Quick trends for all 30 MLB teams…….
— Diamondbacks are 1-6 in series openers, 9-6 in all other games.
— Braves are 14-1 when they score 5 or more runs.
— Cubs are 3-0 in home series openers, 1-3 in road series openers.
— Reds are 11-3 when they score 4+ runs, 1-6 when they don’t.
— Rockies are 1-16 when they score less than seven runs.
— Dodgers are 2-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Marlins are 1-10 against lefty starting pitchers.
— Brewers have 5 wins where they scored 3 or fewer runs, tied with the Mets for the most in the major leagues.
— Over is 7-1 in the Mets’ last seven road games.
— Phillies are 13-1 when they score 4 or more runs.
— Pirates lost their last six games, scoring total of nine runs.
— Cardinals are 2-9 in day games, 7-4 in night games.
— Padres have been held to 2 or fewer runs in 10 of 24 games; they’re 0-10 scoring 2 or fewer runs, 10-2 scoring 3+ runs.
— Barry Bonds hit 45 home runs in 2004; since then, no Giant player has hit 30+ homers in a season. During that time, every other major league team has had 5+ seasons where a player hit 30+ homers.
— Nationals are 8-5 in their last 13 games, after a 2-6 start.
— Famous birthdays for April 22nd:
Jack Nicholson, 87
Peter Frampton, 74
Terry Francona, 65
Jimmy Key, 63
Jeff Hostetler, 63
Bimbo Coles, 56
Marshawn Lynch, 38
Eddie Albert, the star of Green Acres, one of the funniest TV shows ever, was born on this day in 1906.
— Orioles are 11-3 vs righty starting pitchers, 3-4 vs lefty starters.
— Red Sox are 10-2 when they score 5+ runs, 3-8 when they don’t.
— White Sox are 7th team since 1960 to start a season 3-18 or worse.
— Guardians have a 16-6 record, best record in American League.
— Tigers are 4-0 vs lefty starting pitchers, 8-10 vs righty starters.
— Astros are off to a 7-16 start; their last losing year in a full season was 2014 (they went 29-31 in 2020, the pandemic season).
— Royals are off to a 13-9 start; their last winning season was 2015, when they won the World Series.
— This is Mike Trout’s 14th year in the majors; he’s played in three playoff games, going 1-12 at the plate in those games- the one hit was a home run.
— Twins lost six of its last seven games; they’re 2-6 at home.
— New York is 15-2 when it scores 3+ runs.
— A’s are 3-0 when they score 6+ runs, 5-14 when they don’t.
— Mariners won five of their last six games; under is 10-2 in their last 12 games.
— Rays are off to a 12-11 start; they’ve made the playoffs the last five years, have been over .500 the last six seasons.
— Rangers are 4-5 in their last nine games; they’re 12-11, leading AL West by a game.
— Blue Jays scored in the first inning in 7 of their last 12 games.
