Week 16 League Recap

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Scores and Highlights

American League Scores

SEA def. BAL 7-5-2
CLE def. TB 6-5-3
BOS def. KC 8-6-0
CWS def. TOR 9-3-2
DET def. TEX 11-2-1
MIN def. NYY 12-2-0
OAK def. LAA 12-1-1

AL Hitter of the Week: Mark Teixeira, DET (5 HR, 9 RBI, .364/.500/1.091)
AL Pitcher of the Week: Sonny Gray, BOS (16.0 IP, 2 QS, W, 16 K, 0.56 ERA, 0.75 WHIP)

National League Scores

SF def. ARZ 8-5-1
COL def. LAD 8-4-2
HOU def. MIL 7-5-2
CHC def. CIN 9-3-2
MIA def. NYM 9-5-0
PIT def. STL 11-3-0
WAS def. ATL 12-1-1
PHI def. SD 13-1-0

NL Hitter of the Week: Lucas Duda, CIN (7 HR, 10 RBI, .474/.524/1.632)
NL Pitcher of the Week: Kevin Gausman, CIN (14.2 IP, 2 QS, W, 11 K, 1.23 ERA, 0.75 WHIP)

Trades of the Week (with hyperlinks)

CHC-NYM-SD: Cubs acquire Matt Harvey from Mets in three-team deal
SD-TB: Padres trade for Freddie Freeman and Jesse Hahn, trading Wil Myers and Aaron Nola to Tampa
CHC-HOU: Cubs trade for ace Jon Lester
*#1 Trade of the Week* CIN-PIT: Pirates trade for Jose Abreu, give up package highlighted by Yasiel Puig and Brady Aiken

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Standings

AL Standings

East

Team	Record	GB
Tampa Bay Rays	127-81-16	--
Boston Red Sox	128-85-11	1.5
Baltimore Orioles	120-82-22	4
Toronto Blue Jays	57-145-22	67
New York Yankees	38-167-19	87.5

Central

Team	Record	GB
Detroit Tigers	147-65-12	--
Chicago White Sox	136-68-20	7
Kansas City Royals	131-74-19	12.5
Minnesota Twins	127-80-17	17.5
Cleveland Indians	99-109-16	46

West

Team	Record	GB
Oakland Athletics	117-83-24	--
Texas Rangers	114-92-18	6
Seattle Mariners	75-131-18	45
Los Angeles Angels	25-179-20	94

Wild Card Race

Chicago White Sox (WC1)
Kansas City Royals (WC2)
Minnesota Twins
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Texas Rangers

NL Standings

East

Team	Record	GB
Miami Marlins	138-73-13	--
Philadelphia Phillies	137-75-12	1.5
Washington Nationals	109-96-19	26
New York Mets	108-101-15	29
Atlanta Braves	36-171-17	100

Central

Team	Record	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	140-75-9	--
Chicago Cubs	132-74-18	3.5
Houston Astros	105-104-15	32
Milwaukee Brewers	85-118-21	49
Cincinnati Reds	33-172-19	100
St. Louis Cardinals	37-177-10	102.5

West

Team	Record	GB
San Francisco Giants	140-71-13	--
Arizona Diamondbacks	135-72-17	3
Colorado Rockies	126-84-14	13.5
Los Angeles Dodgers	113-91-20	23.5
San Diego Padres	90-110-24	44.5

Wild Card Race

Arizona Diamondbacks (WC1)
Philadelphia Phillies (WC2)
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies

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A Look Ahead

American League

MVP Race (by Player Rater)

1. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, BAL
2. Manny Machado, 3B, MIN
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B, BOS
4. Charlie Blackmon, OF, BAL
5. Mark Teixeira, 1B, DET

Cy Young Race (by Player Rater)

1. Max Scherzer, CLE
2. Dallas Keuchel, MIN
3. Sonny Gray, BOS
4. Jacob deGrom, CWS
5. Chris Archer, MIN

Week 17 Matchup to Watch: Boston Red Sox (128-85-11) vs. Minnesota Twins (127-80-17) OR Kansas City Royals (131-74-19) vs. Baltimore Orioles (120-82-22)

Other Week 17 Matchups

TEX vs. CWS
TOR vs. LAA
NYY vs. SEA
TB vs. DET
CLE vs. OAK


National League

MVP Race (by Player Rater)

1. Bryce Harper, LF/RF, NYM
2. Mike Trout, CF, MIA
3. Nelson Cruz, LF/RF, MIA
4. Joey Votto, 1B, COL
5. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, PHI

Cy Young Race (by Player Rater)

1. Zack Greinke, PHI
2. Clayton Kershaw, CHC
3. Gerrit Cole, CHC
4. Jake Arrieta, ARZ
5. Felix Hernandez, WAS

Week 17 Matchup to Watch: Arizona Diamondbacks (135-72-17) vs. Colorado Rockies (126-84-14)

Other Week 17 Matchups

SD vs. SF
HOU vs. PIT
MIA vs. ATL
NYM vs. PHI
MIL vs. CIN
WAS vs. LAD
CHC vs. STL