AL East week 17 080512

Here are the American League East standings through week 17. Also listed are a couple hot and cold players for each team. Position players will now be based on the last seven days and pitchers the last 30


New York Yankees 62-44 --- Home: 33-22 Road: 29-22


Hot: Derek Jeter (10 for 25) 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .313/.357/.415 with 8 HR, 32 RBI, 60 R, 7 SB in 104 games.
Phil Hughes 2-2, 3.00 ERA, 20 K, 1.24 WHIP in 33.0 IP over 5 games \\ season: 11-8, 3.96 ERA, 109 K, 1.26 WHIP in 127.1 IP over 21 games.


Cold: Mark Teixeira (1 for 15) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB \ season: .254/.333/.486 with 20 HR, 71 RBI, 58 R, 2 SB in 100 games. 
Ivan Nova 1-2, 6.28 ERA, 29 K, 1.67 WHIP in 28.2 IP over 5 games \\ season: 10-5, 4.53 ERA, 119 K, 1.44 WHIP in 133.0 IP over 21 games.


Baltimore Orioles 56-51 --- Home: 25-26 Road: 31-25


Hot: Wilson Betemit (9 for 20) 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB \ season: .263/.325/.429 with 12 HR, 37 RBI, 37 R, 0 SB in 93 games.
Wei-Yin Chen 3-2, 2.97 ERA, 36 K, 1.07 WHIP in 36.1 IP over 6 games \\ season: 10-6, 3.46 ERA, 109 K, 1.20 WHIP in 135.1 IP over 22 games.


Cold: Lew Ford (1 for 15) .067/.125/.133 with 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 5 SB.
Zach Britton 1-1, 8.35 ERA, 11 K, 2.02 WHIP in 18.1 IP over 4 games.


Tampa Bay Rays 56-15 --- Home: 29-26 Road: 27-25


Hot: Ben Zobrist (8 for 26) 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB \ season: .251/.371/.443 with 12 HR, 42 RBI, 58 R, 12 SB in 103 games.
David Price 3-0, 1.91 ERA, 36 K, 0.99 WHIP in 28.1 IP over 4 games \\ season: 14-4, 2.64 ERA, 141 K, 1.16 WHIP in 140.0 IP over 21 games.


Cold: Ryan Robert (2 for 17) .235/.303/.342 with 7 HR, 37 RBI, 32 R, 7 SB in 92 games.
James Shields 1-2, 4.67 ERA, 41 K, 1.33 WHIP in 34.2 IP over 5 games \\ season: 9-7, 4.24 ERA, 145 K, 1.39 WHIP in 146.1 IP over 22 games.


Boston Red Sox 53-55 --- Home: 27-32 Road: 26-23


Hot: Adrian Gonzalez (10 for 24) 0 HR, 1 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB \ season: .301/.345/.443 with 10 HR, 63 RBI, 54 R, 0 SB in 106 games.
Clay Buchholz 1-1, 1.98 ERA, 22 K, 0.91 WHIP in 36.1 IP over 5 games \\ season: 9-3, 4.48 ERA, 80 K, 1.35 WHIP in 122.2 IP over 19 games.


Cold: Will Middlebrooks (4 for 23) 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .289/.318/.502 with 13 HR, 48 RBI, 32 R, 3 SB in 69 games.
Jon Lester, 0-4, 9.57 ERA, 25 K, 1.82 WHIP in 26.1 IP over 5 games \\ season: 5-9, 5.36 ERA, 113 K, 1.41 WHIP in 134.1 IP over 22 games.


Toronto Blue Jays 52-55 --- Home: 28-23 Road: 24-32


Hot: Rajai Davis (9 for 28) 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, 3 SB \ season: .261/.313/.412 with 6 HR, 27 RBI, 41 R, 30 SB in 90 games.
Carlos Villanueva 3-1, 3.47 ERA, 22 K, 1.16 WHIP in 23.1 IP over 4 games \\ season: 6-1, 3.19 ERA, 71 K, 1.27 WHIP in 67.2 IP over 28 games.


Cold: Jeff Mathis (2 for 20) 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .234/.271/.468 with 6 HR, 17 RBI, 18 R, 1 SB in 38 games.
Ricky Romero 0-5, 5.85 ERA, 23 K, 1.73 WHIP in 32.1 IP over 6 games \\ season: 8-8, 5.47 ERA, 97 K, 1.54 WHIP in 136.2 IP over 23 games.