Diamond Trends for Sunday August 8

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SU Play ON Trend of the Day

Matchup: Texas at Oakland (4:07 p.m. ET)

-- The Athletics are 27-0 since Jul. 8, 2008 past the first game of a series of a home favorite of at least -200 after a game as a home favorite in which they scored in more innings than theur opponents.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day

Matchup: Miami at Colorado (3:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Marlins are 0-9 SU since Jun. 1, 2021 on the road after a game as a road dog in which they struck out at least 10 times.

OU Trend of the Day

Matchup: L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 0-13-1 OU since July 5, 2021 when playing as an underdog.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day

Matchup: Miami at Colorado (3:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockies are 0-13 OU (-3.69 ppg) since Apr. 30, 2018 when Kyle Freeland starts after he had a WHIP of less than 1.00 in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)