Diamond Trends – Friday

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SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Astros are 18-0 SU since July, 2010 with rest in the first game of a road series when their opponent's starter has an ERA of higher than 3.4 on the season and it is before the All-Star break. Houston was the dog in NINE of the eighteen wins and they won each of their last ten in this spot by multiple runs. Click the link below to view the query output file.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Dodgers are 0-13 SU in the first game of a road series with rest on the road off a home series when their starters have produced quality starts for three straight games. LA was the favorite in seven of the thirteen losses.

Batter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Astros are 16-0 SU after a game in which George Springer was hitless, winning by an average of 4.75 runs per game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Marlins are 0-9 SU as a dog with Trevor Richards when they lost in his last start against this opponent.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)