2013 MLB Standings at half-way point

Major League Baseball Standings 
through June 30, 2013

Team W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	RS	RA	Diff

*American League*

+East+
Boston Red Sox  50	34	.595	--	28-16	22-18	431	351	+80	
Baltimore Orioles 47	36	.566	2.5	25-17	22-19	410	382	+28	
Tampa Bay Rays 43	39	.524	6.0	25-18	18-21	378	360	+18
New York Yankees 42	39	.519	6.5	23-18	19-21	310	326	-16	
Toronto Blue Jays 40	41	.494	8.5	22-17	18-24	373	373	0	

+Central+
Detroit Tigers 43	37	.537	--	26-16	17-21	396	325	+71	
Cleveland Indians 44	38	.537	--	24-15	20-23	396	368	+28	
Kansas City Royals 38	41	.481	4.5	19-19	19-22	313	304	+9	
Minnesota Twins 36	42	.462	6.0	21-19	15-23	329	357	-28	
Chicago White Sox 32	47	.405	10.5	17-19	15-28	298	350	-52	

+West+
Texas Rangers 48	34	.585	--	24-16	24-18	355	322	+33	
Oakland Athletics 48	35	.578	0.5	26-13	22-22	388	333	+55	
Los Angeles Angels 39	43	.476	9.0	20-23	19-20	382	376	+6	
Seattle Mariners 35	47	.427	13.0	21-22	14-25	297	363	-66	
Houston Astros 30	52	.366	18.0	16-29	14-23	310	422	-112	


br. *National League*

+East+
Atlanta Braves 48	34	.585	--	28-11	20-23	346	278	+68	
Washington Nationals 41	40	.506	6.5	22-16	19-24	295	314	-19	
Philadelphia Phillies 39	44	.470	9.5	19-18	20-26	320	366	-46	
New York Mets 33	45	.423	13.0	15-25	18-20	306	355	-49	
Miami Marlins 29	51	.362	18.0	17-24	12-27	259	342	-83	

+Central+
Pittsburgh Pirates 51	30	.630	--	28-13	23-17	320	275	+45	
St. Louis Cardinals 49	32	.605	2.0	22-16	27-16	401	289	+112	
Cincinnati Reds 46 	36	.561	5.5	26-14	20-22	355	311	+44
Chicago Cubs 35	45	.438	15.5	17-22	18-23	330	340	-10	
Milwaukee Brewers 32	48	.400	18.5	19-23	13-25	317	373	-56	

+West+
Arizona Diamondbacks 42	39	.519	--	21-16	21-23	342	335	+7	
Colorado Rockies 41	42	.494	2.0	25-19	16-23	390	364	+26	
San Diego Padres 40	42	.488	2.5	25-18	15-24	338	364	-26	
San Francisco Giants 39	 42	.481	3.0	24-15	15-27	333	354	-21	
Los Angeles Dodgers 38	 43	.469	4.0	25-21	13-22	294	340	-46	

h2. Notes

The Houston Atros are doing better than expected. Despite their awful runs scored and runs allowed differential, Houston is on pace to lose only 104  games, which will be well short of the "real" all-time worst-team record of "119  losses set by the 2003 Detroit Tigers.":http://jothut.com/cgi-bin/junco.pl/blogpost/223/06May2013/2003-ToledoTalkcom-posts-about-the-Detroit-Tigers

In the American League, Cleveland has the 5th best winning percentage, tied with Detroit. 

2013 starts the new playoff format. A total of 10 teams will make the playoffs.

In each conference, the three divisional winners and two wildcard teams make the playoffs. The two wildcard teams play a one-game "series." 

The divisional series consists of a best of five playoff, 2-2-1 format. Then best of seven in the league series and World Series playoffs.

Currently in the AL, the two wildcard teams would come from the AL East and the AL West. Only the divisional winner in the AL Central (Det or Cle) would make the playoffs. 

If the Tribe can remain a little above .500 through the next two month,s then they'll at least be in the hunt for a wildcard spot by September 1.

+Currently, AL Divisional Winners+

* East:  Boston Red Sox	50	34	.595	
* Central:  Detroit Tigers	43	37	.537 or  Cleveland Indians	44	38	.537	
* West:  Texas Rangers	48	34	.585

+Currently, AL Wildcard Teams+

* Oakland Athletics	48	35	.578	
* Baltimore Orioles	47	36	.566	



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