Trends point to the Phillies on 8/18 Philadelphia is a perfect 12-0 in franchise history as a home favorite with Blanton when he is seeking revenge for a team loss the last time he started against this opponent. Blanton has reeled off eight straight quality starts in this situation and the Phillies have supported him with an average of 7.4 runs over the dozen games. The SDQL text for this situation is:
team=Phillies and starter=Joe Blanton and HF and S:L
The Giants are by far the worst team in the league when seeking immediate revenge for a big road loss. In fact, San Francisco is a brutal 3-27 as a road dog when seeking immediate revenge for a 5+ run loss, scoring a total of seven runs in their last five games in this spot. The SDQL text for this situation is:
team=Giants and AD and p:margin1 and date>=20050601
