[Highlander]

We are about 20 days from the end of the season and there aren't a lot of close races, but there's a couple of races to mention.

The only real division race that seems in play is the NL Central between the Reds and Cardinals. Cincy has led most all of the way, but the Cards continue to hang close and anything can happen. The Reds have a pretty good 4 game lead and both teams have 15 games left with 9 at home and 6 on the road. The winning percentage of the teams the Reds play is only .466, while the Cards play teams with a .517 winning percentage. That makes another advantage for the Reds. They do not play each other.

In the NL Wildcard, it is likely that whichever team loses the NL Central will be the Wildcard. The only other team that seems in play is also in the NL Central. The Cubs are just 3 games behind St. Louis. The Cubs also have 15 games left with a 9/6 split and face teams with a .507 winning percentage. They do have a 3 game series at St. Louis, so that will obviously be huge. One other note on the Cubs. They started the season from March-May going 23-30 but have gone 51-31 since June 1st.

Over in the American League, the divisions seem to all be well in hand. However, the Wildcard spot is wide open. Baltimore has just a 1 game lead over Washington and Seattle with Texas just 4 back. Here's a look at how they all match up-

Baltimore- 15 games (6 home/9 away), .503 Winning Percentage left, No games against the other teams

Washington- 18 games (9/9), .537, No games against the others

Seattle- 18 games (9/9), .552, 3 games at home vs. Texas

Texas- 15 games (6/9), .500, 3 games at Texas