Yankees hit the break at 54-42, chasing the Rays and shopping for bullpen help
New York is right in the thick of the AL race, but the Rays are setting the pace — and the deadline could decide the division.
New York is right in the thick of the AL race, but the Rays are setting the pace — and the deadline could decide the division.
San Diego's star-studded roster has been maddeningly average, but the wild card is right there for the taking.
Seattle's trademark pitching keeps it within striking distance of the Rangers as the second half opens.
Minnesota hasn't separated itself, but a weak division keeps a middling first half from being a fatal one.
One of baseball's best stories, Chicago sits at 50-45 in first place, then made it a banner week by signing Roch Cholowsky to a record bonus.
Pittsburgh reached the break with a 7-3 kick, and for a change, the small-market Bucs are relevant in July.
Arizona's stars are delivering, but a shaky rotation is the thing standing between the D-backs and October.
New York's big-budget roster has badly underperformed, and hard questions loom before the deadline.
Chicago has been very good and still sits five back, stuck in a division a red-hot Milwaukee is running away with.
Cincinnati's young, athletic roster hasn't put it together, and the second half is about finding traction.
Los Angeles is well out of the AL West race, and the second half is about building something around its franchise star.
Washington's young core is trending in the right direction, and a middling first half is progress in context.
At 56-38, Tampa Bay leads the AL East and the entire league in wins — on a fraction of the payroll, back home at a rebuilt Trop.
Colorado's familiar altitude problem persists, but there are individual performances worth watching in a long season.
Detroit's first half slipped away, and the ace at the center of deadline speculation is the story of the second.
Texas holds first place in a division where nobody's separated, with the Mariners breathing down its neck.
Baltimore's talented position group hasn't carried the season the way it was supposed to, but a 7-3 stretch offers a thread to pull on.
St. Louis is above .500 and in the hunt, even as the Brewers run away with the division.
Toronto's talented roster never found traction, and now Canada's team has to decide whether to sell before July 31.
Philadelphia is right on Atlanta's heels in the NL East, and Citizens Bank Park is ready for a second-half push.