Diamond Trends for Thursday August 20

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SU Play ON Trend of the Day

Matchup: Milwaukee at Minnesota (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 15-0 SU since Sep 27, 2018 at home off a game as a favorite when they blew a lead in their starters last start and lost.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day

Matchup: Texas at San Diego (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rangers are 0-20 SU since Aug 11, 2018 as a 170+ dog off a road game when playing a team that has a better record.

OU Total Trend of the Day

Matchup: Cincinnati at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. ET)

-- The Cardinals are 0-11 OU (-3.14 ppg) since May 23, 2016 when Adam Wainwright starts as a home dog.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day

Matchup: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees (1:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Yankees are 10-0 SU since Apr 21, 2019 when James Paxton starts at home when they won in his last start.

Twitter Submission of the Day

Matchup: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- Spencer Turnbull is 0-13 SU since June 11, 2019 when facing AL Central opponents.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)