With the 2014 MLB season set to enter its second half later this week, no first place team has cemented a runaway finish atop their respective division. The Oakland Athletics own the highest winning percentage in the league with a 59-36 record, but the second place Angels trail right behind, just 1.5 games out of first place. The Detroit Tigers have the most wiggle room as they sit in first place in the AL Central and 6.5 games ahead of the Royals, but with more than 60 games left putting together a dominant run is still entirely feasible. As we enter the second half, the first place Tigers and Brewers will host two of the five most expensive games in the second half. Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park and PNC Park also welcome top-priced games.

Below are the five most expensive games, by secondary market average price, according to TiqIQ.

9/25/14 – Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees | Avg. Price: $517.53 | Get-in: $157

The Yankees have struggled this season following an offseason jam-packed with big-name acquisitions. At just 47-47 through the All-Star break, the Yankees find themselves five games out of first place, where the Orioles sit atop the AL East at 52-42. Despite their mediocrity, however, they will host the most expensive game of the second half against the first place Orioles on September 25 at Yankee Stadium. This will be the last regular season home game on the New York Yankees schedule and will be the last home game of Derek Jeter’s career if the Yankees do not make the playoffs.

9/28/14 – New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox | Avg. Price: $478.54 | Get-in: $115

Following their championship season last year, the Boston Red Sox have failed to put together any momentum over this season’s first half. With both offensive woes and poor pitching, the Red Sox find themselves in the basement of the AL East at a dismal 43-52. While playoff hopes are virtually nonexistent, the team will host the second highest-priced game of the second half against the divisional rival Yankees on September 28. The price again is Jeter-driven as this will be the last regular season game of his career and the last time he will play at Fenway Park in the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.

9/14/14 – Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers | Avg. Price: $274.26 | Get-in: $12

The first place Tigers control the largest lead in any division in the Majors through the first half as they sit 6.5 games above the Royals in the AL Central. Under the dominant pitching of last year’s Cy Young winner Max Scherzer and arguably baseball’s greatest hitter in Miguel Cabrera, the Tigers have positioned themselves quite well for another playoff run come October. The team will host the third highest-priced game of the second half when the Indians come to Comerica Park on September 14. The average price for Tigers tickets to the mid-September game is $274.26 with a get-in price of $12. The Detroit Tigers schedule has 11 more divisional series penned over the second half, three against Cleveland and two against the second place Royals.

8/31/14 Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates | Avg. Price: $251.71 | Get-in: $6

The Pittsburgh Pirates will host the fourth most expensive game of the second half against the Cincinnati Reds on August 31. Pirates tickets to the late August game have an average price of $251.71, but a get-in price of just $6. While the Pirates find themselves fourth place in the NL Central at the break, they sit just 3.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who have cooled since their impressive start to the season. The Pirates schedule will see the team take on the Brewers, Cardinals and Reds for two more series each over the second half of the season.

9/13/14 Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers | Avg. Price: $205.24 | Get-in: $34

The Brewers sit atop the NL Central after an impressive first half that saw the team go 20-8 through the opening month of April. While their first-place finish through the All-Star break is commendable, the division is filled with competitive teams knocking on the door. The Cardinals trail by just one game while the Reds and Pirates each follow closely behind. The Brewers certainly don’t have a wide margin for error as the second half begins later this week. A mid-September game against the Reds rounds off the top five most expensive games of the second half and the most expensive remaining game on the Brewers schedule.

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