IncIudes all games through August 27, 2008. Ranks . . .         Ranks are updated at the completion of all games for the day. Standings by Division
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2008 American League Standings  Magic Runs Per Game Opponents RPG
EAST W L PCT GB RS RA R2% R2 Wins Dif. RPG ORPG R% Projected Number Runs squared pct. RPG ORPG Overall             RPG-ORPG Division (Teams) W L PCT R OR R2% R2 Wins Dif. RPG ORPG R% Projected / Per Team
Tampa Bay 80 51 .611 0.0 600 521 .570 75 5 4.58 3.98 0.535 98 28 1 Chicago Cubs .646 1 Texas 5.56 1 Toronto 3.91 1 Washington -1.28 AL East (5) 358 302 .542 3188 2886 .550 363 -5 4.83 4.37 .525 441 88.2
Boston 77 55 .583 3.5 688 565 .597 79 -2 5.21 4.28 0.549 95 2 Boston .592 2 Chicago Cubs 5.51 2 Tampa Bay 4.01 2 Toronto 0.52 AL Central (5) 336 328 .506 3211 3134 .512 340 -4 4.84 4.72 .506 411 82.2
NY Yankees 70 62 .530 10.5 638 603 .528 70 0 4.83 4.57 0.514 86 3 Chicago White Sox .592 3 Chicago White Sox 5.18 3 LA Dodgers 4.05 3 Texas -0.46 AL West (4) 257 275 .483 2425 2569 .471 251 6 4.56 4.83 .486 312 78.0
Toronto 68 64 .515 12.5 580 513 .561 74 -6 4.39 3.89 0.531 85 4 Philadelphia .578 4 Boston 5.17 4 Oakland 4.06 4 Tampa Bay 0.60 AL 951 905 .512 8824 8589 .513 953 -2 4.75 4.63 .507 1164 83.1
Baltimore 63 70 .474 18.0 682 684 .499 66 -3 5.13 5.14 0.499 77 5 Tampa Bay .569 5 Baltimore 5.08 5 Chicago Cubs 4.08 5 St. Louis 0.40 NL East (5) 321 345 .482 3016 3072 .491 327 -6 4.53 4.61 .495 392 78.4
CENTRAL W L PCT GB RS RA R2% R2 Wins Dif. RPG ORPG R% Projected 6 Toronto .562 6 Minnesota 5.03 6 Philadelphia 4.16 6 Seattle -0.88 NL Central (6) 416 383 .521 3779 3730 .507 405 11 4.73 4.67 .503 504 84.0
Chicago White Sox 76 57 .571 0.0 687 579 .585 78 -2 5.17 4.35 0.543 93 29 7 Milwaukee .562 7 Detroit 5.02 7 LA Angels 4.20 7 San Francisco -0.80 NL West (5) 306 361 .459 2811 3039 .461 308 -2 4.21 4.56 .481 372 74.4
Minnesota 75 58 .564 1.0 670 604 .552 73 2 5.04 4.54 0.526 91 8 NY Mets .556 8 NY Mets 4.92 8 Milwaukee 4.23 8 San Diego -0.84 NL 1043 1089 .489 9606 9841 .488 1040 3 4.51 4.62 .494 1268 79.3
Cleveland 65 67 .492 10.5 646 613 .526 69 -4 4.89 4.64 0.513 81 9 Minnesota .551 9 St. Louis 4.86 9 Boston 4.29 9 Pittsburgh -0.89 MLB 1994 1994 .500 18430 18430 .500 1994 0 4.62 4.62 .500 2432 81.1
Detroit 64 69 .481 12.0 669 667 .501 67 -3 5.03 5.02 0.501 79 10 LA Angels .548 10 Philadelphia 4.86 10 Chicago White Sox 4.30 10 Philadelphia 0.70
Kansas City 56 77 .421 20.0 539 671 .392 52 4 4.05 5.05 0.445 67 11 St. Louis .543 11 Cleveland 4.86 11 Arizona 4.34 11 Oakland -0.17
WEST W L PCT GB RS RA R2% R2 Wins Dif. RPG ORPG R% Projected 12 NY Yankees .535 12 NY Yankees 4.85 12 NY Mets 4.39 12 NY Yankees 0.33
LA Angels 80 52 .606 0.0 611 556 .547 72 8 4.63 4.21 0.524 96 15 13 Arizona .530 13 Milwaukee 4.79 13 St. Louis 4.47 13 NY Mets 0.53
Texas 66 68 .493 15.0 743 803 .461 62 4 5.54 5.99 0.481 79 14 Cleveland .525 14 Colorado 4.71 14 NY Yankees 4.52 14 Minnesota 0.49
Oakland 61 72 .459 19.5 519 541 .479 64 -3 3.90 4.07 0.490 75 15 LA Dodgers .507 15 Florida 4.64 15 Minnesota 4.54 15 Milwaukee 0.56 Park Effect
Seattle 50 83 .376 30.5 552 669 .405 54 -4 4.15 5.03 0.452 62 16 Detroit .503 16 Pittsburgh 4.63 16 Cleveland 4.63 16 LA Dodgers 0.06
2008 National League Standings 17 Baltimore .493 17 LA Angels 4.63 17 San Francisco 4.63 17 LA Angels 0.43
EAST W L PCT GB RS RA R2% R2 Wins Dif. RPG ORPG R% Projected 18 Atlanta .483 18 Tampa Bay 4.61 18 San Diego 4.68 18 Kansas City -0.99
NY Mets 74 60 .552 0.0 660 587 .558 75 -1 4.93 4.38 0.529 90 29 19 Oakland .478 19 Arizona 4.61 19 Atlanta 4.70 19 Houston -0.34
Philadelphia 73 60 .549 0.5 645 555 .575 76 -3 4.85 4.17 0.538 90 20 Florida .476 20 Atlanta 4.55 20 Houston 4.82 20 Florida -0.23
Florida 68 65 .511 5.5 617 644 .479 64 4 4.64 4.84 0.489 82 21 Houston .463 21 Houston 4.48 21 Florida 4.87 21 Detroit 0.03
Atlanta 58 75 .436 15.5 601 625 .480 64 -6 4.52 4.70 0.490 72 22 Texas .460 22 Toronto 4.43 22 Washington 4.98 22 Colorado -0.40
Washington 48 85 .361 25.5 493 661 .357 48 0 3.71 4.97 0.427 58 23 Colorado .460 23 Cincinnati 4.21 23 Detroit 4.98 23 Cleveland 0.24
CENTRAL W L PCT GB RS RA R2% R2 Wins Dif. RPG ORPG R% Projected 24 Cincinnati .415 24 Seattle 4.14 24 Cincinnati 5.00 24 Cincinnati -0.79
Chicago Cubs 83 50 .624 0.0 729 538 .647 86 -3 5.48 4.05 0.575 102 24 25 Pittsburgh .413 25 LA Dodgers 4.11 25 Seattle 5.02 25 Chicago White Sox 0.88