I spent most of last night watching baseball. I watched Aaron Harang of the Reds shut down the Cubs and then I watched the Padres hold off the Pirates. In that game Maddux picked up career win #346...it wasn't a dominating performance (5 innings/ 3 runs) but a win is a win...and Padres remained one game behind the Diamonbacks and still have a 1.5 game lead over the Phillies for the wild card. Maddux also walked a batter ending his streak of 59 2/3 innings without issuing a walk. But the win, Maddux's 13th of the season, did break Cy Young's record of winning at least 13 games in 19 consecutive seasons. Maddux now has 20 consecutive seasons of winning at least 13 games. Pretty cool.
As for the Cubs they are now tied with Milwaukee. In the NL East the Phillies are only a 1.5 games behind the Mets. Every division in the NL has a heated race as does the wild card. There are going to be two teams (from the six mentioned) who won't make the playoffs. It is definitely exciting...I don't remember a time (with the current playoff system in place) when every division (at least in the NL) is up for grabs.
It should be an exciting week and a half.
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