A month ago, the Reds (up 2 games) and Braves (up 2.5 games) were leading their divisions by healthy margins while the Padres (up 5 games) were running away with the NL West. Flash forward to today, and things are much different. The Reds have run away with the NL Central and are leading the division by 7 games, thanks to solid play and the failure of the Cardinals to beat the dregs of the division. The Braves are playing .500 ball over the past month, but the Phillies are 20-10 over the same period and lead the NL East by 3 games. The Padres are 12-16 over the last month, thanks to a 10-game losing streak. The Giants now lead the NL West by a 1/2 game. These last two weeks should be good, as two divisions and the wild card race are pretty close.
The Braves travel to New York to face the Mets this weekend. Atlanta is 3 games behind Philly in the NL East and a half game ahead of San Diego in the wild card race. We really need to take 2-of-3 from the Mets and hope the Phillies struggle against a surging Washington team.
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