Diamond Trends for Saturday August 21

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SU Play ON Trend of the Day

Matchup: N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 11-0 SU since Sept. 3, 2020 at home off a home win in which they scored 3 runs or less.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day

Matchup: Texas at Boston (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rangers are 0-8 SU since May 14, 2021 past the first game of a series after they didn't score after the third inning last game.

OU Trend of the Day

Matchup: N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Mets are 0-10-1 OU (-2.09 ppg) since Jun. 29, 2021 after a game as a road dog in which they hit at least one home run.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day

Matchup: Texas at Boston (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 25-0 SU since Sept. 6, 2015 when Eduardo Rodriguez starts as a favorite of more than -180.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)