The 2nd half of the MLB season is just underway and one trend has become painfully evident – the division leaders and wannabe leaders are losing. Some of the losing in their divisions and some losing to teams they should be beating. Did the All-Star break put them off their games that much?
Rays lose to the Yankees, Red Sox lose to the Rangers, White Sox lose to the Twins, Tigers lose to the Indians, Braves lose to the Brewers, Mets lose to the Giants, Phillies lose to the Cubs, Rockies lose to the Reds, and Dodgers lose to the Cards. That’s a lot of losses to start the second half. The in division losses are of course the most damaging. Will this trend continue?
A lot of these games were close losses. Several were 9th inning losses. The Braves however were taken to the wood shed by the Brewers as were the Red Sox by the Rangers, the Tigers by the Indians, and the Dodgers by the Cards. These losing teams just melted down. They were beaten and beaten badly. Definitely not a good way to start the 2nd half.
All of these teams tee it up again today. Baseball is a fickle thing. It will be interesting to see who can come out on top today. If the losing trend continues we could see some shifts in division races as some of them are just that tight right now.
