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Major League Baseball Interleague Wrapup

By Dr. Ed Feng Leave a Comment

Interleague over
AL wins less than last year
Watch out for the Reds

With the start of July, Major League Baseball finished up its interleague games. Two weeks ago, the American League was utterly dominating the National League, scoring 1.07 more runs per game. To put this in perspective, only the New York Yankees outscored their opponents by more than a run per game in the 2010 season. The domination did not last. The American League ended up scoring 0.32 runs per game more than the National League, a shade more than the 0.28 runs last year. However, the AL won three less games this year, going 131-121 (52.0%) versus 134-118 (53.2%) last year.

In the rankings, the NL surge in interleague play put Philadelphia and Atlanta in 3rd and 4th behind the AL East duo of Boston and the New York Yankees. However, only two other NL teams make the top half of the rankings: Cincinnati and the New York Mets at 10th and 11th respectively. The Reds are particularly interesting, as they currently stand 4th in the NL Central, 3 games behind St. Louis. Watch for Cincinnati to make a surge in the second half and win this division.

MLB Rankings through Monday, July 4, 2011:
1. New York Yankees, 50-33, 1.27
2. Boston, 49-35, 1.20
3. Philadelphia, 54-32, 0.69
4. Atlanta, 50-36, 0.46
5. Texas, 45-41, 0.38
6. Tampa Bay, 47-38, 0.32
7. Los Angeles Angels, 45-41, 0.28
8. Cleveland, 45-38, 0.22
9. Toronto, 42-44, 0.19
10. Cincinnati, 43-43, 0.18
11. New York Mets, 43-42, 0.17
12. Detroit, 45-41, 0.13
13. Chicago White Sox, 43-43, 0.09
14. Oakland, 38-48, 0.01
15. Seattle, 42-43, 0.00
16. San Francisco, 48-38, -0.01
17. Pittsburgh, 44-41, -0.01
18. Washington, 43-43, -0.04
19. Milwaukee, 45-41, -0.08
20. St. Louis, 46-40, -0.09
21. Colorado, 41-44, -0.10
22. Arizona, 46-40, -0.14
23. San Diego, 39-47, -0.47
24. Florida, 38-47, -0.50
25. Los Angeles Dodgers, 37-49, -0.52
26. Kansas City, 34-51, -0.52
27. Baltimore, 36-46, -0.55
28. Minnesota, 37-46, -0.57
29. Chicago Cubs, 35-51, -0.90
30. Houston, 29-57, -1.11

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