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Standings
AL East
1: Orioles (69-56) (3)
2: Rays (67-56) (5)
3: Yankees (64-61)
4: Red Sox (63-61)
5: Blue Jays (56-69)

AL Central
1: Twins (69-55) (2)
2: White Sox (58-67)
3: Tigers (56-69)
4: Royals (55-70)
5: Guardians (54-71)

AL West
1: Astros (71-52) (1)
2: Mariners (72-53) (4)
3: Rangers (67-58) (6)
4: Athletics (59-65)
5: Angels (58-66)

NL East
1: Braves (76-50 (1)
2: Phillies (60-64)
3: Mets (60-65)
4: Marlins (56-68)
5: Nationals (56-69)

NL Central
1: Cubs (69-56) (3)
2: Cardinals (68-56) (4)
3: Pirates (61-62)
4: Brewers (59-66)
5: Reds (51-75)

NL West
1: Dodgers (73-52) (2)
2: Rockies (68-57) (5)
3: Padres (62-63) (6)
4: Giants (58-68)
5: Diamondbacks (55-70)

Award Races
AL MVP
1: Wyatt Langford, LF, TEX (.314/.368/.610, 37 HR, 118 RBI, 159 OPS+, 5.2 WAR) (TRIPLE CROWN WATCH)
2: Juan Soto, RF, NYY (.294/.427/.537, 27 HR, 74 RBI, 168 OPS+, 5.0 WAR)
3: Corey Seager, SS, CWS (.312/.381/.574, 27 HR, 78 RBI, 158 OPS+, 4.8 WAR)
4: Jackson Holliday, 2B, BAL (.291/.393/.536, 23 HR, 54 RBI, 149 OPS+, 6.1 WAR)
5: Kyle Tucker, RF, HOU (.303/.378/.547, 18 HR, 65 RBI, 150 OPS+, 4.5 WAR)

NL MVP
1: Ronald Acuna Jr., RF, COL (.342/.432/.695, 36 HR, 115 RBI, 37 SB, 183 OPS+, 7.0 WAR)
2: Yordan Alvarez, LF, SD (.315/.397/.610, 27 HR, 72 RBI, 179 OPS+, 3.7 WAR)
3: Fernando Tatis Jr., RF, SD (.308/.375/.598, 36 HR, 105 RBI, 169 OPS+, 5.7 WAR)
4: Freddie Freeman, 1B, LAD (.319/.396/.597, 25 HR, 75 RBI, 162 OPS+, 5.6 WAR)
5: Bryce Harper, 1B, PHI (.284/.376/.586, 33 HR, 93 RBI, 156 OPS+, 4.2 WAR)

AL CY YOUNG
1: Zach Eflin, RHP, TB (174.2 IP, 13-2, 2.42 ERA, 147 K, 4.0 WAR)
2: Zack Wheeler, RHP, LAA (166 IP, 15-4, 2.77 ERA, 158 K, 3.8 WAR)
3: Garrett Whitlock, RHP, BOS (132 IP, 9-7, 3.20 ERA, 164 K, 3.7 WAR)
4: Christian Javier, RHP, HOU (148 IP, 13-4, 3.10 ERA, 149 K, 3.7 WAR)
5: Justin Steele, LHP, CWS (166.1 IP, 10-12, 3.41 ERA, 166 K, 4.1 WAR)

NL CY YOUNG
1: Max Fried, LHP, ATL (186.1 IP, 14-7, 2.32 ERA, 174 K, 4,4 WAR)
2: Jameson Taillon, RHP, CHC (153.2 IP, 10-6, 2.69 ERA, 133 K, 2.5 WAR)
3: Zac Gallen, RHP, COL (174.1 IP, 13-6, 3.56 ERA, 173 K, 4.6 WAR)
4: Jesus Luzardo, LHP, COL (167 IP, 15-7, 3.56 ERA, 210 K, 2.8 WAR)
5: Kyle Gibson, RHP, STL (124 IP, 7-3, 3.27 ERA, 105 K, 2.6 WAR)

Notable News and Accomplishments
8/3: Rangers rookie superstar LF Wyatt Langford goes 5-5 with 3 HR, driving in 7 in a 14-0 win over the Red Sox!
8/3: On the same day, Astros CF Chas McCormick also went 5-5 with 3 home runs, driving in 5, but his team lost to the Rays 12-9
8/6: Mariners All-Star LHRP Gabe Speier will miss the remainder of the season after fracturing his elbow
8/6: Blue Jays RHRP Victor Santos is fined by the team after rigging his teammates helmet to his locker, causing the locker to be ripped out of the well
8/6: Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman extends his hit streak to 20 games!
8/9: Nationals LF Joey Meneses went 5-7 with a 2 run homer as his team beat the Angels 10-9
8/10: Angels CF Michael Taylor and Nationals LHP Tarik Skull are suspended 5 and 6 games respectively for starting a fight
8/12: Diamondbacks CF Corbin Carroll will miss 4 weeks after suffering elbow tendinitis
8/12: Pirates 3B Jared Triolo and Padres LHRP Alex Young will be suspended3 and 6 games respectively for starting a fight
8/12: RHP Walker Buelher agrees to a 2 year extension with the Dodgers, worth 13M a year
8/12: Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman extends his hit streak to 25 games!
8/13: Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman's hit streak is stopped at 25 games