Chicago • Mookie Betts and the major league-leading Red Sox are on pace for 100-plus wins. Same for Aaron Judge and the Yankees, and the World Series champion Astros, too.
It’s the haves and the have-nots as baseball returns after the All-Star break.
“There’s a few good teams out there that they’re going to make it interesting in the second half,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “That’s why you got to show up every day and keep playing. We had a great first part of the season, but that doesn’t guarantee us anything in October, going to October.