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Standings as of 2018-08-29

Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	Boston Red Sox	134	92	42	.687	--	728	513	215	48-18	44-24	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Alex Cora	Dave Dombrowski	Fenway Park	28	16	12	.571
2	2	2	New York Yankees	131	83	48	.634	7.5	677	525	152	45-22	38-26	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Aaron Boone	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium II	29	16	13	.552
3	7	15	Tampa Bay Rays	133	71	62	.534	20.5	564	528	36	41-24	30-38	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Kevin Cash	Matt Silverman	Tropicana Field	29	19	10	.655
4	10	21	Toronto Blue Jays	132	60	72	.455	31.0	589	684	-95	34-33	26-39	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Gibbons	Ross Atkins	Rogers Centre	29	13	16	.448
5	15	30	Baltimore Orioles	134	40	94	.299	52.0	529	730	-201	24-44	16-50	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Dan Duquette	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	28	7	21	.250
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	5	6	Cleveland Indians	131	75	56	.573	--	671	529	142	40-24	35-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Mike Chernoff	Progressive Field	30	16	14	.533
2	9	20	Minnesota Twins	132	62	70	.470	13.5	583	626	-43	39-29	23-41	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Paul Molitor	Rob Antony	Target Field	30	16	14	.533
4	12	26	Detroit Tigers	133	53	80	.398	23.0	505	634	-129	34-34	19-46	L5	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Gardenhire	Alberto Avila	Comerica Park	29	11	18	.379
3	13	25	Chicago White Sox	133	53	80	.398	23.0	557	692	-135	25-40	28-40	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Rick Renteria	Rick Hahn	Guaranteed Rate Field	29	9	20	.310
5	14	29	Kansas City Royals	133	42	91	.316	34.0	498	712	-214	22-45	20-46	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Dayton Moore	Kauffman Stadium	29	16	13	.552
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	3	Houston Astros	133	82	51	.617	--	664	443	221	35-30	47-21	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	A.J. Hinch	Jeff Luhnow	Minute Maid Park	29	21	8	.724
2	4	4	Oakland Athletics	134	80	54	.597	2.5	638	553	85	39-26	41-28	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	David Forst	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	28	17	11	.607
3	6	8	Seattle Mariners	133	74	59	.556	8.0	548	596	-48	38-28	36-31	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Scott Servais	Jerry Dipoto	Safeco Field	28	15	13	.536
4	8	19	Los Angeles Angels	133	64	69	.481	18.0	605	582	23	34-34	30-35	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Scioscia	Billy Eppler	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	29	16	13	.552
5	11	23	Texas Rangers	134	58	76	.433	24.5	631	708	-77	29-40	29-36	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jeff Banister	Jon Daniels	Globe Life Park in Arlington	27	8	19	.296
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	7	Atlanta Braves	132	74	58	.561	--	629	530	99	35-29	39-29	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Brian Snitker	Alex Anthopoulos	SunTrust Park	30	16	14	.533
2	8	14	Philadelphia Phillies	133	71	62	.534	3.5	578	575	3	42-24	29-38	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Gabe Kapler	Matt Klentak	Citizens Bank Park	29	9	20	.310
3	10	17	Washington Nationals	133	66	67	.496	8.5	616	544	72	32-31	34-36	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dave Martinez	Michael Rizzo	Nationals Park	27	14	13	.519
4	12	22	New York Mets	132	59	73	.447	15.0	556	601	-45	28-39	31-34	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mickey Callaway	Sandy Alderson	Citi field	29	18	11	.621
5	14	27	Miami Marlins	134	53	81	.396	22.0	500	683	-183	31-38	22-43	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Don Mattingly	Michael Hill	Marlins Park	26	10	16	.385
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	5	Chicago Cubs	131	77	54	.588	--	636	527	109	44-24	33-30	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Maddon	Jed Hoyer	Wrigley Field	31	17	14	.548
2	3	9	St. Louis Cardinals	133	74	59	.556	4.0	607	540	67	35-29	39-30	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Shildt	Mike Girsch	Busch Stadium III	29	14	15	.483
3	4	10	Milwaukee Brewers	134	74	60	.552	4.5	601	579	22	40-26	34-34	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Craig Counsell	David Stearns	Miller Park	29	22	7	.759
4	11	18	Pittsburgh Pirates	132	64	68	.485	13.5	573	582	-9	35-34	29-34	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Neal Huntington	PNC Park	28	17	11	.607
5	13	24	Cincinnati Reds	133	57	76	.429	21.0	605	691	-86	32-36	25-40	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jim Riggleman	Dick Williams	Great American Ballpark	28	9	19	.321
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2018 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	5	11	Arizona Diamondbacks	133	73	60	.549	--	590	506	84	35-31	38-29	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Torey Lovullo	Mike Hazen	Chase Field	29	9	20	.310
2	6	12	Colorado Rockies	132	72	60	.545	0.5	622	635	-13	34-30	38-30	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bud Black	Jeff Bridich	Coors Field	31	19	12	.613
3	7	13	Los Angeles Dodgers	133	72	61	.541	1.0	634	507	127	35-33	37-28	W5	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dave Roberts	Farhan Zaidi	Dodger Stadium	30	20	10	.667
4	9	16	San Francisco Giants	135	67	68	.496	7.0	527	573	-46	38-28	29-40	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Bobby Evans	AT&T Park	27	6	21	.222
5	15	28	San Diego Padres	135	52	83	.385	22.0	514	647	-133	25-43	27-40	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Andy Green	A.J. Preller	Petco Park	26	14	12	.538

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Organization	Actual Team	Transaction Notes
Matt Shoemaker	SP	31.336	Los Angeles Angels	Inland Empire (A+)	Assigned to Inland Empire (A+) for rehab
Buster Posey	C-DH	31.155	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco Giants (MLB)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Gregor Blanco	LF	34.261	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco Giants (MLB)	Contract purchased from minors
Jake Marisnick	CF	27.152	Houston Astros	Corpus Christi (AA)	Assigned to Corpus Christi (AA) for rehab
Nick Franklin	2B	27.180	Milwaukee Brewers	Carolina (A+)	Assigned to Carolina (A+) for rehab
Jordy Mercer	SS	32.002	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)	Activated from DL
Sean Rodriguez	1B-3B	33.125	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)	Designated for Assignment
Jaime Garcia	SP	32.052			Released by Blue Jays
Lucas Duda	1B	32.207	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta Braves (MLB)	Traded from Royals to Braves for cash
Dan Altavilla	RP	25.355	Seattle Mariners	Tacoma (AAA)	Activated from DL and assigned to Tacoma (AAA)
Juan Nicasio	RP	31.363	Seattle Mariners	Seattle Mariners (MLB)	Transferred to 60-day DL
Ian Kennedy	SP	33.253	Kansas City Royals	Omaha (AAA)	Assigned to Omaha (AAA) for rehab
Jackson Stephens	P	24.110	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Reds (MLB)	Activated from DL
Amir Garrett	RP	26.118	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati Reds (MLB)	DL-10 Bone bruise on left foot
Chad Sobotka	P	25.050	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	Assigned to Gwinnett (AAA)
Kolby Allard	RP	21.016	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta Braves (MLB)	Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA)
Jedd Gyorko	3B-2B	29.340	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)	DL-10 Left groin strain
Adolis Garcia	of	25.180	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)	Recalled from Memphis (AAA)
Tyler Olson	P	28.331	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	Recalled from Columbus (AAA)
Andrew Miller	RP	33.100	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Indians (MLB)	DL-10 External left shoulder impingement
James Norwood	P	24.248	Chicago Cubs	Chicago Cubs (MLB)	Recalled from Iowa (AAA)
Jacob Rhame	P	25.166	New York Mets	New York Mets (MLB)	Recalled from Las Vegas (AAA)
Rene Rivera	C	35.029	Atlanta Braves	Atlanta Braves (MLB)	Claimed off waivers from Angels by Braves
Rafael Devers	3B	21.309	Boston Red Sox	Pawtucket (AAA)	Assigned to Pawtucket (AAA) for rehab
Charlie Morton	SP	34.291	Houston Astros	Houston Astros (MLB)	DL-10 Right shoulder discomfort
Chris Devenski	RP	27.289	Houston Astros	Houston Astros (MLB)	Activated from DL
Rajai Davis	CF	37.314	Cleveland Indians	Akron (AA)	Assigned to Akron (AA) for rehab
Rajai Davis	CF	37.314	Cleveland Indians	Akron (AA)	Assigned to Akron (AA) for rehab
Neil Ramirez	P	29.096	Cleveland Indians	Akron (AA)	Assigned to Akron (AA) for rehab
Steven Duggar	of	24.298	San Francisco Giants	San Francisco Giants (MLB)	DL-10 Left shoulder bruise
Felix Viloria	P	21.270	Detroit Tigers	Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)
Keegan Fish	C	18.345	Miami Marlins	Batavia (A-)	Assigned to Batavia (A-)
Victor Mueses	P	22.321	Detroit Tigers	Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)	Assigned to Gulf Coast Tigers (East) (Rk)
Luis Roman	3B	23.253	San Diego Padres	Arizona Padres (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Padres (Rk)
Raymond Burgos	P	19.273	Cleveland Indians	Mahoning Valley (A-)	Assigned to Mahoning Valley (A-)
Rymer Liriano	RF	27.070	Milwaukee Brewers	Arizona Brewers (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Brewers (Rk)
Steven Kwan	OF	20.358	Cleveland Indians	Mahoning Valley (A-)	Assigned to Mahoning Valley (A-)
Nick Gatewood	C	21.043	San Diego Padres	Tri-City (A-)	Assigned to Tri-City (A-)
Alison Quintero	C	18.127	San Diego Padres	Tri-City (A-)	Assigned to Tri-City (A-)
Rylan Kaufman	P	19.067	Kansas City Royals	Idaho Falls (Rk)	Assigned to Idaho Falls (Rk)
Zach Haake	P	21.325	Kansas City Royals	Idaho Falls (Rk)	Assigned to Idaho Falls (Rk)
Kevin Watson	OF	19.096	Arizona Diamondbacks	Hillsboro (A-)	Assigned to Hillsboro (A-)
David Garza	IF	23.191	Arizona Diamondbacks	Hillsboro (A-)	Assigned to Hillsboro (A-)
Ivan Medina	P	22.185	Chicago Cubs	Eugene (A-)	Assigned to Eugene (A-)
Nathan Sweeney	P	21.008	Chicago Cubs	Eugene (A-)	Assigned to Eugene (A-)
Joey Cantillo	P	18.255	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne (A)	Assigned to Fort Wayne (A)
Dylan Coleman	P	21.347	San Diego Padres	Arizona Padres (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Padres (Rk)
Emilker Guzman	P	19.200	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Jerryell Rivera	P	19.132	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Connor Higgins	P	22.039	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Grant Holmes	P	22.160	Oakland Athletics	Stockton (A+)	Assigned to Stockton (A+)
Mario Feliciano	C	19.282	Milwaukee Brewers	Arizona Brewers (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Brewers (Rk)
Thomas Ponticelli	P	21.136	Cleveland Indians	Lake County (A)	Assigned to Lake County (A)
Travis Perry	P	21.174	San Francisco Giants	Augusta (A)	Assigned to Augusta (A)
Luis Patino	P	18.306	San Diego Padres	Arizona Padres (Rk)	Assigned to Arizona Padres (Rk)
Efrain Contreras	P	18.240	San Diego Padres	Tri-City (A-)	Assigned to Tri-City (A-)
Jeferson Garcia	P	18.207	San Diego Padres	Tri-City (A-)	Assigned to Tri-City (A-)
Agustin Ruiz	OF	18.341	San Diego Padres	Tri-City (A-)	Assigned to Tri-City (A-)
Jose Natera	P	18.273	Los Angeles Angels	Orem (Rk)	Assigned to Orem (Rk)
Jack Patterson	P	23.026	Chicago Cubs	Eugene (A-)	Assigned to Eugene (A-)
Andrew Edwards	P	26.327	Kansas City Royals	Idaho Falls (Rk)	Assigned to Idaho Falls (Rk)
Andrew Jordan	P	21.026	Houston Astros	Greeneville (Rk)	Assigned to Greeneville (Rk)
Joe Jacques	P	23.171	Pittsburgh Pirates	West Virginia (A-)	Assigned to West Virginia (A-)
Tanner Allison	P	23.098	Atlanta Braves	Florida (A+)	Assigned to Florida (A+)
Zach Jackson	C	20.097	St. Louis Cardinals	Palm Beach (A+)	Assigned to Palm Beach (A+)
Allen Montgomery	P	22.014	Pittsburgh Pirates	West Virginia (A-)	Assigned to West Virginia (A-)
Nick Kuzia	P	22.204	San Diego Padres	Fort Wayne (A)	Assigned to Fort Wayne (A)
Troy Scribner	P	27.058	Arizona Diamondbacks	Hillsboro (A-)	Assigned to Hillsboro (A-)
John Russell	P	22.317	San Francisco Giants	San Jose (A+)	Assigned to San Jose (A+)
Nick Jobst	P	24.131	Los Angeles Angels	Burlington (A)	Activated from disabled list
Matthew Gunter	P	23.203	Toronto Blue Jays	Lansing (A)	DL-7 Injured
Turner Larkins	P	22.297	Toronto Blue Jays	Lansing (A)	Activated from disabled list
J.D. Busfield	P	23.116	Tampa Bay Rays	Charlotte (A+)	Assigned to Charlotte (A+)
Garrett Whitlock	P	22.079	New York Yankees	Tampa (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Brian O'Keefe	C	25.045	St. Louis Cardinals	Palm Beach (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Alberti Chavez	2B-3B	23.039	Cincinnati Reds	Daytona (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Owen Spiwak	C	23.098	Toronto Blue Jays	Dunedin (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Stefan Trosclair	2B	24.037	St. Louis Cardinals	Springfield (AA)	Assigned to Springfield (AA)
Alberto Mineo	C	24.037	Toronto Blue Jays	Dunedin (A+)	Assigned to Dunedin (A+)
Robie Rojas	C	23.269	Milwaukee Brewers	Carolina (A+)	Activated from disabled list
Rudy Martin	OF	22.211	Kansas City Royals	Wilmington (A+)	Assigned to Wilmington (A+)
Julio Urias	P	22.017	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Assigned to Oklahoma City (AAA)
Evan Manarino	P	25.244	Oakland Athletics	Stockton (A+)	DL-7 Injured
Leonardo Crawford	P	21.208	Los Angeles Dodgers	Rancho Cucamonga (A+)	Reinstated to active roster
Tyler Davis	P	25.236	Texas Rangers	Frisco (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Anderson Miller	OF-P	24.115	Kansas City Royals	Northwest Arkansas (AA)	Reinstated to active roster
Ramon Urias	2B	24.087	St. Louis Cardinals	Memphis (AAA)	Assigned to Memphis (AAA)
Joe Hudson	C	27.100	Los Angeles Angels	Salt Lake (AAA)	Assigned to Salt Lake (AAA)
Jose Rojas	SS	25.186	Los Angeles Angels	Mobile (AA)	Assigned to Mobile (AA)
Preston Claiborne	P	30.221	Cleveland Indians	Akron (AA)	Assigned to Akron (AA)
Justin Dillon	P	24.358	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Trevor Lane	P-OF	24.125	New York Yankees	Trenton (AA)	DL-7 Injured
Dominic DeMasi	P	25.187	Cleveland Indians	Akron (AA)	Activated from disabled list
Aaron Civale	P	23.078	Cleveland Indians	Akron (AA)	DL-7 Injured
David Sosebee	P	25.004	New York Yankees	Trenton (AA)	Assigned to Trenton (AA)
Andrew Guillotte	IF	25.152	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	Assigned to New Hampshire (AA)
R.C. Orlan	P	27.335	Cleveland Indians	Columbus (AAA)	Assigned to Columbus (AAA)
Mike Connolly	P	26.303	San Francisco Giants	Sacramento (AAA)	Assigned to Sacramento (AAA)
Andrew Case	P	25.235	Toronto Blue Jays	New Hampshire (AA)	Assigned to New Hampshire (AA)
Melvin Mercedes	2B	26.229	Oakland Athletics	Nashville (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Tim Dillard	P	35.041	Milwaukee Brewers	Colorado Springs (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Logan Bawcom	P	29.300	Los Angeles Dodgers	Oklahoma City (AAA)	Placed on temporarily inactive list
Sean Isaac	P	25.255	Los Angeles Angels	Salt Lake (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Trevor Plouffe	3B	32.075	Philadelphia Phillies	Lehigh Valley (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Chad Bell	P	29.182	Atlanta Braves	Gwinnett (AAA)	DL-7 Injured
Francisco Jimenez	P	23.329	Baltimore Orioles	Norfolk (AAA)	Placed on temporarily inactive list
Jason Leblebijian	3B-1B	27.108	Toronto Blue Jays	Buffalo (AAA)	Activated from disabled list
Max Kranick	P	21.039	Pittsburgh Pirates	West Virginia (A)	Activated from disabled list

Vis Team	R	Home Team	R	Box	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save Pitcher
Oakland Athletics	4	Houston Astros	5	Box	Roberto Osuna	Jeurys Familia
Detroit Tigers	2	Kansas City Royals	9	Box	Danny Duffy	Michael Fulmer
New York Mets	10	Chicago Cubs	3	Box	Jason Vargas	Alec Mills
Seattle Mariners	3	San Diego Padres	8	Box	Joey Lucchesi	Erasmo Ramirez
Miami Marlins	6	Boston Red Sox	14	Box	Tyler Thornburg	Adam Conley
Chicago White Sox	4	New York Yankees	1	Box	Reynaldo Lopez	CC Sabathia	Jace Fry
Toronto Blue Jays	5	Baltimore Orioles	10	Box	Sean Gilmartin	Danny Barnes	Mychal Givens
Washington Nationals	6	Philadelphia Phillies	8	Box	Seranthony Dominguez	Jimmy Cordero	Tommy Hunter
Milwaukee Brewers	13	Cincinnati Reds	12	Box	Jeremy Jeffress	Raisel Iglesias
Minnesota Twins	4	Cleveland Indians	3	Box	Trevor May	Cody Allen	Trevor Hildenberger
Tampa Bay Rays	8	Atlanta Braves	5	Box	Jalen Beeks	Sean Newcomb	Jose Alvarado
Los Angeles Dodgers	3	Texas Rangers	1	Box	Alex Wood	Mike Minor	Kenta Maeda
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	St. Louis Cardinals	0	Box	Trevor Williams	Miles Mikolas	Felipe Vazquez
Arizona Diamondbacks	3	San Francisco Giants	1	Box	Zack Godley	Dereck Rodriguez	Brad Boxberger

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