Weekly Hitter Rankings: The Calm after the Storm

Weekly Hitter Rankings: The Calm after the Storm

This article is part of our Weekly Hitter Rankings series.

This is one of the least busy weeks of the season with only 91 games on the docket, and that includes a pair of doubleheaders. Maximizing matchups is always important, but going the extra mile this week could prove fruitful in closely contested counting categories.

The Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, Royals, Marlins and Pirates have seven games while the Dodgers, Brewers, Twins and Rays enjoy a pair of off days. Arizona is the only club to have all seven at home. The Rockies only play six games, but they're all in Coors Field.

Thursday's game between the Reds and Cubs is the Field of Dreams game, to be played in Iowa. The movie worked because it was about baseball. If Field of Dreams were centered around any other sport, it would have been just another corny flick.

UPDATED: Monday August 8 1:30 PM ET

Week of August 8 - 14

MLB Hitting Rankings

KEY (100 neutral)

  • HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
  • SB - Stolen Base Index
  • P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
  • Runs - Runs scoring index
TMGMSvLHPvRHPHOMEAWAYHR LHBHR RHBSBP LHBP RHBRUNSAVE LHBAVE RHBTOTAL
1ARZ7074310710596110108140109108109
2ATL64206808187102105101969797
3BAL72534971079210396111102100

This is one of the least busy weeks of the season with only 91 games on the docket, and that includes a pair of doubleheaders. Maximizing matchups is always important, but going the extra mile this week could prove fruitful in closely contested counting categories.

The Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, Royals, Marlins and Pirates have seven games while the Dodgers, Brewers, Twins and Rays enjoy a pair of off days. Arizona is the only club to have all seven at home. The Rockies only play six games, but they're all in Coors Field.

Thursday's game between the Reds and Cubs is the Field of Dreams game, to be played in Iowa. The movie worked because it was about baseball. If Field of Dreams were centered around any other sport, it would have been just another corny flick.

UPDATED: Monday August 8 1:30 PM ET

Week of August 8 - 14

MLB Hitting Rankings

KEY (100 neutral)

  • HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
  • SB - Stolen Base Index
  • P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
  • Runs - Runs scoring index
TMGMSvLHPvRHPHOMEAWAYHR LHBHR RHBSBP LHBP RHBRUNSAVE LHBAVE RHBTOTAL
1ARZ7074310710596110108140109108109
2ATL64206808187102105101969797
3BAL72534971079210396111102100101
4BOS606607993136999399999899
5CHC61533102112127105110113104107106
6CHW725341019268109100121104100102
7CIN61533103107119107979910399101
8CLE624061011099495102102959997
9COL624601231199194102124102105104
10DET60633108106951031019410099100
11HOU633601101148898103108100103102
12KC7257084809197941121009899
13LAA6153310394124104102100102100101
14LAD5142395909210410285969596
15MIA716439897829595105989798
16MIL532231009165959976919191
17MIN53205117101121979579969395
18NYM6246089961131001069799102101
19NYY615068596135959899959897
20OAK624339810294979586959595
21PHI61533106111113979391989798
22PIT7430780861089999103979898
23SD6243397103109106102111103101102
24SF6243370837810310398959796
25SEA6243398101106939793959796
26STL6333310910093106101111103100102
27TB50532979910910110581969897
28TEX6243310810889899995949896
29TOR6063311111810298103108100103102
30WSH62433100111116999698999999

Pitching Matchups

TeamMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN
ARZBeede RThompson RKeller RBrubaker R@Senzatela R@Urena R@Feltner R
ATL @Hill L@Pivetta R @Lopez R@Luzardo L/Bleier L@Rogers L
BALKikuchi LManoah RBerrios R@Winckowski R@Kluber R@McClanahan L@Rasmussen R
BOS Morton RWright RVoth RMontas RGerman RTaillon R
CHCSanchez. REspino RGray. R@Lodolo L @Ashcraft R@Dunn R
CHW @Singer R/Heasley R@Bubic L@Greinke RHill RManning RAlexander L
CIN@Bassitt R@Carrasco R@Walker RSmyly L Sampson RThompson R
CLE @Alexander L@Hutchison R@Brieske R@White R@Gausman R@Kikuchi L
COL Mikolas RQuintana LHudson RDavies RGallen RHenry L
DET Bieber RCivale RPlesac R@Kopech R@Giolito R@Lynn R
HOU Perez LOtto RRagans LOller RMartinez RIrvin L
KC Lynn R/Martin RCueto RCease RGonsolin RHeaney LAnderson L
LAA@Irvin L@Kaprielian R@Blackburn R Mahle RBundy RArcher R
LAD Ryan RGray R @Lynch L@Keller R@Singer R
MIA @Wheeler R@Syndergaard R@Gibson RFried LOdorizzi R/Anderson RStrider R
MIL Yarbrough LSprings L @Montgomery L@Wainwright R@Mikolas R
MIN @Urias L@Jackson R @Detmers L@Barria R@Davidson L
NYMDunn RMinor LDugger R Suarez LNola RWheeler R
NYY@Gilbert R@Castillo R@Ray L @Eovaldi R@Crawford R@Wacha R
OAKSuarez LOhtani RSandoval L @McCullers R@Garcia R@Javier R
PHI Garrett LAlcantara RCabrera R@Scherzer R@deGrom R@Bassitt R
PIT@Gallen R@Henry L@Bumgarner L@Kelly R@Rodon L@Webb R@Wood L
SDWood LCobb RJunis R @Corbin L@Abbott R@Sanchez. R
SEATaillon RCole RCortes Jr. L @Dunning R@Howard R@Perez L
SF@Snell L@Musgrove R@Manaea L Wilson RBeede RThompson R
STL @Feltner R@Freeland L@Marquez RLauer LAshby LBurnes R
TB @Woodruff R@Peralta R Watkins RLyles RBradish R
TEX @Urquidy R@Verlander R@Valdez LFlexen RKirby RGonzales L
TOR@Lyles R@Bradish R@Kremer R Quantrill RMcKenzie RBieber R
WSH@Thompson R@Stroman R@Steele L Clevinger RDarvish RSnell L

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