Odds and Trends in Major League Baseball (Aug. 11th)

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Trends can be very useful when handicapping Major League Baseball games.

So, we've gathered dozens of trends for today's baseball action and we are sharing them here at POINTSPREADS.CA in our daily report.

THE DAILY ODDS:

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THE DAILY TRENDS:

National League

Miami (49-61) @ Philadelphia (62-48)
— Cabrera is 2-1, 2.61 in four starts.
— Marlins are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.
— Miami is 9-22 in its last 31 games.
— Marlins are 25-34 on road.
— under 9-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-110
— record in first 5 innings: 39-50-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-1.1
— Gibson is 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts.
— Philly is 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— over 2-0-2 last four home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-1
— He is 1-2, 5.25 in four starts vs Miami.
— Phillies are 12-1 in last 13 games.
— Philly is 32-25 at home.
— over 7-5-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-110
— record in first 5 innings: 45-46-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

St Louis (61-49) @ Colorado (49-64)
— Hudson is 0-2, 5.40 in his last five starts.
— St Louis is 9-11 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-5
— He is 2-2, 3.14 in five games (2 starts) vs Colorado.
— Cardinals are 8-1 in their last nine games.
— St Louis is 26-29 on road.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-110
— record in first 5 innings: 51-42-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5.1-3
— Marquez is 0-2, 4.00 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 10-11 in his starts.
— under 7-3 last 10 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-4
— He is 2-1, 2.52 in six starts vs St Louis.
— Colorado is 6-15 in its last 21 games.
— Rockies are 31-28 at home.
— over 7-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-110
— record in first 5 innings: 31-59-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.1-4.2

Pittsburgh (45-66) @ Arizona (50-60)
— Brubaker is 0-3, 5.13 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 3-8 in his last 11 starts
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 5-13-3
— He is 1-1, 5.00 in two starts vs Arizona.
— Pirates are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 21-37 on road.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-111
— record in first 5 innings: 35-53-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.1-3.2
— Kelly is 4-0, 1.66 in his last seven starts.
— Arizona is 11-11 in his starts
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-6
— He is 2-0, 3.00 in two starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Diamondbacks are 4-2 in last six games.
— Arizona is 31-29 at home.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 33-110
— record in first 5 innings: 43-39-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-3

Chicago (45-65) vs Cincinnati (44-65) (@ Field of Dreams, Iowa)
— Smyly is 2-1, 3.78 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 5-9 in his starts.
— under 11-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-1
— He is 4-0, 3.41 in five starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cubs are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
— Cubs are 21-31 on road.
— under 22-8-3 last 33 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-110
— record in first 5 innings: 42-51-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3
— Lodolo is 1-0, 3.24 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 5-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.
— Reds are 2-5 in last seven games.
— Cincinnati is 20-34 on road.
— under 13-5 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-110
— record in first 5 innings: 36-57-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.2-4

American League

Cleveland (57-52) @ Detroit (43-68)
— Plesac is 0-4, 8.22 in his last five starts.
— Guardians are 7-13 in his starts.
— under 9-3 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-5
— He is 4-2, 2.25 in nine starts vs Detroit.
— Guardians are 15-8 in their last 23 games.
— Cleveland is 29-30 on road.
— over 13-9 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-110
— record in first 5 innings: 45-44-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-2-5
— Hill is 2-3, 5.12 in six starts.
— Tigers are 2-4 in his starts
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in a July 4 start vs vs Cleveland.
— Tigers are 7-22 in their last 29 games.
— Detroit is 26-32 at home.
— under 11-1-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-112
— record in first 5 innings: 36-61-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-4

White Sox (56-55) @ Kansas City (46-66)
— Cease is 5-0, 0.59 in his last five starts.
— White Sox are 17-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 14-7-1
— He is 4-2, 2.69 in 11 starts vs Kansas City.
— White Sox are 15-10 in their last 25 games.
— Chicago is 31-26 on road.
— under 10-4-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-111
— record in first 5 innings: 47-51-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.1-2
— Greinke is 0-2, 5.30 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 5-3 in his last eight starts.
— over 8-4-1 last 13 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-4
— He is 9-10, 3.94 in 27 starts vs Chicago.
— Kansas City won five of last seven games.
— Royals are 27-32 at home.
— over 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-112
— record in first 5 innings: 43-51-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-3.1

Texas (49-61) @ Houston (71-41)
— Ragans allowed an unearned run in 5 IP, in his first MLB start.
— Texas is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.
— Rangers are 13-24 in last 37 games.
— Texas is 26-30 on road.
— over 10-6 last 16 road games
— scored run in first inning: 27-110
— record in first 5 innings: 38-48-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3-5
— Valdez is 1-1, 4.74 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 13-9 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-5
— He is 4-2, 2.78 in seven starts vs Texas.
— Astros are 7-6 in their last 13 games.
— Houston is 35-18 at home.
— under 16-9 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-112
— record in first 5 innings: 65-32-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-4

Baltimore (58-52) @ Boston (54-58)
— Kremer is 2-2, 4.68 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 7-4 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 0-2, 11.74 in two starts vs Boston.
— Orioles are 23-8 in their last 31 games.
— Baltimore is 25-31 on road.
— over 7-2-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-110
— record in first 5 innings: 43-51-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.2-x
— Winckowski is 2-0, 2.70 in his last two starts.
— Red Sox are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He gave up four runs in 3 IP, in a May 28 start vs Baltimore.
— Red Sox are 1-6 in last seven games.
— Boston is 26-29 at home.
— over 20-12 last 32 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-112
— record in first 5 innings: 42-44-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-7-3

Interleague Games

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Note:  Credit for much of this data goes to ArmadilloSports. com.

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