Standings through 9/2

In just over a week, half the teams in baseball have been eliminated. Fifteen teams remain in the quest to reach bottom. The excitement is overwhelming.

Team	W	L	GB
Houston	41	93	0
Chicago Cubs	51	82	-10.5
Minnesota	55	79	-14
Colorado	55	77	-15
Cleveland	56	78	-15
Miami	59	75	-18
Toronto	60	73	-19.5
Kansas City	60	73	-19.5
Boston	62	73	-20.5
San Diego	62	73	-20.5
NY Mets	64	70	-23
Philadelphia	64	70	-23
Seattle	65	70	-23.5
Milwaukee	65	68	-24.5
Arizona	66	69	-24.5

Houston's magic number: 19

Eliminated from contention:

1. Washington, 8/23/12
2. Cincinnati, 8/25/12
3. Texas, 8/26/12
4. Atlanta, 8/28/12
   NY Yankees, 8/28/12
5. San Francisco, 8/29/12
6. Baltimore, 8/30/12
   Chicago Sox, 8/30/12
   Oakland, 8/30/12
7. Tampa Bay, 8/31/12
   St. Louis, 8/31/12
8. LA Dodgers, 9/1/12
   LA Angels, 9/1/12
   Detroit, 9/1/12
9. Pittsburgh, 9/2/12

Today's key games:

• Pit at Hou
• ChN at Was
• Min at ChA