This article is part of our Weekly Hitter Rankings series.
A surprise team sits atop the hitting rankings this week as the Tigers benefit from a four-game visit by the Royals along with playing host to the Reds and drawing the back end of their rotation.
The Tigers are joined by 18 teams enjoying the full seven-game slate, though they're the only club with all their games at home. The improving Padres offense is in a good spot this week, facing the weak Giants staff, albeit on the road before heading to Coors Field.
The Cardinals, Rangers and Rockies each have only five games on their ledgers.
With rotations in even more flux than usual, these are preliminary rankings. The final version will be posted Sunday night.
UPDATED: July 27, 12:00 AM ET
MLB Hitter 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
| TM | GMS | vLHP | vRHP | HOME | AWAY | HR LHB | HR RHB | SB | P LHB | P RHB | RUNS | AVE LHB | AVE RHB | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARZ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 103 | 105 | 84 | 96 | 97 | 103 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| 2 | ATL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 96 | 107 | 97 | 99 | 107 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
| 3 | BAL | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 109 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 110 | 102 | 101 | 102 |
| 4 | BOS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 114 | 118 | 116 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 102 | 103 | 103 |
| 5 | CHC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 113 | 92 |
A surprise team sits atop the hitting rankings this week as the Tigers benefit from a four-game visit by the Royals along with playing host to the Reds and drawing the back end of their rotation.
The Tigers are joined by 18 teams enjoying the full seven-game slate, though they're the only club with all their games at home. The improving Padres offense is in a good spot this week, facing the weak Giants staff, albeit on the road before heading to Coors Field.
The Cardinals, Rangers and Rockies each have only five games on their ledgers.
With rotations in even more flux than usual, these are preliminary rankings. The final version will be posted Sunday night.
UPDATED: July 27, 12:00 AM ET
MLB Hitter 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
| TM | GMS | vLHP | vRHP | HOME | AWAY | HR LHB | HR RHB | SB | P LHB | P RHB | RUNS | AVE LHB | AVE RHB | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARZ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 103 | 105 | 84 | 96 | 97 | 103 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| 2 | ATL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 96 | 107 | 97 | 99 | 107 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
| 3 | BAL | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 109 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 110 | 102 | 101 | 102 |
| 4 | BOS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 114 | 118 | 116 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 102 | 103 | 103 |
| 5 | CHC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 113 | 92 | 105 | 99 | 111 | 104 | 102 | 103 |
| 6 | CHW | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 101 | 102 | 90 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| 7 | CIN | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 116 | 106 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 111 | 105 | 103 | 104 |
| 8 | CLE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 99 | 106 | 108 | 94 | 102 | 101 | 98 | 102 | 100 |
| 9 | COL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 102 | 107 | 85 | 100 | 96 | 80 | 95 | 93 | 94 |
| 10 | DET | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 100 | 118 | 108 | 102 | 114 | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| 11 | HOU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 99 | 118 | 100 | 100 | 91 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
| 12 | KC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 91 | 92 | 103 | 101 | 111 | 110 | 101 | 105 | 103 |
| 13 | LAA | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 96 | 141 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 104 | 103 |
| 14 | LAD | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 107 | 105 | 113 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 90 |
| 15 | MIA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 99 | 85 | 97 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 102 | 103 | 103 |
| 16 | MIL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 125 | 94 | 71 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 100 | 96 | 98 |
| 17 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 106 | 83 | 95 | 96 | 87 | 94 | 96 | 95 |
| 18 | NYM | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 94 | 107 | 105 | 101 | 106 | 103 | 100 | 104 | 102 |
| 19 | NYY | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 135 | 124 | 102 | 105 | 101 | 107 | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| 20 | OAK | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 92 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 93 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 21 | PHI | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 119 | 118 | 109 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 102 |
| 22 | PIT | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 96 | 104 | 107 | 94 | 94 | 100 | 95 | 98 |
| 23 | SD | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 86 | 100 | 96 | 102 | 107 | 115 | 100 | 103 | 102 |
| 24 | SF | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 74 | 98 | 101 | 99 | 89 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| 25 | SEA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 99 | 100 | 117 | 100 | 98 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
| 26 | STL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 109 | 90 | 101 | 101 | 75 | 96 | 94 | 95 |
| 27 | TB | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 107 | 98 | 110 | 105 | 108 | 109 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
| 28 | TEX | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 84 | 94 | 98 | 101 | 87 | 92 | 94 | 93 |
| 29 | TOR | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 102 | 106 | 96 | 105 | 98 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 102 |
| 30 | WSH | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 94 | 92 | 103 | 90 | 85 | 112 | 96 | 94 | 95 |
Pitching Matchups
| Team | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARZ | @Lucchesi L | @Gibson R | @Lynn R | Stripling R | Wood L | Urias L | Buehler R |
| ATL | @Glasnow R | @Chirinos R | Morton R | Yarbrough L | Porcello R | Wacha R | Oswalt R |
| BAL | @Lopez R | @Hernandez R | S. Alcantara R | Smith L | Snell L | Glasnow R | Chirinos R |
| BOS | Wacha R | Oswalt R | @deGrom R | @Matz L | @Tanaka R | @Happ L | @Cole R |
| CHC | @Miley L | @Mahle R | @Gray R | @Castillo R | Williams R | Keller R | Brault L |
| CHW | @Civale R | @Plesac R | @Bieber R | @Junis R | @Montgomery L | @Keller R | |
| CIN | Lester L | Mills R | Hendricks R | Darvish R | @Turnbull R | @Norris L | @Fulmer R |
| CLE | Cease R | Rodon L | Giolito R | @Berrios R | @Dobnak R | @Maeda R | @Bailey R |
| COL | @Mengden R | @Montas R | Richards R | Lucchesi L | Davies R | ||
| DET | Montgomery L | Sparkman R | Duffy L | Singer R | Bauer R | Miley L | DeSclafani R |
| HOU | Graveman R | Buehler R | May R | @Bundy R | @Canning R | @Ohtani R | |
| KC | @Fulmer R | @Agrazal R | @Boyd L | @Nova R | Keuchel L | Lopez R | Cease R |
| LAA | @Bassitt R | Sheffield L | Dunn R | Gonzales L | McCullers R | Greinke R | James R |
| LAD | @Valdez L | @Javier R | @Ray L | @Gallen R | @Weaver R | @Kelly R | |
| MIA | Wojciechowski R | Stewart R | @Milone L | @Means L | Corbin L | Sanchez. R | Voth R |
| MIL | @Brault L | @Holland L | @Musgrove R | Flaherty R | Wainwright R | Hudson R | |
| MIN | Martinez R | Mikolas R | Clevinger R | Carrasco R | Civale R | Plesac R | |
| NYM | @Godley R | @Hall L | Eovaldi R | Perez L | @Newcomb L | @Foltynewicz R | @Wright R |
| NYY | @Arrieta R | @Eflin R | Nola R | Wheeler R | Weber R | Valdez R | Hall L |
| OAK | Canning R | Senzatela R | Marquez R | @Walker R | @Kikuchi L | @Graveman R | |
| PHI | Happ L | Cole R | @Montgomery L | @Paxton L | @Shoemaker R | @Thornton R | @Roark R |
| PIT | Houser R | Lindblom R | Woodruff R | @Chatwood R | @Lester L | @Mills R | |
| SD | Weaver R | @Cueto R | @Gausman R | @Webb R | @Gray R | @Freeland L | @Senzatela R |
| SEA | @James R | @Andriese R | @Sandoval L | @Heaney L | Manaea L | Fiers R | Bassitt R |
| SF | Davies R | Paddack R | Lamet R | Kluber R | Minor L | Lyles R | |
| STL | @Bailey R | @Hill L | @Burnes R | @Anderson L | @Houser R | ||
| TB | Foltynewicz R | Wright R | @Soroka R | @Fried L | @Cobb R | @LeBlanc L | @Wojciechowski R |
| TEX | Kelly R | Bumgarner L | @Samardzija R | @Smyly L | @Cueto R | ||
| TOR | @Sanchez. R | @Voth R | Scherzer R | Strasburg R | Velasquez R | Arrieta R | Eflin R |
| WSH | Thornton R | Roark R | @Pearson R | @Ryu L | @Dugger R | @Lopez R | @Hernandez R |
