Updated AL Pennant Odds
The 2017 MLB Season is at the big All-Star Break. Which American League teams have set themselves up best to win the AL Pennant this year?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Houston Astros are the favorite to win the AL right now, as they have +220 odds. Other short odds to win are the Boston Red Sox (+280), the Cleveland Indians (+350) and the New York Yankees (+750).
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The Astros have the top record in the American League at 60-29. They have a monstrous 16.5-game lead in the AL West right now. The Astros also have a 10-game lead in the battle for home-field in the American League. The Astros have scored a league-best 527 runs in 2017 while allowing just 365 runs. They have a +162 run differential, which ranks first in the AL.
The Red Sox are 50-39 at the All-Star Break, which is tops in the AL East by 3.5 games and second in the entire AL. Boston is putting up 431 runs on the season while allowing 366. They have a +65 run differential. That ranks fourth in the American league.
The Indians enter the All-Star Break with a 47-40 record, which leads the AL Central by 2.5 games. Cleveland ranks third in the AL standings right now and the Indians are the defending ALCS champs. Cleveland is putting up 421 runs this year while allowing 347. They have allowed the fewest runs in the AL.
The Yankees are 45-41 overall, sitting 3.5 games out of first in the AL East. The Yankees are tied with the Rays for the two Wild Card spots in the AL right now. New York has put up 477 runs this season, which ranks second only to Houston in the AL. The Yankees have allowed 379 runs in the season.