Standings
While the Padres continue to widen their lead in first place as the season continues, increasing it to 8 games over the second place Giants who went 1-5 on the week, the race for the fourth and final playoff spot continues to tighten. Minnesota, after starting off 5-19 and for a time was on pace to be the league's first 100 game loser has turned it around, going 5 and 1 last week, and is only 3 games behind the fourth place Seattle Mariners. With only ten games separating the fourth and eighth place teams, the race for the last playoff spot is going to be a tight one.
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