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MLB Hot/Cold

MLB Hottest Hitters (Last 2 Weeks)
NameTeamPAHRRBIAVGOBPSLGwRC+WAR
Albert PujolsSTL31515.357.419.9292710.6
Jose AltuveHOU3734.375.459.8442630.8
Bryan De La CruzMIA51310.447.460.8092531.0
Joc PedersonSFG3515.414.514.7592500.6
Whit MerrifieldTOR47411.422.426.7782401.0
Mike TroutLAA5449.370.444.8042371.0
Kyle HigashiokaNYY2925.444.448.7412350.7
Garrett MitchellMIL2112.450.476.7002320.6
Jeff McNeilNYM4624.465.500.6512300.9
Brandon NimmoNYM3928.429.487.6572290.8
MLB Coldest Hitters (Last 2 Weeks)
NameTeamPAHRRBIAVGOBPSLGwRC+WAR
Austin RomineCIN2201.048.091.048-70-0.4
C.J. CronCOL3101.071.129.071-58-0.5
Andrew VaughnCHW3703.059.108.059-58-0.8
Austin HedgesCLE2601.042.115.042-56-0.3
Tyler NaquinNYM2501.080.080.120-48-0.4
Kole CalhounTEX2202.050.136.050-45-0.3
Zack CollinsPIT2001.000.150.000-43-0.3
Jose AzocarSDP2700.111.111.111-42-0.3
Francisco MejiaTBR2100.095.095.143-40-0.3
Nicky LopezKCR2201.100.143.100-38-0.2

MLB’s Hottest Teams

Hitting
TOR
NYM
SEA
LAA
ATL
HOU
SFG
CHC
CLE
STL

Starting Pitchers
MIL
CHC
HOU
MIA
CLE
LAA
NYY
SDP
LAD
PIT

Bullpen
WSN
ATL
NYY
LAD
STL
CHC
CLE
DET
TOR
LAA

MLB’s Coldest Teams

Hitting
CIN
OAK
CHW
COL
BAL
TEX
KCR
BOS
MIA
TBR

Starting Pitchers
WSN
SEA
OAK
STL
NYM
KCR
BOS
CHW
ATL
TEX

Bullpen
BAL
COL
BOS
CIN
ARI
TBR
KCR
HOU
TEX
SEA

MLB Run Line Records
Definitions Run Line Record: The number of ATS covers, no-covers, and pushes Cover %: The percentage of time the team covered, net of pushes MOV: The average margin of victory (negative in losses) Run Line +/-: The average amount of points that the team covers the spread by
Team Run Line Record Cover % MOV Run Line +/-
Baltimore 97-65-0 59.9% -0.1 +0.8
LA Dodgers 98-68-0 59.0% 2.0 +0.6
Arizona 94-68-0 58.0% -0.2 +0.5
Texas 88-74-0 54.3% -0.2 +0.3
NY Mets 88-77-0 53.3% 1.0 +0.1
Houston 93-82-0 53.1% 1.3 +0.2
St. Louis 87-77-0 53.1% 0.8 +0.5
Cleveland 89-80-0 52.7% 0.4 +0.3
Chi Cubs 85-77-0 52.5% -0.5 +0.2
Colorado 85-77-0 52.5% -1.1 -0.1
Seattle 87-80-0 52.1% 0.4 +0.4
Boston 84-78-0 51.9% -0.3 -0.3
Philadelphia 92-87-0 51.4% 0.4 +0.1
Pittsburgh 82-80-0 50.6% -1.4 -0.3
Atlanta 84-82-0 50.6% 1.0 +0.1
Kansas City 81-81-0 50.0% -1.0 0.0
Oakland 80-82-0 49.4% -1.2 0.0
Miami 80-82-0 49.4% -0.6 -0.2
Tampa Bay 80-84-0 48.8% 0.3 -0.1
Detroit 78-84-0 48.2% -1.0 0.0
SF Giants 77-85-0 47.5% 0.1 -0.3
Cincinnati 75-87-0 46.3% -1.0 -0.2
LA Angels 75-87-0 46.3% -0.3 -0.4
San Diego 80-94-0 46.0% 0.3 -0.2
Minnesota 74-88-0 45.7% 0.1 -0.2
Toronto 74-90-0 45.1% 0.6 -0.4
NY Yankees 76-95-0 44.4% 1.4 +0.2
Chi Sox 70-92-0 43.2% -0.2 -0.7
Washington 70-92-0 43.2% -1.6 -0.4
Milwaukee 67-95-0 41.4% 0.2 -0.6
MLB Over/Under Records
Definitions Over Record: The number of times the game went over, under, and pushed Over %: The percentage of time the total went over, net of pushes Under %: The percentage of time the total went under, net of pushes Total +/-: The average amount of points that the game goes over (negative in unders)
Team Over Record Over % Under % Total +/-
NY Mets 87-69-9 55.8% 44.2% +0.7
Kansas City 82-74-6 52.6% 47.4% +0.6
Atlanta 83-75-8 52.5% 47.5% +0.4
Toronto 84-76-4 52.5% 47.5% +0.7
Philadelphia 90-83-6 52.0% 48.0% +0.6
Texas 78-75-9 51.0% 49.0% +0.8
SF Giants 77-77-8 50.0% 50.0% +0.8
Boston 77-77-8 50.0% 50.0% +0.7
Milwaukee 76-77-9 49.7% 50.3% +0.7
Minnesota 74-76-12 49.3% 50.7% +0.4
Washington 75-78-9 49.0% 51.0% +0.4
San Diego 82-86-6 48.8% 51.2% +0.4
St. Louis 77-81-6 48.7% 51.3% +0.4
Seattle 77-82-8 48.4% 51.6% +0.4
Cincinnati 76-81-5 48.4% 51.6% +0.4
Colorado 75-80-7 48.4% 51.6% 0.0
Pittsburgh 73-78-11 48.3% 51.7% +0.5
Cleveland 77-83-9 48.1% 51.9% +0.2
Chi Sox 72-79-11 47.7% 52.3% +0.6
NY Yankees 79-87-5 47.6% 52.4% +0.4
Arizona 74-84-4 46.8% 53.2% +0.5
Tampa Bay 71-81-12 46.7% 53.3% +0.3
LA Angels 70-80-12 46.7% 53.3% -0.1
Oakland 71-82-9 46.4% 53.6% +0.6
Baltimore 72-84-6 46.2% 53.9% +0.1
LA Dodgers 70-84-12 45.5% 54.6% -0.1
Miami 69-83-10 45.4% 54.6% +0.2
Chi Cubs 66-83-13 44.3% 55.7% +0.2
Detroit 63-85-14 42.6% 57.4% -0.1
Houston 63-102-10 38.2% 61.8% -0.2

Yesterday’s Scores

Game 6
Philadelphia Phillies 1 Final
Houston Astros 4
W Framber Valdez
L Zack Wheeler
S Ryan Pressly

MLB Standings

2023 MLB SPRING TRAINING STANDINGS

CACTUS LEAGUE W-L PCT
1 Royals 18-11 .621
2 Angels 15-10 .600
3 Mariners 14-10 .583
4 Cubs 15-11 .577
5 Dodgers 13-10 .565
6 Reds 14-12 .538
7 Diamondbacks 13-14 .481
8 Padres 13-14 .481
9 White Sox 11-12 .478
10 Giants 12-14 .462
11 Rangers 12-14 .462
12 Guardians 10-14 .417
13 Brewers 10-14 .417
14 Rockies 11-16 .407
15 Athletics 10-15 .400
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE W-L PCT
1 Cardinals 15-6 .714
2 Blue Jays 17-11 .607
3 Red Sox 14-10 .583
4 Braves 13-10 .565
5 Astros 12-10 .545
6 Orioles 14-12 .538
7 Rays 14-12 .538
8 Nationals 12-11 .522
9 Phillies 14-13 .519
10 Twins 11-13 .458
11 Tigers 12-16 .429
12 Mets 10-14 .417
13 Pirates 9-14 .391
14 Yankees 10-17 .370
15 Marlins 7-15 .318

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