Diamond Trends – Saturday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Rays are 28-0 SU as a home favorite of more than 190 off a home game in which they used 5+ pitchers.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Nationals are 0-14 SU as a dog after a game as a road dog in which their opponent scored first, they took the lead, but lost and it is post All-Star break.

HITTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Royals are 0-17 as a 130-plus dog after a game in which Whit Merrifield struck out at least twice, losing by an average of 4.18 runs.

STARTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Astros are 12-0 SU in franchise history with Justin Verlander as a favorite after August.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- The Giants are 6-0 SU as a home 140+ dog when they blew a lead in their starters last start and lost.

-- The Mets are 7-0 SU as a 140+ favorite off a game as a favorite in which they drew 5+ walks and it is post All-Star break. New York has won these seven games by an average of 7.3 runs.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)