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State of the race

State of the race

With less than 3 weeks to play, 6 teams have a shot to claim one of 3 NL Wild Card spots

Glenn Geffner
Sep 12, 2023
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Bryce Harper and the Phillies are in the driver’s seat for the top National League Wild Card spot with the Cubs, D-Backs, Marlins, Giants and Reds all in hot pursuit.

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18 games over the next 20 days.

That’s all that’s left for the Marlins to play. That’s all that’s left to determine the fate of the Marlins and the 5 other clubs who remain in the mix for one of 3 NL Wild Card spots: The Phillies, Cubs, D-Backs, Giants and Reds.

Miami’s playoff hopes, seemingly on life support only days ago, have been jolted back to life by an 8-3 run that started with 4 straight wins over the last-place Nationals but accelerated with wins in 2 of 3 against the NL West-leading Dodgers and 2 of 3 over the Wild Card-leading Phillies before last night’s 12-0 loss in Milwaukee in the opener of a 4-game series against the NL Central front-running Brewers.

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