20-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-3


White Sox (15-46) @ Cubs (30-31)
— Fedde is 1-1, 3.33 in his last four starts.
— Chicago is 1-5 in his road starts.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-1
— He is 0-0, 5.56 in two starts against the Cubs.


— White Sox lost their last 12 games.
— Chicago is 5-25 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 10-61
— record in first 5 innings: 24-29-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3


— Taillon is 0-2, 7.08 in his last four starts.
— Chicago is 3-1 in his home starts.
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 0-0, 2.38 in four starts against the White Sox.


— Cubs are 7-15 in their last 22 games.
— They’re 17-13 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 13-61
— record in first 5 innings: 22-26-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4.2


St Louis (28-31) @ Houston (28-34)
— Mikolas is 1-1, 3.91 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 3-4 in his road starts.
— under 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 1-10-1
— He is 0-1, 9.64 in three starts vs Houston.


— Cardinals lost four of last five games.
— They’re 15-19 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 13-59
— record in first 5 innings: 18-32-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3.1-5


— Blanco is 1-1, 3.07 in his last three starts.
— Houston is 4-1 in his home starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.


— Houston is 5-6 in its last 11 games.
— Astros are 17-17 at home.
— under 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-62
— record in first 5 innings: 29-28-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-6


San Diego (32-32) @ LA Angels (23-38)
— Cease is 0-2, 6.64 in his last four starts.
— Padres won his last six road starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He is 1-1, 3.46 in five starts against the Angels.


— Padres are 10-8 in their last 18 games.
— They’re 19-13 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 21-64
— record in first 5 innings: 25-27-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-1.2-2


— Soriano is 1-1, 3.24 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 3-7 in his starts.
— over 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-1
— He is 0-0, 4.15 in 6 games (1 start) vs Seattle.


— Angels are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 9-21 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-61
— record in first 5 innings: 21-35-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-2.1-6

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 5

 

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MLB

Thursday, June 6

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Trend Report
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Atlanta vs Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Atlanta's last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home

St. Louis vs Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis

Cincinnati vs Colorado
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Colorado's last 14 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

San Francisco vs Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Francisco's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Milwaukee vs Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

NY Mets vs Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Kansas City vs Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Cleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Cleveland is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games

Tampa Bay vs Miami
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Tampa Bay is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Miami's last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 11 games

LA Dodgers vs Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Minnesota vs NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Baltimore vs Toronto
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games

Chi White Sox vs Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox

Detroit vs Texas
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Detroit's last 14 games on the road
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games

San Diego vs LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
San Diego is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
LA Angels is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego

Seattle vs Oakland
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Seattle is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games


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[Cnotes53]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ATL at BOS	01:35 PM	BOS -110 U 10.0	+500 +500
STL at HOU	02:10 PM	HOU -155 O 8.5	+500 +500
CIN at COL	03:10 PM	CIN -125 U 11.5	+500 +500
SF at AZ	03:40 PM	AZ -125 O 8.5	+500 +500
MIL at PHI	04:05 PM	MIL +155 U 8.5	+500 +500
NYM at WAS	04:05 PM	NYM -145 O 9.0	+500 +500
KC at CLE	06:40 PM	CLE -125 O 8.5	+500 +500
LAD at PIT	06:40 PM	PIT -115 U 8.0	+500 +500
TB at MIA	06:40 PM	TB -125 O 7.5	+500 +500
MIN at NYY	07:05 PM	NYY -190 U 8.0	+500 +500
BAL at TOR	07:07 PM	BAL +105 O 8.0	+500 +500
DET at TEX	08:05 PM	DET +105 U 8.5	+500 +500
CHW at CHC	08:05 PM	CHW +145 O 9.0	+500 +500
SD at LAA	09:38 PM	LAA +125 U 7.5	+500 +500
SEA at OAK	09:40 PM	SEA -160 O 7.5	+500 +500

 

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JUNE'S BEST BETS !

06/05/2024................................12 - 12 - 0..........................50.00%.............................- 9.25
06/04/2024.................................6 - 14 - 1...........................30.00%............................- 31.25
06/03/2024...................................6 - 7 - 0..........................46.15%.............................- 9.00
06/02/2024.................................15 - 8 - 2...........................65.21%............................+ 35.25
06/01/2024...............................10 - 12 - 0............................45.45%............................- 7.75

TOTALS.....................................49 - 53 - 2...........................48.03%.............................-22.00

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BEST BET TOTALS:

Mar - April : TOTALS........................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS........................336 - 300 - 18..............52.83%..................+143.50

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Rays 5, Marlins 3— Tampa Bay won 23 of last 26 games vs Miami.
— Cubs 7, White Sox 6- Pale Hose led 5-1 in fifth inning.
— Reds 12, Rockies 7- Cincinnati scored six runs in ninth inning.
— Pirates 10, Dodgers 6- Pittsburgh scored seven runs in 2nd inning.
— Angels 3, Padres 2- Zach Neto hit a 2-rum homer.
— A’s 2, Mariners 1- Joey Estes had a perfect game going until 7th inning.

Quote of the Day
“It just wasn’t perfect for us playing together, and it didn’t work out. And that’s it. There’s no ill will, I don’t think from their side. For sure, [there is not] from my side. I don’t think there should be. It just didn’t work out, but I have nothing but love for Dallas and for my teammates and for everybody there.”
Celtics C Kristaps Porzingis, talking about his time with the Mavericks

Thursday’s quiz
Dave Winfield was a Hall of Fame baseball player, was drafted by four pro teams in three different sports. Where did he go to college?

Wednesday’s quiz
Nate Colbert is the San Diego Padres’ all-time leader in home runs, with 163.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the first-ever episode of Cheers, Diane (Shelley Long) was in Sam Malone’s bar because she was with her fiancee, waiting to get married, but he wound up walking out on her and Sam hired her as a waitress in the bar.

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Thursday’s Den: Random college football knowledge​

— Replacing Nick Saban at Alabama is going to be really difficult; the fanbase is spoiled, the SEC is a really tough league. Very little chance this ends well.
Remember Gene Bartow coaching basketball at UCLA? The guy replaced John Wooden, he went 52-9 in two years, then beat feet to start the program at UAB, because back then, 52-9 at UCLA wasn’t good enough. Kind of like Alabama now.
Kalen DeBoer went 25-3 in two years at Washington, 12-6 in two years at Fresno State and before that, he was 67-3 at an NAIA school. Very good coach.
But Alabama has only 8 of 22 starters back from last year; good luck.

— Georgia scored 40.1 ppg last year; they’ve got nine starters back on offense, but lost four assistant coaches, two of whom became head coaches (Georgia State/Syracuse).
Last time Georgia didn’t play in a bowl: 1996.

— USC is in the Big 18 now; they got a break with their schedule- their three eastern road trips are in September/October. Trojans’ over/under win total is only 7.5, not very high; they’ve got only nine starters back. Who will play QB; last year’s backup, Miller Moss or UNLV transfer Jayden Maiava?

— Oklahoma/Texas are both in the SEC now; Sooners figure to struggle some.
Oklahoma has a new:
Offensive coordinator
Quarterback
5 new offensive linemen
Sooners open with four straight home games, but Houston/Tennessee are two of those.

— As for Texas, they’ve got 5 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; their QB is back, and so are 4 of their starters on the offensive line, which is good. They’ve got a tough road game September 7 at Michigan.
Last year, Longhorns were #70 in country in 3rd down conversions (38.4%), 120th in country in TD %age in the red zone (50.8%). Those numbers need to improve.

— Florida’s November schedule is kind of hard:
November 2- vs Georgia
November 9- @ Texas
November 16- LSU
November 23- Ole Miss
November 30- @ Florida State
No bye weeks in there; not ideal.

— Coordinators who changed jobs since last year:
Ohio State OC Chip Kelly was head coach at UCLA last year.
Alabama DC Kane Wommack was the head coach at South Alabama last year.
Arkansas OC Bobby Petrino was head coach at Missouri State last year.
UCLA OC Eric Bieniemy was OC for the Commanders last year.
Boise State OC Dirk Koetter comes out of semi-retirement to revive the Broncos’ offense.
Michigan DC Wink Martindale was the Giants’ DC last year.

— Famous birthdays for June 6th:
Max Venable, 67
Cam Neely, 59
Paul Giamatti, 57
Mark Ellis, 47
Anthony Rendon, 34
DeAndre Hopkins, 32
Joey Lucchesi, 31
Kenny Pickett, 26

— 12-team college football playoff starts with two games each December 20-21.
Quarterfinals will have two games each December 31-January 1st.
Semi-finals are January 9-10.
National championship game is January 20th.

— Last year, I-A teams went 113-4 vs I-AA teams; it is stupid that these games are played, it is stealing money from fans to watch non-competitive games. This year, there are 121 of these games. Awesome.
I-A teams that lost to a I-AA team last year:
Buffalo, Nevada, Northern Illinois, Stanford.

— Michigan QB Jack Tuttle was the 7th-rated QB in the 2018 freshman class; he is still a Wolverine. Here are some other QB’s who were also in that class:
#1- Trevor Lawrence- Was #1 pick in the 2021 draft
#11- Justin Fields- #11 pick in ‘21 draft just got traded to the Steelers.
#25- Zach Wilson- #2 pick in ’21 draft just moved to the Broncos.
#36- Michael Penix- #8 pick in 2024 draft by Atlanta.
#50- Brock Purdy- #262 pick in ’22 draft starts for the 49ers.
Tuttle isn’t the only QB in his 7th year of college football.
Oklahoma State’s Alan Bowman used to play at Texas Tech.
Utah QB Cam Rising used to play at Texas.

— Clemson won its last five games LY, after starting the season 4-4; six true freshmen started 3+ games last year, and none of them transferred. This year, Tigers play Georgia, Florida State, NC State in their first five games.
Last year was first time in 12 years Clemson didn’t win 10+ games; they’ve only got three starters back on defense, but the offense figures to be improved.

— Coaches on the hot seat, alphabetically by school:
(In reality, every coach who lost his last game is on the hot seat, but still…….)
Arkansas- Sam Pittman- Hired Bobby Petrino to save his offense.
Baylor- Dave Aranda- Bears are 3-10 in last 13 games, with a home loss to Texas State.
BYU- Kalani Sitake- Were 118th in country running ball LY, now they’re in the Big X.
Florida- Billy Napier- He is 11-14 in two years, but has 13 starters back this season.
Pittsburgh- Pat Narduzzi- Pitt was 3-9 LY, then fired the offensive coordinator.

— Top QB’s who transferred this year:
Dillon Gabriel (Oklahoma to Oregon)
Cam Ward (Washington State to Miami)
Riley Leonard (Duke to Notre Dame)
DJ Uiagalelei (Clemson to Oregon State to Florida State)
Cam Howard (Kansas State to Ohio State)

— With all the conference shuffling going on, Oregon State/Washington State got screwed over, left behind to fend for themselves, all of which makes Oregon State-Oregon, Washington-Wazzu must watch TV this fall.
Beavers/Coogs are basically playing a Mountain West schedule for now; Oregon State’s coach bolted to Michigan State, and he’s an OSU alum. Not a good sign for the future.

 

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Thursday, June 6

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, June 6

National League
Los Angeles (38-25) @ Pittsburgh (29-32)
— Buehler is 1-3, 4.81 in five starts.
— Dodgers are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 2-0, 2.37 in three starts vs Pittsburgh.


— Dodgers are 2-3 in their last five games.
— Dodgers are 17-13 on road.
— under 9-3 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-63
— record in first 5 innings: 32-27-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-6.1


— Falter is 1-0, 1.67 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 4-1 in his home starts.
— over 4-1 home starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— This is his first start against Los Angeles.


— Pirates are 9-6 in their last 15 games.
— They’re 14-15 at home.
— over 18-7 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-61
— record in first 5 innings: 28-25-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-4


Atlanta (34-25) @ Washington (27-34)
— Lopez is 1-0, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 6-4 in his starts, 1-3 on road.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2
— He gave up 6 runs in 4 iP, in his one start vs Washington.


— Braves are 3-2 in their last five games.
— They’re 15-13 on road.
— Braves are 6-4 in series openers.
— under 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-59
— record in first 5 innings: 31-20-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3.1


— Parker is 2-1, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 5-4 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.


— Nationals are 1-5 in their last six games.
— They’re 10-16 at home.
— Nationals are 8-4 in last 12 series openers.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 8-61
— record in first 5 innings: 24-32-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-5-3.2


Cubs (31-31) @ Cincinnati (29-33)
— Assad is 0-1, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Chicago is 7-5 in his starts.
— under 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— He is 0-1, 2.30 in four starts vs Cincinnati.


— Cubs are 3-1 in their last four games.
— They’re 13-18 on road.
— Cubs are 4-6 in road series openers.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 13-62
— record in first 5 innings: 22-27-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-4


— Greene is 2-0, 3.55 in his last four starts.
— Cincinnati is 0-7 in his no-decisions.
— under 7-3-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-4
— He is 3-1, 4.33 in five starts vs Chicago


— Reds are 9-3 in their last dozen games.
— They’re 14-17 at home.
— Reds won their last six series openers.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 16-62
— record in first 5 innings: 23-28-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-5.1


Colorado (21-40) @ St Louis (29-31)
— Quantrill is 4-1, 2.50 in his last six starts.
— Colorado is 2-6 in his road starts.
— under 7-3 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-3
— He is 1-0, 0.82 in four games (1 start) vs St Louis.


— Rockies lost their last five games.
— They’re 8-23 on road.
— Rockies are 4-7 in road series openers.
— under 5-2 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 21-61
— record in first 5 innings: 23-29-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-4.2


— Gray is 3-1, 4.98 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 7-3 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2
— He gave up a run in 7 IP, in his one start vs Colorado.


— Cardinals lost four of last six games.
— They’re 13-12 at home.
— Cardinals are 6-3 in home series openers.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 13-60
— record in first 5 innings: 19-32-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-3


Arizona (29-33) @ San Diego (32-33)
— Cecconi is 0-2, 6.20 in his last four games.
— Arizona is 4-2 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 0-1, 9.00 in 2 games (1 start) vs San Diego.


— Arizona won four of last five games.
— Diamondbacks are 14-17 on road.
— Diamondbacks are 4-16 in series openers.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 20-62
— record in first 5 innings: 27-24-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-4.2-7


— Vasquez is 1-2, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 1-5 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— This is his first start vs Arizona.


— Padres lost their last four games.
— They’re 13-19 at home.
— Padres are 4-6 in home series openers.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 21-65
— record in first 5 innings: 25-28-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-2-2


American League
Baltimore (39-21) @ Toronto (29-32)
— bullpen game


— Baltimore won 10 of its last 13 games.
— Orioles are 18-9 on road.
— over 6-4 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 13-60
— record in first 5 innings: 33-20-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-2-3


— Kikuchi is 0-3, 5.74 in his last five starts.
— Toronto lost his last seven starts.
— under 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— He is 4-5, 5.17 in ten starts vs Baltimore


— Toronto is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Blue Jays are 15-14 at home.
— over 7-2 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-61
— record in first 5 innings: 26-27-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-7-3


Seattle (35-28) @ Oakland (25-38)
— Woo is 2-0, 1.30 in five starts.
— Seattle is 5-0 in his starts
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 5-0
— He is 2-0, 0.00 in three starts vs Oakland (15.1 IP).


— Seattle won eight of its last ten games.
— Mariners are 14-17 on road.
— under 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-27-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-1


— Sears is 1-2, 4.67 in his last three starts.
— A’s won his last three home starts
— under 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— He is 2-1, 1.65 in five starts vs Seattle


— A’s lost six of their last nine games.
— Oakland is 14-17 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 11-63
— record in first 5 innings: 20-40-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-2.2


Kansas City (36-26) @ Cleveland (40-20)
— Singer is 1-1, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 8-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 2-2, 4.98 in 11 starts vs Cleveland.


— Royals lost seven of their last nine games.
— Royals are 14-16 on road.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 32-19-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-x


— Bibee is 2-0, 1.82 in his last four starts.
— Cleveland is 11-1 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his only start vs Kansas City


— Cleveland won 16 of last 20 games.
— Guardians are 21-7 at home.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 15-60
— record in first 5 innings: 28-24-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.2-x


Minnesota (33-28) @ Bronx (44-19)
— Lopez is 1-3, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Minnesota is 3-3 in his road starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7
— He is 0-2, 2.95 in three starts vs New York.


— Twins lost three of last four games.
— Twins are 17-15 on road.
— under 16-6 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-61
— record in first 5 innings: 26-31-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-4


— Stroman is 3-0, 1.01 in his last four starts.
— New York is 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— under 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 2-4, 4.95 in seven starts vs Minnesota.


— New York is 25-7 in its last 32 games.
— They’re 20-8 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-63
— record in first 5 innings: 38-15-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-3


Boston (31-31) @ White Sox (15-47)
— Houck is 2-0, 0.90 in his last three starts.
— Boston is 3-2 in his road starts.
— under 8-2 last 10 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— He is 0-3, 5.93 in three starts vs Chicago.


— Red Sox are 5-7 in last dozen games.
— They’re 17-13 on road.
— Red Sox are 1-9 in last 10 series openers.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 33-20-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-2


— Woodford gave up 3 runs in 4.1 IP in his first ’24 start.
— Chicago is 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.


— White Sox lost their last 13 games.
— Chicago is 10-21 at home.
— White Sox are 2-18 in series openers.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 11-62
— record in first 5 innings: 25-29-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4

 

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MLB

Thursday, June 6

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Trend Report
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Baltimore vs Toronto
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games

Kansas City vs Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Cleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Cleveland is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games

Seattle vs Oakland
Seattle is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Seattle is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games

LA Dodgers vs Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Atlanta vs Washington
Atlanta is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Atlanta's last 20 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta

Minnesota vs NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

Chi Cubs vs Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games
Chi Cubs is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Colorado vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Colorado

Boston vs Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Boston

Arizona vs San Diego
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games at home


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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, June 6