Monday pythagorean - 7/20/2015

Outscored 4-0 over two games doesn't provide much fodder for commentary. After you say that the pitching was pretty good but they didn't hit, what's left to say? Not much...

The Week That Was:

• 7/17 - @LAAnaheim 1 - Boston 0 - Wade Miley makes his second consecutive start, thanks to the four-day All Star break, and is outstanding, taking a no-hitter into the sixth and allowing only 2 hits and no runs in seven plus innings of work. But it all goes for naught as the Red Sox do nothing offensively, and Mike Trout breaks a personal 0-5 against Koji Uehara with a 2-out 9th inning HR for a 1-0 Angels win.



• 7/18 - @LAANaheim 3 - Boston 0 - Rick Porcello allows three runs (two earned) over five, and Justin Masterson pitches three strong shutout innings out of the bullpen, but, for the second consecutive night, the Red Sox are held scoreless by Angel pitching.

Thoughts and commentary...

• Due to the All Star break, they played two games. Due to the All Star break and awful performances, they scored 0 runs. The pitchers were fine, in general. Miley was excellent in particular.



• There's really not much more to say.



• Red Sox Player of the Week - They scored 0 runs on the week. 'Nuff said...



• Red Sox Pitcher of the Week - I almost left this unawarded, too, but Wade Miley was so good on Friday that I'm going to give it out. In seven plus innings of work, he walked 2 and allowed 1 hit. He was perfect through five innings and had a no-hitter through six. That he, and the team, didn't get a win has nothing whatsoever to do with his efforts.

AL Pythagorean Projection Report - 7/20/2015

							Projected		Actual
	R/G	(rank)	RA/G	(rank)	Pythagorean	(rank)	W	L	W	L	Luck
Toronto	5.3	(1)	4.35	(12)	0.589	(1)	55	39	47	47	-8
Kansas City	4.39	(6)	3.64	(1)	0.584	(2)	53	37	55	35	2
Houston	4.4	(5)	3.77	(4)	0.571	(3)	54	40	51	43	-3
Oakland	4.33	(7)	3.77	(4)	0.563	(4)	53	41	43	51	-10
Baltimore	4.42	(4)	3.93	(6)	0.553	(5)	50	41	46	45	-4
LA Angels	4.13	(10)	3.72	(2)	0.548	(6)	49	41	50	40	1
NY Yankees	4.59	(2)	4.3	(11)	0.531	(7)	48	43	50	41	2
Minnesota	4.25	(8)	4.1	(8)	0.517	(8)	48	44	50	42	2
Cleveland	3.98	(12)	4.16	(9)	0.479	(9)	44	47	44	47	0
Tampa Bay	3.59	(13)	3.76	(3)	0.479	(10)	45	49	47	47	2
Detroit	4.48	(3)	4.7	(15)	0.478	(11)	44	47	45	46	1
Texas	4.16	(9)	4.55	(13)	0.46	(12)	42	49	43	48	1
Boston	4.13	(11)	4.65	(14)	0.446	(13)	41	50	42	49	1
Seattle	3.48	(14)	4.01	(7)	0.435	(14)	40	52	42	50	2
Chicago Sox	3.37	(15)	4.22	(10)	0.398	(15)	36	54	42	48	6

Top 5 projections (using current winning %)

Kansas City	99	63
LA Angels	90	72
NY Yankees	89	73
Houston	88	74
Minnesota	88	74

Top 5 projections (starting with today's record, using Pythagorean winning %)

Kansas City	97	65
Houston	90	72
LA Angels	89	73
NY Yankees	88	74
Toronto	87	75

Standings for the week

							Projected		Actual
	R/G	(rank)	RA/G	(rank)	Pythagorean	(rank)	W	L	W	L	Luck
LA Angels	2	(13)	0	(1)	1	(1)	2	0	2	0	0
Toronto	4	(5)	1.67	(2)	0.832	(2)	2	1	2	1	0
Oakland	5.67	(2)	2.67	(4)	0.799	(3)	2	1	2	1	0
Houston	6.33	(1)	3	(7)	0.797	(4)	2	1	2	1	0
Baltimore	5	(3)	3.33	(9)	0.677	(5)	2	1	2	1	0
Kansas City	3.75	(6)	2.75	(6)	0.638	(6)	3	1	3	1	0
Cleveland	5	(3)	4.33	(12)	0.565	(7)	2	1	2	1	0
NY Yankees	3	(8)	2.67	(4)	0.554	(8)	2	1	2	1	0
Seattle	2.67	(11)	3	(7)	0.446	(9)	1	2	1	2	0
Chicago Sox	2.75	(10)	3.75	(10)	0.362	(10)	1	3	1	3	0
Detroit	3.33	(7)	5	(13)	0.323	(11)	1	2	1	2	0
Texas	3	(8)	6.33	(15)	0.203	(12)	1	2	1	2	0
Minnesota	2.67	(11)	5.67	(14)	0.201	(13)	1	2	1	2	0
Tampa Bay	1.67	(14)	4	(11)	0.168	(14)	1	2	1	2	0
Boston	0	(15)	2	(3)	0	(15)	0	2	0	2	0