It's going to happen this year in the National League for sure.
Padres
Currently the Padres are imploding by losing to teams like the
Cubs and the Dodgers. They need to pretty much win out if they want to win the NL West.They have a little bit more room for error in the wild card race with the Braves, but it's important to remember that the Braves end their season with a series against the Phillies.
That means bad news for the Padres because the Phillies will most likely rest the strong part of their lineup considering they've already clinched the division.
The Padres need to win out against the Cubs and win at least two of three if they want all that hard work they did over the regular season pay off.
Giants
The Giants sit in the best position to make the playoffs out of these three teams. They've done a great job at taking care of teams they're suppose to beat, like the Diamondbacks. The Giants are in the middle of a three-game series with the D'backs right now.
If the Giants sweep the D'backs then that will put a ton of pressure on the Padres going into their season ending series with the Giants.
Even if somehow the Giants do find a way to lose the division, they still have the wild card to most likely fall back on. They have Lincecum going tonight on short rest to make sure that doesn't happen.
Braves
This team gradually began to fall apart after losing Chipper Jones and now Martin Prado is also out for the season. That's a lot to overcome.
They got a huge win against the Marlins earlier today which puts them two games ahead in the NL wild card standings.
The Braves have to be hoping that the Giants sweep the Padres. If that happens then the Braves are in the playoffs regardless of what they do against the Phillies.
To top it all off the Phillies will most likely rest a good chunk of their star power in their finall series of the regular season.
NL West
- Giants 89-68
- Padres 87-70 (2 GB)
- Braves 90-69
- Padres 87-70 (2 GB)
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