| TEAM |
PVS |
RS/RA |
REC. |
ESPN.com SAYS |
| 1. Mariners |
1 |
453/323 |
55-19 |
Ichiro and Bret Boone are getting the pub, but what about John Olerud in the AL top 10 in OBP (3rd, .439), BB (5th, 51), BA (8th, .331), hits (10th, 87) and RBI (10th, 54)? |
| 2. D-Backs |
2 |
405/317 |
46-30 |
Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling have won seven of their last 10 starts, striking out 94 and walking 17. The best 1-2 punch in baseball |
| 3. Red Sox |
4 |
332/289 |
44-30 |
24-14 against the AL East seems impressive, but they're 10-0 against the lowly D-Rays |
| 4. Cubs |
3 |
332/289 |
44-30 |
Cubbies are 14 games better than last season. How about Don Baylor for Manager of the Year? |
| 5. Indians |
5 |
418/356 |
44-29 |
Juan Gonzalez, Ellis Burks and now John Rocker. The pieces are falling together for a pennant run |
| 6. Twins |
6 |
325/297 |
44-30 |
Eric Milton has given up 10 homers in his last five starts, but the Twins have scored 41 runs in those games |
| 7. Braves |
9 |
337/314 |
41-34 |
Look out, Phillies. The Braves are 15-8 in June and Chipper is finding his groove |
| 8. Yankees |
7 |
368/321 |
42-32 |
Yankees lead the league with 84 steals, but Knoblauch and Soriano have combined for 47 |
| 9. Giants |
12 |
370/370 |
41-35 |
Think twice about walking Barry. Jeff Kent is hitting .500 with a pair of homers and seven RBI in his last six games |
| 10. Cardinals |
10 |
368/347 |
40-35 |
Matt Morris is a stud. Second in NL in wins (10) and fourth in ERA, he's allowed two ER or less in 11 of his 16 starts |
| 11. Phillies |
8 |
364/354 |
42-32 |
The team is 8-14 in June, thanks to a 6.08 ERA and a .308 Opp. BA |
| 12. Astros |
14 |
395/391 |
39-35 |
We just can't get enough of Lance Berkman. How's .518-3-12 over the last seven games sound? |
| 13. Marlins |
17 |
362/319 |
39-36 |
Cliff Floyd should be an All-Star lock with a .338-20-63 line. Oh, he's also scored 63 runs and has 11 steals |
| 14. Brewers |
15 |
361/311 |
38-35 |
Ben Sheets has won five straight decisions and closer Curtis Leskanic has allowed 3 H and 1 ER in his last nine appearances |
| 15. Angels |
16 |
324/313 |
37-37 |
Who thought they would be ahead of Oakland in the standings at this point? |
| 16. Dodgers |
11 |
339/350 |
38-37 |
The Rico says: "L.A.'s lost seven of 10, and I can already hear Gary Sheffield demanding a trade"
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| 17. Rockies |
13 |
474/423 |
37-39 |
Coors, we love ya: Larry Walker hitting .411 at home; .269 on the road |
| 18. White Sox |
19 |
325/348 |
36-36 |
Royce Clayton has hit safely in four straight games and seven of his last eight. Must be a typo; has to be |
| 19. Blue Jays |
21 |
381/353 |
36-39 |
You would have to believe there's more to Tony Batista being released than just his terrible play. Think about it |
| 20. Padres |
22 |
385/376 |
36-40 |
Run, Ryan, run: Ryan Klesko has more SBs in two years with Padres (37) than he had in eight years with Braves (26) |
| 21. Orioles |
20 |
334/376 |
35-40 |
If they could only play the Blue Jays every day they might be in first place -- 3-1 vs. Toronto this season |
| 22. Athletics |
18 |
347/347 |
35-39 |
Cory Lidle is having a better year than his 1-4 record would indicate. Has 7 no-decisions and has allowed three or fewer runs in each of those starts |
| 23. Tigers |
24 |
343/402 |
32-40 |
Hey Joe Torre, good luck finding an All-Star on this team |
| 24. Expos |
26 |
318/383 |
31-46 |
Tony Armas Jr. hasn't lost since May 7 and during that time is 6-0 with a 2.55 ERA |
| 25. Rangers |
27 |
410/449 |
28-46 |
Word is that Andres Galarraga could be headed back to Braves before trade deadline passes |
| 26. Royals |
25 |
319/392 |
28-46 |
Why would a team that is 18 games under .500 trade for a 33-year-old catcher (Brent Mayne)? Hard to figure out |
| 27. Pirates |
29 |
305/402 |
26-47 |
After a slow start, Brian Giles starting to heat up as he's hitting .393 (33-for-84) in June |
| 28. Reds |
28 |
332/391 |
28-46 |
Sean Casey a big positive (.336 BA is ninth-best in NL) in an otherwise dismal season for Reds |
| 29. Mets |
23 |
311/382 |
33-44 |
Piazza's new 'do is awful but still doesn't put them in the basement ... |
| 30. Devil Rays |
30 |
292/478 |
22-53 |
.. because, as we stated way back when, this space is and will continue to be owned by the D-Rays |
