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MLB Hot/Cold

MLB Hottest Hitters (Last 2 Weeks)

Name	Team	PA	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	wRC+	WAR


Albert Pujols	STL	31	5	15	.357	.419	.929	271	0.6
Jose Altuve	HOU	37	3	4	.375	.459	.844	263	0.8
Bryan De La Cruz	MIA	51	3	10	.447	.460	.809	253	1.0
Joc Pederson	SFG	35	1	5	.414	.514	.759	250	0.6
Whit Merrifield	TOR	47	4	11	.422	.426	.778	240	1.0
Mike Trout	LAA	54	4	9	.370	.444	.804	237	1.0
Kyle Higashioka	NYY	29	2	5	.444	.448	.741	235	0.7
Garrett Mitchell	MIL	21	1	2	.450	.476	.700	231	0.6
Jeff McNeil	NYM	46	2	4	.465	.500	.651	230	0.9
Brandon Nimmo	NYM	39	2	8	.429	.487	.657	229	0.8

MLB Coldest Hitters (Last 2 Weeks)

Name	Team	PA	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	wRC+	WAR


Austin Romine	CIN	22	0	1	.048	.091	.048	-70	-0.4
C.J. Cron	COL	31	0	1	.071	.129	.071	-58	-0.5
Andrew Vaughn	CHW	37	0	3	.059	.108	.059	-58	-0.8
Austin Hedges	CLE	26	0	1	.042	.115	.042	-56	-0.3
Tyler Naquin	NYM	25	0	1	.080	.080	.120	-48	-0.4
Kole Calhoun	TEX	22	0	2	.050	.136	.050	-44	-0.3
Zack Collins	PIT	20	0	1	.000	.150	.000	-43	-0.3
Jose Azocar	SDP	27	0	0	.111	.111	.111	-42	-0.3
Francisco Mejia	TBR	21	0	0	.095	.095	.143	-40	-0.3
Nicky Lopez	KCR	22	0	1	.100	.143	.100	-38	-0.2

MLB’s Hottest Teams

Hitting



TOR
NYM
SEA
LAA
ATL
HOU
SFG
CHC
SDP
CLE

Starting Pitchers



MIL
CHC
HOU
MIA
CLE
LAA
NYY
SDP
LAD
PIT

Bullpen


WSN
ATL
NYY
LAD
STL
CHC
CLE
TOR
LAA
MIL

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
Miami	80-82-0	49.4%	-0.6	-0.2
Oakland	80-82-0	49.4%	-1.2	0.0
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
LA Angels	75-87-0	46.3%	-0.3	-0.4
Cincinnati	75-87-0	46.3%	-1.0	-0.2
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
Boston	77-77-8	50.0%	50.0%	+0.7
SF Giants	77-77-8	50.0%	50.0%	+0.8
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

2022 MLB DIVISION STANDINGS

AL EAST		W-L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	L10	STRK
1	Yankees Y	99-63	.611	-	57-24	42-39	807	567	240	5-5	L2
2	Blue Jays X	92-70	.568	7.0	47-34	45-36	775	679	96	7-3	W1
3	Rays X	86-76	.531	13.0	51-30	35-46	666	614	52	2-8	L5
4	Orioles	83-79	.512	16.0	45-36	38-43	674	688	-14	4-6	L1
5	Red Sox	78-84	.481	21.0	43-38	35-46	735	787	-52	6-4	W3

AL CENTRAL		W-L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	L10	STRK
1	Guardians Y	92-70	.568	-	46-35	46-35	698	634	64	7-3	W2
2	White Sox	81-81	.500	11.0	37-44	44-37	686	717	-31	5-5	L1
3	Twins	78-84	.481	14.0	46-35	32-49	696	684	12	4-6	W1
4	Tigers	66-96	.407	26.0	36-46	30-50	557	713	-156	6-4	L3
5	Royals	65-97	.401	27.0	39-42	26-55	640	810	-170	3-7	L2

AL WEST		W-L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	L10	STRK
1	Astros Z	106-56	.654	-	55-26	51-30	737	518	219	7-3	W2
2	Mariners W	90-72	.556	16.0	46-35	44-37	690	623	67	7-3	W3
3	Angels	73-89	.451	33.0	40-41	33-48	623	668	-45	7-3	L3
4	Rangers	68-94	.420	38.0	34-47	34-47	707	743	-36	3-7	W2
5	Athletics	60-102	.370	46.0	29-51	31-51	568	770	-202	4-6	W4

NL EAST		W-L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	L10	STRK
1	Braves Y	101-61	.623	-	55-26	46-35	789	609	180	7-3	L1
2	Mets X	101-61	.623	-	54-27	47-34	772	606	166	5-5	W3
3	Phillies X	87-75	.537	14.0	47-34	40-41	747	685	62	4-6	L2
4	Marlins	69-93	.426	32.0	34-47	35-46	586	676	-90	6-4	W1
5	Nationals	55-107	.340	46.0	26-55	29-52	603	855	-252	2-8	L5

NL CENTRAL		W-L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	L10	STRK
1	Cardinals Y	93-69	.574	-	53-28	40-41	772	637	135	4-6	L1
2	Brewers	86-76	.531	7.0	46-35	40-41	725	688	37	4-6	L1
3	Cubs	74-88	.457	19.0	37-44	37-44	657	731	-74	8-2	W1
4	Pirates	62-100	.383	31.0	34-47	28-53	591	817	-226	6-4	W1
5	Reds	62-100	.383	31.0	33-48	29-52	648	815	-167	3-7	L1

NL WEST		W-L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF	L10	STRK
1	Dodgers Z	111-51	.685	-	57-24	54-27	847	513	334	6-4	W1
2	Padres W	89-73	.549	22.0	44-37	45-36	705	660	45	5-5	L1
3	Giants	81-81	.500	30.0	44-37	37-44	716	697	19	7-3	W1
4	Diamondbacks	74-88	.457	37.0	40-41	34-47	702	740	-38	4-6	W1
5	Rockies	68-94	.420	43.0	41-40	27-54	698	873	-175	3-7	L1

Z Clinched Best League Record Y Clinched Division X Clinched Wild Card W Clinched Playoffs

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 →

by Will McClaughry September 11, 2019September 12, 2019

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 →

by Will McClaughry July 20, 2018February 12, 2019

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 →

by Will McClaughry July 31, 2018February 12, 2019