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MLB Standings Update: D'backs Grip on NL West Starting to Grow Stronger

As the defending champion San Francisco Giants continue to struggle against sub .500 teams the Arizona Diamondbacks are starting to take off with the NL West. After losing seven straight Arizona has turned it around in a big way, winners of their last six while pushing their lead on the NL West to four games over the Black and Orange.

Luckily it will be a two team race in the NL West as Colorado, Los Angeles and San Diego will be unable to rebound from their poor starts of the season, even as they all are playing much better since the All-Star break (and all just about better than the Giants). The Rox are the closest challengers at 11 games out of first place and may be able to put a good run together to finish above .500, but that would be about it unless both Arizona and San Francisco free-fell through their NL West schedules in September.

As for the Wild Card standings, Atlanta has a stranglehold on the National League, posting a 8.5 game lead over the Giants and 9.5 games over St. Louis.


NL West Standings

W L PCT GB STRK
Arizona 75 59 .559 0 Won 6
San Francisco 71 63 .529 4 Lost 1
Colorado 64 70 .477 11 Won 1
Los Angeles 62 70 .469 12 Lost 1
San Diego 60 74 .447 15 Lost 4

(updated 8.29.2011 at 11:07 AM PDT)



National League Wild Card Standings

W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 79 54 .593 0 Lost 2
San Francisco 71 63 .529 8.5 Lost 1
St. Louis 70 64 .522 9.5 Won 1
Cincinnati 67 66 .503 12 Won 4
Colorado 64 70 .477 15.5 Won 1
New York 62 68 .476 15.5 Lost 2
Washington 62 70 .469 16.5 Lost 6
Los Angeles 62 70 .469 16.5 Lost 1
Pittsburgh 62 71 .466 17 Lost 1
Florida 59 72 .450 19 Lost 1
San Diego 60 74 .447 19.5 Lost 4
Chicago 57 77 .425 22.5 Lost 4
Houston 44 90 .328 35.5 Won 1

(updated 8.29.2011 at 11:07 AM PDT)