Armadillo Sports
Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Thunder 124, Wolves 94— OKC is in NBA Finals for first time since 2012.
— Guardians 7, Dodgers 4- Cleveland scored five runs in 8th inning.
— Cubs 2, Rockies 1- Colorado is 1-16 vs lefty starters.
— Blue Jays 2, Rangers 0- Bo Bichette homered in 9th inning
— Marlins 10, Padres 8- Marlins scored three runs in 8th inning.
— Royals 3, Reds 2- Rookie Cameron has a 1.05 ERA in four starts.
Quote of the Day
“I wanted the fans to be able to enjoy the moment with us, I wanted them to be able to see it all with their own eyes. I wanted them to celebrate tonight in our building, go home, get drunk, whatever they do. I just wanted to make sure that above all I can give my energy and my effort to try to get these fans what they deserve.”
OKC Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Thursday’s quiz
In the football movie The Replacements, what was the name of the team Gene Hackman coached/Keanu Reeves played QB for?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, John Franco has the most saves.
Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Oakland A’s (since 1968), Dennis Eckersley has the most saves.
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Thursday’s Den: Trends for every major league team
— Arizona (27-29)
Arizona lost eight of its last nine games.
Diamondbacks are 8-11 in one-run games.
Arizona is 2-11 in last 13 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (25-28)
Atlanta lost five of its last six games.
Braves are 16-9 at home, 9-19 on the road.
Under is 12-3 in their last 15 home games.
— Cubs (35-21)
Chicago won seven of its last eight games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Cubs are 27-15 vs righty starters, 8-6 vs lefties.
— Reds (28-29)
Cincinnati lost six of its last eight games.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Last 9 series, Reds are 0-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Rockies (9-47)
Colorado is 2-14 since they changed managers.
Under is 14-4 in Rockies’ last eighteen road games.
Rockies are 1-16 vs lefty starters, 8-31 vs righties.
— Dodgers (34-22)
Dodgers won six of their last eight games,
Dodgers are 19-8 at home, 15-14 on the road.
Dodgers are 27-12 vs righty starters, 7-10 vs lefties.
Over is 11-3 in their last 14 home games.
— Marlins (22-32) )
Marlins are 7-6 in their last thirteen games.
Miami is 13-15 at home, 9-17 on the road.
Marlins are 1-8 in road series openers.
— Brewers (29-28)
Brewers are 18-10 at home, 11-18 on the road.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.
— Mets (34-22)
Mets won five of their last seven games.
Mets are 21-7 at home, 13-15 on the road.
Under is 12-4 in their last 16 games.
— Phillies (35-19)
Phillies won 10 of their last 11 games.
Phillies are 27-12 vs righty starters, 8-7 vs lefties.
Under is 12-5 in their last seventeen games.
Philly scored in 1st inning in 13 of 26 home games.
— Pirates (21-36)
Pirates won four of their last six games.
Pittsburgh is 13-16 at home, 8-20 on the road.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— St Louis (32-24)
St Louis won 18 of its last 23 games.
Cardinals are 9-2 when Sonny Gray starts.
St Louis is 19-8 at home, 13-16 on the road.
— Padres (31-23)
Padres lost eight of their last 12 games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Padres are 7-1 against their NL West rivals.
— Giants (31-25)
Giants lost six of their last nine games.
Giants are 26-13 vs rightly pitchers, 5-12 vs lefties.
SF is 17-9 at home, 14-16 on the road
Under is 10-1 in Giants’ last eleven games.
— Washington (25-30)
Nationals won seven of their last ten games.
Under is 11-5 in their last sixteen games.
Washington is 9-3 last 12 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, May 29th:
John (Blue Moon) Odom, 80 (1.13 ERA in 39.2 postseason IP)
Annette Bening, 67
Sam Clancy, 67
Eric Davis, 63
Jerry Hairston, 49
Raef LaFrentz, 49
Shaun King, 48
Carmelo Anthony, 41
Steven Matz, 34
Stanley Johnson, 29
Puka Nucuia, 24
Paul Skenes, 23
— Orioles (19-36)
Baltimore is 4-6 since they changed managers.
Orioles are 8-8 vs AL East foes, 11-28 vs everyone else.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
— Red Sox (27-31)
Boston is 6-15 in one-run games.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Red Sox are 16-14 at home, 11-17 on the road.
— White Sox (18-38)
Chicago is 8-5 in its last thirteen home games.
White Sox are 6-23 on the road.
White Sox are 12-29 vs righty starters, 6-9 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (30-25)
Cleveland lost three of its last four games.
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— Detroit (37-20)
Detroit is 21-8 at home, 16-12 on the road.
Tigers won their last four games, giving up five runs.
Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.
— Houston (30-25)
Astros are 20-10 at home, 10-15 on the road.
Houston is 2-6 in road series openers.
Under is 11-4 in their last fifteen games.
— Royals (30-27)
Royals are 5-9 in their last fourteen games.
Kansas City is 18-11 at home, 12-16 on the road.
Under is 16-9 in Royals’ last 25 games.
Kansas City is 11-7 in one-run games.
— Angels (25-30)
Angels lost their last five games, outscored 18-5.
Over is 9-3 in their last 12 road games.
Under is 5-0 in their last five home games.
Halos are 13-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (30-25)
Twins lost three of their last four games.
Minnesota is 18-8 at home, 12-17 on the road.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
— New York (35-20)
New York won 16 of its last 20 games.
Under is 12-2 in their last fourteen games.
New York is 27-15 vs righty starters, 8-5 vs lefties.
— A’s (23-33)
A’s lost 13 of their last 14games.
A’s are 9-19 in Sacramento, 14-14 on the road.
Over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
— Seattle (30-24)
Mariners are 7-10 in their last seventeen games.
Seattle lost six of last seight home games.
Under is 7-2 in Seattle’s last nine road games.
— Tampa Bay (28-27)
Tampa Bay won seven of its last eight games.
Under is 16-7 in their last 20 home games.
Rays are 8-2 in last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (27-30)
Rangers lost eight of their last ten games.
Texas is 5-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 18-12 at home, 9-18 on road.
Under is 13-4 in their last 17 road games.
— Toronto (27-28)
Blue Jays lost five of their last seven games.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Toronto is 8-10 in series openers.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mets, Padres, Cardinals
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Twins, Guardians, Astros
