Diamond Trends – Sunday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- We've used this one a few times before and it keeps winning. The Athletics are 21-0 SU after a game in which their bullpen allowed multiple runs and it is post All-Star break. The Athletics were the underdog in 9 of the 21 games and three of their last four.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Angels are 0-35 SU as a dog of more than 135 when they are off a game as a dog and their opponent's starter has a strike-per-ball ratio greater than 1.89 on the season and it is not a series opener.

HITTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Athletics are 15-0 SU in franchise history as a 130+ favorite after a game in which Matt Chapman was hitless in at least three at bats.

STARTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Red Sox are 9-0 SU in franchise history with Brian Johnson when they scored six-plus runs and won in his last start.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- The Diamondbacks are 6-0 SU as a 140+ dog off a game as a dog in which their bullpen allowed multiple runs. Arizona allowed fewer than two runs in all six games.

-- The Nationals are 6-0 SU at home after they did not hit a home run and it is post All-Star break. Washington has scored an average of 10.00 runs and allowed an average of 3.17 runs in this six games.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)