Looking at the schedule after the A-S break, there are 21 series, usually but not always 3 games, with 11 of those vs team at or above .500. If you add in TB Rays who are 46-47, then 13 of 21 series will feature teams at .500 or above.
The not quite "second half" starts with a western roadtrip with 3 vs Dodgers, then 3 vs Rockies .
That trip lets Breslow scout our favorite trading partner in person, or was Freidman just Bloom's mentor ?