Over in the NL it feels like the big story is the Cubs being a case of how far a great offense can carry a mediocre pitching staff. So far the answer seems like "pretty far". The Mets seem... fine, but they also seem like a team that's come back to earth after an amazing 1969 season. I personally am kind of rooting for the Pirates and Phillies but the Pirates just don't have the power to get them into true contention and as much as I'm excited to watch Philadelphia's young pitching staff, I think they're probably a year or two away themselves.
In the West, man, that looks like a great showdown between the Astros and Reds, with the Giants also sitting right there too. And just in case that's not enough, the Braves seem like they're trying to climb into the fray too, although I feel like they're basically a worse version of the Cubs.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS EAST
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Chicago Cubs 42 30 .583 - 408 304
New York Mets 41 32 .562 1½ 314 282
Pittsburgh Pirates 41 36 .532 3½ 295 266
Philadelphia Phillies 38 34 .528 4 318 308
St. Louis Cardinals 32 42 .432 11 317 376
Montreal Expos 24 49 .329 18½ 257 391
LEAGUE STANDINGS WEST
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Houston Astros 47 29 .618 - 381 322
Cincinnati Reds 43 31 .581 3 365 295
San Francisco Giants 42 32 .568 4 317 268
Atlanta Braves 32 40 .444 13 323 378
San Diego Padres 34 44 .436 14 322 367
Los Angeles Dodgers 29 46 .387 17½ 271 331
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Chicago Cubs 5.7 408 72 2530 728 126 25 89 249 409 29 .288 .351 .463 .814
Houston Astros 5.0 381 76 2685 705 125 20 81 268 392 26 .263 .332 .415 .747
Cincinnati Reds 4.9 365 74 2510 662 91 21 57 334 416 34 .264 .351 .385 .735
Atlanta Braves 4.5 323 72 2476 603 85 15 87 239 417 32 .244 .312 .395 .707
San Diego Padres 4.1 322 78 2613 611 80 20 78 285 512 39 .234 .312 .369 .681
Philadelphia Phillies 4.4 318 72 2486 664 104 14 59 280 449 20 .267 .344 .391 .735
St. Louis Cardinals 4.3 317 74 2565 660 118 14 68 262 425 16 .257 .325 .394 .719
San Francisco Giants 4.3 317 74 2549 668 115 15 54 276 420 25 .262 .336 .383 .718
New York Mets 4.3 314 73 2432 586 95 20 56 288 449 23 .241 .322 .366 .687
Pittsburgh Pirates 3.8 295 77 2607 642 115 17 40 268 427 18 .246 .319 .349 .669
Los Angeles Dodgers 3.6 271 75 2509 583 81 11 57 219 453 13 .232 .296 .342 .638
Montreal Expos 3.5 257 73 2540 622 97 18 69 241 487 11 .245 .313 .379 .691
TOTALS 4.4 3888 890 30502 7734 1232 210 795 3209 5256 286 .254 .326 .386 .712
AVERAGE 324 74 2542 645 103 18 66 267 438 24
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
Pittsburgh Pirates 3.5 266 77 28 11 9 3.15 700.1 639 44 206 480 1.21 .243 .280
San Francisco Giants 3.6 268 74 19 7 17 3.09 672.0 610 71 227 494 1.25 .241 .272
New York Mets 3.9 282 73 13 3 20 3.40 653.1 626 60 271 474 1.37 .249 .285
Cincinnati Reds 4.0 295 74 14 4 18 3.57 662.1 597 62 228 541 1.25 .237 .276
Chicago Cubs 4.2 304 72 15 6 15 3.92 638.0 606 74 248 392 1.34 .253 .272
Philadelphia Phillies 4.3 308 72 14 5 16 3.63 650.0 627 71 237 430 1.33 .249 .272
Houston Astros 4.2 322 76 16 3 19 3.81 698.2 660 60 297 443 1.37 .249 .276
Los Angeles Dodgers 4.4 331 75 15 5 11 3.92 666.0 645 64 300 495 1.42 .254 .290
San Diego Padres 4.7 367 78 17 6 9 4.23 689.1 673 69 332 375 1.46 .257 .274
St. Louis Cardinals 5.1 376 74 12 1 13 4.54 662.1 702 62 272 397 1.47 .272 .298
Atlanta Braves 5.2 378 72 7 3 16 4.72 644.0 673 86 250 348 1.43 .272 .283
Montreal Expos 5.4 391 73 10 1 10 4.74 653.2 676 72 341 387 1.56 .268 .289
TOTALS 4.4 3888 890 180 55 173 3.89 7990.0 7734 795 3209 5256 1.37 .254 .281
AVERAGE 324 74 15 5 14 666 645 66 267 438
LEAGUE MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Team ExW ExL Dif AS aAS BAW PAW RAW FAW Attend Payroll Balance
Montreal Expos 23 50 1 0 21 0 0 0 5 557,996 $657,109 $638,139
San Francisco Giants 43 31 -1 0 32 0 2 1 6 692,418 $953,117 $876,748
New York Mets 40 33 1 0 27 0 0 3 12 810,222 $1,039,808 $2,232,750
Cincinnati Reds 44 30 -1 0 24 0 0 2 5 504,605 $1,062,351 -$410,692
Chicago Cubs 45 27 -3 0 30 1 1 1 7 564,862 $1,112,358 $227,163
Philadelphia Phillies 37 35 1 0 11 0 0 0 5 434,631 $877,329 $287,947
Houston Astros 44 32 3 0 30 0 0 1 5 726,341 $949,979 $1,091,934
Los Angeles Dodgers 31 44 -2 0 25 1 1 1 3 754,738 $1,013,940 $1,558,878
San Diego Padres 34 44 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 753,428 $724,845 $1,555,532
St. Louis Cardinals 31 43 1 0 38 6 0 1 3 680,662 $1,022,549 $1,537,552
Atlanta Braves 31 41 1 0 42 3 1 0 2 476,885 $1,130,107 $585,859
Pittsburgh Pirates 42 35 -1 0 17 0 0 1 11 551,952 $1,047,006 $134,183
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
K. Dwyer ATL .366
J. Workman CHC .344
G. Darrow CHC .343
P. Ortiz CIN .342
B. Kraljevic CIN .337
On-Base PCT
B. Kraljevic CIN .453
K. Dwyer ATL .422
J. Waltenbery NYM .414
J. Everhart SF .412
A. Lopez CHC .410
Slugging PCT
K. Dwyer ATL .656
J. Workman CHC .640
J. Stone STL .634
D. Chairez ATL .616
N. Hernandez SD .611
On-Base + Slugging
K. Dwyer ATL 1.078
J. Stone STL 1.036
J. Workman CHC 1.015
N. Hernandez SD .983
D. Chairez ATL .980
wRC+
K. Dwyer ATL 204
J. Stone STL 186
J. Workman CHC 178
N. Hernandez SD 175
D. Chairez ATL 173
WAR
K. Dwyer ATL 5.1
B. Kraljevic CIN 4.4
J. Stone STL 4.4
N. Hernandez SD 4.3
P. Ortiz CIN 3.8
Runs Created / 27 outs
K. Dwyer ATL 11.5
J. Stone STL 9.6
J. Workman CHC 9.3
J. Everhart SF 8.8
D. Chairez ATL 8.3
Isolated Power
J. Weaver HOU .347
J. Stone STL .331
D. Chairez ATL .323
N. Hernandez SD .314
L. Martinez STL .303
Games
R. Disla LAD 74
N. Hernandez SD 74
S. Clark CIN 73
K. Landry SD 73
J. Lawson PIT 73
At-Bats
P. Ortiz CIN 313
B. Cooper SF 309
J. Lopez HOU 307
B. Heyen SF 304
A. Munoz MON 298
Runs
J. Lopez HOU 61
K. Dwyer ATL 60
J. Weaver HOU 58
B. Kraljevic CIN 55
A. Lopez CHC 53
Hits
P. Ortiz CIN 107
K. Dwyer ATL 102
B. Cooper SF 100
J. Lockhart HOU 100
R. Disla LAD 91
Total Bases
K. Dwyer ATL 183
J. Stone STL 180
N. Hernandez SD 171
J. Weaver HOU 167
J. Workman CHC 158
Singles
P. Ortiz CIN 84
R. Disla LAD 76
J. Lockhart HOU 76
B. Cooper SF 73
P. Stewart PHI 72
Doubles
J. Coffey PHI 20
J. Stone STL 20
B. Cooper SF 18
G. Darrow CHC 18
K. Dwyer ATL 18
Triples
N. Hernandez SD 10
J. Taylor CHC 9
P. Ortiz CIN 8
A. Martinez PIT 7
E. Griffin LAD 6
Home Runs
J. Weaver HOU 26
J. Stone STL 22
D. Chairez ATL 21
N. Hernandez SD 20
J. Workman CHC 20
Runs Batted In
J. Weaver HOU 70
J. Workman CHC 64
J. Stone STL 62
A. Lopez CHC 55
N. Hernandez SD 54
Stolen Bases
Z. Hadley SD 13
B. Cooper SF 12
S. Gabel CHC 12
P. Ortiz CIN 12
M. Wendt CIN 12
Bases On Balls
B. Kraljevic CIN 62
J. Waltenbery NYM 54
J. Everhart SF 50
V. Serna PHI 50
J. Richens HOU 49
Intentional Walks
J. Waltenbery NYM 8
B. Cooper SF 7
A. Becerra PHI 6
J. Lopez HOU 6
B. Wilcox NYM 5
Hit-By-Pitch
D. Connally PIT 5
B. Heyen SF 5
E. Johnson PIT 5
A. Owens MON 5
V. Serna PHI 5
Strikeouts
V. Serna PHI 76
J. Taylor CHC 72
J. Staiti LAD 68
M. Wendt CIN 68
A. Groves CHC 67
Sacrifice Hits
M. Gaddi PHI 14
S. Arango PIT 11
J. McCauley STL 11
R. Rivera SF 10
S. Waiters CIN 10
Sacrifice Flies
B. Kraljevic CIN 8
B. Jackson PIT 7
L. Martinez STL 7
J. Staiti LAD 7
J. Taylor CHC 6
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
J. Beane NYM 2.05
M. Gaddi PHI 2.37
J. Mash NYM 2.41
S. Waiters CIN 2.43
T. Rivera HOU 2.44
Wins
S. Waiters CIN 13
M. Gaddi PHI 12
M. Stuckey SF 11
J. Beane NYM 10
R. Aguilar SD 9
Losses
P. Farr MON 10
D. Cheeves PIT 9
T. Dean ATL 9
J. Sandoval NYM 9
R. Andrade LAD 8
Winning PCT
S. Waiters CIN .929
M. Gaddi PHI .857
J. Mash NYM .818
J. Beane NYM .769
M. Stuckey SF .688
Saves
G. Saus NYM 17
J. Winn ATL 16
J. Booth SF 15
R. Rosas CIN 15
J. Douglas HOU 13
Games Pitched
J. Booth SF 35
P. Lemus PIT 34
A. Eastin STL 33
G. Saus NYM 33
J. Winn ATL 32
Games Started
E. Carrillo NYM 19
J. Mullett HOU 19
M. Stuckey SF 19
M. Gaddi PHI 18
J. Hagan CIN 18
Complete Games
R. Rivera SF 9
J. Battaglia PIT 8
S. Waiters CIN 8
F. Apolonio LAD 7
S. Arango PIT 7
Shutouts
S. Arango PIT 4
V. Marin CHC 3
M. Stuckey SF 3
S. Waiters CIN 3
R. Aguilar SD 2
Innings Pitched
M. Stuckey SF 148.1
R. Rivera SF 143.2
M. Gaddi PHI 140.2
S. Waiters CIN 140.2
E. Carrillo NYM 136.0
Hits Allowed
M. Stuckey SF 139
J. Mullett HOU 132
B. Lucas CHC 130
E. Carrillo NYM 128
R. Holm SF 126
Home Runs Allowed
F. Carranza ATL 18
B. Lucas CHC 18
R. Holm SF 16
R. Rivera SF 16
K. Pennock ATL 15
Walks Allowed
E. Carrillo NYM 83
J. Mullett HOU 71
M. Navarro MON 70
R. Holm SF 58
R. Andrade LAD 57
Walks per 9 IP
R. Rivera SF 1.6
J. Battaglia PIT 1.7
S. Waiters CIN 1.9
M. Gaddi PHI 1.9
S. Arango PIT 2.2
Strikeouts
E. Carrillo NYM 147
S. Waiters CIN 134
R. Holm SF 127
M. Gaddi PHI 112
J. Hagan CIN 106
Strikeouts per 9 IP
E. Carrillo NYM 9.7
R. Holm SF 8.8
S. Waiters CIN 8.6
M. Navarro MON 7.9
J. Hagan CIN 7.8
K/BB
S. Waiters CIN 4.6
R. Rivera SF 4.2
M. Gaddi PHI 3.7
J. Battaglia PIT 3.1
S. Arango PIT 3.0
WHIP
J. Battaglia PIT 0.96
S. Waiters CIN 0.96
R. Rivera SF 0.97
M. Gaddi PHI 1.00
S. Arango PIT 1.10
Hits per 9 IP
S. Waiters CIN 6.8
R. Salinas LAD 6.8
J. Battaglia PIT 6.9
M. Gaddi PHI 7.1
R. Rivera SF 7.2
Opponents AVG
S. Waiters CIN .207
J. Battaglia PIT .210
R. Salinas LAD .211
M. Gaddi PHI .212
R. Rivera SF .216
Opponents OBP
J. Battaglia PIT .249
S. Waiters CIN .250
R. Rivera SF .255
M. Gaddi PHI .257
S. Arango PIT .279
Opponents SLG
M. Gaddi PHI .287
T. Rivera HOU .295
J. Sanders SF .297
J. Battaglia PIT .309
E. Schnipke SD .313
Opponents OPS
M. Gaddi PHI .544
J. Battaglia PIT .558
S. Waiters CIN .574
T. Rivera HOU .590
J. Sanders SF .601
BABIP
J. Battaglia PIT .235
R. Rivera SF .240
R. Salinas LAD .245
M. Navarro MON .255
S. Waiters CIN .256
WAR
M. Gaddi PHI 5.3
S. Waiters CIN 4.6
T. Rivera HOU 3.8
J. Sanders SF 3.8
J. Battaglia PIT 3.5