Phillies
As soon as a staff will get its magic quantity decrease than the lead within the division (by video games), it is just about over. As such, that late comeback Saturday over the Mets very doubtless sealed the deal. 1 90-59
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Yankees
The Nice Decide House Run Drought is over! 1 87-63
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Brewers
Jackson Chourio turned the youngest to ever attain the 20-20 plateau this previous week, barely beating out Mike Trout and Vada Pinson. 1 86-63
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Dodgers
It is definitely potential for them to scrape collectively a playoff rotation after which win the World Collection. It isn’t like we have essentially seen staffs stuffed with aces within the Fall Traditional these final a number of seasons. 3 88-61
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Guardians
It is gotten misplaced within the shuffle with monster seasons from others, however José Ramírez has an outdoor shot at 40-40. He is one stolen base and 5 homers away. The one different gamers to ever even go 30-30 in Cleveland franchise historical past have been Joe Carter (1987) and Grady Sizemore (2008). Ramírez additionally did it in 2018. 1 86-64
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Padres
It is vitally unlikely they will pull off the NL West title, nevertheless it stays potential. Zero in on that schedule. This coming weekend, the Padres get the White Sox 3 times. Sweep that after which they will get three probabilities in Dodger Stadium to care for enterprise on their very own. 2 85-65
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Diamondbacks
Since they acquired actually scorching, it has felt just like the Diamondbacks have been safely within the playoffs and, if something, have been combating for seeding. Issues are nonetheless slightly tenuous, although, as they’re solely two up on each the Mets and Braves. How merciless would it not be if the D-backs missed the playoffs with 90ish wins after making a World Collection run with 84 final season? — 83-66
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Orioles
Recent off a 2-4 week, at the least the Orioles get to move dwelling. I suppose the mantra needs to be to maintain the AL East margin inside three video games earlier than subsequent week’s journey to New York Metropolis. It is precisely three proper now. 3 84-66
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Astros
As he continues to re-acclimate himself after a three-plus month absence, Kyle Tucker had two hits Thursday and a house run Saturday. 2 81-68
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Royals
Bear in mind when Matt Harvey refused to return out of the sport and the Royals stormed again, together with a wonderful baserunning play at third base by Eric Hosmer. In fact the Ok.C. trustworthy do not forget that! It was Recreation 5 of the 2015 World Collection. I carry this up as a result of it was the latest playoff sport that featured the Royals. Barring an epic collapse, that’s about to vary. — 82-68
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Mets
The names don’t instantly scream “ace,” nevertheless it’s gotten to the purpose that Sean Manaea and David Peterson should be thought of a pair of frontline starters heading towards the playoffs. 2 81-68
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Braves
Fascinating free company developing for Max Fried. He’ll be 31 subsequent yr and has handled a number of accidents the previous two seasons. We have seen the ace upside, although. I would not anticipate a Braves extension, so it needs to be a enjoyable rumor season. — 81-68
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Tigers
Give the Tigers a ton of credit score for getting proper into this AL wild-card race. They’ve an enormous week in entrance of them, with three video games in Kansas Metropolis earlier than three in Baltimore. If they will emerge in good condition, that ultimate week seems to be to offer a mushy touchdown with the Rays and White Sox visiting Detroit. 1 77-73
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Mariners
When a staff narrowly misses the playoffs — and it seems to be like issues are headed that method once more — we will look again at head-to-head matchups and see the place wins have been left on the desk. The Mariners went 5-8 towards the Angels and misplaced two of three to the Marlins. They positively need a few of these 10 losses again. 1 77-73
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Twins
On Saturday evening, Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton and Royce Lewis have been all within the Twins lineup collectively. That is information as a result of it was the primary time this occurred since July 2. The Twins do have massive upside if they might simply hold everybody wholesome. It simply does not really feel like they will pull off the well being half at this level. 2 79-70
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Cubs
Late in April, I identified that the Cubs had already blown 4 video games that they need to have received, declaring that it might come again to chunk them. They’re 5 video games out of a playoff spot proper now. I make this level to not toot my very own horn however as an example how a lot the early-season video games can matter, even when it feels by now like they did not. — 76-73
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Crimson Sox
Tyler O’Neill has 31 homers and 61 RBI. The bottom RBI whole for a 30-plus HR season is 59 (Curtis Granderson in 2016, Jedd Gyorko in 2016, Kyle Schwarber in 2017 and Cedric Mullins in 2021). Earlier than this season, there had solely been 19 cases of a participant topping 30 homers and never attending to 70 RBI. 1 75-75
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Cardinals
The Cardinals have gone 2-6 in Erick Fedde begins since buying him in entrance of the commerce deadline. 1 74-75
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Reds
Encouraging stuff from Rhett Lowder to this point, giving the Reds a ton of younger rotation expertise transferring into 2025. Now can they get full, wholesome, constant seasons from Nick Lodolo and Andrew Abbott behind Hunter Greene? 3 73-78
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Blue Jays
Bowden Francis has now taken a no-hitter into the ninth inning twice. In his final six outings, he has a 1.26 ERA, however maybe extra spectacular? He is solely allowed 13 hits in 43 innings. 3 72-78
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Rays
The Rays final had a dropping season in 2017, at 80-82. Meaning we’re about to see the worst Rays document since 2016. 1 73-77
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Giants
On Sunday, the Giants scored a run within the sixth inning. That usually would not be information, nevertheless it broke a 32-inning scoreless streak, the fourth-longest in franchise historical past. That is a franchise that goes again to 1883. 1 72-78
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Pirates
Within the Wild Card period (1995-present), this is an inventory of rookies with at the least 150 strikeouts and an ERA under 2.50: Jose Fernandez, Paul Skenes. That is it, so long as Skenes retains that 2.10 ERA low sufficient. 1 71-78
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Rangers
It was actually cool seeing Kumar Rocker and Jacob deGrom begin back-to-back nights, each throwing properly. 5 71-79
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Nationals
Teen James Wooden hit two homers on Sunday for the primary multi-homer sport of his profession. He is proven a variety of nice indicators right here within the second half as a 21 yr outdated and appears like a future star. — 68-81
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Athletics
Win a sequence over the Astros after which lose one to the White Sox. Positive, why not? Our baseball is a fickle sport. — 65-85
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Angels
The Angels have not completed in final place since 1999, in case you can imagine that. They’re headed that method right here in 2024. — 60-89
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Rockies
Catcher Hunter Goodman had a seven-RBI sport on Friday. It was solely the second time in historical past a Rockies catcher pulled off such a feat (Elias Díaz did so in 2022). 1 57-93
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Marlins
Xavier Edwards is exhibiting some promise. By 59 video games this season, the diminutive change hitter has a .324 common, .395 on-base proportion and 26 stolen bases. He is solely 25 and could possibly be a foundational piece. 1 55-95
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White Sox
The win Saturday evening, which the White Sox tried to blow, snapped a 16-game dwelling dropping streak. After which they received once more on Sunday! — 35-115