The end of interleague play — for now.

By Mudge • June 29, 2010

UPDATE: June 29, 2010. Interleague play is over. Once again, the AL dominated (134-118), which they have done for 6 out of the last 7 years. As regards the contenders, some notes first, especially in light of the uneven level of difficulty in the interleague schedule:

BOSTON: Probably had the best result for a team with a difficult schedule (5 of their 6 series were against teams over .500)
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: Made the best (big time) of a weak interleague schedule (5 of the their 6 series were against teams under .500)
TEXAS: They too made the best of it, and well they should have. They had by far the easiest NL schedule of any team in the AL.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: Held their own with a relatively tough schedule.
ATLANTA: Like the LAA, the Braves held on in spite of a relatively difficult AL schedule.
PHILADELPHIA: A reasonably good result given the second toughest schedule in the NL.
NEW YORK METS: Like the Red Sox, the Mets did well. Though their schedule was not quite as difficult as Boston’s, they managed to end with a good record.
WASHINGTON: Blew a golden opportunity. Very weak interleague schedule. Poor performance.
CINCINNATI: The Reds should have done better. They too had a very weak schedule and managed only a modest result.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: The Dodgers had arguably the worst time of it of any NL team, both in terms of difficulty of schedule and result.

Here’s how the contenders fared:

AL EAST
TAMPA BAY RAYS (7-11): Houston (2-1), Florida (1-2), Atlanta (1-2), Florida (1-2), San Diego (1-2), Arizona (1-2).
NEW YORK YANKEES (11-7): New York Mets (1-2), Houston (3-0), Philadelphia (1-2), NY Mets (2-1), Arizona (2-1), LA Dodgers (2-1).
BOSTON RED SOX (13-5): Philadelphia (4-2), Arizona (3-0), LA Dodgers (3-0), Colorado (1-2), San Francisco (2-1).

AL CENTRAL
MINNESOTA TWINS (9-9): Milwaukee (2-1), Atlanta (1-2), Colorado (2-1), Philadelphia (2-1), Milwaukee (1-2), NY Mets (1-2).
DETROIT TIGERS (11-7): Los Angeles Dodgers (1-2), Pittsburgh (3-0), Washington (3-0), Arizona (2-1), NY Mets (1-2), Atlanta (1-2).
CHICAGO WHITE SOX (15-3): Florida (2-1), Chicago Cubs (2-1), Pittsburgh (3-0), Washington (3-0), Atlanta (3-0), Chicago Cubs (2-1).

AL WEST
TEXAS RANGERS (14-4): Chicago Cubs (1-2), Milwaukee (2-1), Florida (3-0), Houston (3-0), Pittsburgh (3-0), Houston (2-1).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS of ANAHEIM (11-7): St. Louis (1-2), LA Dodgers (3-0), Milwaukee (1-2), Chicago Cubs (2-1), LA Dodgers (2-1), Colorado (2-1).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS (8-10): San Francisco (3-3), Chicago Cubs (1-2), St. Louis (1-2), Cincinnati (0-3), Pittsburgh (3-0).

NL EAST
ATLANTA BRAVES (9-6): (Minnesota (2-1), Tampa Bay (2-1), Kansas City (3-0), Chicago White Sox (0-3), Detroit (2-1).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (10-8): Boston (2-4), NY Yankees (2-1), Cleveland (3-0), Minnesota (1-2), Toronto (2-1).
NEW YORK METS (13-5): New York Yankees (2-1), Baltimore (3-0), Cleveland (3-0), NY Yankees (1-2), Detroit (2-1), Minnesota (2-1).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS (5-13): Baltimore (2-1), Cleveland (1-2), Detroit (0-3), Chicago White Sox (0-3), Kansas City (2-1), Baltimore (0-3).

NL CENTRAL
CINCINNATI REDS (8-7): Cleveland (2-1), Kansas City (1-2), Seattle (0-3), Oakland (3-0), Cleveland (2-1).
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (9-6): Texas (2-1), Seattle (2-1), Oakland (2-1), Toronto (2-1), Kansas City (1-2).

NL WEST
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (4-11): Detroit (2-1), LA Angels (0-3), Boston (0-3), LA Angels (1-2), NY Yankees (1-2).
SAN DIEGO PADRES (9-6): Seattle (4-2), Toronto (1-2), Baltimore (2-1), Tampa Bay (2-1).
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (7-8): Oakland (3-3), Baltimore (2-1), Toronto (1-2), Boston (1-2).
COLORADO ROCKIES 9-6): Kansas City (2-1), Toronto (3-0), Minnesota (1-2), Boston (2-1), LA Angels (1-2).