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Advantage in remaining schedules?


I just noticed that the Brewers have as many wins as the Yankees and Red Sox, and then I noticed the big disparity in win percentage.  Essentially, the Brewers have played 4, 3, and 4 extra games than the Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies.  (Two more than the Braves and D-backs, and just one more than the Giants).  That may not seem like much, but it amounts to the Phillies playing 34 games in 34 days to end the season, with the Brewers getting 4 days off.

I wonder how much of an advantage this is.  Obviously, I'm not considering that the Brewers have much of a chance to catch the Philies in the standings, but the question is how much will it wear them down as they approach the playoffs.  On the one hand, you might think this will be mentally and physically strenuous on the Phillies.  On the other hand, they have a healthy lead so the extra burden may just fall on to September call-ups.   

Any thoughts on this?