This week in the franchise league
By Scott Brown
It's been 2 weeks since this corner has written an update and some divisions begin to get some clarity.
AL East
The Rays continue to rule the roost here going 9-3 over this time. Marte and Altuve are rolling along and are #2 and #4 in the Majors in hitting. Toronot is fighting the good fight and matains just a 3.5 game deficit here lead Rizzo in the box and Matt Boyd on the bump. Boston, Baltimore and New York all continue to be close to 20 games behind and seem to be out of it.
AL Central
It's still a 4 team race in the mid west but KCR is in the lead by just 2 games over the Tribe. The Twins and the Sox are fighting and hanging in there. The Royals went 9-5 and are playing well during this time period and Minnesota went 8-5. The Twins are being carried by Freddie Freeman hitting .341 with 17 dingers. This will be a division to watch over the next couple of weeks, lets see if the cream rises.
AL West
Seattle and Oakland have taken control here with the Halos falling 9.5 games behind the leading M's. I wouldnt be surprised if the Halos fight back into this race, time will tell. The Mariners and the A's are 1 and 3 in the league in hitting with the Athletics hitting an incredible .295 and a team ERA at just 3.76, which is best in the AL. Oakland went 10-3 to stay the course but Seattle went an outstanding 9-1, just one loss, yes. Wow.
NL East
Atlanta has pulled away and leads second place Miami by 9 games. Lemahieu leads all hitters with a George Brettish .390 clip and the Braves are second in the majors in pitching with just a 3.34 team ERA. Clevinger is tied in the league with 9 wins and is hitting a stride. I don't see much here for the Braves to worry about, but I have been wrong before. Just once though.
NL Central
This division, in my opinion, is the most entertaining in the TFL. All 5 games are within 6 games of one another and just one team below the .500 mark. The Reds 7-5 to climb to even and the buccos went 10-4 to get within 1.5 games. Please, sit back and enjoy this fun division.
NL West
he Rockies have taken over the lead from the D-backs as this division appears to be a two team race. Padres are over .500 but rest 11 games out of the lead. Will San Diego right the ship even more and climb through this division, I think they might. LAD are a surprising just 3 games under even ball.
It's been 2 weeks since this corner has written an update and some divisions begin to get some clarity.
AL East
The Rays continue to rule the roost here going 9-3 over this time. Marte and Altuve are rolling along and are #2 and #4 in the Majors in hitting. Toronot is fighting the good fight and matains just a 3.5 game deficit here lead Rizzo in the box and Matt Boyd on the bump. Boston, Baltimore and New York all continue to be close to 20 games behind and seem to be out of it.
AL Central
It's still a 4 team race in the mid west but KCR is in the lead by just 2 games over the Tribe. The Twins and the Sox are fighting and hanging in there. The Royals went 9-5 and are playing well during this time period and Minnesota went 8-5. The Twins are being carried by Freddie Freeman hitting .341 with 17 dingers. This will be a division to watch over the next couple of weeks, lets see if the cream rises.
AL West
Seattle and Oakland have taken control here with the Halos falling 9.5 games behind the leading M's. I wouldnt be surprised if the Halos fight back into this race, time will tell. The Mariners and the A's are 1 and 3 in the league in hitting with the Athletics hitting an incredible .295 and a team ERA at just 3.76, which is best in the AL. Oakland went 10-3 to stay the course but Seattle went an outstanding 9-1, just one loss, yes. Wow.
NL East
Atlanta has pulled away and leads second place Miami by 9 games. Lemahieu leads all hitters with a George Brettish .390 clip and the Braves are second in the majors in pitching with just a 3.34 team ERA. Clevinger is tied in the league with 9 wins and is hitting a stride. I don't see much here for the Braves to worry about, but I have been wrong before. Just once though.
NL Central
This division, in my opinion, is the most entertaining in the TFL. All 5 games are within 6 games of one another and just one team below the .500 mark. The Reds 7-5 to climb to even and the buccos went 10-4 to get within 1.5 games. Please, sit back and enjoy this fun division.
NL West
he Rockies have taken over the lead from the D-backs as this division appears to be a two team race. Padres are over .500 but rest 11 games out of the lead. Will San Diego right the ship even more and climb through this division, I think they might. LAD are a surprising just 3 games under even ball.
