Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 03, 2006
Interleague Winners and Losers

The Red Sox and the Twins were the big overall winners in interleague play, posting 16-2 records. The Twins, however, didn't gain much as the Tigers went 15-3 and the White Sox 14-4. The Red Sox did gain lots of ground on these games as the Yankees and Blue Jays split with the NL, going 9-9 each.

While the Pirates took home a 3-12 record, worst in the majors against the other league, the Indians may be the biggest interleague loser. Their 8-10 record wasn't bad, but the rest of the division went 55-17, including a 10-8 record by Kansas City. Cleveland lost ground to everyone in the AL Central. They're eight games out of third place and 15 1/2 out of the wild card.

The Cardinals with a 5-10 record had a chance to lose a lot of ground, but the best record anyone in the NL Central posted was 6-9 by the Brewers and the Reds. The biggest NL winner was the Colorado Rockies. The post an 11-4 interleague record, best in the NL. They were one of only two teams in the NL over .500 (the Giants went 8-7). That record helped pull them into second place in the NL West, just 1/2 game behind the Padres.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:47 AM | Series | TrackBack (0)
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Can you tell me why many people don't like interleague play? I am a relatively new baseball, so I don't know the history...

Posted by: Mike Whalen at July 3, 2006 02:19 PM

I, for one, come close to vomiting when I think of an NL team polluting itself with a DH.

Posted by: MAW at July 3, 2006 02:36 PM

People feel the way interleague play is structured, teams vying for the wild card aren't on equal footing. For example, if one team plays weak teams from the other league, and one plays strong teams, it might make a difference in the final standings. The same thing might happen with the natural rival. The Yankees play six games vs. the Mets while the Red Sox just play three.

Posted by: David Pinto at July 3, 2006 02:37 PM

Vomiting?

Youch. I don't know that I've ever had that reaction to anything aside from illness or food poisoning.

Posted by: Mike Whalen at July 3, 2006 02:56 PM
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