Diamond Trends – Saturday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Phillies are 15-0 SU after the All-Star break as a road favorite after a game in which they struck out at least ten times and it is not a series opener.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Mariners are 0-11 SU after the All-Star break vs. a team that has won at least their last two games and it is not a series opener.

HITTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Twins are 0-14 SU in franchise history as a 120-plus dog vs a 520-plus team after a game in which Jorge Polanco struck out at least twice. The

STARTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Brewers are 7-0 SU in franchise history with Jhoulys Chacin when he had a WHIP of less than 1.00 in his last start.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- The Nationals are 0-5 SU as a favorite off a win as a favorite in which they never trailed. Washington was an average of minus 184 on the moneyline, but they NEVER LED in any of the five games and lost each by multiple runs.

-- The Twins are 0-8 SU as a road 140+ dog after a game as a road dog in which they played extra innings and it is post All-Star break. Minnesota has lost these eight games by an average of 5.8 runs.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)