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In the 5th inning last night at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Mike Trout turned around a fastball from Connor Pilkington of the Guardians and deposited it over the center field wall. The blast was his 35th of the season and extended his franchise-record streak of consecutive games with at least one home run to seven. He is one of nine players in the history of baseball to homer in seven or more consecutive games.
With a home run tonight, Trout will tie the all-time MLB record of eight straight games with a home run. That record is currently shared by Ken Griffey, Jr. of the Mariners (1993), Don Mattingly of the Yankees (1987), and Dale Long of the Pirates (1956).
In anticipation of this game and Trout’s ABs, PointsBet is offering a boost to all those interested in riding with Mike Trout tonight. The traders at PointsBet have boosted the odds of Mike Trout homering for the 8th straight game from +200 to +230.
As you ponder joining the ride, lets review Mike Trout‘s season. Injuries have limited the perennial All-Star to 100 games. However, in those 100 games Trout has slashed .280/.369/.635 with an OPS of 1.001. With the exception of his batting average, those numbers are all inline or better than his career averages. His OPS ranks 3rd in baseball this season. His slugging percentage of .635 ranks 2nd in baseball, and his on-base percentage ranks in the Top 20. Trout is averaging barely over one hit per game (102 hits in 100GP). He has scored 72 runs for a team whose offense is the 5th least productive in baseball. They average 3.8 runs per game. Without Trout, the number plummets to 3.3. Even in an injury-plagued season, few players (possibly only Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani) are as routinely dialed-in as Mike Trout when they are in the lineup.
More pertinent to tonight and his streak, Trout faces rookie right-hander Cody Morris of the Guardians. The two have never met. While typically he has done more damage against left-handers throughout his career, Trout has hit 27 of his 35 home runs this season against right-handers. Still not interested in joining the sweat? Try this on for size. Mike Trout has hit eight home runs in 16 games played this season on a Tuesday.
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