Thanks to the Brew Crew getting throttled this weekend in Philly and the Mets bullpen holding up their portion of the bargain, the NL race has become suddenly very interesting. Currently 4 teams are separated by 3 games and fighting for two spots. Unfortunately, over the course of the next two weeks these teams will never face off against each other, so prepare for a lot of teams that are out of it to play spoiler. Here's a sum up of which National League teams will have the biggest influence on the race.Chicago Cubs (1or2 Astros, 6 Brewers, 4 Mets)No playoff team other than the Cubs can influence the wildcard race. The Cubs are currently up 7.5 games in the division and will not have much to play for come the last week of the season other than playing the role of spoiler and helping set the rest of the playoff contenders. After todays game against the Astros in Milwaukee, the Cubs head home to take on CC Sabathia and the wild card leading Brewers. After games against the...
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