Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on May 29, 2023 4:10:22 GMT -5
Week 8 notes and records
Division leaders:
- Rays
- Royals
- Rangers
- Marlins
- Brewers
- Rockies
Wild Card leaders:
- Orioles
- Astros
- Angels
- Jays
- Braves
- Pirates
- Giants
Notes:
- One team achieved a 10-0 win this week. Congrats to the Astros for blanking the Cubs.
- In a possible statement win, the NL West-dominating Rockies defeated the previously AL East-leading Orioles 9-1-0. Colorado now enjoys a 15.5 game lead over their closest divisional rival.
- The Rays took the lead of the AL East from the Orioles, who remain firmly in the playoff picture as current AL WC1.
- The Astros pushed the Jays out of the AL WC spots, jumping to AL WC2. The Angels remain in AL WC3, with the Jays only 1 game behind the Halos.
- The 15th overall Giants slipped half a game in front of the Cardinals and into the NL WC3 slot.
- The largest divisional lead belongs to the Brewers, who despite being chased by the NL WC2 Pirates have still somehow managed to earn a 20 game lead after only 8 weeks.
- The top 3 overall teams reside in the NL, whilst 9 of the next 11 teams in the standings are from the AL.
- The Brewers were just 1 SB shy of joining a tie for 5th in the matchup record books.
- Despite the Dodgers giving it their best shot, these days you have to do better (worse?) than a 8.16 ERA and a 2.058 WHIP (across 28.2 IP) to get into the record books. Still, I think any 2+ WHIP is a very noteworthy performance.
- All teams met the AB and IP minimums for scoring.
Records:
- Runs: Rangers (47) joined what is now a tie for 4th, knocking a 6-way tie for 5th out of the record books. Immortality is no more for the 2016 Rangers and Cardinals, 2017 Red Sox, and those rabbit-ball era 2019 Cubs, Rangers and Padres.
Division leaders:
- Rays
- Royals
- Rangers
- Marlins
- Brewers
- Rockies
Wild Card leaders:
- Orioles
- Astros
- Angels
- Jays
- Braves
- Pirates
- Giants
Notes:
- One team achieved a 10-0 win this week. Congrats to the Astros for blanking the Cubs.
- In a possible statement win, the NL West-dominating Rockies defeated the previously AL East-leading Orioles 9-1-0. Colorado now enjoys a 15.5 game lead over their closest divisional rival.
- The Rays took the lead of the AL East from the Orioles, who remain firmly in the playoff picture as current AL WC1.
- The Astros pushed the Jays out of the AL WC spots, jumping to AL WC2. The Angels remain in AL WC3, with the Jays only 1 game behind the Halos.
- The 15th overall Giants slipped half a game in front of the Cardinals and into the NL WC3 slot.
- The largest divisional lead belongs to the Brewers, who despite being chased by the NL WC2 Pirates have still somehow managed to earn a 20 game lead after only 8 weeks.
- The top 3 overall teams reside in the NL, whilst 9 of the next 11 teams in the standings are from the AL.
- The Brewers were just 1 SB shy of joining a tie for 5th in the matchup record books.
- Despite the Dodgers giving it their best shot, these days you have to do better (worse?) than a 8.16 ERA and a 2.058 WHIP (across 28.2 IP) to get into the record books. Still, I think any 2+ WHIP is a very noteworthy performance.
- All teams met the AB and IP minimums for scoring.
Records:
- Runs: Rangers (47) joined what is now a tie for 4th, knocking a 6-way tie for 5th out of the record books. Immortality is no more for the 2016 Rangers and Cardinals, 2017 Red Sox, and those rabbit-ball era 2019 Cubs, Rangers and Padres.
