We're into the final month-plus of the season and just in the last week the landscape has begun to dramatically shift in the America League division races, while the National League seems to be settling into a race for the wild card spots.
The Baltimore Orioles won two of three from the New York Yankees, shaving the Bombers' lead in the AL East to two games.
The Detroit Tigers swept the Chicago White Sox to even up the AL Central.
In the AL West, the Oakland A's are on a nine-game winning streak putting pressure on the two-time defending American League Champion Texas Rangers.
The NL East is firmly in the grasp of the Washington Nationals despite going 4-6 in their last ten games.
The Cincinnati Reds are running away with the NL Central, doing so without their best player, Joey Votto. He is making rehab starts now and the Reds look to be a dangerous team heading toward the postseason.
In the NL West, the San Francisco Giants are taking advantage of the slumping play of the Los Angeles Dodgers and have opened up a five-game lead in the loss column.
The AL Wild Card race features the red-hot A's, the Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Angels, not to mention the division leaders who could easily be overtaken with almost a full month to play.
In the National League, the race for the last two playoff spots is headed by the Atlanta Braves at the moment, with the St. Louis Cardinals, Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates separated by just 1.5 games.
The Reds are now heading the power rankings and there was plenty of movement among the rest of the teams this past week. Please let us know what you think in the comments.
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