MLB Trends

TORONTO @ HOUSTON
Under is 5-0 in Blue Jays last 5 during game 3 of a series.
Under is 6-0 in Blue Jays last 6 games following a loss.
Over is 5-0 in Astros last 5 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Blue Jays are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.
Blue Jays are 5-0 in Ceases last 5 starts as a road favorite.
Under is 5-0 in Blue Jays last 5 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 5-0 in Blue Jays last 5 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Blue Jays are 5-0 in their last 5 games following a loss.

LA DODGERS @ CHI. CUBS
Cubs are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. National League West.
Dodgers are 8-0 in Lauers last 8 starts on grass.
Dodgers are 6-0 in Lauers last 6 starts as a favorite.
Dodgers are 5-0 in Lauers last 5 starts with 6 days of rest.
Dodgers are 8-0 in Lauers last 8 starts.
Cubs are 6-0 in their last 6 home games vs. a left-handed starter.
Home team is 5-0 in Bacchus' last 5 games behind home plate vs. Chicago.
Cubs are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.

SAN FRANCISCO @ TEXAS
Under is 6-0 in Bradfords last 6 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Under is 5-0 in Bradfords last 5 home starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Over is 3-0-3 in Giants last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Under is 5-0 in Bradfords last 5 home starts.
Under is 4-0 in Bradfords last 4 starts as a home favorite.
Under is 4-0 in Bradfords last 4 starts as a favorite.
Over is 3-0-1 in Giants last 4 interleague games as a favorite.
Under is 5-1-2 in Giants last 8 overall.

TAMPA BAY @ COLORADO
Under is 7-0 in Martinezs last 7 starts on grass.
Rays are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. National League West.
Under is 6-0 in Martinezs last 6 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Under is 6-0 in Martinezs last 6 interleague starts.
Rays are 5-0 in their last 5 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 9-1 in Rockies last 10 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
Rockies are 5-0 in Suganos last 5 home starts.
Rays are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Colorado.

LA ANGELS @ BALTIMORE
Under is 5-0 in Detmers' last 5 starts vs. American League East.
Under is 5-0 in Detmers' last 5 starts during game 2 of a series.
Over is 5-1 in Orioles last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Under is 6-0 in Rogers' last 6 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Orioles are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.
Under is 6-0 in Detmers' last 6 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Under is 4-1 in Angels last 5 games as a road underdog.
Under is 4-0 in Angels last 4 overall.

NY METS @ CLEVELAND
Under is 6-0-1 in Mets last 7 during game 2 of a series.
Under is 5-0 in Mets last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 6-0 in Bibees last 6 starts during game 2 of a series.
Under is 5-0 in Scotts last 5 starts as an underdog.
Under is 4-0-1 in Scotts last 5 starts as a favorite.
Under is 5-1 in Guardians last 6 vs. a team with a losing record.
Under is 3-0-1 in Cecconis last 4 starts as a home underdog.
Under is 6-0-1 in Scotts last 7 starts following a team loss in their previous game.

ATHLETICS @ CINCINNATI
are 7-0 in Lopezs last 7 road starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Over is 4-0-1 in last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
Over is 4-0-1 in last 5 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 3-0-1 in last 4 overall.
Over is 2-0-2 in last 4 vs. National League Central.
Under is 5-1 in last 6 during game 2 of a series.
Under is 4-1 in Reds last 5 home games.
Over is 5-0 in Littles last 5 games behind home plate vs. Athletics.

WASHINGTON @ PHILADELPHIA
Nationals are 6-0 in their last 6 games as a road favorite.
Under is 6-0-1 in Phillies last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing record.
Under is 5-0 in Nationals last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 5-0 in Nationals last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 3-0-1 in Phillies last 4 overall.
Phillies are 4-0 in their last 4 overall.
Over is 4-0-2 in Kulpas last 6 games behind home plate.
Under is 3-0-1 in Phillies last 4 games as a favorite.

ST. LOUIS @ NY YANKEES
Over is 7-0 in Pallantes last 7 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 4-0-1 in Pallantes last 5 starts as a favorite.
Road team is 5-0 in Blasers last 5 interleague games behind home plate.
Cardinals are 5-0 in their last 5 games with Blaser behind home plate.
Under is 4-0 in Warrens last 4 starts with 4 days of rest.
Over is 3-0-1 in Pallantes last 4 starts during game 3 of a series.
Yankees are 4-0 in Warrens last 4 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Yankees are 4-0 in Warrens last 4 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.

CHI. WHITE SOX @ BOSTON
Red Sox are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. American League Central.
Red Sox are 7-0 in Grays last 7 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Red Sox are 6-0 in Grays last 6 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Under is 6-0 in White Sox last 6 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
Over is 4-1 in Red Sox last 5 vs. American League Central.
Red Sox are 5-0 in Grays last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 5-0 in Burkes last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Red Sox are 4-0 in Grays last 4 starts as a favorite.

MIAMI @ ATLANTA
Braves are 7-0 in their last 7 home games.
Under is 7-0 in Marlins last 7 road games.
Braves are 6-0 in their last 6 overall.
Braves are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. National League East.
Braves are 7-0 in their last 7 games as a favorite.
Braves are 5-0 in Holmes' last 5 starts on grass.
Under is 5-0 in Marlins last 5 overall.
Braves are 5-0 in Holmes' last 5 starts.

MINNESOTA @ KANSAS CITY
Under is 5-0-1 in Twins last 6 during game 2 of a series.
Over is 5-0 in Camerons last 5 starts as a favorite.
Over is 6-0-1 in Twins last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Royals are 5-0 in their last 5 games as a home underdog.
Over is 6-0 in Camerons last 6 home starts vs. a team with a losing record.
Over is 9-0 in Camerons last 9 home starts.
Under is 4-0-2 in Royals last 6 games following a win.
Over is 6-0 in Camerons last 6 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.

PITTSBURGH @ MILWAUKEE
Under is 5-0 in Brewers last 5 overall.
Over is 5-0 in Skenes' last 5 starts vs. National League Central.
Pirates are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. National League Central.
Over is 4-0-1 in Skenes' last 5 starts as an underdog.
Over is 5-0 in Skenes' last 5 starts as a favorite.
Under is 5-0 in Brewers last 5 on grass.
Brewers are 5-0 in Harrisons last 5 starts during game 3 of a series.
Brewers are 4-1 in their last 5 games as an underdog.

DETROIT @ SEATTLE
Over is 7-0-1 in Tigers last 8 overall.
Over is 6-0 in Woos last 6 starts vs. American League Central.
Over is 6-0-1 in Tigers last 7 games as a favorite.
Over is 7-0-1 in Tigers last 8 on grass.
Tigers are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 5-0-1 in Mariners last 6 games as a favorite.
Over is 4-0-1 in Mariners last 5 vs. American League Central.
Over is 7-0-1 in Tigers last 8 vs. a team with a losing record.

SAN DIEGO @ ARIZONA
Under is 3-0-1 in Diamondbacks last 4 home games.
Padres are 6-0 in their last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
Under is 4-0 in Diamondbacks last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
Padres are 4-0 in their last 4 games as a road underdog.
Padres are 4-0 in their last 4 games as an underdog.
Under is 4-0 in Bratts last 4 starts on grass.
Under is 4-0 in Bratts last 4 starts overall.
Under is 4-1 in Padres last 5 road games.

WNBA Trends

PHOENIX @ ATLANTA
Mercury are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Under is 6-0 in Dream last 6 games as an underdog.
Over is 5-0 in Dream last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Mercury are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog.
Mercury are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win.
Under is 7-1-1 in Dream last 9 games as a home underdog.
Dream are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog.
Over is 6-1 in Dream last 7 overall.

SEATTLE @ NEW YORK
Under is 7-0 in the last 7 meetings in New York.
Liberty are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a home underdog.
Storm are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games playing on 1 days rest.
Over is 6-1 in Liberty last 7 games playing on 1 days rest.
Over is 5-1 in Liberty last 6 vs. Western Conference.
Over is 5-1 in Storm last 6 vs. Eastern Conference.
Over is 5-1 in Storm last 6 games as a road favorite.
Under is 5-1 in Liberty last 6 vs. a team with a losing straight up record.

DALLAS @ WASHINGTON
Mystics are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Mystics are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Mystics are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
Mystics are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win.
Under is 7-1 in Mystics last 8 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
Mystics are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a home underdog.
Over is 5-1 in Mystics last 6 games as a home favorite.
Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Washington.

LOS ANGELES @ CHICAGO
Sky are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.
Over is 4-0 in Sky last 4 games following a straight up loss.
Sky are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall.
Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Sparks are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog.
Over is 6-1 in Sky last 7 vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
Over is 6-1 in Sparks last 7 vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
Sky are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games.

There were some familiar faces in unfamiliar places Tuesday, the first night after the trade deadline:

— Phillies 5, Nationals 0
Luis Arraez was 2-4 with two RBI in his Phillies debut.
Jesus Luzardo allowed four hits in eight IP.
Washington star James Wood (oblique) went on the IL.

— Cubs 5, Dodgers 1
Tarik Skubal gave up two runs in 6 IP (85 PT) in his Dodger debut.
Dansby Swanson/Nico Hoerner homered for the Cubs.
Javier Assad got 17 outs, allowed only four hits.

— Rays 9, Rockies 7 (11)
Freddy Peralta gave up 7 runs in 3.2 IP (71 IP) in his Tampa Bay debut.
Liam Hicks hit a grand slam in his Tampa Bay debut.
Colorado had bases loaded one out in bottom of 10th, but didn’t score.

— Red Sox 14, White Sox 2
Wilyer Abreu homered twice, Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam.
Red Sox have won six in a row, are 24-3 in their last 27 games.
Boston ended this one early, scoring six runs in the first inning.

— Rangers 5, Giants 4
Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, had a walk-off double.
Corey Seager was 3-for-4, scored twice.
Texas is one game out of last Wild Card slot, 2.5 games out of AL West lead.

— Orioles 3, Angels 1
Cade Povich pitched six scoreless IP in his first start since May 7th.
Pete Alonso hit a two-run aingle.
Tyler O’Neill hit his third pinch-hit home run this year.

— Mets 6, Guardians 2
9th-place hitter Luis Torrens hit a three-run homer in the second inning.
Sean Manaea got the win, despite allowing 12 baserunners in six IP.
Cleveland is 57-57, three games out of first in AL Central.

— Famous birthdays, August 5th:
Bruce Coslet, 80
Bernie Carbo, 79
Maureen McCormick, 70
Patrick Ewing, 64
Otis Thorpe, 64
Jonathan Silverman, 60
John Olerud, 58
Mark Mulder, 49
Carl Crawford, 45
Nick Martinez, 36
Braxton Garrett, 29
Anthony Edwards, 25

— Tigers 8, Mariners 0
Troy Melton allowed three hits in seven IP.
Greene, Dingler, Torres all homered for Detroit.
Tigers are 54-58, but are only two games out of last Wild Card slot.

— Braves 1B Matt Olson played in his 895th consecutive game Tuesday, tied for the 8th-longest streak in MLB history:
2,632- Cal Ripken Jr
2,130- Lou Gehrig
1,307- Everett Scott
1,207- Steve Garvey
1,152- Miguel Tejada
1,117- Billy Williams
1,103- Joe Sewell
895- Stan Musial/Matt Olson

— Colorado Rockies signed OF Mickey Moniak to a two-year, $16.5 contract extension.

— Obscure trivia: There have been 464 sets of brothers who both played in the big leagues.

— Home plate ump Andy Fletcher had a rough night in the 13-7 St Louis-New York game Monday night; teams challenged six of his pitch calls. All six calls were overturned.

— On the other hand, home plate ump Jim Wolf had a very good game in Seattle Sunday; teams challenged only two of his 151 pitch calls. None of the calls were overturned.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Cards: Bronx, Red Sox, Guardians
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Arizona