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Standings
AL East
1: Rays (19-12)
2: Orioles (17-11)
3: Blue Jays (15-16)
4: Red Sox (13-17)
5: Yankees (11-20)

AL Central
1: Twins (22-8)
2: White Sox (15-16)
3: Guardians (11-19)
4: Tigers (11-19)
5: Royals (10-20)

AL West
1: Mariners (17-13)
2: Rangers (17-13)
3: Athletics (17-14)
4: Astros (15-14)
5: Angels (12-18)

NL East
1: Braves (17-13)
2: Phillies (17-14)
3: Mets (16-14)
4: Marlins (16-15)
5: Nationals (14-15)

NL Central
1: Cardinals (18-12)
2: Reds (16-15)
3: Pirates (15-16)
4: Cubs (12-18)
5: Brewers (12-18)

NL West
1: Rockies (20-9)
2: Padres (17-16)
3: Dodgers (16-16)
4: Giants (14-16)
5: Diamondbacks (13-18)

Award Races
AL MVP
1: Triston Casas, 1B, BOS (.363/.455/.699, 10 HR, 30 RBI, 195 OPS+, 1.9 WAR)
2: Willson Contreras, C, BAL (.365/.437/.635, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 185 OPS+, 1.5 WAR)
3: Ryan O'Hearn, 1B, BAL (.297/.336/.736, 11 HR, 23 RBI, 187 OPS+, 1.2 WAR)
4: Gleyber Torres, SS, NYY (.311/.413/.583, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 174 OPS+, 1.3 WAR)
5: Nolan Schanuel, 1B, LAA (.346/.414/.577, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 166 OPS+, 1.3 WAR)

NL MVP
1: Ronald Acuna Jr., RF, COL (.438/.519/.924, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 10 SB, 259 OPS+, 2.9 WAR) (Good God)
2: Yordan Alvarez, LF, SD (.319/.422/.628, 8 HR, 22 RBI, 190 OPS+, 1.2 WAR)
3: Christian Encarnacion-Straud, 1B, CIN (.308/.368/.658, 12 HR, 36 RBI, 164 OPS+, 1.4 WAR)
4: Matt Chapman, 3B, SF (.303/.366/.576, 8 HR, 19 RBI, 155 OPS+, 1.4 WAR)
5: Austin Riley, 3B, ATL (.315/.390./593, 7 HR, 16 RBI, 161 OPS+, 1.3 WAR)

AL CY YOUNG
1: Zach Eflin, RHP, TB (42.1 IP, 4-0, 1.06 ERA, 36 K, 1.4 WAR)
2: Mitch Spence, RHP, OAK (33.2 IP, 1-0, 2.14 ERA, 31 K, 1.3 WAR)
3: Marcus Stroman, RHP, NYY (35.2 IP, 2-0, 2.27 ERA, 28 K, 1.0 WAR)
4: Hunter Brown, RHP, HOU (34.2 IP, 2-2, 2.34 ERA, 35 K, 1.0 WAR
5: Jon Gray, RHP, TEX (35 IP, 2-1, 2.57 ERA, 30 K, .6 WAR)

NL CY YOUNG
1: Max Fried, LHP, ATL (44.2 IP, 3-1, 2.22 ERA, 44 K, 1.4 WAR)
2: Adrian Houser, RHP, NYM (38 IP, 3-2, 2.37 ERA, 19 K, .9 WAR)
3: Kyle Harrison, LHP, SF (38 IP, 3-2, 2.84 ERA, 41 K, 1.2 WAR)
4: Jesus Luzardo, LHP, COL (37.1 IP, 4-2, 2.89 ERA, 45 K, 1.1 WAR)
5: Luis Severino, RHP, NYM (31.2 IP, 3-1, 3.13 ERA, 38 K, .8 WAR)

POTM
AL Batter: Triston Casas
NL Batter: Ronald Acuna Jr.,
AL Pitcher: Jason Adam, RHRP, TB (13.2 IP, 8 SV, 1.32 ERA)
NL Pitcher: Jesus Luzardo
AL Rookie: Jackson Holliday, 2B, BAL (.275, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
NL Rookie: Kyle Harrison

Notable News and Accomplishments
4/15: Rays 2B Brandon Lowe hits 3 HR against the Angels, driving in 5 in a 9-0 win
4/16: Nationals RHP Josiah Gray out for 2 weeks after cutting his hand with a kitchen knife
4/17: Phillies 1B Bryce Harper goes 5-5 against the Rockies, hitting a 2 run homer and driving in 4 in a 19-4 win
4/18: Yankees LF Alex Verdugo is apparently a clubhouse cancer
4/19: Athletics RF Seth Brown is suspended 2 games following an ejection
4/24: Angels C Matt Thaiss hits 3 HR against the Orioles, driving in 4 runs, but the team lost the game 10-9
4/24: On the same day, Mariners RF Luke Riley hits 3 HR against the Rangers, driving in 6 as the Mariners won 12-10
4/25: Braves LHRP AJ Minter signs a 3 year extension worth 8.6M a year
4/26: Padres RHP Dylan Cease tears his elbow up, season over for him
4/27: Braves LHP Max Fried throws a 4 hit shutout against the Guardians, striking out 7 and walking 1
4/28: Padres RF Fernando Tatis Jr. misses 3 weeks with a quad strain
4/28: Braves LHP Max Fried signs a 5 year, 23M per year extension
4/29: Reds C Tyler Stephenson tears his ACL and is out for the season
4/29: Braves C Sean Murphy hits 3 HR against the Mariners, driving in 6 in an 11-5 win
4/30: Mets RHP Adrian Houser throws a 6 hit shutout against the Cubs, striking out 4 and walking 1
4/30 Rockies 2B Brendan Rodgers goes 5-5 against the Marlins in a 12-8 win
4/30:Twins UTIL Kyle Farmer goes 5-5 with a 2 run homer and 3 rbi in am 11-8 win over the White Sox