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Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays: the division’s best record against the best home fortress on the card Tampa Bay heads to Globe Life Field with 84 wins and 57 losses. Texas sits at 70 wins and 72 losses. That leaves a 14.5-game gap between the two clubs overall, a margin that puts the Rays…

Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox: eight games apart, and two seasons going in very different directions Boston head to Camden Yards at 77 wins and 65 losses. Baltimore are 69-73. Eight games separate these American League East neighbours, but the gap in direction is even wider. The Red Sox sit in the second American…

Houston Astros vs Arizona Diamondbacks: two playoff hopefuls separated by a whisker Arizona arrive at the Astros’ Daikin Park with a 74-68 record. Houston stands at 73-69. So the Diamondbacks are one game ahead in the standings, even though Houston sits top of the American League West and Arizona is only second in the National…

Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays: a playoff push on one side, a dead-rubber finish on the other Toronto heads into Missouri with 71 wins and 71 losses. Kansas City sits at 63 wins and 79 defeats. Eight games separate the two clubs in the standings, but the real gap is somewhere else. The…

Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers: 20.5 games apart in the standings, two teams heading in opposite directions Milwaukee heads to Great American Ball Park with an 88-54 record, the best mark in the National League Central. Cincinnati sits at 67-74, 20.5 games back. The Brewers are eight games clear of Chicago at the top of…

Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins: 42-27 at Rate Field against 29-40 on the road Rate Field hosts an American League Central clash between the division leader and the team chasing from seven games back. Chicago is 74-67, Minnesota 67-74. What jumps out first – and yes, it’s an easy one – is the gap…

Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves: five back and 5-1 in the head-to-head Atlanta arrives at Citizens Bank Park with 84 wins and 57 losses, the best record in the National League East. Philadelphia sits five games behind at 79-62. The gap in the standings, though, does not tell the full story of what these two…

San Diego Padres vs New York Yankees: 42-28 at home against 43-30 on the road Petco Park hosts the second game of a three-game interleague series that opened on Friday night. A rare matchup, and a lousy spot in the schedule for San Diego. The Padres have landed a heavyweight at the wrong time, with…