It’s almost the end of June and each MLB team plays around 70 games so far. We’ve seen some stadiums with full capacity. Audience factors may influence the home field advantage. So far this season, which teams do enjoy playing at home?
The New York Mets are playing well at Citi Field, winning 20 games and taking only 7 losses so far. They are the only team that takes less than 10 losses at home at this moment. The San Francisco Giants are currently leading the majors with 46 wins and at Oracle Park, they already won 24 games. Additionally, the AL Central leader Chicago White Sox have won 27 games at Guaranteed Rate Field. The other team in Chicago is also playing well at home, the Chicago Cubs have won 25 games at Wrigley Field by far and they are leading the NL Central with the Brewers now. By far, 22 teams each have a winning record at home.
The Cincinnati Reds are hitting well at Great American Ball Park and they have an .829 OPS with 56 home runs and 185 RBI. The Angels are hitting well at home with an .824 OPS. Additionally, they already crushed 65 home runs and collected 209 RBI. The Angels’ 209 RBI are the second-most among the 30 MLB teams and 65 home runs tie the Braves for the most home runs at home. Moreover, Coors Field is known as the most hitter friendly ballpark and the performance of the Rockies at home doesn’t surprise us. The Rockies have scored 239 runs and collected 227 RBI at home, both are the most among the 30 teams at home. In addition, the Rockies have a batting average of .283 at Coors Field. The Toronto Blue Jays are still unable to play at Rogers Centre, Toronto. By far, they have played home games in Dunedin and Buffalo. They are hitting well at TD Ballpark in Dunedin with an .840 OPS and 38 home runs in 21 games. In Buffalo, the Blue Jays have an OPS of .729 in 8 games. Furthermore, the Astros and the Giants each post a .796 OPS at home.
The Mets haven't hit well at home so far. However, their pitching staff have done a tremendous job with an ERA of 2.05 at Citi Field. Additionally, they post a 0.95 WHIP and opponents bat just .182. Hitting against the Mets pitchers might be really difficult at Citi Field. The Padres added several pitchers such as Yu Darvish, Blake Snell and Joe Musgrove to enhance pitching depth. Well, the Padres pitchers post a 2.65 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP at Petco Park, hence the result looks pretty good so far. The Marlins won 16 games at home, while losing 14. However, their pitching staff have been quite solid at LoanDepot Park with a 2.78 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. Moreover, the Rays and the White Sox each have an under 3 ERA at home.
Home field advantage is widely known in sports. In MLB, 22 teams each have a winning record at home so far and this tells us that MLB teams are supposed to be beneficial while playing at home. The Mets are currently playing very well at Citi Field and their pitchers are performing extremely well. Can they sustain their performance in the rest of the season?
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