MLB Standings Reveal One Team's Remarkably Quick Turnaround, Plus a New Division Leader

The Phillies decided to part ways with manager Rob Thomson after the club got off to a disappointing 9-19 start. It was a drastic move considering all the success the ousted skipper had enjoyed.

Whatever realistic expectations the front office had for the new Don Mattingly era have already been met and exceeded as Philadelphia has ripped off a 20-8 record since the change to save their season. Just like that all the handwringing is over. It's not even June and the Phillies have climbed to two games over .500, reduced the Braves' divisional lead to eight games and moved just one game out of the final wild card spot.

Wednesday night's 3-0 victory over the Padres in San Diego featured Cristopher Sanchez breaking a 115-year-old franchise record as he ran his scoreless innings streak to 44 2/3. He is two incredible starts away from breaking Orel Hersheiser's record of 59 straight. Kyle Schwarber has six more home runs (21) than anyone else in the NL and a handful of proven entities who struggled out of the gate have regained their mooring. The offensive stats don't look particularly impressive but the bottom line does.

Elsewhere the Brewers have suddenly opened up a relatively comfortable lead over everyone else in the NL Central, the Mariners have piggybacked their way to catching the Athletics for the top spot in the AL West and the Yankees are creeping closer to the Rays. The Padres have gone from battling for first place in the NL West to 4 1/2 games out and fighting to stave off the hard-charging Diamondbacks, who appear to be serious about competing for their own playoff spot.

Latest MLB scores

Blue Jays 2, Marlins 1

Diamondbacks 3, Giants 2

Tigers 4, Angels 0

White Sox 15, Twins 2

Guardians 3, Nationals 2

Phillies 3, Padres 0

Cubs 10, Pirates 4

Yankees 7, Royals 0

Brewers 2, Cardinals 1

Orioles 11, Rays 2

Red Sox 8, Braves 0

Astros 4, Rangers 3

Mariners 9, Athletics 1

Mets 4, Reds 2

Dodgers 4, Rockies 1

Current MLB standings

American League East

Team	Record	Games Behind
Rays	34-19	--
Yankees	34-22	1.5
Blue Jays	27-29	8.5
Orioles	26-30	9.5
Red Sox	23-31	11.5

American League Central

Team	Record	Games Behind
Guardians	33-25	--
White Sox	28-27	3.5
Twins	27-29	5.0
Tigers	22-34	10.0
Royals	22-34	10.0

American League West

Team	Record	Games Behind
Mariners	28-29	--
Athletics	27-29	0.5
Rangers	25-30	2.0
Astros	25-32	3.0
Angels	21-35	6.5

National League East

Team	Record	Games Behind
Braves	37-19	--
Phillies	29-27	8.0
Nationals	29-28	8.5
Marlins	26-31	11.5
Mets	23-33	14.0

National League Central

Team	Record	Games Behind
Brewers	33-20	--
Cardinals	29-25	4.5
Cubs	30-26	4.5
Reds	29-26	5.0
Pirates	29-27	5.5

National League West

Team	Record	Games Behind
Dodgers	36-20	--
Diamondbacks	31-24	4.5
Padres	31-24	4.5
Giants	22-34	14.0
Rockies	20-37	16.5

Today's MLB schedule

All times ET

Angels vs. Tigers, 1:10 p.m

Twins vs. White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Braves vs. Red Sox, 4:10 p.m.

Blue Jays vs. Orioles, 6:35 p.m.

Cubs vs. Pirates, 6:40 p.m.

Astros vs. Rangers, 8:05 p.m.

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