Hottest Little Potatoes

HLP BATTERS

Josh Hamilton, Tex: 9/23, 7 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K

Brandon Phillips, Cin: 13/22, 6 R, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K, 2 SB

Carlos Pena, TB: 8/24, 9 R, 6 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 7 K


HLP PITCHERS

Ted Lilly, ChC: 16.0 IP, 11 K, W, 0.56 ERA, 0.38 WHIP

Colby Lewis, Tex: 15.0 IP, 15 K, 2 W, 1.80 ERA, 0.73 WHIP

Mariano Rivera, NYY: 3.0 IP, 5 K, 2 Sv, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP


- Brandon Phillips showing the heat in all categories, but it doesn't hurt that he's batting .591

- Carlos Pena batting mere (by HLP standards).333 over the last 7, but we at Lightning in a Bottle understand that chicks dig the long ball, and Carlos Pena has his 6 bombs in the last 6 games.

- Ted Lilly would probably want us to shout out his Chicago counterpart, Gavin Floyd, whose no hit bid lasted just 1.1 innings less than Lilly. However, based on the "HLP Pitchers can't have a loss" precedent, we had to leave Mr. Floyd out this week.

- Mo Rivera was there to capitalize on the rules. A couple solid pitching weeks were contaminated by losses, and Mo only pitched 3 innings, which is less than we like out of our relief pitchers, but he was stellar K'ing 5 and giving up nothing.

- By the way, add up Ted Lilly's ERA and WHIP from this week: STILL UNDER 1.00. Not that it has to be, but that's a new automatic Hot Potato number (over 14+ innings)


-APT