Major League Baseball
MLB Hot/Cold
Who’s Hot?
Players
Hitters (Last 14 Days)
Name Team PA HR RBI AVG OBP SLG wRC+ WAR Joey Votto CIN 56 10 19 .413 .500 1.109 295 1.5 Aledmys Diaz HOU 24 3 8 .391 .417 .870 252 0.5 Bryce Harper PHI 53 1 4 .432 .604 .730 247 1.1 Daulton Varsho ARI 38 4 9 .394 .474 .848 241 1.0 George Springer TOR 54 5 10 .362 .444 .830 236 0.9 Rafael Ortega CHC 47 4 9 .432 .468 .795 232 0.9 Jorge Soler - - - 44 6 8 .324 .432 .838 231 0.7 Rowdy Tellez MIL 38 4 11 .412 .447 .824 227 0.6 Kyle Farmer CIN 58 3 6 .434 .483 .755 225 1.2 Pavin Smith ARI 25 2 3 .381 .480 .762 223 0.4
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Starting Pitchers
Who’s Cold?
Players
Teams
Hitting
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Yesterday’s Scores
Philadelphia Phillies 15 Final Pittsburgh Pirates 4
W Kyle Gibson (7-3) L Mitch Keller (3-8)
Chicago Cubs 5 Final Washington Nationals 6
W Kyle Finnegan (4-2) L Manuel Rodriguez (0-1)
Kansas City Royals 1 Final Toronto Blue Jays 5
W Jose Berrios (8-5) L Brad Keller (7-10)
Baltimore Orioles 2 Final Detroit Tigers 6
W Erasmo Ramirez (1-0) L Spenser Watkins (2-2)
New York Yankees 3 Final Miami Marlins 1
W Joely Rodriguez (2-3) L Anthony Bass (1-6) S Aroldis Chapman (22)
Cincinnati Reds 7 Final New York Mets 1
W Vladimir Gutiérrez (6-3) L Marcus Stroman (7-10)
Milwaukee Brewers 2 Final Atlanta Braves 1
W Brett Anderson (4-5) L Charlie Morton (10-4) S Josh Hader (22)
Cleveland Indians 1 Final Chicago White Sox 2
W Liam Hendriks (5-2) L Nick Wittgren (2-4)
Minnesota Twins 3 Final St. Louis Cardinals 7
W Adam Wainwright (9-6) L Michael Pineda (4-6)
Seattle Mariners 3 Final Texas Rangers 4
W Dennis Santana (1-1) L Erik Swanson (0-1)
Houston Astros 3 Final San Francisco Giants 5
W Logan Webb (5-3) L Luis Garcia (7-6) S Jake McGee (23)
Oakland Athletics 8 Final Los Angeles Angels 3
W Daulton Jefferies (1-0) L Reid Detmers (0-1)
Los Angeles Dodgers 13 Final Arizona Diamondbacks 0
W Julio Urias (13-3) L Caleb Smith (3-8)
Colorado Rockies 1 Final San Diego Padres 8
W Craig Stammen (5-2) L Austin Gomber (8-6)
Boston Red Sox 2 Final Tampa Bay Rays 3
W Shane McClanahan (5-4) L Nick Pivetta (8-5) S Matt Wisler (1)
MLB Standings
AL EAST W-L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF L10 STRK 1 Rays 64-43 .598 - 34-21 30-22 531 419 112 6-4 L1 2 Red Sox 63-44 .589 1.0 33-22 30-22 530 482 48 4-6 L4 3 Yankees 56-49 .533 7.0 27-24 29-25 425 425 0 6-4 L1 4 Blue Jays 54-49 .524 8.0 25-23 29-26 528 421 107 6-4 L1 5 Orioles 38-67 .362 25.0 17-31 21-36 432 569 -137 7-3 W1 AL CENTRAL W-L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF L10 STRK 1 White Sox 62-44 .585 - 37-18 25-26 523 411 112 4-6 W1 2 Indians 52-51 .505 8.5 26-23 26-28 441 471 -30 4-6 W1 3 Tigers 51-57 .472 12.0 30-24 21-33 477 527 -50 4-6 W1 4 Royals 45-59 .433 16.0 28-25 17-34 428 520 -92 6-4 L3 5 Twins 44-62 .415 18.0 24-30 20-32 490 565 -75 3-7 L1 AL WEST W-L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF L10 STRK 1 Astros 64-42 .604 - 34-20 30-22 580 431 149 6-4 L2 2 Athletics 60-47 .561 4.5 30-24 30-23 469 417 52 5-5 W1 3 Mariners 57-50 .533 7.5 33-23 24-27 448 504 -56 6-4 W1 4 Angels 52-54 .491 12.0 30-26 22-28 490 533 -43 5-5 L2 5 Rangers 39-67 .368 25.0 26-27 13-40 405 519 -114 4-6 W3 NL EAST W-L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF L10 STRK 1 Mets 55-50 .524 - 33-20 22-30 397 404 -7 4-6 L2 2 Phillies 53-53 .500 2.5 31-21 22-32 478 498 -20 5-5 W2 3 Braves 52-54 .491 3.5 27-27 25-27 503 454 49 5-5 L1 4 Nationals 49-57 .462 6.5 29-27 20-30 460 487 -27 4-6 L1 5 Marlins 45-61 .425 10.5 25-26 20-35 409 411 -2 4-6 W1 NL CENTRAL W-L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF L10 STRK 1 Brewers 64-43 .598 - 30-24 34-19 479 391 88 8-2 W2 2 Reds 56-50 .528 7.5 26-26 30-24 521 520 1 7-3 W1 3 Cardinals 53-52 .505 10.0 30-21 23-31 422 459 -37 6-4 W1 4 Cubs 51-56 .477 13.0 31-21 20-35 451 482 -31 4-6 L1 5 Pirates 40-66 .377 23.5 23-30 17-36 384 534 -150 4-6 L2 NL WEST W-L PCT GB HOME AWAY RS RA DIFF L10 STRK 1 Giants 67-39 .632 - 35-17 32-22 510 391 119 6-4 W3 2 Dodgers 64-43 .598 3.5 33-18 31-25 560 395 165 5-5 W2 3 Padres 61-47 .565 7.0 36-22 25-25 515 422 93 5-5 W1 4 Rockies 46-60 .434 21.0 33-20 13-40 459 516 -57 4-6 L1 5 Diamondbacks 33-74 .308 34.5 20-33 13-41 438 605 -167 4-6 L3
Jack Flaherty Has Become the Most Dominant Pitcher in the National League
Ever since they were swept in Oakland and LA near the beginning of August, the Cardinals have been on fire! How have they fueled this latest surge? With around average to below-average stats in all the offensive categories over the last month (21st in batting average, 24th in slugging), the answer is pitching and defense. … Continue reading Jack Flaherty Has Become the Most Dominant Pitcher in the National League
I Think The Opener Is Working
I wrote previously on the Rays and their use of the opener. I’ll link to that post at the bottom of this one. Now that we are just past the All-Star break I felt it was a good time to check in on how it’s working. Let’s take a look at where the Rays pitching … Continue reading I Think The Opener Is Working
Waxahachie Swaps and Sergio Romo Playing Third Base
Time to talk about the Rays again. I didn’t plan to write about them again, but then last Wednesday, Sergio Romo played 3rd base. The Rays used a very unique version of the Waxahachie swap. The Waxahachie swap is a maneuver in which the manager will move a pitcher (usually a lefty) to another position … Continue reading Waxahachie Swaps and Sergio Romo Playing Third Base