As this is being written the Mets and Braves were tied at 5 and in a delay in the 8th of this series opener. The Atlanta Braves are firmly in first in the National League East and are 7-3 in their last 10 heading into Friday night.
Cleveland has to be the biggest surprise team on the positive side in the American League so far this season, leading the A.L Central heading into Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Angels are on their best run of the season having won their last 4 games against the Chicago White Sox and Seattle.
The Major League Baseball season is a little more than 25 percent complete. We’re starting to get a good feel for what the strengths and weaknesses of the top teams are. It’s never too early to start looking at World Series Futures.
The Pirates have been playing well for the last couple weeks, as they are 8-2 in their last 10 games and have won 2 straight. The Cubs have lost 2 straight and are 5-5 in their last 10 games.
The Diamondbacks won yesterday’s game with the Rockies in the first game of the series and they have won 6 of their last 10 games.
The Indians are riding a 5-game win streak, which is the longest in the Majors, and with their solid play they are in first place in the AL Central 2.5 games ahead of the Tigers. MLB lines have the Tigers as the road favorite tonight with a total of 8.5 runs.
The Giants (24-20) have lost 3 straight and 6 of their last 10 games and they are now tied for 2nd place in the NL West with the Colorado Rockies 1 game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The A’s (23-22) have gotten over a tough stretch and they have won 3 straight games. However, while they are in 2nd place in the AL West they still trail the Rangers (29-15) by 6.5 games.
The Cincinnati Reds were on a fantastic roll heading into last night’s game against Philadelphia. The Reds had won 6 in a row and 8 of 10 to put some pressure on the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central.
The Tampa Rays are looking to catch the Orioles this weekend and are off to a good start with a rare barn burner win over them on Friday night 12-10.
The Detroit Tigers find themselves in first place in the American League Central heading into this one, but just barely after losing the final game of their series against the Houston Astros. Now they travel to Texas to take on the division leading Rangers.
With the Braves struggling the Nationals have closed some of the gap in the National League East. They are now down down just a game in the division despite the fact they have struggled over the last five against Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.
The Brewers (16-21) lost yesterday’s game with the Pirates (22-17) and they are reeling losing 8 of their last 10 games. The Pirates are only 5-5 in their last 10 games, but they only sit 3.5 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central.
Even with all of their injuries the Yankees (25-14) keep on winning. They beat the Mariners (18-21) yesterday facing former Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez, are 7-3 in their last 10 games, and sit all-alone in first place in the AL East 2 games up on the Baltimore Orioles.
Oh how things have changed for these 2 teams in the last couple of weeks. The Red Sox were flying high with the best record in baseball not long ago, but they have lost 8 of their last 10 games and are 2.5 games back of the New York Yankees in the AL East.
