Diamond Trends – Friday

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SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Athletics are 18-0 SU after a game in which their bullpen allowed multiple runs and it is post All-Star break.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Mariners are 0-18 SU as a dog off a game as a dog in which their starter pitched at least eight innings and it is post All-Star break.

Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The White Sox are 0-10 in franchise history at home off a game as a favorite in which Jose Abreu had multiple RBI. Chicago has lost these ten games by an average of 5.10 runs.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Blue Jays are 0-12 SU when Marcus Stroman starts as a road dog when they won in his last start. In his three starts in this spot this season, the Jays never led, lost by three-plus runs, and he allowed an average of 6.33 runs in 5.11 innings of work.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)