American League All Star StartersC G.Sanchez(NYY)
1B F.Freeman(MIN) 2B M.Moustakas(LAA) 3B M.Machado(BAL) SS X.Bogaerts(LAA) LF C.Maybin(TEX) CF C.Bellinger(SEA) RF C.Yelich(SEA) P Y.Darvish(TBR) |
C C.Vazquez(ATL)
1B M.Olson(COL) 2B G.Torres(PHI) 3B J.Donaldson(CIN) SS M.Semien(ATL) LF M.Brantley(ATL) CF M.Kepler(PIT) RF M.Trout(CHC) P K.Maeda(ARI) |
This week in the franchise league
By Scott Brown
AL East
The Rays are in the lead right now 5 games ahead of the Blue Jays. Toronto had a tough week going 2-3 in that time. Tampa Bay is getting it done with pitching as they are currently 3 in the AL with a 3.92 ERA right behind Seattle and Oakland. Darivish continues to shine here with a 2.91 ERA and a 15-4 record.
AL Central
The White Sox are clinging to a half game lead over the Tribe, 2 games over the Twins and 4.5 games over the Royals. Looks like only 1 team will make the dance here so expect it to be exciting down the stretch.
AL West
The A’s are hanging with what appears to be, currently, the best team in the majors, the Mariners. Yelich, Albies and Abreu are the bright spots here and seem to be clubhouse leaders as well. Oakland had a good week as they won 4 and lost 1 to keep it close out west. Oakland is still swinging hot bats with a major league leading .288 team batting average.
NL East
Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta. They lead the second place fish by 13.5 games and will coast into the playoffs. They are 2nd in the majors in hitting and 3rd in pitching. There 5 starters have started every game and pitch into the 7th inning then turning it over to an ok but struggling bullpen.
NL Central
St. Louis is in the lead but the Pirates are keeping pace as both teams went 4-1 over the past week. The Reds are falling back as they now stand 9.5 games back. I liked the Reds early on and still think they can crawl back, if not just a little.
NL West
The Rockies played great baseball this week with a 6-0 record and are not tied with the D-Backs for first place. Colorado is 2nd in the NL in hitting and not surprisingly 1st in big flies with 196. This will be a fun race to watch down the stretch and still looks like 2 teams from the NL West make the playoffs, maybe.
AL East
The Rays are in the lead right now 5 games ahead of the Blue Jays. Toronto had a tough week going 2-3 in that time. Tampa Bay is getting it done with pitching as they are currently 3 in the AL with a 3.92 ERA right behind Seattle and Oakland. Darivish continues to shine here with a 2.91 ERA and a 15-4 record.
AL Central
The White Sox are clinging to a half game lead over the Tribe, 2 games over the Twins and 4.5 games over the Royals. Looks like only 1 team will make the dance here so expect it to be exciting down the stretch.
AL West
The A’s are hanging with what appears to be, currently, the best team in the majors, the Mariners. Yelich, Albies and Abreu are the bright spots here and seem to be clubhouse leaders as well. Oakland had a good week as they won 4 and lost 1 to keep it close out west. Oakland is still swinging hot bats with a major league leading .288 team batting average.
NL East
Atlanta, Atlanta, Atlanta. They lead the second place fish by 13.5 games and will coast into the playoffs. They are 2nd in the majors in hitting and 3rd in pitching. There 5 starters have started every game and pitch into the 7th inning then turning it over to an ok but struggling bullpen.
NL Central
St. Louis is in the lead but the Pirates are keeping pace as both teams went 4-1 over the past week. The Reds are falling back as they now stand 9.5 games back. I liked the Reds early on and still think they can crawl back, if not just a little.
NL West
The Rockies played great baseball this week with a 6-0 record and are not tied with the D-Backs for first place. Colorado is 2nd in the NL in hitting and not surprisingly 1st in big flies with 196. This will be a fun race to watch down the stretch and still looks like 2 teams from the NL West make the playoffs, maybe.
