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In my second-to-last “Weekly Hot and Cold Hitters,” I made sure to add some stars who are in the playoff hunt, as their performance affects their team in a more significant way. I also put Nick Kurtz because his numbers this week were mid compared to the rest of his season.
HOT HITTERS
Yandy Díaz, Tampa Bay Rays
Home Runs (HR): 1
Runs Batted In (RBI): 4
Batting Average (AVG): .591
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.528
Pete Alonso, New York Mets
Home Runs (HR): 4
Runs Batted In (RBI): 8
Batting Average (AVG): .440
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.476
Jeremy Peña, Houston Astros
Home Runs (HR): 2
Runs Batted In (RBI): 8
Batting Average (AVG): .379
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.128
Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
Home Runs (HR): 3
Runs Batted In (RBI): 10
Batting Average (AVG): .400
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.386
Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers (hitting stats only)
Home Runs (HR): 4
Runs Batted In (RBI): 6
Batting Average (AVG): .333
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.308
Drake Baldwin, Atlanta Braves
Home Runs (HR): 3
Runs Batted In (RBI): 12
Batting Average (AVG): .393
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.290
Bo Naylor, Cleveland Guardians
Home Runs (HR): 3
Runs Batted In (RBI): 13
Batting Average (AVG): .360
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): 1.193
COLD HITTERS
Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 0
Batting Average (AVG): .045
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .170
Strikeouts (SO): 10
Randy Arozarena, Seattle Mariners
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 0
Batting Average (AVG): .069
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .225
Strikeouts (SO): 10
Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 1
Batting Average (AVG): .111
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .278
Strikeouts (SO): 10
James Wood, Washington Nationals
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 1
Batting Average (AVG): .107
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .337
Strikeouts (SO): 13
Jackson Holliday, Baltimore Orioles
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 0
Batting Average (AVG): .138
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .366
Strikeouts (SO): 9
Nick Kurtz, Oakland Athletics
Home Runs (HR): 2
Runs Batted In (RBI): 3
Batting Average (AVG): .200
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .766
Strikeouts (SO): 13
Teoscar Hernández, Los Angeles Dodgers
Home Runs (HR): 0
Runs Batted In (RBI): 1
Batting Average (AVG): .231
On-base Plus Slugging (OPS): .602
Strikeouts (SO): 4