lowest earned run average for an al pitcher in 2008

Cliff Lee had the best ERA in the AL in 2008, with an ERA of 2.54.

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lowest earned run average with a minimum of 1 IP per team game for an al pitcher in 2008

	NAME	ERA	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Cliff Lee C. Lee	2.54	2008	CLE	31	22	3	.880	31	170	4	2	0	223.1	214	63	68	12	34	5	0	1	891	4	6.85	1.37	5.00	0.48	19.1	3.8	1.11	.301	2.74	59	2.82	67	8.62	35.4
2	Roy Halladay R. Halladay	2.78	2008	TOR	34	20	11	.645	33	206	9	2	0	246.0	220	76	88	18	39	12	0	3	987	4	7.54	1.43	5.28	0.66	20.9	4.0	1.05	.284	3.22	64	3.02	69	8.05	36.3
3	Daisuke Matsuzaka D. Matsuzaka	2.90	2008	BOS	29	18	3	.857	29	154	0	0	0	167.2	128	54	58	12	94	7	0	1	716	5	8.27	5.05	1.64	0.64	21.5	13.1	1.32	.258	3.11	64	4.02	96	6.87	2.9
4	Jon Lester J. Lester	3.21	2008	BOS	33	16	6	.727	33	152	2	2	0	210.1	202	75	78	14	66	10	0	1	874	3	6.50	2.82	2.30	0.60	17.4	7.6	1.27	.297	3.34	71	3.63	87	8.64	13.2
5	John Danks J. Danks	3.32	2008	CWS	33	12	9	.571	33	159	0	0	0	195.0	182	72	74	15	57	4	0	1	804	7	7.34	2.63	2.79	0.69	19.8	7.1	1.23	.293	3.42	74	3.43	76	8.40	23.1
6	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	3.37	2008	NYY	34	20	9	.690	34	150	0	0	0	200.1	214	75	85	17	31	8	0	3	819	4	6.74	1.39	4.84	0.76	18.3	3.8	1.22	.321	3.82	78	3.31	77	9.61	22.3
7	Joe Saunders J. Saunders	3.41	2008	LAA	31	17	7	.708	31	103	1	0	0	198.0	187	75	82	21	53	6	0	2	807	3	4.68	2.41	1.94	0.95	12.8	6.6	1.21	.266	3.73	79	4.36	102	8.50	-1.9
8	Scott Baker S. Baker	3.45	2008	MIN	28	11	4	.733	28	141	0	0	0	172.1	161	66	66	20	42	3	0	2	703	6	7.36	2.19	3.36	1.04	20.1	6.0	1.18	.284	3.45	81	3.78	90	8.41	7.8
9	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	3.45	2008	SEA	31	9	11	.450	31	175	2	0	0	200.2	198	77	85	17	80	8	0	7	857	8	7.85	3.59	2.19	0.76	20.4	9.3	1.39	.314	3.81	83	3.80	90	8.88	9.7
10	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	3.47	2008	KCR	32	13	10	.565	32	183	1	0	0	202.1	202	78	87	21	56	4	0	1	851	8	8.14	2.49	3.27	0.93	21.5	6.6	1.28	.308	3.87	78	3.55	83	8.99	16.3
11	Ervin Santana E. Santana	3.49	2008	LAA	32	16	7	.696	32	214	2	1	0	219.0	198	85	89	23	47	8	0	2	897	5	8.79	1.93	4.55	0.95	23.9	5.2	1.12	.289	3.66	81	3.29	77	8.14	24.1
12	James Shields J. Shields	3.56	2008	TBR	33	14	8	.636	33	160	3	2	0	215.0	208	85	94	24	40	12	0	0	877	6	6.70	1.67	4.00	1.00	18.2	4.6	1.15	.287	3.93	84	3.81	89	8.71	11.1
13	Jesse Litsch J. Litsch	3.58	2008	TOR	29	13	9	.591	28	99	2	2	0	176.0	178	70	79	20	39	8	0	2	735	4	5.06	1.99	2.54	1.02	13.5	5.3	1.23	.278	4.04	82	4.28	98	9.10	1.7
14	Jeremy Guthrie J. Guthrie	3.63	2008	BAL	30	10	12	.455	30	120	1	0	0	190.2	176	77	82	24	58	7	0	2	796	3	5.66	2.74	2.07	1.13	15.1	7.3	1.23	.259	3.87	82	4.52	101	8.31	-0.4
15	Matt Garza M. Garza	3.70	2008	TBR	30	11	9	.550	30	128	3	2	0	184.2	170	76	83	19	59	6	0	2	772	3	6.24	2.88	2.17	0.93	16.6	7.6	1.24	.270	4.05	88	4.13	97	8.29	2.9
16	Armando Galarraga A. Galarraga	3.73	2008	DET	30	13	7	.650	28	126	0	0	0	178.2	152	74	83	28	61	6	0	2	746	6	6.35	3.07	2.07	1.41	16.9	8.2	1.19	.236	4.18	85	4.88	112	7.66	-10.1
17	John Lackey J. Lackey	3.75	2008	LAA	24	12	5	.706	24	130	3	0	0	163.1	161	68	71	26	40	10	0	1	675	5	7.16	2.20	3.25	1.43	19.3	5.9	1.23	.288	3.91	87	4.52	106	8.87	-4.6
18	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	3.79	2008	CWS	34	15	12	.556	34	140	1	0	0	218.2	240	92	106	22	52	5	0	4	918	4	5.76	2.14	2.69	0.91	15.3	5.7	1.34	.312	4.36	84	3.93	87	9.88	14.3
19	Gavin Floyd G. Floyd	3.84	2008	CWS	33	17	8	.680	33	145	1	0	0	206.1	190	88	107	30	70	9	0	6	878	9	6.32	3.05	2.07	1.31	16.5	8.0	1.26	.256	4.67	85	4.76	105	8.29	-4.5
20	Gil Meche G. Meche	3.98	2008	KCR	34	14	11	.560	34	183	0	0	0	210.1	204	93	98	19	73	0	0	2	886	5	7.83	3.12	2.51	0.81	20.7	8.2	1.32	.303	4.19	90	3.60	84	8.73	15.8
21	Josh Beckett J. Beckett	4.03	2008	BOS	27	12	10	.545	27	172	1	0	0	174.1	173	78	80	18	34	9	0	1	725	5	8.88	1.76	5.06	0.93	23.7	4.7	1.19	.315	4.13	89	3.23	77	8.93	18.8
22	Nick Blackburn N. Blackburn	4.05	2008	MIN	33	11	11	.500	33	96	0	0	0	193.1	224	87	102	23	39	7	0	4	823	2	4.47	1.82	2.46	1.07	11.7	4.7	1.36	.305	4.75	95	4.39	105	10.43	-4.7
23	A.J. Burnett	4.07	2008	TOR	35	18	10	.643	34	231	1	0	0	221.1	211	100	109	19	86	9	1	2	957	11	9.39	3.50	2.69	0.77	24.1	9.0	1.34	.314	4.43	94	3.44	79	8.58	22.5
24	Tim Wakefield T. Wakefield	4.13	2008	BOS	30	10	11	.476	30	117	1	0	0	181.0	154	83	89	25	60	13	0	0	754	12	5.82	2.98	1.95	1.24	15.5	8.0	1.18	.239	4.43	91	4.84	115	7.66	-13.7
25	Greg Smith G. Smith	4.16	2008	OAK	32	7	16	.304	32	111	2	0	0	190.1	169	88	92	21	87	3	0	5	800	5	5.25	4.11	1.28	0.99	13.9	10.9	1.35	.256	4.35	99	4.81	114	7.99	-12.7

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	61	56	.521
Twins	59	61	.492	3.5
Tigers	58	60	.492	3.5
Guardians	58	61	.487	4.0
Royals	49	71	.408	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/11	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 8/12	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Thu 8/13	CLE	@	DET	1:10 PM
Fri 8/14	SDP	@	CLE	7:10 PM
Sat 8/15	SDP	@	CLE	7:10 PM

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Final

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Alvarez

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Schwarber

34

Caminero

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86

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Lopez

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Arraez

Hit Leaders

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Lopez

143

Arraez

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Alvarez

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Wood

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Olson

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

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Kurtz

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Ohtani

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Alvarez

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Nuñez

33

Simpson

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Sánchez

14

Gray

13

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

204

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185

Williams

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1.76

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2.20

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2.21

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WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

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K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.11

Cease

11.51

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.91

Rasmussen

5.87

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

20

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22

Rasmussen

27

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,027

Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

1,654.3

Crow-Armstrong

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1,259

Crow-Armstrong

1,234

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70-50

68-50

67-53

66-54

65-54

Worst Record ATS

44-75

47-73

49-70

53-66

55-65

55-64

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	71	48	.597
Phillies	64	56	.533	7.5
Marlins	60	59	.504	11.0
Nationals	59	61	.492	12.5
Mets	53	67	.442	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	45	.622
Cubs	69	50	.580	5.0
Cardinals	59	60	.496	15.0
Pirates	58	62	.483	16.5
Reds	56	61	.479	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	71	48	.597
Diamondbacks	64	56	.533	7.5
Padres	63	57	.525	8.5
Giants	49	70	.412	22.0
Rockies	46	73	.387	25.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	72	46	.610
Yankees	66	52	.559	6.0
Red Sox	64	54	.542	8.0
Orioles	57	62	.479	15.5
Blue Jays	57	63	.475	16.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	61	56	.521
Twins	59	61	.492	3.5
Tigers	58	60	.492	3.5
Guardians	58	61	.487	4.0
Royals	49	71	.408	13.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	61	59	.508
Rangers	60	59	.504	0.5
Mariners	56	63	.471	4.5
Athletics	47	72	.395	13.5
Angels	45	74	.378	15.5

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Mon 7/27	SEA	@	TEX	3-7
Mon 7/27	AZ	@	PIT	2-3
Mon 7/27	BAL	@	DET	8-5
Mon 7/27	PHI	@	MIA	7-8
Mon 7/27	ATL	@	NYM	3-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 8/11	PIT	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Tue 8/11	CLE	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 8/11	CHC	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 8/11	SEA	@	NYY	7:05 PM
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Cliff Lee had the best ERA in the AL in 2008, with an ERA of 2.54.

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