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Standings as of 2015-07-23

Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	6	New York Yankees	94	53	41	.564	--	434	399	35	30-17	23-24	W4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Girardi	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium II	68	34	34	.500
2	6	13	Toronto Blue Jays	97	49	48	.505	5.5	513	416	97	28-19	21-29	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Gibbons	Alex Anthopoulos	Rogers Centre	65	44	21	.677
3	7	14	Tampa Bay Rays	97	48	49	.495	6.5	345	363	-18	23-25	25-24	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Kevin Cash	Matt Silverman	Tropicana Field	65	32	33	.492
4	9	16	Baltimore Orioles	94	46	48	.489	7.0	410	374	36	29-19	17-29	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Dan Duquette	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	68	35	33	.515
5	15	27	Boston Red Sox	96	42	54	.438	12.0	389	458	-69	22-23	20-31	L8	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Farrell	Ben Cherington	Fenway Park	66	36	30	.545
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	2	Kansas City Royals	94	57	37	.606	--	413	344	69	32-17	25-20	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Dayton Moore	Kauffman Stadium	68	38	30	.559
2	5	10	Minnesota Twins	95	51	44	.537	6.5	396	389	7	31-16	20-28	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Paul Molitor	Terry Ryan	Target Field	67	32	35	.478
3	8	15	Detroit Tigers	95	47	48	.495	10.5	433	450	-17	25-27	22-21	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brad Ausmus	Dave Dombrowski	Comerica Park	66	27	39	.409
4	11	18	Cleveland Indians	94	45	49	.479	12.0	371	400	-29	19-27	26-22	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Chris Antonetti	Progressive Field	67	36	31	.537
5	12	21	Chicago White Sox	93	43	50	.462	13.5	318	392	-74	24-22	19-28	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Robin Ventura	Rick Hahn	U.S. Cellular Field	69	33	36	.478
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	4	Los Angeles Angels	95	54	41	.568	--	402	344	58	31-19	23-22	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Scioscia	Bill Stoneman	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	67	31	36	.463
2	4	7	Houston Astros	97	54	43	.557	1.0	431	363	68	33-17	21-26	W4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	A.J. Hinch	Jeff Luhnow	Minute Maid Park	65	32	33	.492
3	10	17	Texas Rangers	94	45	49	.479	8.5	405	430	-25	16-26	29-23	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jeff Banister	Jon Daniels	Globe Life Park in Arlington	68	43	25	.632
4	13	22	Seattle Mariners	96	44	52	.458	10.5	342	394	-52	20-27	24-25	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Lloyd McClendon	Jack Zduriencik	Safeco Field	66	32	34	.485
5	14	24	Oakland Athletics	97	44	53	.454	11.0	414	369	45	21-29	23-24	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	Billy Beane	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	65	24	41	.369
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	5	8	Washington Nationals	94	51	43	.543	--	395	367	28	28-19	23-24	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Matt Williams	Michael Rizzo	Nationals Park	68	32	36	.471
2	7	12	New York Mets	96	49	47	.510	3.0	329	344	-15	32-15	17-32	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Collins	Sandy Alderson	Citi field	66	41	25	.621
3	8	19	Atlanta Braves	95	45	50	.474	6.5	364	406	-42	26-20	19-30	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brian Snitker	John Hart	Turner Field	67	22	45	.328
4	14	29	Miami Marlins	96	41	55	.427	11.0	354	377	-23	24-23	17-32	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dan Jennings	Mike Berger	Marlins Park	66	30	36	.455
5	15	30	Philadelphia Phillies	97	34	63	.351	18.5	335	487	-152	23-26	11-37	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Pete Mackanin	Ruben Amaro	Citizens Bank Park	65	29	36	.446
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	St. Louis Cardinals	95	61	34	.642	--	386	281	105	34-12	27-22	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Matheny	John Mozeliak	Busch Stadium III	67	39	28	.582
2	2	3	Pittsburgh Pirates	95	55	40	.579	6.0	382	328	54	33-16	22-24	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Neal Huntington	PNC Park	67	43	24	.642
3	4	9	Chicago Cubs	94	51	43	.543	9.5	361	347	14	25-20	26-23	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Maddon	Jed Hoyer	Wrigley Field	68	46	22	.676
4	11	25	Cincinnati Reds	93	42	51	.452	18.0	367	410	-43	25-22	17-29	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Walt Jocketty	Great American Ballpark	69	22	47	.319
5	12	26	Milwaukee Brewers	96	42	54	.438	19.5	394	432	-38	20-29	22-25	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Craig Counsell	Douglas Melvin	Miller Park	66	26	40	.394
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2015 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	5	Los Angeles Dodgers	97	55	42	.567	--	402	333	69	33-17	22-25	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Don Mattingly	Farhan Zaidi	Dodger Stadium	65	37	28	.569
2	6	11	San Francisco Giants	95	51	44	.537	3.0	411	369	42	25-22	26-22	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Bobby Evans	AT&T Park	67	33	34	.493
3	9	20	Arizona Diamondbacks	94	44	50	.468	9.5	416	420	-4	24-26	20-24	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Chip Hale	Dave Stewart	Chase Field	68	35	33	.515
4	10	23	San Diego Padres	96	44	52	.458	10.5	369	428	-59	21-25	23-27	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Patrick Murphy	A.J. Preller	Petco Park	66	30	36	.455
5	13	28	Colorado Rockies	93	40	53	.430	13.0	411	478	-67	22-26	18-27	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Walt Weiss	Jeff Bridich	Coors Field	69	28	41	.406

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Organization	Actual Team	Transaction Notes
Joe Kelly	SP	27.044	Boston Red Sox	Boston Red Sox (MLB)	Recalled from Pawtucket (AAA)
Brian Johnson	P	24.228	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Assigned to Pawtucket (AAA)
Steve Pearce	1B-LF	32.101	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore Orioles (MLB)	DL-15 Left oblique strain
Kevin Gausman	SP	24.198	Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore Orioles (MLB)	Recalled from Norfolk (AAA)
Pedro Florimon	SS	28.225	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Wilfredo Boscan	P	25.270	Pittsburgh Pirates	Indianapolis (AAA)	Assigned to Indianapolis (AAA)
Yordano Ventura	SP	24.050	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Royals (MLB)	Recalled from Omaha (AAA)
Jason Vargas	SP	32.171	Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Royals (MLB)	DL-15 Torn ligament, left elbow - Tommy John Surgery
Vince Belnome	2B-1B	27.134			Released by Rays
Josh Osich	RP	26.323	San Francisco Giants	Sacramento (AAA)	Assigned to Sacramento (AAA)
Jeremy Affeldt	RP	36.048	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco Giants (MLB)	Activated from DL
Jose Valverde	RP	37.121			Released by Nationals
Abraham Almonte	LF	26.032	San Diego Padres	San Diego Padres (MLB)	Recalled from El Paso (AAA)
Ian Thomas	RP	28.094	Los Angeles Dodgers	Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)	Recalled from Oklahoma City (AAA)
Adam Liberatore	RP	28.072	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Assigned to Oklahoma City (AAA)
Tony Cingrani	SP	26.018	Cincinnati Reds	Louisville (AAA)	Assigned to Louisville (AAA)
Dallas Beeler	SP	26.041	Chicago Cubs	Iowa (AAA)	Assigned to Iowa (AAA)
Clayton Richard	RP	31.315	Chicago Cubs	Chicago Cubs (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
Yoervis Medina	RP	26.361	Chicago Cubs	Chicago Cubs (MLB)	Recalled from Iowa (AAA)
Caleb Adams	OF	22.178	Los Angeles Angels	Inland Empire (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Isaac Anderson	p	21.322	Los Angeles Dodgers	Great Lakes (A)	Assigned to Great Lakes (A)
Mike Augliera	P	25.045	Boston Red Sox	Portland (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Javier Baez	SS	22.234	Chicago Cubs	Arizona Cubs (Rk)	Activated from disabled list
Cole Bauml	of	22.263	Detroit Tigers	Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Tigers (Rk)
Alex Bautista	of	21.320	Chicago Cubs	Eugene (A-)	Assigned to Eugene (A-)
Roberto Caro	of	21.301	Chicago Cubs	Arizona Cubs (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Cubs (Rk)
Alejandro Chacin	P	22.029	Cincinnati Reds	Daytona (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Joba Chamberlain	RP	29.303	Toronto Blue Jays	Dunedin (A+)	Assigned to Dunedin (A+)
Adron Chambers	rf	28.288	Chicago Cubs	Iowa (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Matt Davenport	P	25.285	Detroit Tigers	West Michigan (A)	Assigned to West Michigan (A)
Adrian De Horta	P	20.132	San Diego Padres	Tri-City (A-)	Assigned to Tri-City (A-)
Torey Deshazier		21.310	Kansas City Royals	Lexington (A)	Assigned to Lexington (A)
Adam Dian	P	22.049	Texas Rangers	Hickory (A)	Assigned to Hickory (A)
Michael Dimock	P	25.270	San Diego Padres	San Antonio (AA)	Assigned to San Antonio (AA)
Ryan Doolittle	P	27.120	Oakland Athletics	Midland (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Luis Espiritu	ss	18.305	Philadelphia Phillies	Clearwater (A+)	Assigned to Clearwater (A+)
Rafael Fernandez	SS	21.093	Seattle Mariners	Arizona Mariners (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Mariners (Rk)
Robert Fernandez	P	20.124	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arizona Dodgers (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Dodgers (Rk)
Scott Frazier	P	23.233	Chicago Cubs	Eugene (A-)	Assigned to Eugene (A-)
Isiah Gilliam	of	19.000	New York Yankees	Gulf Coast Yankees 2 (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Yankees 2 (Rk)
Marco Gonzales	P	23.158	St. Louis Cardinals	Memphis (AAA)	Assigned to Memphis (AAA)
Chase Harris	OF	23.361	Philadelphia Phillies	Lakewood (A)	Assigned to Lakewood (A)
Zack Hartman	p	23.204	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
John Holdzkom	P	27.278	Pittsburgh Pirates	West Virginia (A-)	Activated from disabled list
Trevor Kelley	p	21.276	Boston Red Sox	Lowell (A-)	Assigned to Lowell (A-)
Junnell Ledezma	1b	19.257	Detroit Tigers	Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Tigers (Rk)
Taylor Lewis	p	21.292	Atlanta Braves	Rome (A)	Assigned to Rome (A)
Sutter McLoughlin	p	21.302	Philadelphia Phillies	Williamsport (A-)	Assigned to Williamsport (A-)
Daniel Mengden	P	22.154	Oakland Athletics	Stockton (A+)	Traded from Astros with Jacob Nottingham to Athletics for Scott Kazmir
Ariel Miranda	p	26.194	Baltimore Orioles	Bowie (AA)	Assigned to Bowie (AA)
Jared Mitchell	CF	26.283	Los Angeles Angels	Salt Lake (AAA)	Assigned to Salt Lake (AAA)
Nick Monroe	p	21.139	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne (A)	Assigned to Fort Wayne (A)
Charles Moorman	C	21.195	Texas Rangers	Hickory (A)	Assigned to Hickory (A)
Angelo Mora	2b	22.148	Philadelphia Phillies	Reading (AA)	Assigned to Reading (AA)
Bryce Morrow	P	27.203	San Diego Padres	San Antonio (AA)	Assigned to San Antonio (AA)
Jared Mortensen	P	27.052	Tampa Bay Rays	Montgomery (AA)	Reinstated to active roster
Tanner Murphy	C	23.019	Baltimore Orioles	Delmarva (A)	Activated from disabled list
Tom Murphy	C	24.111	Colorado Rockies	Albuquerque (AAA)	Reinstated to active roster
Matt Murray	P	25.207	Kansas City Royals	Northwest Arkansas (AA)	Assigned to Northwest Arkansas (AA)
Jacob Nottingham	C	20.111	Oakland Athletics	Stockton (A+)	Traded from Astros with Daniel Mengden to Athletics for Scott Kazmir
Michael O'Brien	P	25.142	Baltimore Orioles	Frederick (A+)	Assigned to Frederick (A+)
Andy Otamendi	P	23.069	Pittsburgh Pirates	Bradenton (A+)	Assigned to Bradenton (A+)
Luis Parra	P	23.245	Texas Rangers	Hickory (A)	Assigned to Hickory (A)
Tyler Peitzmeier	p	22.147	Chicago Cubs	Eugene (A-)	Assigned to Eugene (A-)
Brallan Perez	2B	19.178	Texas Rangers	Arizona Rangers (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Rangers (Rk)
Evan Phillips	p	20.315	Atlanta Braves	Rome (A)	Assigned to Rome (A)
Adys Portillo	P	23.216	San Diego Padres	Lake Elsinore (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Evan Potter	IF	23.044	San Francisco Giants	Augusta (A)	Assigned to Augusta (A)
Travis Radke	P	22.139	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne (A)	Assigned to Fort Wayne (A)
Hector Rodriguez	p	20.279	Los Angeles Dodgers	Ogden (Rk)	Assigned to Ogden (Rk)
Yonauris Rodriguez	ss	18.135	New York Yankees	Gulf Coast Yankees 2 (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Yankees 2 (Rk)
Wes Rogers	OF	21.138	Colorado Rockies	Grand Junction (Rk)	Activated from disabled list
Evan Rutckyj	P	23.174	New York Yankees	Tampa (A+)	Reinstated to active roster
Steve Sabatino	P	25.137	St. Louis Cardinals	Peoria (A)	Assigned to Peoria (A)
Blaise Salter	1b	22.028	Detroit Tigers	Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Tigers (Rk)
Eury Sanchez		22.257	San Francisco Giants	Arizona Giants (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Giants (Rk)
Dennis Santana	p	19.102	Los Angeles Dodgers	Arizona Dodgers (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Dodgers (Rk)
K.C. Serna	3B	25.281	Philadelphia Phillies	Lehigh Valley (AAA)	Assigned to Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Brett Siddall	of	20.293	Oakland Athletics	Vermont (A-)	Assigned to Vermont (A-)
Stephen Smith	P	29.069	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Kurt Spomer	P	26.013	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Andrew Stevenson	of	21.052	Washington Nationals	Gulf Coast Nationals (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Nationals (Rk)
Matt Stites	RP	25.056	Arizona Diamondbacks	Reno (AAA)	Assigned to Reno (AAA)
Jason Stoffel	P	26.311	Houston Astros	Fresno (AAA)	Reinstated to active roster
Zack Tillery	IF-P	22.192	Minnesota Twins	Cedar Rapids (A)	Activated from disabled list
Ramon Troncoso	RP	32.157	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Xavier Turner	3b	21.333	Texas Rangers	Hickory (A)	Assigned to Hickory (A)
Jeff Urlaub	P	28.090	Oakland Athletics	Arizona Athletics (Rk)	Activated from disabled list
M.J. Villegas	P	20.320	Los Angeles Dodgers	Ogden (Rk)	Assigned to Ogden (Rk)
Jacob Waguespack	p	21.260	Philadelphia Phillies	Williamsport (A-)	Assigned to Williamsport (A-)
Joel Pineiro	P	36.301			Released by Blue Jays
Moises Sierra	rf	26.302			Released by Royals
Cody Kendall	P	25.223			Released by Rangers
Jake Romanski	C	24.213	Boston Red Sox	Portland (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Jose Monegro	P	25.307	Texas Rangers	Frisco (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Roderick Shoulders	1B	23.301			Released by Rangers
Tyler Knigge	P	26.269	Seattle Mariners	Jackson (AA)	Traded from Phillies to Mariners for cash considerations
Jantzen Witte	IF	25.200	Boston Red Sox	Portland (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Alex Swim	C	24.119	Minnesota Twins	Fort Myers (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Franklin Guzman	OF	23.170	Boston Red Sox	Salem (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Jimmy Yezzo	IF	23.147			Released by Nationals
Justin Shafer	IF-OF	22.308	Toronto Blue Jays	Lansing (A)	DL-7 Injured
Phildrick Llewellyn	C	21.301	Baltimore Orioles	Delmarva (A)	DL-7 Injured
David Richardson	P	24.173	Baltimore Orioles	Delmarva (A)	DL-7 Injured
Shed Long	C	19.336	Cincinnati Reds	Dayton (A)	DL-7 Injured
Trevor Clifton	P	20.073	Chicago Cubs	South Bend (A)	DL-7 Injured
Domenic Mazza	p	20.359	San Francisco Giants	Arizona Giants (Rk)	Signed out of draft (UC Santa Barbara)
P.J. Higgins	2b	22.074	Chicago Cubs	Arizona Cubs (Rk)	Signed out of draft (Old Dominion)
Steel Russell	C	24.321	Baltimore Orioles	Gulf Coast Orioles (Rk)	Assigned to GCL Orioles (Rk) for rehab
Raudel Lazo	P	26.102	Miami Marlins	Jacksonville (AA)	Placed on temporary inactive list
Blake Hassebrock	P	26.008			Released by Athletics
Yeuri Gonzalez	P	22.213			Released by Dodgers

Vis Team	R	Home Team	R	Box	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save Pitcher
Minnesota Twins	3	Los Angeles Angels	0	Box	Ervin Santana	Garrett Richards	Glen Perkins
Chicago White Sox	8	Cleveland Indians	1	Box	Jeff Samardzija	Trevor Bauer	(none)
Seattle Mariners	3	Detroit Tigers	2	Box	Fernando Rodney	Ian Krol	Tom Wilhelmsen
Boston Red Sox	4	Houston Astros	5	Box	Josh Fields	Craig Breslow	(none)
Baltimore Orioles	3	New York Yankees	9	Box	Masahiro Tanaka	Ubaldo Jimenez	(none)
Toronto Blue Jays	5	Oakland Athletics	2	Box	R.A. Dickey	Dan Otero	Bo Schultz
Milwaukee Brewers	3	Arizona Diamondbacks	8	Box	Zack Godley	Michael Fiers	(none)
Los Angeles Dodgers	3	New York Mets	0	Box	Clayton Kershaw	Bartolo Colon	(none)
Washington Nationals	3	Pittsburgh Pirates	7	Box	Francisco Liriano	Doug Fister	(none)
Miami Marlins	4	San Diego Padres	0	Box	Tom Koehler	Tyson Ross	(none)
Kansas City Royals	3	St. Louis Cardinals	4	Box	John Lackey	Chris Young	Trevor Rosenthal

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