Home teams are dominating in MLB this season

Union County 14-year-old All-Stars The Union County 14-year-old All-Stars play in the state tournament today against Malvern at 1 p.m. Pictured in the front row from left to right are: Jon White, Kyle Coke, Blake Clayton, Dylan Disotell, Branden Johnson and Madison Saulsbury. In the second row are:Jay Brown, Craig Rich, Logan Owens, Ethan Russell, Tyler Patterson, Gage Scott and Will Harter. In the back row are coaches Randy Rich, Donnie Clayton and Chris Johnson.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fans who root, root, root for the home team are leaving ballparks a lot happier this year.

Home teams have won nearly 57 percent of games, the highest figure in the major leagues since 1978. They had a 778-590 record entering Thursday, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, which comes to a .569 winning percentage. Last year’s mark was .542.

Boston is 34-10 at Fenway Park and just 21-29 on the road, and the Chicago Cubs are 35-11 at Wrigley Field and 20-26 away from home.

Four of the six division leaders have losing records on the road, with ...

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December, 2008