American League East Division and Division Leaders Just Before the All-Star Game
a. Performance (How did
the teams in the American League do these last two weeks, especially
in the East?)
b. Positions (What team
is in first place in each AL division? What are the positions of the
teams in the AL East?)
c. Potential Record (How
do things look regarding those four potential 100-win AL teams?)
1. Performance of
American League teams these past two weeks
(How did the teams in
the American League do these last two weeks, especially in the
East?)
1.1 At the Beginning of the Month of July
The Boston Red Sox are
still in first place ahead of the New York Yankees. (I could not resist including this sentence here.)
The first week of July began with the following AL East statistics:
Team Wins Losses Score
on UBWS18 Scale
Boston 56 28 +43.6
Yankees 53 27 +42.4
Tampa 41 41 +05
Toronto 39 43 -01
Baltimore 23 59 -49
1.1.2 In the AL Central
Division
Team Wins Losses Score
on UBWS18 Scale
Cleveland 44 37 +23.2
1.1.3 In the AL West
Division
Team Wins Losses Score
on UBWS18 Scale
Houston 55 30 +40.4
Seattle 53 31 +37
1.2 The Teams' Performance During the Last Two weeks
(How did these teams do
the last two weeks?)
1.2.1 In the AL East
Division
Boston won five games the
first week and six games the second week, for a total of 11 wins in
the two weeks. The team lost one game the first week and one game the
second week, for a total of two losses. In all, the team won 11 games
and lost two games. Its UBWS18 score rose from an initial +43.6
to a +50.
New York won four games
the first week and five games the second week, for a total of nine
victories. The team lost two games the first week and three games the
second week, for a total of five defeats. In all, the team won nine
victories and suffered five defeats. Its UBWS18 score went from +42.4
to +43.6.
Tampa won three games the
first week and five games the second week, for a total of eight
victories. The team lost three games the first week and two games the
second week, for a total of five defeats. In all, the team won eight
victories and suffered five defeats. Its UBWS18 score went from +05
to +07.9.
Toronto won two games the
first week and two games the second week, for a total of four
victories. The team lost four games the first week and four games the
second week, for a total of eight defeats. In all, the team won four
victories and suffered eight defeats. Its UBWS18 score went from -01
to -08.4.
Baltimore won one game
the first week and three games the second week, for a total of four
victories. The team suffered six losses the first week and four
losses the second week, for a total of 10 defeats. In all, the team
won four games and lost 10 games. Its UBWS18 score went from -49
to -59.8.
1.2.2 In the AL
Central Division
Cleveland, in first place
in the Central Division, won five games the first week and two games
the second week, for a total of seven victories. The team suffered
one loss the first week and five losses the second week, for a total
of six losses. In all, the team won seven victories and suffered six
defeats. Its UBWS18 score went from +23.2 to +21.6.
1.2.3 In the AL West
Division
Houston, in first place
in the West Division, won five games the first week and four games
the second week, for a total of nine victories. The team suffered one
loss the first week and three losses the second week, for a total of
four defeats. In all, the team won nine victories and suffered four
losses. Its UBWS18 score went from +40.4 to +42.8.
Seattle, in second place
in the West Division, won three games the first week and two games
the second week, for a total of five victories. The team suffered
three losses the first week and four losses the second week, for a
total of seven defeats. In all, the team won five victories and
suffered seven losses. Its UBWS18 score went from +37 to
+33.2.
1.3 After the First Two Weeks of July
(What are the official
AL statistics, especially for the East Division, after the first two weeks of July?)
After all games were
played on July 14, the standings were as follows:
1.3.1 In the AL East
Division
Team Wins Losses Score
on UBWS18 Scale
Boston 67 30 +50
Yankees 62 32 +43.6
Tampa 49 46 +7.9
Toronto 43 51 -08.4
Baltimore 27 69 -59.8
1.3.2 In the AL
Central Division
Team Wins Losses Score
on UBWS18 Scale
Cleveland 51 43 +21.6
1.3.3 In the AL West
Division
Team Wins Losses Score
on UBWS18 Scale
Houston 64 34 +42.8
Seattle 58 38 +33.2
2. Main Positions in
Each AL Division
(Which team is in first
place in the division? What are the specific positions in the AL
East Division?)
2.1 In the AL East
Division
Boston began with a 56-28
record, was 61-29 after the first week, and ended 67-30 after the
second week. After the first week, it was in first place by two
games, and after the second week by 3.5 games.
New York began with a
53-27 record, went to 57-29 after the first week, and ended 62-32
after the second week. After the first week, it was in second place,
two games behind Boston, and finished 3.5 games behind Boston after
the second week.
Tampa began in third
place with a 41-41 record, went to 44-44 after the first week, and
finished at 49-46 after the second week. It started 14 games behind
Boston, after the first week it was 16 games behind Boston, and after
the second week it was 17 games behind Boston. After the first week
Tampa was 11 games back of Seattle and at the end of the second week
had reduced the difference to 8.5 games behind Seattle in the battle
for the second wild card spot.
Toronto began the month
in fourth place with a 39-43 record, went to 41-47 after the first
week, and ended the second week 43-51. It began the month 16 games
back of Boston, went to 19 games back after one week, and ended the
second week 22.5 games behind Boston.
Baltimore began the month
in fifth place in the division, with a record of 23-59, went to 24-65
at the end of the first week, and ended the second week at 27-69. It
began 30 games back, went to 35.5 back after a week, and ended
week two 38.5 games behind Boston.
2.2 In the AL Central
Division
Cleveland is in first place in the Central Division.
2.3 In the AL West
Division
Houston is in first place in the West Division.
Seattle began the month
1.5 games behind leader Houston, slipped to 3.5 games behind Houston
after the first week, and finished the second week 4.5 games behind
Houston. After the first week it was three games behind New York for
the first wild card spot, and trails New York by 4.5 games after the
second week. After the first week, it was 6.5 games in front of
Oakland, and is now 4 games ahead of Oakland after the second week.
3. Performance of Four
Potential One Hundred Game AL Winners
(How do things look
regarding those four potential 100-win teams needing a +38 score on
the UBWS18 Scale?)
3.1 In the AL East
Division
Boston, won five games
the first week, raising its UBWS18 score from +43.6 to +46.4. It won
six games the second week, raising its UBWS18 score to +50.
The Yankees won four
games the first week, raising its UBWS18 score from +42.4 to +43.2.
It won five games the second week, slightly raising its score to
+43.6.
3.2 In the AL West
Division
Houston won five games
the first week, raising its UBWS18 score from +40.4 to +43.2. It won
four games the second week, slightly lowering its UBWS18 score +42.8.
Seattle won four games
the first week, with its UBWS18 score falling slightly from +37 to
+36.4. It won four games the second week, falling from +36.4 to +33.2
on the UBWS18 Scale.
Conclusions:
After the first week of July, the Red
Sox, the Yankees, and the Astros were playing better than +38 on the UBWS18
Scale, which means that all three have a good chance of reaching one
hundred wins this season.. Seattle is a little below the +38 score on
the UBWS18 Scale, but can catch up by winning an extra game or two.
After the second week of July, the Red
Sox, the Yankees, and the Astros are still playing better than +38 on the
UBWS18 Scale. Seattle is still below the +38 score on the UBWS18
Scale. If it continues to slide back, Seattle may not only not reach
one hundred wins, but Oakland may also overtake it for the second
wild card spot.
P.S. As a courtesy to you, if you are also following the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners, I shall include their statistics in my occasional New England sports blog entries.
Published by Ambrose Powell
Ambrose Powell was born and raised in the New England area of the United States. He currently teaches English in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela, and follows New England professional sports teams from there. You can find him on Facebook (ambrosio.powell), Twitter (@ambropow53) and Instagram (ambrosio399) as well as on this sports blog (https://soxcelticsandpatriots.blogspot.com/).
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