Beasts of the East

07/13/2022 Beasts of the East

By: Jeff Yoder

Orioles Tally 9th Straight to Make AL East MLB’s Crown Jewel

Here’s one you don’t see every day. There are no losing records in the top division in baseball after the Orioles claimed their ninth straight win, beating the Cubs (4-2). The win streak puts Baltimore at 44-44, making the AL East a division full of .500-plus records. The Yankees (61-26) are still baseball’s top dog, but the rest of the division is a dog fight for Wild Card hopes as we near the all-star break.

 

Watch: Orioles Win 9th Straight to Set AL East Apart

 

AL East Standings

Yankees (61-26)

Rays (47-40)

Red Sox (47-41)

Blue Jays (46-42)

Orioles (44-44)

 

MLB Quick-Hitters

 

Sale Strong in Debut: Chris Sale struck out five batters and tossed five scoreless innings in his first start of the 2022 season for the Red Sox on Tuesday. Boston fell to Tampa Bay in the end (3-2).

 

Cole Ks 11: Gerrit Cole threw seven scoreless frames and struck out 11 to keep the Yankees afloat against the Reds before a 9th inning rally that gave the Cincinnati the win (4-3).

 

Olson Boosts Braves: The Braves trailed the Mets (1-0) until Matt Olson delivered the game-winning two-run blast to swing the scoreline (2-1) and bring Atlanta within 1.5 games of New York in the NL East.

 

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