Diamond Trends – Thursday

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SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Athletics are 18-0 SU as a 140+ favorite after a game in which they scored in at most two separate innings. Oakland is 17-0 SU in this spot THIS season.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Royals are 0-23 SU as a 170+ dog vs a team that has won at least their last three games, as long as they did not win their starter's last start by 8-plus runs. Kansas City is 0-13 SU in this spot THIS season.

Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Royals are 0-12 SU on the road off a road game in which Whit Merrifield struck out at least twice.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Red Sox are 15-0 SU with David Price as a home favorite when he went six-plus innings gave up three or fewer runs in his last start. Boston is 8-0 SU in this spot this season.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)