Win Total Update - July
July 31, 2015
Entering August, division races are starting to tighten up in the AL West and NL West, while the Wild Card races are getting closer by the day. Several teams have made major moves at the trade deadline to improve their playoff chances (Toronto) or solidify postseason spots (Kansas City and Houston). Looking back at July, a handful of clubs stepped up during the dog days of baseball, highlighted by the South Siders.
The White Sox pulled off a 7-1 road trip at Cleveland and Boston to post a 16-9 record in July. Chicago still has a long way to go as far as a playoff position, but dominated on the highway with a 10-2 mark away from U.S. Cellular Field. Twelve of the next 15 games for the Sox are at home, as Chicago tries to improve on a 1-5 record in the last six on the South Side.
The Yankees travel to Chicago this weekend, as the Bronx Bombers quietly put together a 16-7 record in July to open up a 6 ½-game edge in the AL East. New York dominated on the highway with a 7-3 ledger, including a 21-run output in Tuesday’s blowout of Texas. The Yankees compiled a solid 7-1 home record in their final eight July home games, while allowing three runs or less six times in this stretch.
Two of the teams chasing the Yankees in the AL East took a step back in July as the Orioles and Rays both stumbled. Baltimore began July with a dreadful 5-13 record, but won five of six towards the end of the month to pull back above the .500 mark. Tampa Bay had plenty of promise through the first two months of the season in spite of injuries to its rotation, but it caught up with the Rays in July. A 5-7 record following the All-Star break combined with New York’s hot stretch has separated the two teams in the division, as the Rays don’t face the Yankees again until early September.
Below are each team’s records for April, May, June, and July along with their current pace to cash their season ‘over’ or ‘under’ win totals.
NATIONAL LEAGUE WIN TOTALS
Team Win Total - 2015 April Record May Record June Record July Record Projection
Arizona 72 ½ 10-11 13-15 14-14 12-11
Atlanta 73 ½ 10-12 15-13 11-16 10-15
Chicago 81 ½ 12-8 14-14 14-13 14-12
Cincinnati 79 11-11 11-16 13-14 11-13
Colorado 70 ½ 11-10 11-16 12-17 9-14
L.A. Dodgers 91 13-8 16-12 15-15 13-10
Miami 81 ½ 10-12 10-19 12-15 10-13
Milwaukee 80 5-17 12-17 14-14 13-11
N.Y. Mets 81 15-8 13-15 12-15 12-12
Philadelphia 67 8-15 11-18 8-19 12-12
Pittsburgh 85 ½ 12-10 14-13 17-9 17-8
San Diego 84 11-12 13-15 12-15 12-11
San Francisco 85 9-13 21-9 12-14 14-9
St. Louis 87 ½ 15-6 18-11 18-8 14-12
Washington 93 10-13 18-9 15-12 11-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE WIN TOTALS
Team Win Total - 2015 April Record May Record June Record July Record Projection
Baltimore 84 ½ 10-10 13-16 18-10 10-14
Boston 86 12-10 10-19 14-14 9-15
Chicago 82 8-11 15-15 10-16 16-9
Cleveland 81 7-14 17-12 11-15 12-13
Detroit 81 15-8 13-15 11-13 11-15
Houston 73 ½ 15-7 16-13 15-14 12-11
Kansas City 83 15-7 14-12 15-11 17-10
L.A. Angels 87 ½ 11-11 15-13 14-13 14-9
Minnesota 68 ½ 10-12 20-7 11-17 12-15
N.Y. Yankees 80 13-9 13-16 15-12 16-7
Oakland 82 ½ 9-14 11-19 15-12 10-13
Seattle 85 10-12 14-14 11-16 11-15
Tampa Bay 77 ½ 12-10 14-15 16-12 9-15
Texas 76 ½ 7-14 19-11 14-13 9-14
Toronto 83 ½ 11-12 12-17 18-9 10-13
July 31, 2015
Entering August, division races are starting to tighten up in the AL West and NL West, while the Wild Card races are getting closer by the day. Several teams have made major moves at the trade deadline to improve their playoff chances (Toronto) or solidify postseason spots (Kansas City and Houston). Looking back at July, a handful of clubs stepped up during the dog days of baseball, highlighted by the South Siders.
The White Sox pulled off a 7-1 road trip at Cleveland and Boston to post a 16-9 record in July. Chicago still has a long way to go as far as a playoff position, but dominated on the highway with a 10-2 mark away from U.S. Cellular Field. Twelve of the next 15 games for the Sox are at home, as Chicago tries to improve on a 1-5 record in the last six on the South Side.
The Yankees travel to Chicago this weekend, as the Bronx Bombers quietly put together a 16-7 record in July to open up a 6 ½-game edge in the AL East. New York dominated on the highway with a 7-3 ledger, including a 21-run output in Tuesday’s blowout of Texas. The Yankees compiled a solid 7-1 home record in their final eight July home games, while allowing three runs or less six times in this stretch.
Two of the teams chasing the Yankees in the AL East took a step back in July as the Orioles and Rays both stumbled. Baltimore began July with a dreadful 5-13 record, but won five of six towards the end of the month to pull back above the .500 mark. Tampa Bay had plenty of promise through the first two months of the season in spite of injuries to its rotation, but it caught up with the Rays in July. A 5-7 record following the All-Star break combined with New York’s hot stretch has separated the two teams in the division, as the Rays don’t face the Yankees again until early September.
Below are each team’s records for April, May, June, and July along with their current pace to cash their season ‘over’ or ‘under’ win totals.
NATIONAL LEAGUE WIN TOTALS
Team Win Total - 2015 April Record May Record June Record July Record Projection
Arizona 72 ½ 10-11 13-15 14-14 12-11
Atlanta 73 ½ 10-12 15-13 11-16 10-15
Chicago 81 ½ 12-8 14-14 14-13 14-12
Cincinnati 79 11-11 11-16 13-14 11-13
Colorado 70 ½ 11-10 11-16 12-17 9-14
L.A. Dodgers 91 13-8 16-12 15-15 13-10
Miami 81 ½ 10-12 10-19 12-15 10-13
Milwaukee 80 5-17 12-17 14-14 13-11
N.Y. Mets 81 15-8 13-15 12-15 12-12
Philadelphia 67 8-15 11-18 8-19 12-12
Pittsburgh 85 ½ 12-10 14-13 17-9 17-8
San Diego 84 11-12 13-15 12-15 12-11
San Francisco 85 9-13 21-9 12-14 14-9
St. Louis 87 ½ 15-6 18-11 18-8 14-12
Washington 93 10-13 18-9 15-12 11-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE WIN TOTALS
Team Win Total - 2015 April Record May Record June Record July Record Projection
Baltimore 84 ½ 10-10 13-16 18-10 10-14
Boston 86 12-10 10-19 14-14 9-15
Chicago 82 8-11 15-15 10-16 16-9
Cleveland 81 7-14 17-12 11-15 12-13
Detroit 81 15-8 13-15 11-13 11-15
Houston 73 ½ 15-7 16-13 15-14 12-11
Kansas City 83 15-7 14-12 15-11 17-10
L.A. Angels 87 ½ 11-11 15-13 14-13 14-9
Minnesota 68 ½ 10-12 20-7 11-17 12-15
N.Y. Yankees 80 13-9 13-16 15-12 16-7
Oakland 82 ½ 9-14 11-19 15-12 10-13
Seattle 85 10-12 14-14 11-16 11-15
Tampa Bay 77 ½ 12-10 14-15 16-12 9-15
Texas 76 ½ 7-14 19-11 14-13 9-14
Toronto 83 ½ 11-12 12-17 18-9 10-13