July in Review

July has been a very busy month, with all the trades taking place, and the All-Star break, and it affected the Rays, putting up their first losing month of the season, going 11-14, ending the month with an overall record of 65-43, two and a half games back of the first place Yankees in the American League East, who also have the best record in the majors, but the Rays are still currently in the front running for the wild card, five games up on the Boston Red Sox. Here are the standings and different stats through the end of the month of July:

AL East: W L PCT GB
1. Yankees | 68 | 41 | .624 | -- |
2. Rays | 65 | 43 | .602 | 2.5 |
3. Red Sox | 60 | 48 | .556 | 7.5 |
4. Blue Jays | 52 | 56 | .481 | 15.5 |
5. Orioles | 39 | 70 | .358 | 29.0 |

AL Central: W L PCT GB
1. Indians | 57 | 51 | .528 | -- |
2. Royals | 58 | 52 | .527 | -- |
3. Tigers | 56 | 53 | .514 | 1.5 |
4. Twins | 54 | 54 | .500 | 3.0 |
5. White Sox | 48 | 60 | .444 | 9.0 |

AL West: W L PCT GB
1. Athletics | 66 | 40 | .623 | -- |
2. Angels | 59 | 49 | .546 | 8.0 |
3. Mariners | 50 | 58 | .463 | 17.0 |
4. Rangers | 38 | 71 | .349 | 29.5 |



NL East: W L PCT GB
1. Marlins | 60 | 50 | .545 | -- |
2. Mets | 54 | 55 | .495 | 5.5 |
3. Braves | 53 | 55 | .491 | 6.0 |
4. Phillies | 41 | 67 | .380 | 18.0 |
5. Nationals | 41 | 67 | .380 | 18.0 |

NL Central: W L PCT GB
1. Reds | 67 | 43 | .609 | -- |
2. Brewers | 64 | 45 | .587 | 2.5 |
3. Astros | 57 | 50 | .533 | 8.5 |
4. Pirates | 56 | 53 | .514 | 10.5 |
5. Cardinals | 54 | 57 | .486 | 13.5 |
6. Cubs | 49 | 60 | .450 | 17.5 |

NL West: W L PCT GB
1. Diamondbacks | 63 | 45 | .583 | -- |
2. Giants | 57 | 50 | .533 | 5.5 |
3. Dodgers | 49 | 59 | .454 | 14.0 |
4. Padres | 49 | 60 | .450 | 14.5 |
5. Rockies | 44 | 66 | .400 | 20.0 |

League Leaders:


Pitching Stats:


ERA:
1. James Shields (Rays) - 2.37
2. Roy Halladay (Braves) - 2.42
3. Aaron Harang (Reds) - 2.48

Wins:
1. Roy Halladay (Braves) - 13
2. Aaron Harang (Reds) - 13
3. Joe Blanton (Athletics) - 12
2 Others with 12

Saves:
1. Troy Percival (Rays) - 28
2. Joe Nathan (Twins) - 24
3. Francisco Rodriguez (Diamondbacks) - 24

Strikeouts:
1. C.C. Sabathia (Indians) - 176
2. Aaron Harang (Reds) - 166
3. Johan Santana (Mets) - 147



Hitting Stats:


AVG:
1. Jorge Posada (Yankees) - .416
2. Dan Uggla (Marlins) - .370
3. Hanley Ramirez (Marlins) - .370

Hits:
1. Carlos Pena (Rays) - 164
2. Jorge Posada (Yankees) - 155
3. Hanley Ramirez (Marlins) - 154

Home Runs:
1. Carlos Pena (Rays) - 47
2. Dan Uggla (Marlins) - 37
3. Manny Ramirez (Red Sox) - 35

RBI:
1. Albert Pujols (Cardinals) - 112
2. Hanley Ramirez (Marlins) - 112
3. Alex Rodriguez (Yankees) - 111