The Arizona Diamondbacks surprised a lot of people by winning the National League West last year, but they have a lot of ground to make up if they are going to get back to the top of the NL West this season.
Interleague baseball continues during the middle of the week this week. The White Sox and Cardinals aren’t separated by very much space on the map, but they don’t get a chance to play each other very often.
Tonight the Yankees will be going for the sweep against the Braves in Atlanta and with last night’s win they have now won 5 straight and are all alone in first place in the AL East.
The Yankees and the Braves have been two of the most successful franchises in baseball over the last couple decades.
The Yankees have won 3 straight and they remain 1/2 game back of the Rays in the tough AL East. The Braves have been up and down all season and even though they are coming off a loss they are 8-2 in their last 10 games and they only trail the Nationals by 2 games in the NL East.
After a solid stretch after a terrible start the Red Sox are reeling again having lost 7 of their last 10 games and they are coming off a 3-game sweep at the hands of the Nationals.
The Mariners used 6 pitchers to no hit the Dodgers on Friday night. Whats in store for Saturday?
The Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles meet in an interesting Interleague matchup this weekend. Philadelphia was expected to be the team near the top of their division, but the Orioles come in with an impressive record in 2012.
The Yankees shut out the Rays in yesterday’s game and now they only trail Tampa Bay by 1/2 game in the AL East. The Yankees are 7-3 in their last 10 games while the Rays are only 4-6 in their last 10 games.
While the Los Angeles Dodgers are struggling, the San Francisco Giants have been playing some terrific baseball of late.
A couple weeks ago the Dodgers were running away with the best record in baseball and the National League West, but they’ve hit the skids a bit lately.
With their solid play lately the Angels, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games, have moved into 3rd place in the AL West and they only trail the Rangers by 4.5 games.
After a terrible start this season the Angels have won 9 of their last 10 games, including beating the Rangers last night, and now they are in 2nd place in the AL West 4.5 games back of Texas.
The Baltimore Orioles started the season red hot, but they are coming back to the pack in a hurry. Tampa Bay’s win over the Orioles last night took Baltimore out of the top spot in the American League East.
The season started with controversy and disappointment in Miami, but a 21-8 May turned that around quickly.
The Red Sox are looking for a 4-game sweep with a win tonight and even though they are still in the basement of the AL East they are only 2.5 games out if first place.
