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Teams are ordered based on Adjusted Hit List Factor, a computer generated number, and the author isn't responsible for the order of the teams.
| Rk | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% | Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 51 | 39 | 52.2 | 56.4 | 54.4 | .597 | .578 | 89.5% | 4.1% | 93.7% | 0.3% | 2.0% |
| An Office Space sequel, but where "fixing the glitch" is sneaking Clayton Kershaw into the All-Star game in the final minute. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 48 | 40 | 47.7 | 46.1 | 46.5 | .544 | .564 | 56.0% | 20.5% | 76.5% | 5.7% | 10.7% |
| Hector Santiago is the first Hector ever to make an All-Star game, and perhaps the first time you realized Hector Santiago was on the Angels. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 56 | 33 | 55.7 | 51.3 | 51.5 | .572 | .552 | 75.9% | 22.8% | 98.6% | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| Carlos Martinez as an All-Star will further push back his post-baseball career of owning a chain of used vehicle stores aptly named CarMart. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 49 | 42 | 51.1 | 53.1 | 53.2 | .530 | .550 | 36.3% | 28.9% | 65.2% | -3.9% | -14.5% |
| If the Astros are buyers at the trade deadline, they should absolutely kick the tires on J.D. Martinez. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 45 | 46 | 53.5 | 48.8 | 48.3 | .526 | .546 | 14.7% | 14.2% | 28.9% | -5.3% | -15.2% |
| The Blue Jays scored eight runs in an inning and lost. They scored a run off Wade Davis and lost. They've tried everything. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 48 | 40 | 46.7 | 48.9 | 48.7 | .525 | .545 | 56.3% | 15.0% | 71.3% | 5.0% | 12.4% |
| The Yankees played the Red Sox on Sunday but it wasn't on ESPN. Lawyers are currently exploring all possible legal recourse. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 41 | 50 | 50.4 | 51.7 | 52.0 | .523 | .542 | 2.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 1.7% | 0.1% |
| Chris Bassitt's alma mater, Akron, decided to cut their baseball program. Which is just perfect, because now there's one *more* vacant baseball field in America that's in better condition than the Coliseum. | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 48 | 39 | 47.5 | 48.6 | 46.6 | .556 | .536 | 70.1% | 8.1% | 78.2% | -1.0% | -11.0% |
| Max Scherzer was one out from a complete game victory, but since he pitched on Sunday his arm will be limited at the All-Star game to taking off his cap to acknowledge the crowd. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 52 | 34 | 50.0 | 48.3 | 48.6 | .511 | .531 | 74.7% | 13.7% | 88.4% | 4.0% | 13.7% |
| Omar Infante went 3-for-4 yesterday, letting everyone know that he was totally snubbed for the All-Star Game. | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 47 | 40 | 45.4 | 48.5 | 49.4 | .550 | .530 | 7.3% | 63.1% | 70.3% | -0.0% | -6.6% |
| The future is bright for Kyle Schwarber, who hit a triple in the Futures Game after hitting a triple in an MLB game, so he's clearly traveling back in time. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 42 | 46 | 41.9 | 47.1 | 48.3 | .506 | .526 | 5.6% | 13.5% | 19.1% | -2.9% | 2.3% |
| And Cleveland never scored a run for Corey Kluber again. The end. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 46 | 45 | 44.4 | 44.8 | 45.2 | .505 | .525 | 14.8% | 16.3% | 31.1% | 4.6% | -3.6% |
| Matt Moore won his first game since 2013. The last time he won, he pitched to Mark DeRosa. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 42 | 47 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 42.6 | .502 | .522 | 5.9% | 6.9% | 12.8% | -3.0% | 1.3% |
| The All-Star Game really puts a damper on Brock Holt's annual trip to see all 50 states for exactly four minutes each. | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 53 | 35 | 51.7 | 51.2 | 49.4 | .539 | .520 | 16.9% | 66.4% | 83.3% | -1.0% | 6.2% |
| Six of Deolis Guerra's 10 major league innings have been thrown in extras, which has earned the nickname Oh Yeah Forgot We Had Him Guerra. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 44 | 44 | 48.3 | 45.4 | 44.9 | .498 | .518 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 17.2% | -3.2% | -14.2% |
| The Orioles are now 0-1 on the season when Adam Jones homers twice. So, cut that out, Adam Jones. | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 44 | 44 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 45.7 | .497 | .517 | 7.9% | 17.5% | 25.4% | -3.7% | -5.0% |
| No team as ever made the playoffs on the difficulty setting "Marc Krauss is your first baseman," at least so far. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 41 | 48 | 38.8 | 41.0 | 42.9 | .494 | .514 | 2.7% | 6.0% | 8.7% | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| Nelson Cruz, first 43 games: 17 home runs. Nelson Cruz, last 44 games: 4 home runs. Nelson Cruz is the only thing in the state of Washington that has cooled down. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 46 | 43 | 47.4 | 48.3 | 47.1 | .531 | .511 | 9.3% | 17.8% | 27.1% | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Madison Bumgarner having a higher OPS than Angel Pagan is not an argument against the DH; it's an argument that Madison Bumgarner should convert to center field. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 42 | 46 | 41.3 | 39.2 | 39.8 | .480 | .500 | 3.0% | 5.1% | 8.2% | -0.9% | -7.2% |
| Adrian Beltre has a sub-.700 OPS. Let's all try to fix that in the second half. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 47 | 42 | 44.3 | 44.2 | 43.5 | .518 | .498 | 28.7% | 13.5% | 42.2% | 3.1% | 18.8% |
| Kirk Neuwenheis hitting three home runs in a game is proof that it's therapeutic, and perhaps necessary, for a Mets player to spend some time in the season not being on the Mets. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 49 | 40 | 47.0 | 40.9 | 40.9 | .473 | .493 | 10.3% | 24.5% | 34.8% | 5.3% | 18.7% |
| After losing the final vote, Brian Dozier eventually was invited to the All-Star Game anyway. This is known as John Kerrying it in. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 41 | 45 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 35.4 | .456 | .476 | 1.4% | 3.9% | 5.3% | -0.9% | 2.4% |
| You might wonder how Chris Sale constantly strikes out 10 batters per game, but the sale is if you get nine strikeouts, the tenth one is free. | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 38 | 51 | 41.7 | 44.0 | 44.5 | .486 | .466 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| A year ago Casey McGehee was an All-Star Final Vote candidate and raking with the Marlins. This year, Casey McGehee is [SCENE MISSING] and raking with the Marlins. | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 41 | 49 | 39.7 | 37.2 | 38.5 | .476 | .456 | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| They still stink, but at least we've heard of all the players, and Chase Headley isn't one of them. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 39 | 47 | 37.7 | 41.7 | 40.8 | .464 | .444 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.6% | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| Only a few hours left to cover Great American Ballpark in three-way chili for tonight's Home Run Derby. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 38 | 52 | 39.7 | 37.5 | 37.9 | .461 | .441 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| Hernan Perez hitting .248 doesn't seem impressive, but not until you realize a month ago today it was .063. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 42 | 45 | 43.5 | 43.1 | 42.8 | .448 | .428 | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.5% | -0.2% | -5.4% |
| Paul Goldschmidt is the first player to finish a first half with a .340 average, 70 RBI and 15 stolen bases. Since he's the first, he can name this feat whatever he wants. Preferably "hitting for the Tripleschmidt." | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 39 | 49 | 38.6 | 37.7 | 36.9 | .445 | .426 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| It must be nice to have Troy Tulowitzki and DJ LeMahieu, perhaps the best up-the-middle combination in the National League. It's also incredibly easy for opponents to hit baseballs above both their heads. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 42 | 47 | 40.3 | 38.4 | 37.6 | .436 | .417 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | -1.0% | -1.6% |
| A four-game sweep loss in Colorado is never pretty, but leaving 32 men on base is just unacceptable. Go and get those men, they're probably hungry and cold. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 29 | 62 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 29.0 | .368 | .350 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Phillies fans celebrating in the streets, spraying champagne on each other. Four days of no Phillies games! | |||||||||||||
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