The Yankees are riding a 9 game winning streak and last week they swept the Braves in Atlanta. The Yankees now have a 1.5 game lead in the AL East over the Orioles, who took 2 of 3 from the Braves in their last series.
Two of the teams with the most passionate fan bases meet in Wrigley Field this weekend for a rare matchup. Boston sits two games under .500 and dead last in the American League East.
The Cincinnati Reds are looking to continue their winning ways, building off a sweep of their in state brethren the also surprising Cleveland Indians.
How good is this pitching matchup? The posted total here is set at a mind boggling 5.5 runs. Sure, totals have come down over the last few years, but 5.5 runs as a game total is ridiculous.
This game features 2 of the hottest teams in the league, as both the Nationals and Yankees are riding 6 game winning streaks.
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.
The White Sox are in first place in the AL Central with a small cushion over the surprising Indians.
The second-round of MLB Interleague Play heads into its second weekend of action this Friday, but 11 three-game series from this week still have to wrap things up on Thursday.
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.
The New york Mets are doing better than anyone could have expected this season, leaving many to wonder how much longer they can keep it up.
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 second round of the 2012 MLB regular season Interleague Play kicked-off this past weekend and continues for the next two weeks. Handicapping these games always becomes a challenge with starting pitchers facing unfamiliar batting lineups.
The Yankees and the Braves have been two of the most successful franchises in baseball over the last couple decades.
The Detroit Tigers are looking to build some momentum and have the perfect opponent to do so in Chicago.
Two weeks have passed since my last Power Rankings and amazingly the top dogs just keep getting it done. While there has been some definite separation between the elite and “not so elite teams”, many of the clubs that have been solid all year have remained in my Top 15.
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.
