It's not like the Yankees & Brewers have not been playing great themselves. The Yankees have won 7 of their last 9 games, while the Brewers have won 11 of their last 15 games.
Jim Rice continues to tear the leather off the ball, batting .321 with 21 HR & 66 RBI through 60 games. Dennis Eckersley lost his first 4 decisions, but has now won 8 games since, while lowering his ERA to 2.81, while his teammate Mike Torrez (APBA Grade C-Y) is pitching like an 'A' pitcher & above, with a 8-1 record & 1.33 ERA.
The Texas Rangers who swept the Kansas City Royals in Texas (less than a week ago), had a chance to make more ground on the Royals, but squandered that chance by losing a pair in K.C. The Rangers have been incredibly frustrating to their fans, while being outscored 21-11 in the two games. The Rangers' starting pitching outside of Jon Matlack (6-6, 1.95 ERA) has been god awful, with no ERA lower than 5.04. Fergie Jenkins is 3-5 with a 5.68 ERA, and has ruined his few great pitching performances by staying in one inning too long, while spoiling the entire outing.
The Royals, who have won 4 straight, lead the A.L. West by 4.5 games, while the California Angels (who remain in 2nd place) seem to be going in the opposite direction, losing 4 straight. The Rangers are a disappointing 26-31, sitting in 5th place.
The second-year Toronto Blue Jays (16-41) went from bad to worse, by losing 18 of their last 22 games, while the team is now on pace for only 45 wins. Jays starter Jesse Jefferson is 0-9 while sporting a 5.83 ERA. The team's two bright spots in pitching has been Dave Lemancyzk (4-6, 3.88 ERA) and Tom Underwood (3-4, 3.61 ERA & 68 K in 77.2 IP).
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