Phillies chase a playoff spot - Sept. 5
Looking good for the Phillies with just a few weeks left. Can't seem to catch the Braves, though...
NL East Standings
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Team W-L GB
Atlanta 85-52 --
Philadelphia 80-57 5.0
NY Mets 63-73 21.5
Washington 63-74 22
Florida 55-81 29.5
Wildcard Standings
Code:
Team W-L GB
Philadelphia 80-57 --
Cincinnati 75-62 5.0
San Francisco 73-62 6.0
Chicago Cubs 72-64 7.5
St. Louis 72-65 8.0
NOTES
* A solid week for Philly, winning both series against New York (2-1) and Washington (2-1) … The Phils are keeping pressure on Atlanta while keeping Cincy and San Fran at bay in the wildcard standings…
* All three NL divisions are still up for grabs. Houston leads Cincy by 0.5 games, while the surging Los Angeles Dodgers lead the Giants by 4.5 games. The Red Sox (3.5 games), Indians (5.5) and Rangers (5.5) hold slight leads in the American League… wow… nice way to finish the season with all these fierce pennant races…
* Andrew Zarzour still has about two weeks left on his injury time … His replacement, Chris George got a win this week, improving to 1-1. He threw a five-hitter over seven innings against Washington. Nice! Maybe we’ll do the Chris George dynasty if Zarzour ever suffers a CEI. He’s also a big lefty…
* This week -- a big series with Houston, followed by three against the lowly (hopefully) Marlins …