Standings, 2015

[Centerfield]

Now bottom 5. 12 outs from 4.5 lead.

[Zvon]

Still 2-1 SF after 6. Strasburg still in, just past 100 pitches.

9 outs to go.

[Zvon]

Giants score in the 7th.

3-1

[Zvon]

GIANTS WIN!

Movin' on up....

[Gwreck]

Giants win.

4.5 game lead

Magic number is 44.

[G-Fafif]

The largest divisional lead in Major League Baseball outside the state of Missouri belongs to the National League East's first-place New York Mets.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

G-Fafif wrote: The largest divisional lead in Major League Baseball outside the state of Missouri belongs to the National League East's first-place New York Mets.

Now THAT'S a beautiful thing! LGM!

[Guest d'Kong76]

[Ceetar]

That's a 7.5 game swing in the standings over the last 17 games.

[Frayed Knot]

Ceetar wrote: That's a 7.5 game swing in the standings over the last 17 games.

That sounds familiar.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yes, chillingly familiar. While I've been pondering post-season possibilities in my head (and I'll share some of those ponderings soon) I'm very reluctant to count any chickens.

[Zvon]

San Fran takes a 2-1 lead in the 2nd.

[Gwreck]

Now 5-1 San Francisco in the 3rd.

[Zvon]

5-1 SF. I don't know how, I stepped off.

Oh, 3 doubles in the 2nd. Muffy topped it off. We can't call Murphy Muffy anymore. Crap. There's a real Muffy.

This Muffy kid might be in the way of 2 Mets ROY in a row.

[Gwreck]

Matt Duffy. And yes, I would put him ahead of anyone on the Mets for ROY contention.

[Zvon]

Pence crushes one. Straight center.

6-1 Giants.

[Zvon]

Nats pick up a run in the 5th and are threatening with runners on the corners, 0 out.

6-2 SF

[Zvon]

Ugh. Harper CRUSHES one.

6-5 SF

[Zvon]

Giants pick up a run, lead 7-5 going into the 8th.

[Zvon]

Oy. Umps don't even know what their job is anymore.

Giants up 8-5,9th

[Zvon]

Harpers been the last out a lot lately

Giants win! Sleep well.

[Zvon]

Nats got some runs.

Now down 9-5 in the 6th.

[Gwreck]

Magic number down to 43 with the Giants' win.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's actually 42. Nationals have 58 losses and Mets have. 63 wins.

[Gwreck]

Even better.

[Zvon]

Nats lost 5-0.

[Lefty Specialist]

Wow, they're imploding. Have to think they take it out on the Rockies this week, though.

How long can the Mets rely on the kindness of strangers?

[Ceetar]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Wow, they're imploding. Have to think they take it out on the Rockies this week, though. How long can the Mets rely on the kindness of strangers?

I don't know, but I find it hard to worry about teams under .500.

[TransMonk]

I wish the Mets could have picked up a game or two on the Nats this weekend. It sure feels like an opportunity missed.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Opportunity missed for Washington too. I'm okay with calling it a wash, but the Mets do have to resume winning.