Odds and Trends in Major League Baseball (Aug. 4th)

Major League Baseball action continues on Thursday with a busy schedule. August 4th features 13 games. We have your odds and trends for every game right here!

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

Cubs (41-61) @ St Louis (55-48)
— Steele is 1-2, 5.52 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 7-12 in his starts.
— over 7-4-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-4
— He is 0-1, 5.25 in two starts vs St Louis.
— Stroman is 1-0, 0.87 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-8 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-2
— He is 1-2, 6.00 in four starts vs St Louis
— Cubs lost four of last five games.
— Cubs are 21-29 on road.
— under 17-5-3 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-102
— record in first 5 innings: 39-47-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.1-x
— Mikolas is 3-1, 3.42 in his last four starts.
— St Louis is 12-9 in his starts
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-4
— He is 1-0, 4.09 in two starts vs Chicago TY.
— Hudson is 0-2, 5.14 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 2-7 in his last nine starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-5
— He is 2-0, 3.13 in four starts vs Chicago.
— Cardinals are 4-1 in their last five games.
— St Louis is 30-20 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 34-103
— record in first 5 innings: 47-39-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-x

Milwaukee (57-47) @ Pittsburgh (42-62)
— Woodruff is 4-0, 2.06 in his last six starts.
— Milwaukee is 10-5 in his starts.
— over 7-5 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-2
— He is 2-0, 2.86 in four starts vs Pittsburgh TY.
— Brewers won seven of last eleven games.
— Milwaukee is 31-27 on road.
— over 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 35-104
— record in first 5 innings: 46-38-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2.2-4.1
— Thompson is 0-4, 6.61 in his last six starts.
— Pirates are 1-6 in his last seven starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11
— He is 0-1, 4.00 in two starts vs Milwaukee TY.
— Pirates lost 12 of last 16 games.
— Pittsburgh is 23-29 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-104
— record in first 5 innings: 33-50-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.2-7.2

Los Angeles (71-33) @ San Francisco (51-54)
— Kershaw is 1-1, 4.58 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 8-6 in his starts.
— under 7-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-3
— He is 0-1, 6.48 in two starts vs San Francisco TY.
— Dodgers are 32-9 in their last 41 games.
— Los Angeles is 36-18 on the road.
— under 21-13-2 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-104
— record in first 5 innings: 63-25-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-3
— Junis is 1-1, 2.03 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 6-3 in his starts
— over 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-1
— He is 1-0, 3.60 in one start vs Los Angeles.
— Giants are 3-11 since All-Star break.
— San Francisco is 29-26 at home.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 23-105
— record in first 5 innings: 41-45-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-2.2

Colorado (46-60) @ San Diego (60-47)
— Freeland is 2-0, 2.08 in his last two starts.
— Colorado is 11-9 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four on road
— allowed run in first inning: 7-20
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-3
— He is 2-0, 5.82 in three starts vs San Diego TY.
— Colorado lost 10 of last 13 games.
— Rockies are 16-32 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-104
— record in first 5 innings: 29-57-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3
— Musgrove is 0-4, 4.95 in his last six starts.
— Padres are 12-6 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-3-5
— He is 1-0, 4.09 in two starts vs Colorado TY.
— Padres are 4-1 in last five games.
— San Diego is 29-22 at home.
— over 6-2-1 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-105
— record in first 5 innings: 50-31-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3

Washington (36-70) @ Philadelphia (56-48)
— Espino is 0-2, 6.23 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 3-6 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-3
— He is 0-1, 7.27 in two starts vs Philly TY.
— Washington lost five of last seven games.
— Nationals are 19-30 on road.
— under 7-4 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-106
— record in first 5 innings: 28-66-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-4.2
— Falter is 0-1, 5.21 in his last four starts.
— Philly is 5-2 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 1-0, 4.66 in two starts vs Washington TY.
— Phillies are 6-1 in last seven games.
— Philly is 26-25 at home.
— over 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 26-104
— record in first 5 innings: 40-45-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-6-2

Atlanta (63-41) @ NY Mets (65-38)
— Wright is 4-0, 3.04 in his last six starts.
— Atlanta is 10-1 in his last 11 starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 14-4-2
— He is 1-3, 6.17 in five starts vs New York.
— Braves are 40-15 in their last 55 games.
— Atlanta is 26-20 on road.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-105
— record in first 5 innings: 59-34-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2.1-2.1
— Carrasco is 3-0, 0.90 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 12-4 in his last 16 starts
— over 7-2-1 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 13-5-2
— He is 1-1, 3.00 in three games (2 starts) vs Atlanta.
— Mets are 8-1 in their last nine games.
— Mets are 31-17 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-104
— record in first 5 innings: 55-27-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-2

American League

A’s (40-66) @ LA Angels (44-60)
— Blackburn is 0-3, 9.78 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 1-10 in his last 11 starts.
— under 10-5 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 8-20
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7
— He is 0-0, 3.18 in two starts vs Anaheim TY.
— A’s are 1-3 in their last four games.
— Oakland is 23-33 on road.
— under 30-13-2 last 45 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-106
— record in first 5 innings: 35-55-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-3.2
— Junk blanked KC for 5 IP (86 PT) in his first ‘22 start.
— Angels are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Angels are 17-43 in their last 60 games.
— Angels are 24-31 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 30-104
— record in first 5 innings: 48-41-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-3.1

Tampa Bay (54-49) @ Detroit (42-64)
— Springs is 0-1, 5.70 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 9-4 in his starts
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-6
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.
— Tampa Bay lost eight of last eleven games.
— Rays are 22-28 on road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 31-104
— record in first 5 innings: 47-37-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-5
— Hutchison is 0-0, 4.87 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 3-4 in his starts
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1
— He is 4-2, 5.56 in 11 games (7 starts) vs Tampa Bay.
— Tigers are 6-17 in their last 23 games.
— Detroit is 25-27 at home.
— under 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 21-106
— record in first 5 innings: 34-58-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3

Houston (68-38) @ Cleveland (54-50)
— Verlander is 6-0, 1.08 in his last six starts.
— Astros are 15-4 in his starts.
— under 15-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-19
— record in first 5 innings: 12-3-4
— He is 10-16, 5.34 in 29 starts at Cleveland.
— Astros lost six of last 10 games.
— Houston is 34-21 on road.
— under 13-6 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-106
— record in first 5 innings: 62-30-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2
— Plesac is 0-4, 6.93 in his last five starts.
— Cleveland is 7-12 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-5
— He is 1-1, 10.24 in two starts vs Houston.
— Guardians are 11-6 in their last 17 games.
— Cleveland is 27-20 at home.
— over 12-4 last sixteen games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-104
— record in first 5 innings: 41-42-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3

Toronto (58-46) @ Minnesota (55-49)
— Manoah is 2-2, 2.81 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 12-8 in his starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-4
— He is 1-0, 3.18 in one start vs Minnesota
— Blue Jays won 13 of their last 17 games.
— Toronto is 24-25 on road.
— under 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 38-104
— record in first 5 innings: 43-37-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-1-4
— Gray is 2-0, 1.64 in his last two starts.
— Twins are 10-5 in his starts
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2
— He is 4-1, 2.47 in seven starts vs Detroit.
— Minnesota is 8-12 in its last 20 games.
— Twins are 29-23 at home.
— over 15-7 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-103
— record in first 5 innings: 52-36-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-4

Chi. White Sox (53-51) @ Texas (46-58)
— Cueto is 2-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 8-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8
— He is 0-1, 6.00 in two games (1 start) vs Texas.
— White Sox are 12-6 in their last 18 games.
— Chicago is 28-22 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 26-104
— record in first 5 innings: 45-48-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3
— Otto is 0-5, 7.39 in his last seven starts.
— Texas is 5-10 in his starts.
— under 8-7
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.
— Rangers are 10-21 in last 31 games.
— Texas is 21-29 at home.
— over 11-3 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 25-104
— record in first 5 innings: 37-45-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.2-5-3

Boston (53-53) @ Kansas City (41-64)
— Pivetta is 0-3, 9.38 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 11-10 in his starts.
— over 10-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-5
— He is 0-1, 8.68 in two starts vs Kansas City.
— Red Sox won three of last four games.
— Boston is 27-26 on road.
— over 15-11 last 26 games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-106
— record in first 5 innings: 40-40-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-5
— Bubic is 1-0, 3.51 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 5-11 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-6
— He is 1-1, 9.45 in two games (1 start) vs Boston.
— Kansas City lost seven of last nine games.
— Royals are 22-30 at home.
— under 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-105
— record in first 5 innings: 38-50-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2.1-2


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