Trends for major league teams
(thru Sunday’s games)
— Arizona (50-50)
Arizona won its last three games, scoring 22 runs.
Over is 17-7 in their last 24 home games.
Arizona is 8-19 in last 27 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (43-55)
Braves are 6-14 in its last 20 games.
Atlanta is 10.5 games out of the last Wild Card spot.
Atlanta is 25-24 at home, 18-31 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Cubs (59-40)
Chicago is 13-7 in its last 20 games.
Cubs are tied with Milwaukee for NL Central lead.
Under is 7-2 in its last ten nine games.
Cubs are 46-24 vs righty starters, 13-16 vs lefties.
— Reds (52-48)
Cincinnati is 6-2 in its last eight games.
Reds are 38-30 vs righty starters, 14-18 vs lefties.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Reds scored in first inning in six of last ten games.
— Rockies (24-75)
Colorado won its first home series of the season this weekend.
Under is 15-8 in Rockies’ last 23 games.
Rockies are 3-23 vs lefty starters, 21-52 vs righties.
Colorado is 6-3 in last nine games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Dodgers (58-42)
Dodgers lost 10 of their last 12 games.
LA leads San Diego by 3.5 games in NL West.
Dodgers are 42-28 vs righty starters, 16-14 vs lefties.
Under is 13-7 in their last 20 games.
— Marlins (46-52) )
Marlins are 23-14 in their last 37 games.
Miami is 22-28 at home, 24-24 on the road.
Under is 17-5 in Marlins’ last 22 home games.
Over is 8-4 in Marlins’ last 12 road games.
— Brewers (59-40)
Brewers won their last ten games, scoring 56 runs.
Milwaukee is 33-17 at home, 26-23 on the road.
Over is 7-1 in their last eight series openers.
Milwaukee is tied with the Cubs for the NL Central lead.
— Mets (56-44)
Mets are 11-20 in their last 31 games.
Mets are 34-16 at home, 22-28 on the road.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Mets are #2 Wild Card team right now, trail Philly by half-game in NL East.
— Phillies (56-43)
Phillies are 4-8 in their last 12 road games.
Phillies are 44-27 vs righty starters, 12-16 vs lefties.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Phillies are 11-5 in home series openers.
— Pirates (39-61)
Pirates are 1-11 in their last 12 games.
Pittsburgh is 26-24 at home, 13-37 on the road.
Under is 11-4 in their last 15 games.
Pirates are 10-5 in last 15 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— St Louis (51-49)
St Louis is 5-11 in its last 16 games.
Cardinals are 11-5 in home series openers.
St Louis is 29-20 at home, 22-29 on the road.
Over is 10-2 in their last dozen games.
— Padres (54-45)
Padres are 10-9 in their last 19 games (starting pitchers have two wins.
San Diego is 3-8 in its last 11 series openers.
Under is 17-10 in their last 27 games.
San Diego leads Giants by 2.5 games for the last NL Wild Card slot.
— Giants (52-48)
Giants are 1-6 in their last seven games, 11-17 since acquiring Devers.
Giants are 42-31 vs righty pitchers, 10-17 vs lefties.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine road games.
SF is 21-10 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Washington (39-60)
Nationals are 2-7 since they fired their general manager/manager.
Washington is 4-14 in its last fifteen home games.
Over is 20-4 in their last 24 games.
Washington is 17-8 last 25 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Notes for the Denver Broncos:
Broncos were 10-7 LY, 1-6 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Broncos were 9-1 in games decided by 9+ points.
Last year was Denver’s first winning season since 2016.
Denver was 8-0 ATS as a favorite LY, 4-5 as an underdog.
Broncos were +6 (25-19) in turnovers LY,+39 in sacks (63-24).
Broncos are #24 in NFL in $$$ spent on offense, #7 on OL, #28 on QB’s.
Broncos are #15 in NFL in $$$ spent on defense, #25 on CB’s
— Famous birthdays, July 21st:
Al Hrabosky, 76
Jon Lovitz, 68
Barry Redden, 65
Henry Ellard, 64
Mike Bordick, 60
Geoff Jenkins, 51
Justin Bertha, 47
David Carr, 46
CC Sabathia, 45
DeAndre Jordan, 37
Today would’ve been the 74th birthday for the great Robin Williams.
— Orioles (44-54)
Baltimore lost four of its last five games.
Orioles are 7-3 in their last ten series openers.
Orioles are 14-15 vs AL East foes, 30-39 vs everyone else.
Under is 28-15 in their last 43 games.
— Red Sox (54-47)
Red Sox won 11 of their last 13 games.
Boston is 12-19 in one-run games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Red Sox are 17-11 in 28 games since trading Devers.
— White Sox (35-65)
Chicago swept the Pirates this weekend, scoring 27 runs.
White Sox are 21-29 at home, 14-36 on the road.
Under is 16-5 in their last 21 road games.
Chicago is 25-50 vs righty starters, 10-15 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (48-50)
Cleveland is 8-2 in its last 10 games, after an 0-10 skid.
Guardians are 4.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Guardians are 37-31 vs righty starters, 11-19 vs lefties.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Detroit (60-40)
Detroit lost six of its last seven games.
Tigers are 18-9 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 11 games.
Detroit is 13-3 in home series openers.
Under is 5-1 in their last six road games.
— Houston (57-42)
Astros are 2-7 in last nine games, lead AL West by 4 games.
Astros are 33-19 at home, 24-23 on the road.
Over is 10-5 in their last 12 road games.
Three of their four starting infielders are on the IL.
— Royals (48-52)
Royals are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
Kansas City is 37-45 vs righty starters, 11-7 vs lefties.
Under is 11-3 in Royals’ last 14 home games.
Royals are 1-8 in last nine home series openers.
— Angels (49-50)
Angels are 6-4 in their last 10 games.
Halos are 14-5 in last 19 series openers.
Angels are 40-40 vs righty starters, 9-10 vs lefties.
Angels are 24-12 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (48-51)
Twins are 2-6 in their last eight road games.
Minnesota is 28-20 at home, 20-31 on the road.
Twins are five games out of the last playoff slot.
Under is 13-5 in their last eighteen games.
— New York (55-44)
New York is 7-3 in its last ten games.
Over is 14-3 in their last 17 games.
Right now, New York is the #1 Wild Card in the AL.
New York is 43-33 vs righty starters, 12-11 vs lefties.
— A’s (42-59)
A’s are 9-8 in their last seventeen games.
Under is 8-4 in their last 12 home games.
A’s are 12-14 in one-run games, 6-3 in extra innings.
Last ten series, A’s are 6-0 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..
— Seattle (53-46)
Mariners won five of their last six games.
Seattle is 11-5 in its last sixteen home games.
Over is 18-4 in their last 22 road games.
Under is 13-7 in Mariners’ last 20 home games.
— Tampa Bay (52-48)
Tampa Bay lost 12 of its last 17 games.
Rays are 30-26 at home, 22-22 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 2-7 in last nine games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (50-50)
Rangers are 21-15 in their last 36 games.
Texas is 9-21 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 28-20 at home, 22-30 on road.
Under is 4-0 in their last four games.
— Toronto (58-41)
Blue Jays won 14 of their last 17 games.
Blue Jays won their last 10 home games.
Over is 13-7 in their last 20 road games.
Toronto is 13-5 in last 18 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Mariners
NL: Phillies, Chi/Mil, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mil/Chi, Mets, Padres
