Pythagorean Records: 6/12 Edition

This is the second to last time I'll be doing this in the first half. The next time will be during the All Star Break as a "what could've been" kind of thing.

. Team W L RS RA pW pL Difference pW% . San Jose 38 24 319 273 35 27 3 0.57076336372749 . Modesto 33 27 310 308 30 30 3 0.50296114076648 . Visalia 30 32 283 314 28 34 2 0.45258754346309 . Stockton 28 34 295 323 28 34 0 0.45861021881554 . Bakersfield 25 35 250 281 27 33 -2 0.44672411206678

Modesto hung in there for just about the entire first half, but their pitching has struggled lately, and San Jose will probably come away with the first half title. For the most part, the Nuts score as much as the Giants, but a recent blowout or tow has caused the runs allowed column to skyrocket. Bakersfield had a horrible week and was recently eliminated. At this point, Visalia and Stockton are pretty even, with Visalia trading in some offense for better pitching. Right now, the North is a two horse race, and with the way San Jose has been playing lately, they should come away with it.

. Team W L RS RA pW pL Difference pW% . Lake Elsinore 42 20 352 260 39 23 3 0.63515528012988 . Rancho Cucamonga 36 26 318 295 33 29 3 0.53429335625951 . High Desert 35 26 371 298 37 24 -2 0.59892037705386 . Inland Empire 22 40 281 323 27 35 -5 0.43661419428181 . Lancaster 18 43 263 367 21 40 -3 0.35211159667826

Unfortunately for High Desert, they've only played about .500 baseball the past week in the real world while Lake Elsinore continued to beat everyone in sight. Lake Elsinore may be overachieving a little, but they have the second most runs in the league and the fewest allowed. About a month ago, I had questions about the Storm pitching, but lately they've been turning in some good performances. Rancho Cucamonga moved into second place last night, but going by runs scored and runs allowed, it's clear that High Desert has been the better team. Inland Empire is going to struggle to score without Kyle Russell, and everything it still going wrong for Lancaster.