Tigers rule at all-star break

 Major League Baseball

The Detroit Tigers head into the all-star break with the best record in baseball, with a 59-38 record, just edging out the LA Dodgers at 58-39. The Dodgers have a comfortable 5.5-game lead in the NL West over San Diego and a six-game lead over San Francisco. The Tigers own an 11.5-game lead in the AL Central over Minnesota. 

It's a tight race in the AL East, with Toronto  (55-41) holding on to a two-game lead over the New York Yankees, with Boston just three games out. In the NL East, the Philadelphia Phillies (55-41) hold on to a half-game lead over the New York Mets, while the Chicago Cubs (57-39), in the NL Central, hold a one-game lead over Milwaukee.

Houston, in the AL West, maintains a five-game lead over Seattle with a 56-40 record.

The Brewers head into the break on a seven-game winning streak, while the Boston Red Sox have won 10 games in a row.

At the bottom of the barrel are the Colorado Rockies in the NL West with a dismal 22-74 record, while the Chicago White Sox own a 32-65 record in the AL Central.

Close to home, the Arizona Diamondbacks continue to struggle at 47-50 in the NL West, 11 games back of the Dodgers.

The home run leaders continue to be Seattle's Cal Raleigh with 38 homers, 35 by the Yankees' Aaron Judge, and 32 by Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers. Raleigh holds on to the RBI lead with 82, one more than Judge.

Pitchers Max Fried of the Yankees and Freddy Peralta of the Brewers are tied for the most wins at the break. Fried at 11-3 and Peralta at 11-4.