MLB Wednesday: Play The Hot Team

[griswold]

YTD 24-27 +2.87 units
all plays 1*

Faves 4-0 +4.0 units
Dogs 19-24 +1.07 units
Totals 1-3 -2.2 units

After getting killed on two plays three weeks ago, I haven't found anything I liked that much until today. I'm going with my strongest and I'll list the other two as "opinions."

1* Giants +103
My favorite baseball angle is to play a poor team when it's hot. The lines never reflect the team's current form. San Francisco has won six in a row and 11 of its last 13! In addition, the Rockies are only 28-38 on the road and the Giants are a remarkable 16-9 in Lowry's starts for a positive ROI of $769 on a flat $100 bet on each of his starts.

Opinions only:
Braves (a small dog playing the coldest team in baseball)
Rangers (slight fave against the White Sox who never win)

[Chado1]

BOL with the Giants this afternoon gris and interesting take about shitty teams that are hot....never thought of that angle.....

[kbsooner21]

Best of luck Grizzly!

[BillMill71]

Good Luck Gris

[Spearit]

Good Luck Gris!

Added info!

HOT

San Francisco Giants

See what a little youth can do? Since calling up some prospects and making Rajai Davis and Dan Ortmeier part of the everyday lineup, the Giants have new life. They've won eight of their last 10 contests including five straight victories heading into Tuesday.

San Francisco’s successful stretch is driven by its solid pitching and new-found pop in the order that has scored six runs per game in those eight wins. That's almost two more scores than its season average. The Giants have a team ERA of 2.81 over the last seven days and are batting .264.

Cleveland Indians

The Indians’ recent run put some space between them and the rest of the AL Central. Cleveland is 2 ½ games ahead of the Detroit Tigers after winning seven of its last 10 games, reeling off three straight W’s heading into Tuesday.

The Tribe has allowed three or fewer runs in seven of those contests and has a collective team ERA of 3.27 over the past week, holding opponents to a .249 batting average against.

Cincinnati Reds

It’s probably too late for the Reds to make a postseason push, being 11 games out of the National League wild card and 6 ½ back of the NL Central lead. But Cincy is finishing the year with a bang.

The Big Red Machine has won six straight heading into Tuesday and eight of their last 10 contests. The big-swinging Cincinnati lineup is averaging almost seven runs per game and has played over the total eight times during this stretch.

Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox's destruction of the Chicago White Sox this past weekend was a reminder for the other playoff-contending teams in the American League – sooner or later, you’ll have to play Boston.

The BoSox have won seven of their last 10 games heading into this week’s series with the New York Yankees, including the four-game sweep of Chicago in which they scored 46 total runs. Over the past week, Boston is hitting .317 at the plate and has a collective ERA just above 2.00.

COLD

Florida Marlins

It’s tough to pinpoint the exact reason why Florida has lost 12 of its last 13 games. Poor pitching, careless fielding and lack of production have all played a part in the Fish’s flop. It's safe to say that Florida is now going through the motions since dropping 17 games out of the NL East lead.

The Marlins have a 6.67 ERA over the past seven days and teams are hitting .333 off their arms. Florida has conceded nine unearned runs during this time and are batting a dismal .253 with little help from struggling slugger Miguel Cabrera, who has gone 2-for-25.

Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee’s problems outside of Miller Park continue (25-40 on the season) after the Brewers finished 2-4 on their latest road trip. Milwaukee has lost seven of its last 10 games and is 1 ½ games back of the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central race heading into their three-game series this week.

The Brewers are only a half-game ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals in the division and have suffered from this slump for much of the second half of the season. Since the All-Star break, Milwaukee is 16-26 with a NL-worst 5.52 ERA.

Washington Nationals

Washington is another club struggling on the road this season. Its record away from RFK Stadium dropped to 27-40 on the year after going 3-5 on its current 10-game road swing.

The Nats have lost seven of their last 10 games and have allowed almost 6 ½ runs per game during these defeats. Over the past seven days, Washington has a collective ERA over 6.00 and is doing little to balance that out in the batter’s box.

Baltimore Orioles

The O’s are still reeling from the 30-run haymaker the Texas Rangers hit them with last week. The loss started Baltimore on a six-game losing streak where they've been outscored 70-20.

The Orioles have lost their last three series since taking two games against the Yankees in mid-August. In the past week, they've batted .249 at the plate with an even more disgusting team ERA of just a shade under 10.00.

Yuck.

[jt4545]

good luck Gris

[orientalhawn]

gris good luck!

[garth]

Good Luck Gris!

Baltimore Orioles

The O’s are still reeling from the 30-run haymaker the Texas Rangers hit them with last week. The loss started Baltimore on a six-game losing streak where they've been outscored 70-20.

The Orioles have lost their last three series since taking two games against the Yankees in mid-August. In the past week, they've batted .249 at the plate with an even more disgusting team ERA of just a shade under 10.00.

Yuck.

'Yuck' is right. Their bullpen ERA over the past 3 games is 19.47. Good luck, Gris.

[Kaptain]

gl to ya today Gris

[blitz]

I am on them already! Good Luck to us!

[birdog]

good luck