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News and Notes:
The Phillies lost two games against the Mets yesterday by the scores of 2-1 and 6-3. That pushes Philadelphia's losing streak to eight games now.
Meanwhile, the Braves also lost to the Nationals 4-1. With this loss and the Cardinals win, Atlanta's wildcard lead is down to just two games.
The Diamondbacks crushed the Giants 15-2 to keep pace at one game back of the Brewers for the second seed in the playoffs.
The Wild Card race looks like this:
| W | L | GB | Last 10 | Streak | Wild Card E # |
|
|
Braves |
89 | 69 | -- | 5-5 |
L1 |
-- |
| Cardinals | 87 | 71 | 2.0 | 7-3 | W1 |
3 |
| Giants | 84 | 74 | 5.0 |
6-4 |
L3 |
Done |
| Dodgers | 79 |
78 | 9.5 | 7-3 |
L1 |
Done |
And the Playoff Participants, if the season ended today:
| W | L | GB | Last 10 | Streak | Magic # |
|
| Phillies (East) | 98 | 60 | -- |
1-9 | L8 | -- |
| Brewers (Central) | 93 | 65 | 5.0 | 7-3 | W2 | -- |
|
D-backs (West) |
92 | 66 | 6.0 | 6-4 | W3 |
-- |
|
Braves (Wild Card) |
89 | 69 | 9.0 |
5-5 | L1 | 3 |
Today's Matchups:
The Braves and Mike Minor (5-2, 4.27) take on the Nationals and Ross Detwiler (3-5, 3.30).
The Phillies and Roy Halladay (18-6, 2.41) try to stop their skid against the Mets and Mike Pelfrey (7-12, 4.58).
The Diamondbacks and Josh Collmenter (9-10, 3.42) take on the Giants and Tim Lincecum (13-13, 2.59).