Diamond Trends – Saturday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Indians are 19-0 SU as a home 140+ favorite after they lost by one run and it is post All-Star break.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Giants are 0-11 SU as a dog after they shut out their opponent and it is post All-Star break and not a series opener.

HITTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Nationals are 0-9 SU on the road after Adam Eaton was hitless in at least three at bats.

STARTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Pirates are 0-9 SU with Ivan Nova as a dog when he went five-plus innings in his last start and the Pirates won.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- The Cardinals are 5-0 SU as a dog after a game in which they had more strikeouts than hits and it is post All-Star break. St Louis won every game by multiple runs at an average of plus 142 on the moneyline.

-- The Indians are 12-0 SU as a favorite off a game as a favorite in which Michael Brantley went hitless. Cleveland won these twelve games by an average of 8.25 runs to 2.50 runs.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)