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Standings
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W L % GB NY Yankees 27 16 .628 - Boston 25 17 .595 1.5 Baltimore 23 19 .548 3.5 Tampa Bay 22 20 .524 4.5 Toronto 17 26 .395 10.0 -
W L % GB Cleveland 24 17 .585 - Detroit 23 17 .575 0.5 Kansas City 20 18 .526 2.5 Minnesota 18 20 .474 4.5 Chi White Sox 19 22 .463 5.0 -
W L % GB Texas 27 15 .643 - Oakland 21 22 .488 6.5 Seattle 20 23 .465 7.5 LA Angels 16 27 .372 11.5 Houston 11 31 .262 16.0
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W L % GB Atlanta 23 18 .561 - Washington 23 19 .548 0.5 Philadelphia 20 23 .465 4.0 NY Mets 16 24 .400 6.5 Miami 11 31 .262 12.5 -
W L % GB St. Louis 27 14 .659 - Cincinnati 26 17 .605 2.0 Pittsburgh 25 17 .595 2.5 Chi Cubs 18 24 .429 9.5 Milwaukee 16 24 .400 10.5 -
W L % GB Arizona 24 18 .571 - San Francisco 24 18 .571 - Colorado 22 20 .524 2.0 San Diego 18 23 .439 5.5 LA Dodgers 17 23 .425 6.0
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Leaders
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1. Cabrera, M DET .376 2. Loney, J TB .371 3. Gomez, C MIL .352 4. Segura, J MIL .351 5. Mauer, J MIN .349 -
1. Choo, S CIN 35 1. Gonzalez, C COL 35 3. Carpenter, M STL 33 3. Jackson, A DET 33 3. Marte, S PIT 33 -
1. Upton, J ATL 14 2. Cano, R NYY 12 2. Encarnacion, E TOR 12 2. Goldschmidt, P ARI 12 2. Reynolds, M CLE 12 -
1. Cabrera, M DET 42 2. Davis, C BAL 39 3. Reynolds, M CLE 37 4. Phillips, B CIN 36 5. Goldschmidt, P ARI 35 -
1. Cabrera, E SD 14 1. Segura, J MIL 14 3. Ellsbury, J BOS 13 3. Pierre, J MIA 13 5. McLouth, N BAL 11
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1. Darvish, Y TEX 7 1. Moore, M TB 7 1. Zimmermann, J WSH 7 4. Buchholz, C BOS 6 4. 5 others tied 6 -
1. Grilli, J PIT 16 1. Rivera, M NYY 16 3. Johnson, J BAL 14 3. Reed, A CWS 14 5. Romo, S SF 13 -
1. Kershaw, C LAD 1.40 2. Miller, S STL 1.40 3. Corbin, P ARI 1.52 4. Hernandez, F SEA 1.53 5. Harvey, M NYM 1.55 -
1. Darvish, Y TEX 86 2. Burnett, A PIT 72 3. Buchholz, C BOS 69 4. Harvey, M NYM 68 4. Scherzer, M DET 68 -
1. Harvey, M NYM 0.72 2. Iwakuma, H SEA 0.78 3. Zimmermann, J WSH 0.87 4. Kershaw, C LAD 0.87 5. Miller, S STL 0.88
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