by MIke Griak | Sep 13, 2022 | Inside Cover
Mike Trout of the Angels has now homered in 7 straight games. Tonight he will try to tie the all-time Major League record of 8 straight. He would join Don Mattingly (1987), Ken Griffey Jr. (1993) and Dale Long (1956) who all achieved the feat.
by MIke Griak | Sep 8, 2022 | Inside Cover
After Seattle upset Denver on Monday night, the favorites were just 8-8 vs. the spread in week 1. And, more notably, the unders were 11-5. Consider that going into week 2.
by MIke Griak | Sep 6, 2022 | Inside Cover
Zac Gallen tossed seven shutout innings against Milwaukee this week to run his scoreless streak to 41 1/3 innings.The Major League record of 59 belongs to Orel Hershiser (1988). Gallen’s next outing is likely to come next Sunday against the Rockies at Coors...
by MIke Griak | Sep 4, 2022 | Inside Cover
Iowa prevailed at home vs. South Dakota St. on Saturday by the score of 7-3. The game featured more punts (21) than first downs (16). In fact, this was the first time that a team has scored 7 points without a touchdown since 2000 (Iowa broke a 3-3 tie with two...
by MIke Griak | Sep 2, 2022 | Inside Cover
Right-hander Spencer Strider broke the Atlanta Braves’ record for the most strikeouts in a single game this week. Facing the Colorado Rockies, Strider struck out 16 batters, breaking John Smoltz’s record of 15 that he notched in 2005. Perhaps more impressively, he...
