In a shocking move on Thursday, Albert Pujols was announced to sign a new contract reportedly worth over $250 million with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Here at Bankroll Sports, we are breaking down some of the MLB props that have been recently posted, all courtesy of BoDog Sportsbook!

Los Angeles Angels Win Total Over/Under 87.5: Here’s the thing about the Angels on one blush. They have been a relatively average team over the course of the last few years. In the last four years, they have only won more than 82 games once, and now all of a sudden, they are expected to win 88 games in a division that still features an awfully tough Texas Rangers outfit. Pujols immediately becomes the best No. 3 hitter in the game, and the also newly signed CJ Wilson immediately steps into the No. 2 spot in the rotation behind Jered Weaver. But is the rotation better for it? All of a sudden, the dollars have all been spent, and building a bullpen might be difficult. If Wilson, who has gone 31-15 in his last two seasons, can’t figure out how to keep that pace up this year now that he doesn’t have the tremendous Texas lineup and a huge hitter’s ballpark to help him out, we’re really not all that sure. Don’t be shocked if the Angels, who are the toast of the town right now, still don’t turn out to be pretty much a .500 team once again.

Albert Pujols Over/Under 37.5 Home Runs: This past year was the worst of Pujols’ career, as he only hit 37 home runs. He has 445 bombs in his career, and he is sure to at least challenge the all-time home run mark over the course of the end of his career in Tinseltown. Busch Stadium was a place where Pujols was comfortable hitting. The park factor at Busch Stadium ranked No. 26 in the league at .896, runs per game, and that number has decreased now that he is at Angel Stadium on Anaheim to a .836. Not only that, but Miller Park (No. 10), Wrigley Field (No. 23), and PNC Park (No. 17), all of which are stadiums that typically have treated Pujols well in his career have been replaced by parks like the O.co Coliseum (No. 20) and Safeco Field (No. 26). Angel Stadium ranked No. 25 in MLB park factor for home runs this past year. We expect to see Pujols’ home run production dip, especially as he has to get used to a totally new set of pitchers.

Will Albert Pujols Win the AL MVP Award?: We’re only getting 3 to 1 odds at this point on Pujols, and they certainly aren’t worth backing. For one, we’re really not all that sure that Pujols is going to be playing on a playoff team, which generally eliminates players from MVP consideration. The truth of the matter as well, is that this isn’t likely to be another season in which there just aren’t any MVP candidates in the AL. Players like Miguel Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, and all of the big bats on the Boston Red Sox are going to have to shine eventually. Pujols will probably need 45 home runs, a .320 batting average, and 130 RBIs to be the MVP in the American League, and we aren’t willing to only take 3 to 1 on that happening.

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Full ALDS Television Schedule For October 1st, 2011 – October 7th, 2011

Italics Denote If Necessary Games

Friday, September 30th, 5:07 PM – Game 1: Tampa Bay Rays 8 @ Texas Rangers 1 (TB Leads Series 1-0)
Saturday, October 1st, 2:07 PM – Game 1: Arizona Diamondbacks 1 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 (MIL Leads Series 1-0)
Saturday, October 1st, 5:07 PM – Game 1: St. Louis Cardinals 6 @ Philadelphia Phillies 11 (PHI Leads Series 1-0)
Saturday, October 1st, 7:07 PM – Game 2: Tampa Bay Rays 6 @ Texas Rangers 8 (Series Tied 1-1)
Saturday, October 1st, 8:37 PM – Game 1: Detroit Tigers 6 @ New York Yankees 8 (NYY Leads Series 1-0)
Saturday, October 1st, 3:07 PM – Game 2: Detroit Tigers 5 @ New York Yankees 3 (Series Tied 1-1)
Sunday, October 2nd, 4:37 PM – Game 2: Arizona Diamondbacks 4 @ Milwaukee Brewers 9 (MIL Leads Series 2-0)
Sunday, October 2nd, 8:07 PM – Game 2: St. Louis Cardinals 5 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4 (Series Tied 1-1)
Monday, October 3rd, 5:07 PM – Game 3: Texas Rangers 4 @ Tampa Bay Rays 3 (TEX Leads Series 2-1)
Monday, October 3rd, 8:37 PM – Game 3: New York Yankees 4 @ Detroit Tigers 5 (DET Leads Series 2-1)
Tuesday, October 4th, 2:07 PM – Game 4: Texas Rangers 4 @ Tampa Bay Rays 3 (TEX Wins Series 3-1)
Tuesday, October 4th, 5:07 PM – Game 3: Philadelphia Phillies 3 @ St. Louis Cardinals 2 (PHI Leads Series 2-1)
Tuesday, October 4th, 8:37 PM – Game 4: New York Yankees 10 @ Detroit Tigers 1 (Series Tied 2-2)
Tuesday, October 4th, 9:37 PM – Game 3: Milwaukee Brewers 1 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 8 (MIL Leads Series 2-1)
Wednesday, October 5th, 6:07 PM – Game 4: Philadelphia Phillies 3 @ St. Louis Cardinals 5 (Series Tied 2-2)
Wednesday, October 5th, 9:37 PM – Game 4: Milwaukee Brewers 6 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 10 (Series Tied 2-2)
Thursday, October 6th, 8:37 PM – Game 5: Detroit Tigers 3 @ New York Yankees 2 (DET Wins Series 3-2)
Friday, October 7th, 5:07 PM – Game 5: Arizona Diamondbacks 2 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 (MIL Wins Series 3-2)
Friday, October 7th, 8:37 PM – Game 5: St. Louis Cardinals 1 @ Philadelphia Phillies 0 (STL Wins Series 3-2)

The first round of the playoffs are said and done with, and my, were there some surprises to be had! A pair of underdogs, the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals were able to get out of the first round of the playoffs with dramatic Game 5 victories on the road against two of the best teams in baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees. The entire AL East is said and done with as well, as the Tampa Bay Rays were sent packing in four games by the Texas Rangers. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers were able to survive after blowing a 2-0 series lead against the Arizona Diamondbacks to win a nervy Game 5 at Miller Park in extra innings.

Complete MLB TV Schedule for ALCS & NLCS For October 8th, 2011 – October 17th, 2011

Italics Denote If Necessary Games

Saturday, October 8th, 8:05 PM – Game 1: Detroit Tigers 2 @ Texas Rangers 3 (TEX Leads Series 1-0)
Sunday, October 9th, 4:05 PM – Game 1: St. Louis Cardinals 6 @ Milwaukee Brewers 9 (MIL Leads Series 1-0)
Monday, October 10th, 4:15 PM – Game 2: Detroit Tigers 3 @ Texas Rangers 7 (TEX Leads Series 2-0)
Monday, October 10th, 8:05 PM – Game 2: St. Louis Cardinals 12 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Series Tied 1-1)
Tuesday, October 11th, 8:05 PM – Game 3: Texas Rangers 2 @ Detroit Tigers 5 (TEX Leads Series 2-1)
Wednesday, October 12th, 4:19 PM – Game 4: Texas Rangers 7 @ Detroit Tigers 3 (TEX Leads Series 3-1)
Wednesday, October 12th, 8:05 PM – Game 3: Milwaukee Brewers 3 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 (STL Leads Series 2-1)
Thursday, October 13th, 4:19 PM – Game 5: Texas Rangers 5 @ Detroit Tigers 7 (TEX Leads Series 3-2)
Thursday, October 13th, 8:05 PM – Game 4: Milwaukee Brewers 4 @ St. Louis Cardinals 2 (Series Tied 2-2)
Friday, October 14th, 8:05 PM – Game 5: Milwaukee Brewers 1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 7 (STL Leads Series 3-2)
Saturday, October 15th, 8:05 PM – Game 6: Detroit Tigers 5 @ Texas Rangers 15 (TEX Wins Series 4-2)
Sunday, October 17th, 8:05 PM – Game 6: St. Louis Cardinals 15 @ Milwaukee Brewers 5 (STL Wins Series 4-2)

The Texas Rangers are heading to the World Series for the second straight year. The boys from the Lone Star State got the job done this year, winning the ALCS in spite of the fact that they don’t truly have an ace pitcher to hand the ball off to. However, between an offense that got a whopping six home runs from Nelson Cruz and a staff that didn’t have an absolutely awful game in the ALCS, the Detroit Tigers never stood a chance of surviving. Cruz predictable won ALCS MVP honors in a series that really didn’t feature much in the way of solid pitching out of the starters.

The Cardinals’ bats were just too tough to tame in this series for the Brewers. They had won their first three games of the playoffs at home, but after that, they were all said and done with, losing two of the final three to seal their fate. St. Louis now goes from the biggest underdog on the World Series odds to one which really has a shot of winning it all, especially after series MVP, David Freese came through. He and Albert Pujols are both batting over .400 for the playoffs. If Manager Tony LaRussa can be concerned about one thing, it is that his starting pitchers were terrible. None of the six were able to even make it into the sixth inning.

World Series TV Broadcast Schedule for October 19th, 2011 – October 27th, 2011

Italics Denote If Necessary Games

Wednesday, October 19th, 8:05 PM – Game 1: Texas Rangers 2 @ St. Louis Cardinals 3 (STL Leads Series 1-0)
Thursday, October 20th, 8:05 PM – Game 2: Texas Rangers 2 @ St. Louis Cardinals 1 (Series Tied 1-1)
Saturday, October 22nd, 8:05 PM – Game 3: St. Louis Cardinals 16 @ Texas Rangers 7 (STL Leads Series 2-1)
Sunday, October 23rd, 8:05 PM – Game 4: St. Louis Cardinals 0 @ Texas Rangers 4 (Series Tied 2-2)
Monday, October 24th, 8:05 PM – Game 5: St. Louis Cardinals 2 @ Texas Rangers 4 (TEX Leads Series 3-2)
Thursday, October 27th, 8:05 PM – Game 6: Texas Rangers 9 @ St. Louis Cardinals 10 (Series Tied 3-3)
Friday, October 28th, 8:05 PM – Game 7: Texas Rangers (Matt Harrison) @ St. Louis Cardinals (Chris Carpenter) (FOX)

What a postseason, and what a World Series! This is officially the most games that have ever been played in a postseason, as we have only been cheated out of a grand total of three playoff games for the entire year. However, after 2,429 regular season games (since one ended up not being made up), 19 in the LDS series, 12 in the LCS series, and six here in the World Series, it comes down to just one more game to determine the champion. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers have traded body blow after body blow to one another in this series, but there were no blows like the one that was issued on Thursday night.

The Cards found themselves down on four different occasions jsut in the first seven innings of the game. They were behind 7-4 in the seventh inning before rallying for a run in the eighth. All looked to be lost in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes to little David Freese, who happened to be the hero of the NLCS. He immediately became the hero that saved St. Louis’ season by blasting a two out, two strike, two run triple to tie up the game.

Josh Hamilton hit a two run homer in the 10th inning that appeared to restore order in the Lone Star State, reinstating Texas’ two run lead. However, again, with two outs and two strikes, the Cardinals struck, getting a two run single from Lance Berkman.

After not scoring in the top of the 11th inning, it was Freese that did it again, hitting the solo homer that forced a Game 7.

Just think about where this St. Louis team has come from… It had to have a miracle just to get into the playoffs, as it was 8.5 games back in September of just making the second season. Then it rallied from down 2-1 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round of the playoffs, erased a 1-0 deficit in the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers and won a de facto best of three series down the stretch, needing a win at the impossible Miller Park to get into the Fall Classic, and then, after blowing a 1-0 and 2-1 series lead, the Cardinals rallied on their final strike… twice… just to force a Game 7.

For Texas, this becomes a hard task, as it became the third team in the history of baseball to lose a clinching World Series game when it just needed to get one final out. No one had ever done it twice in the same game. One of those teams, the Boston Red Sox, went on to lose the World Series in Game 7 against the New York Mets, continuing a nearly 100 year curse on the franchise without a title. The other team that lost a game with just one more out needed was in 1911. The Philadelphia A’s blew it against the New York Yankees, but they came back to win the final game of the series.

Neither of those teams were as close as the Rangers were, though… twice. Never had a team been down to its last out and lived to tell about it in the World Series. Not only did St. Louis do it in the 9th inning, but it did it in the 10th inning as well.

Enjoy Game 7, folks. It’s bound to once again be a doozy.

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*Baseball Records & Team Rankings are as of 9/15/2011
(Our Next Major League Baseball Power Ratings Update: 8/29/2011)

1. Philadelphia Phillies (78-41) – The Philadelphia Phillies remain the top team in Major League Baseball. Philadelphia has won eight of ten games, and are now nine games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the National League East. Philadelphia has won both at home and on the road, 42 and 36 on the season. The Phillies have the top pitching rotation in all of baseball, leading in wins, quality starts and earned run average. The Phillies have a +137 run differential on the season; which is second best to Boston.

2. Boston Red Sox (73-46) – The Boston Red Sox are just ½ game ahead of the New York Yankees at the top of the American League East. Boston struggled over the weekend, as they lost their last two games to the Seattle Mariners. The Red Sox have scored a league best 644 runs on the season. Adrian Gonzalez has continued his torrid season, as he is batting .351 on the season with 91 runs batted in. The Red Sox have the most road wins in all of the American League (36).

3. New York Yankees (72-46) – The Yankees were rained out on Sunday; to move to ½ game behind the Red Sox. New York holds the best home record in all of the American League (40-24). New York has seen sluggers Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson torch opposing pitchers as a high clip. Alex Rodriguez expects to return to the lineup for the Yankees, as he has missed extended time with several injuries. New York’s C.C. Sabathia is second in the American League with wins; 16.

4. Atlanta Braves (70-51) – The Atlanta Braves come into the new week four games ahead of the San Francisco Giants for the wildcard out of the National League. The Braves started the series with a win over the Cubs, but dropped the final two games. Atlanta starts a huge four game series at home on Monday against the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants. Atlanta’s Dan Uggla had his MLB high 33 game hitting streak snapped on Sunday, in large part to a spectacular catch from second base men Darwin Barney.

5. Milwaukee Brewers (70-51) – The Milwaukee Brewers are red-hot. In the last 18 games, Milwaukee has lost just two games; both to St. Louis. The Brewers have moved to 5.5 games ahead of the Cardinals coming into the Sunday night game. Milwaukee has been getting production from their top two – Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, but also guys like Casey McGhee, Yuneski Betancourt and Jonathan Lucroy. The Brewers swept the Pirates on Sunday with a run in the eighth and another in the tenth to walk-off with a win.

6. Texas Rangers (69-52) – The Texas Rangers came from behind to finish a three game sweep in Oakland on Sunday. The Rangers with the win moved them to four full games ahead of the Angles in the AL West. Texas is one of the top hitting teams in all of baseball, with a .277 batting average, and 615 runs scored. The Rangers top offensive players are Michael Young, with a .333 batting average, and Nelson Cruz with 25 homeruns. The Rangers also rank third with 75 quality starts from their starting pitchers.

7. Arizona Diamondbacks (68-53) – The Arizona Diamondbacks are one of the hottest teams in all of baseball. Arizona completed the sweep over the Mets on Sunday, and moved their winning streak to six games. The Diamondbacks lead the National League West by two games over the San Francisco Giants. Arizona got bad news on Sunday when they lost Jason Marquis to a broken leg. Arizona acquired Marquis to help them down the stretch in the starting rotation. The Diamondbacks are the only team in the NL West with a positive run differential.

8. San Francisco Giants (66-55) – The defending World Series champions are two games back in the division, and four games out of the wildcard. The Giants have had problems scoring runs, but picked up five on Sunday.  Also on Sunday, Ryan Vogelsong picked up his 10^th win of the season. On Saturday, Tim Lincecum shut the Marlins offense out, and leads the team with 11 wins, and 175 strikeouts. San Francisco ranks 27^th in batting average with a .241 and 29^th in runs with just 411.

9. Los Angeles Angels (65-56) – The Angels took an 11-2 loss on Saturday, and then were not able to keep a lead on Sunday; losing 5-4 to the Blue Jays. The Angels have dropped to four games back in the American League West; behind Texas. Los Angeles has not hit the ball real well this season; ranking 22^nd in runs with 462 and 20^th in batting average (.249). The top hitter for the Angels is Alberto Callapso, with a .291 batting average. Another youngster, Mark Trumbo has blasted 22 homeruns and drove in 64 runs on the season.

10. Detroit Tigers (64-56) – The Tigers are the current leader of the American League Central; 2.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The Tigers are seeing Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera carry the offense with a .322 batting average and 23 homeruns respectively. The Tigers also have seen their ace Justin Verlander take over the league lead in wins, with 17. Detroit was forced to put Carlos Guillen on the 15 day disabled list with a sore left wrist.

11.  Tampa Bay Rays (64-55) – The Tampa Bay Rays are trying to hang on by their dear lives for the 2011 postseason. Tampa Bay comes into the new week 8.5 games behind the wildcard, and 9 behind the division leaders. The Rays split a two game series with the Yankees over the weekend. Tampa Bay will look to get back in the race on Tuesday, when they play short two game series in Boston, against the Red Sox. The Rays have seen Casey Kotchman lead the way with a .335 batting average.

12. St. Louis Cardinals (64-56) – The St. Louis Cardinals come into Sunday Night’s game against Colorado 5.5 games out of first place. The Cardinals are desperately seeking ways to string off consecutive wins, as well as Milwaukee losses. The Cardinals won Friday night behind a big offensive inning, and then were downed on Saturday by the Rockies. The Cardinals have seen Albert Pujols and Lance Berkman sit atop the National League in homeruns with 28. The Cardinals have a favorable schedule up until the series against the Brewers in late August.  

13. Toronto Blue Jays (61-59) – Toronto wishes they were part of the American League Central. If they were, they would be just three games behind for the divisional lead. Instead, as they play in the American League East, they are 12.5 games out of first place. The Blue Jays have not been hampered by offense, as they have scored 563 runs on the season. Jose Bautista is batting .311, with 34 homeruns and 77 runs batted in. The Blue Jays will look to extend their two game win streak on Monday in Seattle.

14. Cleveland Indians (60-57) – Cleveland was rained out of Sunday’s game, and moved to 2.5 games behind Detroit in the AL Central. The Indians lost out on a chance to sweep divisional rival Minnesota. On the season, the Indians have scored 500 runs, while allowing 498. Cleveland turns to their new comer Ubaldo Jimenez on Tuesday when they start a three game series at US Cellular Field in Chicago. Jimenez is just 7-9 on the season as a Rockie and Indian.

15. Chicago White Sox (60-60) – Chicago won their second straight on Sunday and moved to .500 on the season. The White Sox are now just four games behind Detroit for the lead in the American League Central. Chicago saw John Danks pitch six strong innings in the win. The White Sox pitching has been led by Mark Buerhle, who leads the staff with 10 wins. On the offensive side, Paul Konerko is batting .311 with 27 homeruns and 82 runs batted in. The White Sox will look to gain ground in the division on Tuesday as they start a series with Cleveland.

16. Cincinnati Reds (59-62) – Cincinnati, after winning the first two games of a series against San Diego was unable to pull of the sweep Sunday. In Saturday’s game, the Reds blasted 5 homeruns and scored 13 runs. With the loss on Sunday, the defending NL Central champions fell to 11 games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. The Reds may have lost starting pitcher Dontrelle Wills as well, as he was forced to leave the game early with an injury. Good news for the Reds is Jay Bruce is red-hot, homering in 3 straight games, and five in his last seven games.

17. New York Mets (58-62) – After moving to a game over .500, New York has dropped five straight games to fall back to four below .500. The Mets have also fallen to 20.5 games out of first place in the division. New York ranks fourth in baseball with a .267 batting average, led by the .336 of Jose Reyes. The Mets, despite being under .500 have outscored their opponents 540 – 538 on the season. New York starts a series in San Diego on Monday.

18. Pittsburgh Pirates (56-62) – The Pittsburgh Pirates saw two straight games get away from them. On Saturday, after failing to score in the 9^th, after a lead-off triple, the Pirates blew a one run lead in the 8^th on Sunday, only to lose in the 10^th. The Pirates have now fallen to 13 games out in the NL Central. Pittsburgh ranks in the bottom five in all offensive categories, including 26^th in batting average, with .243 and 27^th in runs with 447.

19. Washington Nationals (57-62) – The Nationals were rained out on Sunday in the final game of the series against the Phillies. Washington committed three errors in the loss to Philadelphia on Saturday. The Nationals are now 21 games out of first place in the National League East; ½ game behind the Mets for third place. Washington has seen first base men Michael Morse lead the team with a .321 batting average, along with 20 homeruns and 69 runs batted in.

20. Florida Marlins (56-63) – The Florida Marlins have been a train wreck most of the season. Florida this week sent Logan Morrison down to the minor leagues, despite him having the second highest OBS on the team. The Marlins also released veteran Wes Helms. In the process, Florida was shut-out on Saturday, and downed again Sunday by the Giants. Florida has seen one big bright spot, in outfielder Mike Stanton. Stanton is batting .285 with 26 homeruns and 71 runs batted in on the season.

21. Colorado Rockies (56-65) – The Colorado Rockies picked up a 6-1 win over St. Louis on Saturday. In the win, Colorado saw Carlos Gonzalez blast a three run homerun to take the lead. The Rockies offense seems to go as Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki go. Colorado takes on the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday Night Baseball. The Rockies look to improve on a dreadful 2-16 record in Sunday games in 2011. The Rockies also sent their closer Huston Street to the disabled list this week.

22. Los Angeles Dodgers (55-64) – The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a sweep over the Houston Astros on Sunday. For Los Angeles, it seems to be too little, too late. The Dodgers are nine games under .500, and dropped to 12 games behind the Giants in the divisional race. Los Angeles is seeing Matt Kemp put up MVP type numbers, with a .320 batting average, 28 homeruns, 89 runs batted in and 74 runs scored. On Saturday, Clayton Kershaw picked up his team leading 14^th win, beating the Astros. The Dodgers will look to start hot on Monday when they start a series against Milwaukee.

23. San Diego Padres (54-68) – The San Diego Padres have fallen back to last place in the National League West. San Diego at 54-68 is 14.5 games behind the Diamondbacks in the division. San Diego was able to avoid a sweep on Sunday by downing the Reds 7-3. The Padres rank 29^th in all of baseball with a .238 batting average. The Padres Chase Headley leads the team with a .292 batting average. San Diego is being outscored 471 – 458 on the season.

24. Oakland Athletics (53-66) – The Oakland Athletics were swept over the weekend by the Texas Rangers. Oakland tied the game in the sixth inning, but allowed a run in the 9^th to lose their third straight. The Athletics are having all sorts of problems offensively, as they are batting just .245 on the season; Oakland’s Gio Gonzalez has been solid in the rotation, leading the team with nine wins and a 3.25 earned run average. Oakland starts a home series Monday with Baltimore.

25. Minnesota Twins (52-67) – The Twins are having a bad 2011 season; simply put. Minnesota has fallen to 15 games under .500, and 11.5 games out of first place in the American League Central. The Twins are being outscored by 111 runs this season; which is the worst in all of the American League. Minnesota’s Michael Cuddyer is batting .295 with 18 homeruns and 61 runs batted in. The Twins pitching has not lived up to par on the season, ranking 26^th in earned run average.  

26. Seattle Mariners (52-67) – Seattle had a solid weekend, winning the final two games of a three game series against the Red Sox. The Mariners are still 16 games out of first place in the American League West. Seattle is last in all offensive categories, with a .230 batting average, 395 runs scored and just a .292 on base percentage. Seattle has seen their ace Felix Hernandez win 11 games, including striking out 176 batters on the season.

27. Kansas City Royals (50-71) – The Royals won the first game of the series against divisional rival Chicago; but then fell in the last two. Kansas City ranks fifth in batting average, with a .267, but just 13^th in the league in runs with 522. The Royals are led by Melky Cabrera on offense. Cabrera is batting .311 with 15 homeruns and drove in 70 runs, while scoring 73 runs of his own. The Royals will start a three game series on Monday with the New York Yankees.

28. Chicago Cubs (53-68) – The Chicago Cubs bounced back from the embarrassing loss on Friday, with back-to-back wins over the Atlanta Braves. The big news for the Cubs was the 30 day suspension to ace pitcher Carlos Zambrano. It is expected that Zambrano will never throw another pitch for the Cubs in his career. More rumors came that Zambrano cleared waivers, and will likely be traded. The Cubs are 17 games back of Milwaukee, but more importantly for them; just four games behind the fourth place Pirates.

29. Baltimore Orioles (46-72) – The Baltimore Orioles are 26 games under .500 and 26.5 games behind first place Boston. The Orioles have lost seven of their last ten overall. On the road, Baltimore holds just 17 wins on the season. The Baltimore offense is led by Adam Jones, who is batting .294, while Mark Reynolds has blasted 26 homeruns. The Orioles have the worst earned run average in all of baseball, with a 4.85, and also last in quality starts, with 45.

30. Houston Astros (38-83) – The Astros are looking towards a historical bad 2011 season. The Astros have now lost 83 games on the season, and six straight. Houston is coming off a sweep to the Los Angeles Dodgers, where they lost 7-0 on Sunday. The Astros lone slugger in the offense is Carlos Lee, who has 68 runs batted in. The Astros rank 29^th in all of baseball with a 4.63 earned run average, and 27^th in quality starts, with just 56.

The MLB All-Star Game is always chock full of tremendous MLB props to sink your teeth into, and this year is no exception. Check out the listing of all of the All-Star Game props below and some of our MLB picks for tonight’s clash!

First Team to Strikeout – Simply put, we just don’t see Roy Halladay pitching the first inning without getting at least one strikeout. Sure, the righty probably isn’t going to be putting everything into this one as he would in a regular season game, but with almost as many strikeouts as innings pitched this year, Halladay is hard to bet against. Take a look at that AL lineup as well. Curtis Granderson and Asdrubal Cabrera have over 150 strikeouts between them this year, and they’re both K’s waiting to happen. All Star Game Prop Pick – American League -200

Will There Be a Blown Save – The relievers this season in the All-Star Game just don’t seem to be as strong as they were in seasons past. We also have to remember that we are basically just betting on a lead change at some point from the 5th inning on to qualify as a blown save. Inevitably, the team that is trailing after five innings is going to end up posting a comeback at some point, and though that team might not ultimately win, we do have confidence that this one will become at least a tie game at some point in the latter frames. This is a generous price on the All-Star Game odds. All Star Game Prop Pick – Yes +120

Will Anyone Get 3 or More Hits – This is absolutely a sucker prop that the books are hoping that you bet yes on to have something to root for. Last year, there were only three players in the game that were able to even get three at bats, let alone have three hits. The likelihood of any player nowadays coming up with three or more hits in a game is highly unlikely unless we end up in a situation where we have position players coming in to pitch in the 14th inning of a game that both managers just want to have end. There’s just no way that we see it happening inside of a game that lasts even a dozen innings, as there just won’t be that many players that get the opportunity in all likelihood to see the plate that many times.

Complete List of 2011 All-Star Game Props @ Oddsmaker Sportsbook (as of 7/12/11):
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Time it Takes Jordan Sparks To Sing Star Spangled Banner
Over 1:52.5 -115
Under 1:52.5 -115

First Pitch by National League Pitcher
Ball +200
Strike -250

First Pitch by American League Pitcher
Ball +200
Strike -250

First Team to Get a Single
American League -140
National League +110

First Team to Get a Double
American League -130
National League +100

First Team to Get a Triple
American League -120
National League -110

First Team to Get a Home Run
American League -120
National League -110

First Team to Draw a Walk
American League -120
National League -110

First Team To Strike Out (Batting)
American League -200
National League +160

First Team to Steal a Base
American League -120
National League -110

First Team to Have a Double Play on Defense
American League -110
National League -120

First Team to Commit an Error
American League -110
National League -120

Will Anyone Get Hit by a Pitch
Yes +150
No -180

Will There be a Triple in the Game
Yes +400
No -600

Will There Be a Ground Rule Double
Yes +600
No -1000

Will Anyone Get a Save
Yes -250
No +200

Will There Be a Blown Save
Yes +120
No -150

Will Game End on a “Walk Off Run”
Yes +220
No -270

Will Anyone Be Tagged Out
Yes -300
No +230

Total Strikeouts 1st Inning
Over 2.5 +180
Under 2.5 -220

Will a Run Be Scored in the 9th Inning
Yes +200
No -250

Will Game Go to Extra Innings
Yes +230
No -300

Will Team Scoring First Win Game
Yes -220
No +180

Will Both Teams Score in the Same Inning
Yes -115
No -115

Will There Be a Sacrifice Fly That Scores a Run
Yes +105
No -135

Will Any Outfielder Get an Assist
Yes +270
No -350

Will Anyone Get 3 or More Hits
Yes +230
No -300

Will More Different Players Get Hits or Strikeouts
Hits +130
Strikeouts -160

Will Any Pitcher Ever Get on Base
Yes +1500
No -3000

Will Anyone Hit Live Ball Into Swimming Pool
Yes +2500
No -5000

Will Game’s First 3-2 Pitch Be Fouled Off
Yes +120
No -150

Will First Hit Come in Left Field Corner or Right Field Corner
Left Field Corner -115
Right Field Corner -115

Will There Be An Intentional Walk
Yes +150
No -180

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Over 1.5 +130
Under 1.5 -160

Will Anyone Be Caught Stealing
Yes +160
No -200

Will 1st Strikeout Be Swinging or Looking
Swinging -180
Looking +150

The Major League Baseball Season has taken over the spot light in the sporting world. The 2011 MLB season is nearing its All-Star Break, and we are starting to get a great idea of what to expect through out the rest of the year. One of the always interesting aspects of professional baseball is the league’s home run hitters. The guys who have been able to hit the long ball have always packed the stands and provided excitement for viewers. In today’s modern day game, nearly every player has the ability to hit a 400 plus foot home run during any game. However, there are still those who continuously find ways to knock the ball into the stands putting fear into opponents with every swing of the bat. One very interesting MLB Prop Bet for 2011 is which player will finish the season with the most home runs? We break down and rank the top power hitters in Major League Baseball while providing some insight on who may possibly end the season with the most home runs.

You will find odds next to each homerun hitter which are the current futures odds for that particular player to finish the season with the most home runs on the year. These are the current odds at Oddsmaker Sportsbook as of July 9, 2011.  Oddsmaker Sportsbook offers Bankroll Spots readers and customers a Free $100 Bet when you use any Oddsmaker link on the Bankroll Sports blog.

Top Home Run Hitters In Baseball

Jose Bautista (29)
Curtis Granderson (25)
Mark Teixeira (25)
Lance Berkman (24)
Matt Kemp (22)
Prince Fielder (22)
Paul Konerko (22)
Jay Bruce (20)
Mark Reynolds (20)
Nelson Cruz (20)

Top 5 Home Run Odds Picks Picks

No. 1 – Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays (1 to 4 at Oddsmaker Sportsbook)

A year after hitting 54 homers, Bautista is back on a clip to hit well over 50 bombs once again this season. We’re just puzzled as to where all of this power suddenly came from for the 30 year old out of the Dominican Republic. Bautista only had a grand total of 59 home runs under his belt in his entire career before last year. Now, he has 83 in his last 243 games, and he is probably the only man that can threaten the 60 home run mark this year.

No. 2 – Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds (50 to 1 at Oddsmaker Sportsbook)

We just love the MLB odds here on Bruce even though he is nine off of the pace of the league lead in homers. This is a towering man to say the least. Bruce is 6’3″, and he is only 24 years old with plenty of bright days in front of him. This is going to be his best home run production season of his career, and he’ll surely end up at least in the 30s, and probably closer to the 40s by the time the season is over with. If there is a man that has the home run stroke that can get back into the thick of things in a hurry, this is it. Bruce has a great lineup around him in Cincinnati as well, and he isn’t often pitched around. Sure, he’s got 82 strikeouts and has fanned far more than we’d like to see, but we know that Bruce is the type of man that really can get on fire in a hurry and start blasting balls out of the Great American Ballpark at a ridiculous clip.

No. 3 – Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees (Even Money at Oddsmaker Sportsbook)

Maybe Big Tex shouldn’t be even money at this point to lead the league in homers, but when push comes to shove, would you want to bet against him? Teixeira just hit the 300 home run mark for his career back on June 30th, and though he has been cool as a cumcumber in terms of home runs since that point, he could heat up at a moment’s notice again as well. Tex has a great swing for hitting homers at Yankee Stadium, and we know that he is going to take full advantage of his surroundings for the rest of the year and will post his third straight 30+ home run season with the Bronx Bombers.

No. 4 – Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals (100 to 1 at Oddsmaker Sportsbook)

At 100 to 1, how can we pass on Pujols? Yeah, sure. He’s a dozen homers off of the pace and only has 17 for the season, and yes, he hasn’t hit a home run since coming back to the lineup after recovering from his wrist injury. However, this is a man that has hit 40+ home runs six times in his career and has never had a season with fewer than 32 home runs. As long as Pujols gets healthy over these next couple of weeks, we’re not totally throwing out his chances of leading the league in home runs this year, which makes that 100 to 1 a very tempting price even though it is an incredibly long shot.

No. 5 – Curtis Granderson, New York Yankees (Field, 2 to 1 at Oddsmaker Sportsbook)

Like him or lump him, Granderson just continues to get balls to fly out of Yankee Stadium. With 25 homers, we can’t discount the ability of Granderson to cash in on the field this year to lead the league in dingers. He doesn’t have the prettiest swing in the world, but we know that in his 221 games played in a New York uniform, he has 49 home runs to show for his work. A dozen of those homers have come at home this season, and with a ton of home games still on the slate, we aren’t counting out Granderson from maybe even reaching 50 home runs on the campaign.

2011 Home Run Odds @ Oddsmaker Sportsbook (as of 7/9/11):
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Albert Pujols 100 to 1
Miguel Cabrera 50 to 1
Prince Fielder 3 to 1
Ryan Howard 20 to 1
Mark Teixeira Even Money
Adam Dunn 1,000 to 1
Jose Bautista 1 to 4
Adrian Gonzalez 20 to 1
Joey Votto 300 to 1
Carlos Gonzalez 200 to 1
Mark Reynolds 15 to 1
Josh Hamilton 300 to 1
Nelson Cruz 8 to 1
Ryan Braun 20 to 1
Alex Rodriguez 30 to 1
Jay Bruce 50 to 1
Evan Longoria 750 to 1
Kendry Morales 10,000 to 1
Mike Stanton 25 to 1
Jason Heyward 750 to 1
Justin Morneau 10,000 to 1
Robinson Cano 200 to 1
Carlos Pena 10 to 1
Dan Uggla 750 to 1
Troy Tulowitzki 40 to 1
Adam Lind 100 to 1
Jayson Werth 1,000 to 1
Paul Konerko 10 to 1
Pedro Alvarez 1,000 to 1
Buster Posey 10,000 to 1
Tyler Colvin 100 to 1
Chase Utley 1,000 to 1
Ian Kinsler 500 to 1
Shin Soo Choo 1,000 to 1
Carlos Lee 1,000 to 1
Adrian Beltre 80 to 1
Chris Young 250 to 1
Matt Kemp 30 to 1
Hanley Ramirez 1,000 to 1
David Wright 1,000 to 1
Carlos Quentin 25 to 1
David Ortiz 60 to 1
Justin Upton 200 to 1
Colby Rasmus 1,000 to 1
Andre Ethier 1,000 to 1
Ryan Zimmerman 10,000 to 1
Kevin Youkilis 1,000 to 1
Matt Holliday 1,000 to 1
Travis Snider 1,000 to 1
Field (Any Other Player) 2 to 1

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1. New York Yankees (74-44) - The Yankees have extended their lead in the American League East to a robust 7.5 games. New York is a season high 30 games over .500 heading into Monday’s action. The Yankees failed to complete a four game sweep on the road in Seattle, but three out of four on the road will work for Girardi and the team. Derek Jeter has bumped his batting average to .323, as Mark Teixeira leads in power numbers with 30 homeruns and 86 runs batted in. Free agent pick-up C.C. Sabathia leads the pitching staff in wins (13), earned run average (3.64) and innings pitched (170.2). The Yankees continue their long road trip on Monday when they start a three game series in Oakland. After they finish out west, New York will come back home to take on the Red Sox in a huge late August four game set at Fenway Park.

2. Los Angeles Angels (70-45) - The Angels have won seven of their last ten games, and kept their lead in the American League West at 4.5 games over the Texas Rangers. Los Angeles is 36-22 when playing at home, while winning 34 of 57 on the road. The Angels got a big boost when outfielder Torii Hunter came back from the disabled list. He went 2-6 in his return, which was his first game since July 7^th. Juan Rivera has taken over as the teams batting leader, with a .312 batting average, while Kendry Morales has blasted 25 homeruns on the season. Jered Weaver has been the pitching staff for the Angels, winning 12 games, while pitching 153.0 innings. The Angels will finish their four game series at Baltimore on Monday. Los Angeles will look to finish the series winning the final three games. After they leave Baltimore, the Angels will head to Cleveland and Toronto for three game sets.

3. Los Angeles Dodgers (70-48) - At 22 games over .500, the Dodgers are shaking off the ideas of their struggles. Despite going 4-6 in their last 10 games, Los Angeles continues to lead the NL West by 5 games over the Colorado Rockies. After losing two of three to Arizona, the worst news of the recent weeks has been the loss of starter Jason Schmidt and then the scary injury of Kuroda, after getting hit in the head with a line drive. Matt Kemp is leading the offense with a .311 batting average, while Andre Ethier has hit 24 homeruns, and drove in 80 runs. Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw are doing the job on the mound for LA, as Billingsley has picked up 11 wins, and Kershaw has an ERA under 3.00. The Dodgers will start a huge three game series with the Central leading St. Louis Cardinals starting on Monday. Following that series, the Cubs will come to Los Angeles for a four game weekend series.

4. Philadelphia Phillies (65-49) - The Phillies continue to have a strangle hold on the National League East. Philadelphia currently sits 4.5 games ahead of a surging Marlins team and 5.5 ahead of an Atlanta team that will not go away. The Phillies, mysteriously are 29-29 at home this year, but have won 37 of 57 road games. Philadelphia has feasted on NL Central teams winning 18 of 24 overall against the division. The Phillies are getting quality offensive performances from Shane Victorino (.313), Ryan Howard (30 homeruns, 91 runs batted in) and Chase Utley (82 runs scored). The Phillies, after finishing a two out of three series at Atlanta, will now come home and take on the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three game series, starting Tuesday. The Phillies will then play at New York for a weekend set.

5. Texas Rangers (66-50) - With a weekend series win over the Boston Red Sox, the Rangers took over the American League Wildcard. Currently, Texas leads Boston by just ½ game. Texas is trying to figure out what they are going to do at the catcher position, with Jarrod Saltalamacchia going on the disabled list. Ian Kinsler has continued his hot season, as he has hit 25 homeruns, and drove in 66 runs. Kevin Millwood has been solid on the bump for Texas, with 9 wins, a 3.31 earned run average, and leads the team in innings pitched with just under 150. The Rangers will look to continue their winning streak on Monday when they host the Minnesota Twins in the first of a four game series. Following Minnesota coming to town, the Rangers will head Southeast and take on the Tampa Bay Rays on the road.

6. St. Louis Cardinals (67-52) - The St. Louis Cardinals have been the hottest team in the Major Leagues as of late, as new comers Matt Holliday and Mark DeRosa have keyed the offense, along with triple crown candidate Albert Pujols. Pujols is leading in homeruns and runs batted in, and third in batting average coming into Monday’s play. Along with the MVP candidate, St. Louis also has a shot at crowing a CY Young, with Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. Carpenter is second in the NL in earned run average with a 2.27 and Wainwright leads the NL in wins with 13. The Cardinals lead the NL Central by a full five games, which is the high water mark of the season for St. Louis. The Cardinals will head west, starting on Monday as they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers, for a three game series. Over the weekend, the Cardinals will look to repeat the three game sweep of the San Diego Padres, this time for four, and on the road.

7. Boston Red Sox (66-51) - The Red Sox dropped the final two of the series at Texas to fall to half game behind Texas for the American League Wildcard lead. Boston is looking for more production from slugger David Ortiz, who has yet to get going in 2009. Jason Bay, after his quick start, continues to lead the team in homeruns, with 25, and runs batted in (83). Boston will begin a three game series on the road in Toronto on Tuesday, and then start a huge weekend series with the New York Yankees on Friday. Boston currently trails the Yankees by seven games in the American League East.

8. Colorado Rockies (65-53) - The Rockies remained in the lead in the wildcard standings, after picking up a win over the Florida Marlins on Sunday. Colorado leads the wildcard over San Francisco by one game, and the Marlins by two. Todd Helton leads the team in batting with a .318 average. Troy Tulowitzki and Brad Hawpe are also putting up solid numbers, with 23 homeruns and 70 runs batted in. Colorado is looking towards the NL West crown, as they come into Monday’s action just five games behind the Dodgers. The Rockies and Nationals will start a three game series in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, and then Colorado will come back home and play a huge three game weekend series with the Giants.

9. San Francisco Giants (63-54) - The Giants remain just six games behind the Dodgers in the NL West, but more importantly, just a game behind Colorado within the wildcard. San Francisco has two of the top five candidates for Cy Young in righthanders Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum. Cain leads the team in wins with 12, while Lincecum leads all NL pitchers with a 2.19 earned run average. Rookie first base men Pablo Sandoval leads the team in hitting (.329), homeruns (18) and runs batted in (70). The Giants will finish their four game series on Monday at Citi Field in New York, before heading for three in Cincinnati, followed by a three game set at Colorado.

10. Tampa Bay Rays (63-54) - After losing in the first game of a three game series with Toronto, the Rays bounced back and won the final two. Tampa Bay is turning towards the wildcard, as they trail the New York Yankees by ten full games. Tampa Bay is led in hitting by Jason Bartlett and his .342 batting average, while Carlos Pena leads the team with 31 homeruns. Tampa Bay starts a six game home stand on Tuesday with three against Baltimore and three against Texas.

11. Florida Marlins (63-55) - The Marlins continue to make a run at the Phillies, and also the Rockies and Giants for a playoff spot. Florida has been sparked by all star shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who is leading all NL batters with a .356 batting average. Ramirez also leads the team with 82 runs batted in, 76 runs scored and 22 stolen bases. Dan Uggla leads the Marlins with 21 homeruns. Josh Johnson is putting up near Cy Young numbers, with 12 wins and an earned run average under 3.00. Florida will start a road trip on Tuesday, at Houston, followed by a three game, weekend series at Atlanta.

12. Atlanta Braves (61-55) - Atlanta continues to hang around within the National League East, trailing both the Philadelphia Phillies and the Florida Marlins. The Braves are coming off losing two out of three to the Phillies over the weekend. Atlanta has been sparked offensively by Yunel Escobar, with a .298 batting average, and Chipper Jones, who leads the team with 15 homeruns. The Braves play a single game against Arizona on Monday, and then start a three game series at New York, followed by a home weekend series with the Florida Marlins.

13. Detroit Tigers (62-55) - The Detroit Tigers, at 7 games over .500, have a 2.5 game lead over the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central. The Tigers are coming off a two out of three series win at Kansas City, including a 1-0 shut-out, followed by a 10-3 thrashing. Miguel Cabrera leads the Tigers in all three of the top offensive categories, with a .330 batting average, 24 homeruns and 70 runs batted in. Justin Verlander has bounced back with a solid 2009 season, leading the team with 13 wins, and an earned run average of 3.28. The Tigers will start a home series with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, and then head out on the road in Oakland over the weekend.

14. Chicago Cubs (60-55) - The Chicago Cubs were rained out of Sunday’s action with the Pittsburgh Pirates. That was a game the Cubs wanted to play, as Chicago had won the first two of the series and were poised for a third. The Cubs have fallen five back of the St. Louis Cardinals within the National League Central. The Cubs look to have a few of their starting pitchers back, including Ted Lilly and Carlos Zambrano. Chicago will start a West Coast road trip on Monday, starting with three against the San Diego Padres, and then four over the weekend at the Los Angeles Dodgers.

15. Seattle Mariners (61-57) - The Mariners, at four games over .500, have fallen to 11 full games behind the AL West leading Los Angeles Angels. Seattle avoided a four game on Sunday with a 10-3 win over the Yankees. Ichiro Suzuki leads the team with a .360 batting average, while power hitter Russell Branyan leads in power numbers with 27 homeruns. Felix Hernandez leads the starting pitching staff with 12 wins, and leads the team in innings pitched, with 165.1. The Mariners will start a road trip on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers , and then a weekend series at Cleveland.

16. Chicago White Sox (60-58) - The White Sox remain three games behind the Detroit Tigers at the top of the American League Central. The White Sox failed to sweep the series at Oakland, falling on Sunday 3-2. Alex Rios coming over from Toronto was supposed to spark plug the offensive unit for Chicago,  but two games after being shut-out, the White Sox scored just two runs. Mark Buerhle has been outstanding for Chicago, leading the team with 11 wins, an earned run average at 3.78, all while leading the team in innings pitched, with 166.2. The White Sox will start a series with the Kansas City Royals on Monday, then take Thursday off before hosting the Baltimore Orioles at home over the weekend.

17. Milwaukee Brewers (58-59) - The Brewers were on the verge of climbing over .500, and sweeping divisional rival Houston, until the bullpen faltered and they dropped an 8-5 decision. The Brewers are in third place in the NL Central, eight games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. Ryan Braun is having another outstanding season with a .316 batting average, while Prince Fielder is challenging Albert Pujols at the top of the NL runs batted in category with 105, along with 30 homeruns. The Brewers and Pirates will hook up for a three game set in Pittsburgh, starting on Monday, and following an off day on Thursday, the Brewers and Nationals will meet in the nation’s capital.

18. Houston Astros (57-61) - The Astros have fallen to fourth place, and 9.5 games out of first place in the NL Central. Houston avoided a sweep, and snapped a three game losing streak on Sunday, banging around the Milwaukee bullpen to win 8-5. Houston is getting quality performances from aging veterans such as Miguel Tejada (.313 batting average) and Carlos Lee (19 homeruns, 74 runs batted in). Michael Bourn leads all national league players in stolen bases with 44. Roy Oswalt and Wandy Rodriguez have both been solid of late in the front end of the rotation, as Oswalt leads in innings pitched with 148 and Rodriguez leads in wins (11) and earned run average (3.05). The Astros will start a home stand  this week, as they host the Florida Marlins for three and the Atlanta Braves for three.

19. Minnesota Twins (56-61) -  The Twins, despite the fact that they are 5 games under .500, continue to sit within striking distance of the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. The Twins have struggled of late, losing two straight, and seven of their last ten. The latest rash of losses came in the final two games of a three game series with the Cleveland Indians. Joe Mauer is leading all of baseball with a .377 batting average, and Justin Morneau continues to put up impressive numbers with 28 homeruns, 94 runs batted in, and 79 runs scored. The Twins and Texas Rangers start a four game series in Arlington on Monday, followed by a trip to Kansas City over the weekend.

20. Toronto Blue Jays (55-61) - The Blue Jays continue to hover just below .500, at 55-61. The Blue Jays have lost two straight games, and six of their last ten overall. Toronto traded their top offensive star, Scott Rolen to Cincinnati at the trading deadline, and recently traded outfielder Alex Rios to the White Sox. Aaron Hill leads the team in homeruns with 28 and runs batted in with 80. Roy Halladay continues to lead the starting pitching staff, with 13 wins, an earned run average of 2.65 in 173 innings pitched. The Blue Jays and Red Sox will meet up in Toronto for a three game series spanning from Tuesday – Thursday, and then welcome to Angels to town for a weekend set.

21. New York Mets (55-62) - The Mets simply cannot wait for the 2009 season to end. After the rash of injuries struck New York throughout most of the season, the biggest blow came this weekend when David Wright was struck on the head by a Matt Cain fast ball. Manager Jerry Manuel says Wright may be out for the season, which would probably be a wise choice at this point. Wright was leading the team in batting average, with a .324 batting average, along with runs batted in (55), runs scored (74), and stolen bases(24). New York is eight games under .500 and 12.5 games behind the front running Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets are 5 games over .500 at home, but have really struggled, to the tune of 23-35 on the road. The Mets will finish a four game series with the Giants at home on Monday, and then welcome the Braves and Phillies to down for the rest of the week.

22. Arizona Diamondbacks (54-64) - The Diamondbacks are trying to make a push near the .500 mark in the final month and half of the season. Arizona sits at ten games under .500, and 16.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Arizona is 28-35 when playing at home this season, and 26-30 on the road. The Diamondbacks failed to complete a three game sweep at home over the Dodgers on Sunday, but taking two out of three is a quality series. Arizona will play a single game on Monday at Atlanta, before heading to Philadelphia for three games and Houston for three more over the weekend.

23. Oakland Athletics (52-65) - The Athletics took the final game of a three game series with the White Sox, to salvage one in the three game series. Now the Athletics will host the AL leading New York Yankees for a three game series. Oakland is getting quality production from Adam Kennedy, as he is batting .287. Jack Cust leads the team in homeruns with 16 and runs scored (63). Dallas Braden leads the team in wins, with 8, but is under .500, with 9 losses. The Athletics lost Braden with a rash on his left foot on August 8^th, but appear to have Justin Duchscherer on his way back on Tuesday.

24. Cleveland Indians (51-66) - The best of a poor state of Ohio baseball, the Cleveland Indians are 15 games under .500, and 11  games out of first place. The Indians trail third place Minnesota by 5 games, and 8.5 behind second place Chicago. The Indians are 25-36 when playing at home, and 21-35 on the road. After getting drubbed 11-0 by the Minnesota Twins in the first of a series, the Indians knocked off the Twins in the final two games. The Indians will host the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and then host the Seattle Mariners on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

25. Cincinnati Reds (50-67) - After competing until early July, the Reds have fallen completely flat on their face. Cincinnati has dropped to 17 games below .500, and just 3.5 games ahead of divisional doormat Pittsburgh. The Reds have lost starting pitchers Micah Owings and Edinson Volquez to injury, and also offensive stars Jay Bruce and Scott Rolen. The Reds have continued to be puzzled by the poor performances of starting pitcher Aaron Harang. Harang leads the team with 155.1 innings, and also an earned run average of 4.35, but is 6-14 on the season. Brandon Phillips has become the offensive star for the Reds, leading in batting average (.262), runs batted in (75) and runs scored (58). After losing three of four to Washington, the Reds will host the San Francisco Giants for a three game series, starting Tuesday. After the Reds host San Francisco, they will head on the road for a three game set in Pittsburgh.

26. Baltimore Orioles (48-69) - The Orioles once again look to finish at the bottom of the rugged American League East. Baltimore trails the leading Yankees by 25.5 games, but more importantly for Baltimore, they trail fourth place Toronto by 7.5 games. On Monday, the Orioles traded first basemen Aubrey Huff to the Detroit Tigers. Baltimore will finish a four game series with the Angels on Monday, and then start a road trip that begins Tuesday at Tampa Bay and extends to a weekend series at Chicago.

27. San Diego Padres (49-70) - The Padres dropped their fourth straight game on Sunday, this time in walk-off fashion. After leading 5-4 heading into the ninth inning, Heath Bell surrendered a fifth run, and then allowed a two run homerun to Cardinals rookie Colby Rasmus. The win for the Cardinals completed a three game sweep of the Padres. San Diego has fallen to 21.5 games behind  the Dodgers, and five games back of Arizona, for fourth place in the NL West. The lone bright spot for the Padres has been first base men Adrian Gonzalez. Gonzalez leads the team in batting average (.279), homeruns (32), runs batted in (72) and runs scored (70). San Diego will host the Chicago Cubs for three starting on Monday, and then a re-match with the Cardinals, for four, over the weekend.

28. Kansas City Royals (46-71) - The Royals look to just play the role of the spoiler in the American League Central. Kansas City will see an array of games with the Central Division leader Detroit, and teams chasing them, Chicago and Minnesota. Kansas City just came off a Sunday win against Detroit. Now the Royals will start a three game series in Chicago with the White Sox. After taking Thursday off, the Royals will host the Minnesota Twins over the weekend.

29. Pittsburgh Pirates (46-70) - The Pirates have fallen to 24 games under .500, and dropped 19.5 games back of the Cardinals, in last place in the NL Central. Pittsburgh is just 18-43 when playing on the road this season. Pittsburgh was saved by the rain, in what separated them from what looked like a three game sweep at the hands of the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates will start a three game series at home with the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, and then after taking Thursday off, the Pirates will host the Reds for a three game series over the weekend.

30. Washington Nationals (43-75) - The Nationals are approaching coming out of the bottom, as they are just three wins behind Pittsburgh. Washington has won three in a row, and seven of their last ten, coming off three wins in a row over the Reds. The Nationals main problem has been winning on the road, as they are a lowly 17-42 overall on the road. The big news for Washington is the questionable nature of if they can sign first overall pick Stephen Strasburg, as Monday evening is the deadline. The Nationals are getting solid numbers from power hitting outfielder Adam Dunn. Dunn has proven his ability this season, hitting 31 homeruns and driving in 86 runs. The Nationals are 24.5 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. Washington will start a three game series on Tuesday with the Colorado Rockies. Following that series, Washington will host the Milwaukee Brewers for three games over the weekend.

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1. Los Angeles Dodgers (62-35) – The Dodgers continue to play red-hot baseball, leading their division by a full week of games. Los Angeles has used the right arm of Chad Billingsley to lead the way. Billingsley is 10-5 with a 3.72 earned run average for Los Angeles. Offensively Andre Either, Matt Kemp, Orlando Hudson and Juan Pierre are aiding Manny Ramirez in the middle of the lineup. The Dodgers had won seven of ten games, before Sunday’s affair with Florida. The Dodgers will head west, and play a ESPN game Monday evening in St. Louis, in part of a four game set with the Cardinals, and then travel to Atlanta for three games over the weekend with the Braves. The Dodgers could really put a damper on both Colorado and San Francisco in August, as they travel to both cities for three game sets during the month.

2. New York Yankees (60-38) – The Yankees defeated the Athletics on Sunday and finished a 3-1 set, and have now won 9 of their last 10 games overall. Derek Jeter has led the way offensively, upping his team leading batting average to .319.  Mark Teixeria is making a run for the AL MVP with his 25 homeruns and 71 runs batted in. Off-season acquisition C.C. Sabathia leads the team in wins, with 10, and also earned run average with a 3.67. New York currently leads second place Boston by 2.5 games, while the Rays lurk at 6.5 back. New York is an AL best 35-17 at the new Yankee Stadium. The Yankees will start a road trip on Monday, at Tampa Bay, and then head to Chicago for three games, starting Friday with the White Sox.

3. Anaheim Angels (58-38) – Sunday’s blowout loss to the Minnesota Twins snapped Anaheim’s eight game winning streak. After sweeping a road series at Kansas City, the Angels had won the first two against Minnesota. Hard throwing Jered Weaver has led the pitching staff with 10 wins, to just 3 losses, also compiling a 3.57 earned run average. Chone Figgins has been a spark plug for the offense, leading the team in runs scored (78) and stolen bases (31). Anaheim will continue their home stand on Monday, as the Cleveland Indians visit. After the series with Cleveland, the Angels will fly to Minnesota to play a three game series with the Twins.

4. Philadelphia Phillies (56-40) – After the red hot streak, the Phillies were stopped Friday night by the new look St. Louis Cardinals. Philadelphia rebounded well, picking up 23 runs in two games, to beat the Cardinals in both games. J.A. Happ took his first loss of the season, but the rookie sits at 7-1 on the season. Shane Victorino leads the high powered Phily offense with a .318 batting average, as slugger Ryan Howard has pounded in 72 runs. The Phillies lead the second place Atlanta Braves by 6.5 games in the National League East. The Phillies will now take the road, starting Monday with a three game series at the Arizona Diamondbacks. Following the trip to Arizona, Philadelphia will play four with the Giants, in San Francisco. The Phillies are still in talks with the Blue Jays for their ace Roy Halladay.

5. Boston Red Sox (57-40) – The Red Sox could not finish a three game sweep on Sunday over Baltimore, and fell to 2.5 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East standings. Boston has got 11 wins from ace Josh Beckett, as he has also compiled a 3.42 earned run average. Dustin Pedroia the 2008 AL MVP is batting .304 for Boston, which leads the team. New comer Jason Bay leads the team in both homeruns and runs batted in, with 20 and 72 respectively. Boston traded disgruntled former shortstop Julio Lugo to St. Louis earlier in the week, also picking up Adam LaRoche from Pittsburgh.  Boston will continue their seven game home stand on Monday, when the Oakland Athletics visit Fenway. After the series with Oakland, Boston will make the trip to Baltimore for a three game weekend set with the Baltimore Orioles.

6. Tampa Bay Rays (54-45) – Toronto used a Scott Rolen three run homerun to avoid the sweep of the Rays on Sunday. Tampa Bay has climbed to within 6.5 games of the front running Yankees. It was an adventurous week for the Rays, who were held to no base runners in the Mark Buerhle perfect game, they next night they turned around and beat Roy Halladay, and then down eight runs to Toronto, Tampa bounced back and beat the Jays 10-9. Jason Bartlett leads the team in batting with a .341 mark, while Carlos Pena leads in homeruns (25) and runs scored (65). Tampa Bay will begin a very important three game set with the first place Yankees on Monday at home. Following the Yankees, the Kansas City Royals will visit Tampa for a three game set over the weekend.

7. Texas Rangers (54-42) – Texas took advantage of a weak Kansas City bullpen on Sunday to gain a little ground on first place Anaheim. The Rangers picked up the 7-2 win, which led to a 2-1 series win. The Rangers got bad news when starting pitcher Kevin Millwood left the game with tightness in his left gluteus.  This came a few days after right hander Vicente Padilla was scratched with flu like symptoms, which was later diagnosed as the Swine Flu. Texas has got great offense from Michael Young, with a .313 batting average, and also Ian Kinsler, who leads the team with 23 homeruns, 59 runs batted in, and 68 runs scored. The Rangers start a seven game home stand on Monday with Detroit and Seattle coming to town for three and four respectively.

8. Colorado Rockies (54-44) – The Rockies got seven sharp innings from Aaron Cook to win the final game of a three game series over the Giants. The win for Colorado pushed their wildcard lead to two games over San Francisco. Colorado is getting excellent production from Brad Hawpe (.322 batting average, and 61 runs batted in), Troy Tulowitzki (18 homeruns, and 56 runs scored) and Dexter Fowler, who has stolen 23 bases. Staff ace Jason Marquis leads the National League with 12 wins. The Rockies start a seven game series on Monday with the New York Mets, for four and then Colorado will travel to Cincinnati for a three game set over the weekend.

9. San Francisco Giants (52-46) – The Giants have struggled of late, losing seven of their last ten, falling to third in the NL West, and two games behind second place, and wildcard leading Colorado. Colorado, after falling in the first game of the series, came back with two straight wins, allowing the Giants just two runs in both games. Pablo Sandoval leads the team in most offensive categories including batting average (.324), homeruns (15) and runs batted in (58). Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain have been an excellent 1-2 punch at the start of the rotation, Lincecum with a 10-3, and 2.45 earned run average, and Cain leading the team with 12 wins. The Giants will start a home stand on Monday when the Pittsburgh Pirates come in for three. Following Pittsburgh, the Giants will then face the NL East leading Philadelphia Phillies for a four game set.

10. Seattle Mariners (51-46) – Seattle fell to 7.5 games behind Anaheim after being swept on Sunday by the Cleveland Indians. Seattle was outscored 31-6 in the three games at home. Ichiro Suzuki is the leading hitter for the Mariners with a .358 batting average, while the resurging Russell Branyan has hit 24 homeruns and knocked in 55 runs. Seattle will play a three game home series starting on Monday with the Toronto Blue Jays, before heading to Texas for a four game series with the Rangers.

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11. Detroit Tigers (52-44) – The Detroit Tigers came into Sunday Nights game winners of three straight over second place Chicago. The Tigers won both games of a doubleheader on Friday 5-1 and 4-3, and repeated the 4-3 game on Saturday to move to three games ahead. Miguel Cabrera is making a strong case for AL MVP with a .328 batting average, while Brandon Inge has hit 21 homeruns and knocked in 58 runs. Justin Verlander leads the team with 11 wins, while Fernando Rodney has converted 21 saves on the year. Detroit will start a three game series at Texas on Monday, take Thursday off, and battle the Cleveland Indians on the road on Friday.

12. St. Louis Cardinals (53-48) – After acquiring Julio Lugo and Matt Holliday, the Cardinals picked up a 8-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The win was the first time Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ lost a game. After that, the Cardinals pitching could not get anyone out, allowing 23 runs in two games. The losses for St. Louis dropped them to second place, ½ game behind divisional rival Chicago. Albert Pujols continues to lead the team in all offensive categories, including a .325 batting average, 34 homeruns, 91 runs batted in, 79 runs scored, and 10 stolen bases. Adam Wainwright leads the staff in wins with 10. St. Louis will start a four game series Monday night at home with the West leading Dodgers. Following Los Angeles, the Cardinals will host the Houston Astros, who just swept the Cardinals in Houston last week.

13. Chicago Cubs (51-45) – The Cubs picked up their fourth straight win to place them into first place in the NL Central for the first time since April 21^st. Ryan Theriot leads the team in batting, despite hitting just under .300 for the season. Derrick Lee leads the team in homeruns and runs batted in, with 19 and 63 respectively. Ted Lilly leads the starting staff with 9 wins, but was placed on the disabled list recently with left shoulder inflammation. Ryan Dempster is also on the disabled list with a fractured big toe. The Cubs and Astros will start a four game set at Wrigley on Monday, before Chicago heads to Miami for a weekend set with the Marlins.

14. Chicago White Sox (50-48) – After the historic win for the White Sox and left hander Mark Buerhle, the White Sox fell in three straight games to the Tigers. Chicago will look to snap the losing streak, and salvage a game Sunday night on ESPN. The White Sox are three games behind the Tigers, in the division. Chicago is 27-23 when playing at home, and 23-25 on the road. After finishing Sunday’s game at Detroit, the White Sox will head north to Minneapolis to take on the third place Twins. On Thursday, the White Sox and the Yankees will begin a four game set at US Cellular Field.

15. Houston Astros (50-48) – After sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals at the start of the week, and knocking Johan Santana off on Friday, the Astros were not able to complete the huge week, by dropping two straight against the Mets. The Astros are in the running in the NL Central, just two games behind the Cubs at the top. Houston has won 28 of 53 at home this season, and 22 of 45 on the road.  The Astros placed outfielder Lance Berkman on the disabled list on July 24^th with a strained left calf muscle. Miguel Tejada continues to hit well, batting .326 to lead the team. Carlos Lee continues to make a move towards 100 runs batted in, as he leads the team with 59. Wandy Rodriguez leads the team in wins with 10, and also has a solid earned run average of 2.72. The Astros will face a huge week ahead of them, as they start a four game series at Chicago against the Cubs on Monday, and in St. Louis against the Cardinals over the weekend.

16. Florida Marlins (51-48) – The Marlins continue to remain within striking distance in both the NL East (6.5 games back) and the NL Wildcard (3.5 games back). Florida is 25-24 at home this season, and 26-24 when playing on the road. Hanley Ramirez leads the team, and the entire National League in batting, with a .346 mark, and also runs batted in (62) and runs scored (58). The Marlins are confident following two out of three wins over the NL leading Los Angeles Dodgers on the road. Florida’s closer Matt Lindstrom has been on the disabled list since June 24^th with a right elbow strain, but that has not seemed to dimmer the Marlins hopes’. Florida will host the Atlanta Braves, starting on Tuesday, and then host the Chicago Cubs over the weekend.

17. Atlanta Braves (51-48) – Atlanta is another team that continues to remain within striking distance. Atlanta, at 51-48, remains in a second place tie with the Florida Marlins, 6.5 games behind Philadelphia. The Braves just completed a two of three weekend at Milwaukee in which they were blanked in the middle game, but scored 19 in the other two. Yunel Escobar leads the Braves in batting average, with a .309 batting average, and also runs batted in, with 57, while Chipper Jones leads in homeruns (12) and runs scored (52). Atlanta and Florida will start a three game series in Miami on Tuesday, and then the Braves will host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

18. Milwaukee Brewers (49-49) – The Brewers fell back to .500 on Sunday with a loss to the Atlanta Braves. Milwaukee is continuing to attempt to find ways to become a more consistent team, as they continue to hang around. Milwaukee is just three games behind the front running Chicago Cubs. Ryan Braun leads the team with a .310 batting average, and 67 runs scored, while homerun derby winner Prince Fielder leads in homeruns (24) and runs batted in (86). Seth McClung was the latest Brewer to find the disabled list with a right elbow strain. Milwaukee will hope to get back on track on Monday, as they start a four game series with the Washington Nationals. After the series with Washington, Milwaukee will head west and take on the San Diego Padres for a weekend series.

19. Minnesota Twins (49-50) – The Twins have moved to within one game of .500, despite winning just four of their last ten games. Minnesota sits just 4.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers at the top of the American League Central. Minnesota has won 28 of 48 at home, while losing 30 of 51 on the road. Joe Mauer leads the entire American League in batting with a .366 mark, while Justin Morneau is providing the power, with 24 homeruns, 79 runs batted in, and 67 runs scored. Kevin Slowey, the Twins leader in wins with 10, continues to be sidelined with  a strained right wrist. Minnesota will host second place Chicago on Monday for a three game set, followed by three at home over the weekend with Anaheim.

20. Toronto Blue Jays (48-51) – Have the Blue Jays seen the last of Roy Halladay in their uniform? Halladay pitched Friday against Tampa Bay, and have been rumored as being traded for some time now. As the trade deadline approaches, Philadelphia has made the most noise, in an effort to grab one of the best pitchers in the game. Toronto is in fourth place in the AL East, 12.5  games behind the front running New York Yankees. Scott Rolen leads the team in batting with a .316 batting average, while Aaron Hill is putting up excellent numbers, with 24 homeruns and 67 runs batted in. Toronto will start a road trip on Monday at Seattle, take Thursday off, and play three at Oakland, starting on Friday.

21. New York Mets (46-51) – The Mets are at a break point, with just over 60 games to play, they trail the Phillies by 10.5 games, and the wildcard leading Rockies by 7.5 games. New York bounced back from losing the opener to Houston, by winning the final two games at Minute Maid Park. David Wright has been the lone bright spot offensively for the Mets, leading the team in batting average (.317), runs batted in (46), runs scored (60), and stolen bases (21). Gary Sheffield leads the team in homeruns, with just 10. Johan Santana is 11-8 with a 3.12 earned run average to lead the Mets starting pitching staff. The Mets will look  to keep their winning streak going, and make up some ground on Colorado on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at home. After Colorado leaves town, the Mets will host the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three game set.

22. Cincinnati Reds (44-53) – The Reds lost their sixth straight game on Sunday, and fell to 7.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs. Cincinnati scored just 10 runs in the three games, allowing 18. Brandon Phillips leads the anemic Reds offense, with just a .271 batting average, along with 63 runs batted in and 47 runs scored. Bronson Arroyo leads the pitching staff in wins, with 10. The Reds and San Diego Padres will hook up on Monday to start a four game series. On Friday, Cincinnati will host the wildcard leading Colorado Rockies for a three game series.

23. Pittsburgh Pirates (43-55) – The Pirates were blanked for the second straight day by the Arizona Diamondbacks. This came after chasing Arizona ace Dan Haren on Friday evening. Pittsburgh with the loss, dropped to nine games behind the NL Central leading Chicago Cubs. The Pirates are 26-19 at home, but just 17-36 on the road. Pittsburgh traded their top power hitter Andy LaRoche this week to the Boston Red Sox. LaRoche had led the team in homeruns (12), runs batted in (40), and runs scored (46). The Pirates will continue their west coast road trip on Monday at San Francisco, before taking Thursday off, and then coming back home to host the Washington Nationals.

24. Baltimore Orioles (42-55) – The Orioles avoided a three game sweep, and snapped their losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Red Sox on Sunday. Baltimore used three runs batted in from Nick Markakis, and an excellent start from pitcher David Hernandez. The win for the Orioles broke an 11 game losing streak at Fenway Park. Adam Jones leads Baltimore in batting with a .302 mark, while Markakis leads in runs batted in, with 63. Baltimore will head home, starting on Monday and host the Kansas City Royals for four games. After that series, the Orioles will seek revenge against the Boston Red Sox Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

25. Cleveland Indians (40-58) – The Indians have won four straight games, to move ahead of the Kansas City Royals. Cleveland is 12.5 games behind the division leading Detroit Tigers. After finishing the final game of the series with a win over Toronto, the Indians swept the Seattle Mariners in a road series, in which saw them out score the Mariners 31-6. Victor Martinez, who is subject to recent trade rumors leads the team in homeruns, with 14, runs batted in, with 64, and runs scored (55). Cliff Lee, the Indians top starting pitcher is also being discussed in trades, he leads the team in earned run average (3.17) and innings pitched (145). The Indians start a three game series in Anaheim on Monday, and then come home and take on the Detroit Tigers Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

26. Oakland Athletics (41-56) – The Athletics made the move that had been discussed for months, by dealing outfielder Matt Holliday. Holliday was sent to St. Louis for three prospects, including Brett Wallace. The Athletics are in fourth place in the AL West, and trail the Angels by 17 games. Oakland just finished half of their eight game road trip, winning just one of four at the new Yankee Stadium. The second half of their road trip is at historic Fenway Park, where the Athletics and the Red Sox will play four games. Following the trip to Boston, Oakland will fly back home and host the Toronto Blue Jays starting on Friday.

27. Arizona Diamondbacks (42-56) – Arizona just completed a three out of four series win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the final two games, Arizona shut out the Pirates, 7-0 and 9-0. Dan Haren leads the team with 10 wins, and also in earned run average, with a 2.14. Mark Reynolds has been the Diamondbacks top offensive star, with 25 homeruns, 63 runs batted in, and 63 runs scored. The Diamondbacks are in fourth place in the NL West, 20.5 games behind the Dodgers. Arizona will start a three game series with the Phillies on Monday, then take Thursday off, before traveling to New York for a weekend series with the Mets.

28. San Diego Padres (38-61) – The Padres have fallen in eight of their last ten games, and slid below the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West. San Diego trails the front running Dodgers by 25 games, which ranks second worst in all of baseball, just ahead of Washington. The Padres have struggled on the road, winning just 14 of 49 games. San Diego’s leading homerun hitter and run producer Adrian Gonzalez has been rumored in trade requests, but it appears no team will give up what San Diego wants for his services. Gonzalez has hit 25 homeruns and drove in 55 runs. The Padres will continue their eight game road trip on Monday at Cincinnati, and then come home on Friday, and start a weekend series with the Milwaukee Brewers.

29. Kansas City Royals (38-59) – The Royals snapped their nine game losing streak on Saturday with a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers. Kansas City was not able to win two in a row, as the Rangers downed Kansas City 7-2. The Royals have fallen to last place in the American League Central, and now trail Detroit by 14.5 games. While struggling as of late, Zack Greinke is still a bright spot for Kansas City with a 10-6 record and a 2.04 earned run average. The Royals will head out to the East and take on the Baltimore Orioles for a four game series starting Monday. After the trip to Baltimore, Kansas City will travel to Tampa Bay for a three game weekend set.

30. Washington Nationals (30-68) – Despite having the worst record in all of baseball, the Nationals are beginning to at least make head way towards Kansas City and San Diego. Washington just completed a two of out three series win over the Padres. Despite their recent wins, the Nationals find themselves 27 games out of first place, the largest margin in of all baseball. Adam Dunn has led the Nationals in power numbers with 25 homeruns and 70 runs batted in, while Nick Johnson leads in batting, with a 3.02 mark. John Lannan has been the best thing towards a staff ace, with just a 7-7 mark on the season. Washington will start a four game series in Milwaukee on Monday, and then travel to Pittsburgh over the weekend.

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