American League Check Up
By Patrick Sullivan
Sometimes it's good (particularly if you are a Red Sox fan in this case) to take a step back and look and see where teams stand vis-a-vis one another in a variety of fundamental categories that, combined, offer a somewhat comprehensive picture.
RS RA DIF OPS OPSa OPS+ ERA+
BOS 760 602 158 .814 .712 111 115
TBR 658 576 82 .759 .709 103 115
LAA 669 603 66 .737 .725 94 111
CHW 719 624 95 .790 .724 105 114
MIN 726 652 74 .747 .753 101 99
Now just a half game out of first place, Boston has really started to assert themselves. I will be back a bit later on with a similar look at the National League.