Odds and Trends in Major League Baseball (Aug. 25th)

Major League Baseball action continues on Thursday, Aug. 25th with 9 games. We have your odds and trends for every game right here!

Trends can be quite 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

St Louis (71-53) @ Chicago (54-70)
— Hudson is 0-0, 5.60 in his last four starts.
— St Louis is 4-8 in his last 12 starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-7
— He is 2-0, 3.13 in four starts vs Chicago.
— Cardinals are 18-5 in their last 23 games.
— St Louis is 31-32 on road.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 43-124
— record in first 5 innings: 57-46-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 0-5.2-1.1
— Stroman is 0-0, 4.88 in his last four starts.
— Chicago is 6-11 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-2
— He is 1-2, 5.53 in five starts vs St Louis.
— Cubs are 13-7 in their last 20 games.
— Cubs are 28-37 at home.
— under 28-14-5 last 47 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-124
— record in first 5 innings: 51-54-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-10.2-4.2

Cincinnati (48-74) @ Philadelphia (69-55)
— Dunn is 1-1, 6.08 in three starts
— Reds are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.
— Reds are 4-11 in last 15 games.
— Cincinnati is 22-38 on road.
— under 17-12-1 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-122
— record in first 5 innings: 40-63-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-5.1
— Nola is 2-2, 2.88 in his last four starts
— Phillies are 4-6 in his last ten starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-5
— He is 3-2, 4.31 in eight starts vs Cincinnati.
— Phillies are 19-8 in last 27 games.
— Philly is 36-29 at home.
— under 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-124
— record in first 5 innings: 51-51-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-3

Colorado (54-71) @ NY Mets (79-46)
— Feltner is 1-1, 6.86 in his last four starts.
— Colorado is 3-8 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Colorado is 11-22 in its last 33 games.
— Rockies are 18-39 on road.
— over 13-6-1 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-122
— record in first 5 innings: 33-66-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-7.2
— deGrom is 2-1, 2.31 in his four starts
— Mets are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 5-1, 1.17 in nine starts vs Colorado.
— Mets are 1-3 in their last four games.
— Mets are 40-19 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-125
— record in first 5 innings: 67-34-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-3-x

American League

LA Angels (52-72) @ Tampa Bay (68-55)
— Sandoval is 1-1, 0.92 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 9-11 in his starts
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-2
— He is 0-0, 3.27 in two starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Angels lost eight of last nine games.
— Angels are 25-37 on road.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 36-124
— record in first 5 innings: 55-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-5.1
— Rasmussen is 2-0, 1.56 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 7-2 in his last nine starts
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-21
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-1
— He threw a scoreless IP in relief vs Anaheim
— Tampa Bay is 14-6 in its last 20 games.
— Rays are 41-23 at home.
— under 13-8-4 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-123
— record in first 5 innings: 58-42-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-5

Cleveland (66-56) @ Seattle (67-56)
— McKenzie is 2-1, 1.66 in his last three starts.
— Guardians are 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-1
— He is 0-1, 10.80 in two starts vs Seattle.
— Guardians are 12-4 in their last 16 games.
— Cleveland is 34-31 on road.
— under 12-3-1 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-122
— record in first 5 innings: 50-47-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4.1-2
— Gonzales is 2-2, 6.65 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 6-9 in his last 15 starts
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 7-12-5
— He is 1-0, 2.25 in two games (1 start) vs Cleveland.
— Mariners are 12-8 in their last 20 games.
— Seattle is 32-27 at home.
— over 7-2-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 37-124
— record in first 5 innings: 48-55-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.1-2

White Sox (63-61) @ Baltimore (64-59)
— Lynn is 1-1, 3.57 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— He is 3-2, 3.89 in six starts vs Baltimore.
— White Sox are 22-16 in their last 38 games.
— Chicago is 33-30 on road.
— under 16-9-3 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-124
— record in first 5 innings: 50-58-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8-2.2-2.2
— Lyles is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-2
— He is 1-3, 5.56 in six games (4 starts) vs Chicago.
— Orioles are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Baltimore is 35-24 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-123
— record in first 5 innings: 48-56-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.1-3

Toronto (67-55) @ Boston (60-64)
— Gausman is 2-1, 1.75 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays won his last four road starts
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-2
— He is 3-0, 1.80 in three starts vs Boston TY.
— Blue Jays are 6-1 in their last seven games.
— Toronto is 31-30 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 40-122
— record in first 5 innings: 48-46-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-4
— Crawford is 0-2, 9.82 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-4
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in one start vs Toronto.
— Red Sox are 6-6 in last 12 games.
— Boston is 29-32 at home.
— over 4-3 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-124
— record in first 5 innings: 47-49-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-6.1-5

Minnesota (62-60) @ Houston (79-45)
— Archer is 0-1, 3.86 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 0-7 in his last seven starts
— under 8-2 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-4
— He is 5-3, 2.67 in nine starts vs Houston.
— Minnesota lost its last five games.
— Twins are 27-32 on road.
— over 21-16-3 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-122
— record in first 5 innings: 62-42-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3
— Garcia is 2-3, 5.46 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 14-8 in his starts
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 14-7-1
— He is 2-1, 1.76 in three starts vs Minnesota.
— Astros are 16-10 in their last 26 games.
— Houston is 41-18 at home.
— over 8-6-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-125
— record in first 5 innings: 75-33-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-6-2

NY Yankees (76-48) @ A’s (46-79)
— Taillon is 1-2, 4.26 in his last three starts.
— New York is 4-5 in his last nine starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 9-24
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8-4
— He is 1-0, 6.75 in three starts vs Oakland.
— New York won its last three games.
— New York is 31-28 on road.
— under 11-2-1 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 43-124
— record in first 5 innings: 60-39-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3.1-x
— Kaprielian is 0-2, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— He was drafted by New York, traded to A’s in 2017.
— A’s are 5-2 in his last seven starts
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-6
— He is 1-0, 7.59 in two starts vs New York.
— A’s are 5-13 in their last 18 games.
— Oakland is 20-41 at home.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 29-125
— record in first 5 innings: 40-66-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-3

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

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