Now for the team recaps. I will only be doing some teams, not all of them.
The Baltimore Orioles lost 20 straight games on the road at one point in the year, tying them with the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics for the 2nd-longest road losing streak in history.
The New York Yankees had a great run in May. People thought they’d be a sure-fire playoff team, but then they stumbled in June and ended the first half of the year by blowing a 7-2 lead to the Houston Astros.
The Toronto Blue Jays will be playing their games this year in Buffalo, New York. Maybe it’s the new home, but there have been lots of injuries on the squad.
Tony La Russa, the manager of the Chicago White Sox, has been controversial this year. In a game against the Minnesota Twins where the White Sox were up by 11 runs, Yermin Mercedes got a bad pitch thrown to him by the Twins. Mercedes launched it out of the park for a home run. La Russa said that Mercedes made a mistake and, “there will be a consequence he has to endure within our family.” In another game against the Cincinnati Reds, La Russa said that he didn’t know about the new extra-innings rule where teams have to put a man on second base to begin the extra inning. Despite his controversies, the White Sox are one of the best teams in the league.
The Royals were the best team at one point, but they have gone into a major skid. The Houston Astros are a very good team. The hitting has been very good, the pitching has been hot. They didn’t need cheating to win a World Series.
Here are the standings as of Wednesday,July 14:
Boston: 55-36
Tampa Bay: 53-37
Toronto: 45-42
NY Yankees: 46-43
Baltimore: 28-61
Chicago White Sox: 54-35
Cleveland: 45-42
Detroit: 40-51
Minnesota: 39-50
Kansas City: 36-53
Houston: 55-36
Oakland: 52-40
Seattle: 48-43
LA Angels: 45-44
Texas: 35-55
Wild Cards: Tampa Bay and Oakland
NY Mets: 47-40
Philadelphia: 44-44
Atlanta: 44-45
Washington: 42-47
Miami: 39-50
Milwaukee: 53-39
Cincinnati: 48-42
St. Louis: 44-46
Chicago Cubs: 44-46
Pittsburgh: 34-56
San Francisco: 57-32
LA Dodgers: 56-35
San Diego: 53-40
Colorado: 40-51
Arizona: 26-66
Wild Cards: LA Dodgers and San Diego
That’s my recap of the first half of the year! It will be interesting to see how this season plays out. I’m excited for the second half.
