Trends for major league teams
(thru Tuesday’s games)
— Arizona (54-60)
Arizona won three of last four games.
Diamondbacks are 12-20 in one-run games.
Arizona scored in first inning in six of last seven home games.
Arizona is 9-23 in last 32 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (47-65)
Braves are 5-14 in their last 17 games.
Atlanta is 26-28 at home, 21-37 on the road.
Braves are 14-13 vs NL East rivals, 33-52 vs everyone else.
Over is 15-5-2 in their last 22 games.
— Cubs (65-48)
Chicago is 6-10 in its last 16 games- they lead the NL Wild Card race.
Cubs are four games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Under is 4-0-1 in their last five games.
Cubs are 50-30 vs righty starters, 15-18 vs lefties.
— Reds (60-54)
Cincinnati is 8-4 in its last 12 games.
Reds are 45-36 vs righty starters, 15-18 vs lefties.
Under is 17-3-1 in their last 21 games.
Reds scored in first inning in 8 of last 13 home games.
— Rockies (30-83)
Colorado is 8-9 since the All-Star break.
Over is 9-2 in Rockies’ last 11 games.
Rockies are 4-27 vs lefty starters, 26-56 vs righties.
Colorado is 9-3 in last 12 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Dodgers (66-48)
Dodgers are 10-16 in their last 26 games.
LA leads San Diego by 3 games in NL West.
Dodgers are 49-33 vs righty starters, 17-15 vs lefties.
Under is 10-1-1 in their last 12 games.
— Marlins (55-57) )
Marlins are 32-19 in their last 51 games.
Miami is 27-31 at home, 28-26 on the road.
Over is 4-1 in Marlins’ last five games.
Marlins are 9-2 in last 11 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Brewers (69-44)
Brewers are 20-4 in their last 24 games.
Milwaukee is 36-20 at home, 33-24 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
Milwaukee leads the Cubs by 4 games in the NL Central.
— Mets (63-51)
Mets are 18-27 in their last 45 games, 1-7 in last eight.
Mets are 38-20 at home, 25-31 on the road.
Under is 5-2-1 in their last eight road games.
Mets lead Philly by 2.5 games in NL East.
In their last 49 games, David Peterson is Mets’ only starting pitcher who has finished the 6th inning in a game.
— Phillies (65-48)
Phillies won four of their last five games.
Phillies are 52-29 vs righty starters, 13-19 vs lefties.
Over is 10-6-1 in their last 17 games.
Phillies lead the Mets by 2.5 games in NL East.
— Pirates (49-65)
Pirates are 10-4 in their last 14 games.
Pittsburgh is 32-26 at home, 17-39 on the road.
Over is 5-0 in their last five games.
Pirates are 14-7 in last 21 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— St Louis (57-58)
St Louis is 11-20 in its last 31 games.
Cardinals are 13-5 in home series openers.
St Louis is 32-24 at home, 25-34 on the road.
Under is 5-1 in their last six home games.
— Padres (63-51)
San Diego won eight of its last 10 home games.
Padres are 36-19 at home, 27-32 on the road.
Padres are 43-34 vs righty starters, 20-17 vs lefties.
San Diego is 15-13 vs NL West rivals, 48-38 vs everyone else.
— Giants (57-57)
Giants are 5-14 in their last 19 games.
Giants are 46-38 vs righty pitchers, 11-19 vs lefties.
Over is 12-4-1 in their last 17 road games.
SF lost 6 of last 7 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Washington (44-68)
Nationals lost their last six games, outscored 70-22.
Washington is 6-20 in its last 26 home games.
Over is 24-7 in their last 31 games.
Washington is 18-8 last 26 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Famous birthdays, August 6th:
Ken Phelps, 71
Jerry Golsteyn, 71
Bob Horner, 68
Dale Ellis, 65
David Robinson, 60
Alvin Williams, t51
Victor Zambrano, 50
Seneca Wallace, 45
Charlie Whitehurst, 43
Wilmer Flores, 34
Hunter Greene, 26
Matt McLain, 26
— Orioles (51-63)
Baltimore lost five of its last six games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Orioles are 27-27 vs at home, 24-36 on the road.
Orioles are 17-16 vs AL East rivals, 34-47 vs everyone else.
— Red Sox (64-51)
Red Sox won their last seven games.
Boston is 15-21 in one-run games.
Under is 8-4 in their last dozen home games.
Red Sox are 27-15 in 42 games since trading Devers.
— White Sox (42-71)
Chicago is 10-6 since the All-Star break.
White Sox are 24-32 at home, 18-39 on the road.
Over is 11-5-1 in their last seventeen games.
Chicago is 29-55 vs righty starters, 13-16 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (58-55)
Cleveland is 18-7 in its last 25 games.
Guardians are 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Guardians are 44-35 vs righty starters, 13-20 vs lefties.
Over is 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
— Detroit (66-49)
Detroit won six of its last nine games.
Tigers are 19-10 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 7 games.
Detroit is 15-4 in home series openers.
Under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
— Houston (64-50)
Astros are 3-10 in their last 13 home games.
Astros lead Seattle by three games in AL West.
Over is 14-9 in their last 23 road games.
Houston is 27-14 vs NL teams, 37-36 vs AL teams.
— Royals (56-58)
Royals are 9-6 in their last 15 games.
Kansas City is 43-49 vs righty starters, 13-9 vs lefties.
Under is 14-6 in Royals’ last 20 home games.
Royals are 2-9 in last eleven home series openers.
— Angels (55-59)
Angels lost seven of their last nine road games.
Halos are five games out of last Wild Card slot.
Angels are 45-48 vs righty starters, 10-11 vs lefties.
Angels are 26-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (53-60)
Twins lost eight of their last 12 games.
Minnesota is 30-24 at home, 23-36 on the road.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Twins traded 10 players off their roster, just last week.
— New York (60-54)
New York has lost 5 in row, is 18-29 in its last 47 games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
New York is 48-41 vs righty starters, 12-13 vs lefties.
Right now, New York has half-game lead for last Wild Card in the AL.
— A’s (50-65)
A’s are 17-15 in their last 32 games.
Under is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
A’s are 13-15 in one-run games, 6-3 in extra innings.
Last 15 series, A’s are 6-1 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..
— Seattle (61-53)
Mariners are 4-1 in their last five games overall.
Seattle is 17-8 in its last 25 home games.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven road games.
Right now, Mariners hold the #2 Wild Card in AL.
— Tampa Bay (56-59)
Tampa Bay lost 23 of its last 32 games.
Rays are 32-30 at home, 24-29 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 4.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 2-8 in last ten games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (60-55)
Rangers are 12-6 since the All-Star break.
Texas 50-37 vs righty starters, 10-18 vs lefties
Rangers are 36-20 at home, 24-35 on road.
Texas is half-game out of the AL’s last Wild Card slot.
— Toronto (67-48)
Blue Jays won four of their last six games overall.
Blue Jays won 13 of their last 16 home games.
Over is 12-4-2 in their last thirteen games.
Toronto leads Red Sox by three games in AL East.
If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Red Sox, Mariners, New York
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Mets, Padres
