The dog days of summer are upon us this week, as both the Cardinals and Nationals hosted games on Sunday in a balmy 96 degrees. While temperatures may have risen, tempers certainly have not, as we had the fewest ejections in a week since May. With four ejections — all in the National League! — the gap between leagues is as narrow as it has been all season with the AL leading by only three: 59-56.

The first full week of the second half of the season brought the fans out to the ballpark, as only the A’s and Phillies drew fewer than 20,000 to a game this week, and of the two, only the A’s averaged below 20,000. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays, Brewers, Cardinals, and Cubs drew greater than 40,000 on the week.

For the first time in just over a month, every team played a sub-3:00 game this week, with the shortest clocking in at 2:08 between the White Sox and Tigers. Unsurprisingly, the 16-inning matchup between the Cardinals and Dodgers takes the title for longest game of the week, with a total game time of 5:10. Interestingly, the Orioles did not play a single game last week that made it past the three-hour mark, though they were still second to the Mariners in average game time on the week (2:50 to Seattle’s 2:48).

And finally, as usual here in July, beyond the hot temps (only the A’s and Astros didn’t have a game at 85 degrees or above this week), weather was what you would expect this time of year, calm winds, sunshine, and warm. In fact, the Royals averaged a 93 degree temperature this week, with the Padres, Indians, and Cardinals all averaging over 90 degrees. With an average temperature this week of 84.2 degrees, this was the warmest week so far this season. This is buoyed by the Giants being on the road all week, though the A’s managed two games of 65 degrees.

Now as always, we have included the miscellany and below that the raw data to look at yourself. Note there are three tables, the top being all games, the second home games, and the last being away games. Enjoy!

Attendance:

Lowest attendance last week: Athletics (vs Astros), Monday, July 18th. 10,651

Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Blue Jays (vs Mariners), Friday, July 22nd. 46,737

Highest attendance last week: Blue Jays (vs Mariners), Saturday, July 23rd. 47,517

Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Reds (vs Diamondbacks), Sunday, July 24th. 25,304

Game time:

Longest game last week: Cardinals (vs Dodgers), Friday, July 22nd. 5:10 (4-3 Cardinals)

Shortest game last week: White Sox (vs Tigers), Thursday, July 21st. 2:08 (2-1 Tigers)

Longest average game for the week: Dodgers, 3:36 average over 6 games.

Quickest average game for the week: Mariners, 2:48 average over 6 games.

Weather:

Warmest game last week: TIE Cardinals (vs Dodgers), 96 degrees, Sunday, July 24th and Nationals (vs Padres), 96 degrees, Sunday, July 24th.

Coldest game last week: TIE Athletics (vs Astros), 65 degrees, Tuesday, July 19th and the same teams the following night.

Warmest average for the week: Royals, 93.0 degrees over 6 games.

Coldest average for the week: Astros, 65.3 degrees over 3 games.

Windiest game last week: THREE WAY TIE: Blue Jays vs Mariners, 18 mph, Friday, July 22nd, Red Sox vs Twins, 18 mph, Friday, July 22nd, Rockies vs Braves, 18 mph, Saturday, July 23rd.

Windiest week: Blue Jays, 15.3 MPH over 3 games.

Ejections:

Total ejections last week: 4 (115 total this season)

Ejections by league: AL 0, NL 4. (Season: AL 59, NL 56)

Raw data:

All games

Team Count of Games Min Attendance Max Attendance Avg Attendance Min Time of Game Max Time of Game Avg Time of Game Min Temp Max Temp Avg Temp Min Wind Max Wind Avg Wind Ejections Angels 6 32721 37095 35629 2:52 3:03 2:58 77 90 84.3 6 8 7 Astros 6 10651 36453 25053 2:53 3:41 3:08 65 66 65.3 11 17 14.3 Athletics 7 10651 30436 17681 2:21 3:41 2:59 65 72 67.7 11 17 13.7 Blue Jays 5 20076 47517 37689 2:21 3:18 2:50 73 89 83.7 13 18 15.3 Braves 7 21989 46195 31494 2:33 3:38 3:06 82 91 86.1 5 18 8.4 2 Brewers 6 27106 44643 38333 2:47 4:08 3:15 82 90 85.9 7 10 8.4 Cardinals 7 40134 45477 41469 2:32 5:10 3:23 86 96 91.1 1 9 4.7 Cubs 6 41210 44643 42370 2:49 4:08 3:10 75 90 83.4 5 11 9 Diamondbacks 5 20076 26626 24044 2:52 3:32 3:07 83 92 88.7 4 11 7 Dodgers 6 34050 45477 40033 2:56 5:10 3:36 84 96 88.3 2 9 5 Giants 5 34143 46727 40491 2:42 4:25 3:27 78 93 87.4 5 15 11 Indians 6 31144 39358 35294 2:46 3:16 2:53 90 94 91.7 3 12 7.2 Mariners 6 20598 47517 37863 2:21 3:18 2:48 70 89 77.9 1 18 8.7 Marlins 7 18347 27839 23066 2:37 3:26 3:01 75 85 81.5 7 10 8 Mets 6 23661 41456 33254 2:49 3:09 2:59 75 85 78.7 5 11 9 Nationals 6 30663 38747 34069 2:57 3:35 3:12 84 96 89 2 14 7.2 Orioles 7 31102 42476 35654 2:40 2:57 2:50 81 94 87.1 3 11 6.5 Padres 7 30663 41012 36356 2:32 3:32 3:02 86 96 91.7 1 14 6.6 Phillies 7 18347 35802 26843 2:37 3:35 3:03 75 89 84.3 6 10 7.9 Pirates 6 27106 36717 33624 2:38 3:43 3:06 82 89 85.3 6 10 7.7 1 Rangers 6 32132 37095 34648 2:44 3:14 2:59 77 95 89.3 4 10 7.3 Rays 7 14412 33061 24694 2:21 3:31 2:56 66 91 73.9 4 15 10 Red Sox 6 36806 38201 37543 2:42 4:11 3:16 78 92 84.3 7 18 12.7 Reds 6 21989 25304 23447 2:33 3:38 3:11 82 92 86.7 4 11 6.5 Rockies 7 30601 46195 35488 2:54 3:27 3:07 72 91 84 4 18 8.3 1 Royals 6 31144 38042 33508 2:44 3:16 2:59 90 95 93 4 12 8.7 Tigers 6 22611 35020 29028 2:08 3:35 2:51 75 91 84.7 2 16 8.5 Twins 7 29290 37600 35045 2:26 4:11 3:05 75 92 83.7 2 18 9 White Sox 6 20598 39985 27211 2:08 3:35 2:52 70 91 80.9 1 16 7 Yankees 7 31102 46727 38089 2:40 4:25 3:09 81 93 86.9 5 14 8.6

Home games

Team Count of Games Min Attendance Max Attendance Avg Attendance Min Time of Game Max Time of Game Avg Time of Game Min Temp Max Temp Avg Temp Min Wind Max Wind Avg Wind Ejections Angels 3 36020 37095 36494 2:52 3:03 2:58 77 90 84.3 6 8 7 Astros 3 32721 36453 34764 2:53 3:02 2:58 Athletics 7 10651 30436 17681 2:21 3:41 2:59 65 72 67.7 11 17 13.7 Blue Jays 3 46737 47517 47247 2:21 3:18 2:46 73 89 83.7 13 18 15.3 Brewers 3 42243 44643 43399 2:56 4:08 3:23 86 90 88 8 10 9 Cardinals 7 40134 45477 41469 2:32 5:10 3:23 86 96 91.1 1 9 4.7 Cubs 3 41210 41456 41340 2:49 3:04 2:56 75 85 78.7 5 11 9 Diamondbacks 2 20076 26626 23351 2:52 2:58 2:55 Mariners 3 20598 39985 28478 2:21 3:12 2:51 70 73 72 1 4 2 Marlins 3 23661 26841 25169 2:50 3:09 3:02 Nationals 6 30663 38747 34069 2:57 3:35 3:12 84 96 89 2 14 7.2 Orioles 3 31946 39358 36375 2:46 2:52 2:50 90 94 91.7 3 6 4.7 Phillies 4 18347 27839 21489 2:37 3:26 3:01 75 85 81.5 7 10 8 Pirates 6 27106 36717 33624 2:38 3:43 3:06 82 89 85.3 6 10 7.7 1 Red Sox 6 36806 38201 37543 2:42 4:11 3:16 78 92 84.3 7 18 12.7 Reds 6 21989 25304 23447 2:33 3:38 3:11 82 92 86.7 4 11 6.5 Rockies 7 30601 46195 35488 2:54 3:27 3:07 72 91 84 4 18 8.3 1 Royals 6 31144 38042 33508 2:44 3:16 2:59 90 95 93 4 12 8.7 Tigers 3 29290 35020 32113 2:26 3:05 2:48 75 84 79.7 2 10 5 White Sox 3 22611 30281 25943 2:08 3:35 2:54 89 91 89.7 7 16 12 Yankees 7 31102 46727 38089 2:40 4:25 3:09 81 93 86.9 5 14 8.6

Away games