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2012 MLB Pennant Races: A to Z

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<p> As the 2012 MLB pennant drives begin to heat up, it's good to know what will impact the races from the A's to Zimmerman.</p>
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Chicago White Sox
Albert Pujols
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
Washington Nationals
Derek Jeter
Aroldis Chapman
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Baltimore Orioles
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Cleveland Indians
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
Atlanta Braves
Dan Uggla
Josh Hamilton
Paul Konerko
Los Angeles Angels
Yadier Molina
Miguel Cabrera
David Freese
Mark Trumbo
Mike Trout
Robin Ventura
Ryan Zimmerman
Andrew McCutchen
Andre Ethier
Kyle Lohse
Jordan Zimmermann
Melky Cabrera
Lance Lynn
Jose Quintana
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A’s, as in the Oakland Athletics, are in a pennant race for the first time since 2006. We have the second wild card to thank for this, but the no-name A’s have been the hottest team since July 1. It’s amazing what can be accomplished when you assemble a competent pitching staff.

Baseball's Best Rotation? Washington Nationals

The Nats' plan to build around pitching is coming together
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<p> The Nats' plan to build around pitching is coming together nicely.</p>
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Stephen Strasburg
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NL East
Edwin Jackson
Gio Gonzalez
Ross Detwiler
Jordan Zimmermann
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After three times through the rotation (and four starts for ace Stephen Strasburg), the Washington Nationals’ rotation has been dominant. Extremely dominant. All five starters boast a WHIP below 1.00, allowing less than one base runner per inning. While the numbers are staggering (1.82 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, two home runs in 98.2 innings, .186 batting average against), the success of the group isn’t that shocking. All five starters have, at some point in their careers, been projected as top-of-the-rotation aces.

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