AL East week three 042812

Here are the American League East standings through week three in 2012. Also listed are a couple hot and cold players for each team.


Tampa Bay Rays 13-7 --- Home: 8-1 Road : 5-6


Hot: Matt Joyce (19 for 59) .322/394/.644 with 4 HR, 8 RBI, 11 R, 0 SB in 18 games.
James Shields 4-0, 3.31 ERA, 28 K, 1.22 WHIP in 35.1 IP over 5 games.


Cold: Ben Zobrist (13 for 68) .191/.341/.397 with 3 HR, 10 RBI, 11 R, 1 SB in 20 games.
Matt Moore 0-1, 4.68 ERA, 17 K, 1.58 WHIP in 35.0 IP over 4 games.


Baltimore Orioles 12-8 --- Home: 6-4 Road : 6-4


Hot: Nolan Reimold (19 for 55) .345/.357/.709 with 5 HR, 19 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB over 13 games.
Jason Hammel  3-0, 1.73 ERA, 25 K, 1.00 WHIP in 26.0 IP over 4 games.


Cold: Mark Reynolds (9 for 57) .158/.284/.228 with 0 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 17 games.
Brian Matusz 0-3, 5.66 ERA, 14 K, 1.89 WHIP in 20.2 IP over 4 games.


New York Yankees 11-8 --- Home: 5-3 Road: 6-5


Hot: Derek Jeter (34 for 85) .400/.429/.612 with 4 HR, 13 RBI, 15 R, 1 SB in 19 games.
Mariano Rivera 1-1, 2.45 ERA, 8 K, 0.95 WHIP, 4 SV (1 BS) in 7.1 IP over8 games.


Cold: Russell Martin (9 for 48) .188/.371/.333 with 2 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 17 games.
Freddy Garcia 0-1, 9.75 ERA, 8 K, 1.92 WHIP in 12.0 IP over 3 games.


Toronto Blue Jays 10-10 --- Home: 4-6 Road: 6-4


Hot: Eric Thames (18 for 56) .321/.361/.464 with 2 HR, 3 RBI, 8 R, 0 SB in 18 games.
Ricky Romero 3-0, 3.18 ERA, 23 K, 1.06 WHIP in 34.0 IP over 5 games.


Cold: Jose Bautista (13 for 71) .183/.341/.324 with 3 HR, 9 RBI, 9 R,  1 SB in 20 games.
Henderson Alvarez 0-2, 4.10 ERA, 8 K, 1.03 WHIP in 26.1 IP over 4 games.


Boston Red Sox 9-10 --- Home: 3-5 Road: 6-5


Hot: David Ortiz (31 for 73) .425/.476/.699 with 4 HR, 18 RBI, 14 R, 0 SB in 19 games.
Daniel Bard 2-2, 3.72 ERA, 19 K, 1.45 WHIP in 19.1 IP over 4 games.


Cold: Darnell McDonald (5 for 34) .147/.268/.324 with 1 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, 1 SB in 15 games.
Jon Lester 0-2, 6.00 ERA, 16 K, 1.50 WHIP in 24.0 IP over 4 games.