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The numbers behind MLB's second-half storylines

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  • Zach Mariner, ESPN Stats & Information

When major league baseball action resumes Friday, here are five storylines we’ll be closely following.

Who will win the AL East?

Six-and-a-half games separate all of the teams in the American League East, the fewest at the All-Star break during the wild-card era (when baseball split into six divisions). The next closest the teams have been is 9½ games, which has occurred three times, including last year.