W    L    GB                                                     

Philadelphia        79 67 Lead Cubs by a game and a half

Chicago                78 69         Lead Giants by two and a half

GIANTS                75 71   Providential rain delay?

Arizona                76 72   Have lost three straight

Cincinnati         76 72    Failed to sweep Tigers

Miami                 75 72 0.5  Braves arriving in town

Yesterday

Giants were rained out in Colorado; doubleheader Saturday.

Arizona, Cincinnati, and Miami all lost and fell behind the Giants.

Philadelphia and Chicago were idle. 

Today

Giants at Colorado; 6:40 local time, 8:40 EDT. Logan Webb v. Chase Anderson.

Arizona hosts the Cubs in the first of three.  Cincinnati plays the Mets in New York. Miami gets the division-winning Braves at home.

Philadelphia is off to St Louis and the last-place Cardinals. 

Catchin' Up

Over in the American League, Baltimore and Tampa are locked in a death-battle for the AL East with the Orioles leading by one slim game. The Rays are hot again and they beat the O's last night in Baltimore. Three more games follow this weekend, and this series will probably determine the division winner and the first-round bye that goes with it. They won't meet again (unless it's in the playoffs). Meanwhile, both the Yankees and Red Sox have been eliminated, and Toronto is hanging on in the wild-card race. 

Minnesota has the AL Central sewed up, thanks in part to the Giants. No wild-cards there.

Two months ago, Bruce Bochy's Texas Rangers were the talk of baseball as they threatened to run away with the AL West. Two weeks ago, everyone was wondering what happened and how they could fall so far so fast. Well, not so fast. Texas has won six straight and are now within a half-game of the perennial Houston Astros and their own former Giants manager, Dusty Baker. Seattle, who took over the division lead from Texas and then lost it, are the third-wild card at the moment; their only competition is Toronto. Ah, the simplicity!