<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:scs="http://www.sportsclubstats.com" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>National League Playoff Race - Sports Club Stats</title><link>http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National.html</link><description>What are the chances each team will make the playoffs.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 5:11:45 AST</pubDate><language>en</language><item><title>D-Backs +7.9%  Dodgers -8.4%</title><link>http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 5:11:45 AST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">MLB/National8/21/2008 3:15:00 AM</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Playoff Race</h2><small>Updated Thursday, 8/21/08 5:11 AM Eastern Time (GMT-04:00)</small><div><p>What are the chances each team will make the playoffs.</p><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10"><tr><td colspan="3" align="left"><b>Chance in playoffs</b></td><td colspan="16" align="center"><b>Chance team will finish at position</b></td><td width="20"/><td colspan="4"/></tr><tr><td/><td colspan="2" align="right"><b>Change</b></td><td align="right"><b>1</b></td><td align="right"><b>2</b></td><td align="right"><b>3</b></td><td align="right"><b>4</b></td><td align="right"><b>5</b></td><td align="right"><b>6</b></td><td align="right"><b>7</b></td><td align="right"><b>8</b></td><td align="right"><b>9</b></td><td align="right"><b>10</b></td><td align="right"><b>11</b></td><td align="right"><b>12</b></td><td align="right"><b>13</b></td><td align="right"><b>14</b></td><td align="right"><b>15</b></td><td align="right"><b>16</b></td><td/><td align="center"><b>W</b></td><td><b>-</b></td><td align="center"><b>L</b></td><td align="center"><b>PCT</b></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Cubs.html">Cubs</a></td><td align="right">97.1</td><td align="right">-1.2</td><td align="right">81</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"/><td align="right"/><td align="right"/><td/><td align="right">77</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">49</td><td align="right">.611</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Brewers.html">Brewers</a></td><td align="right">69.2</td><td align="right">1.6</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"/><td/><td align="right">73</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">55</td><td align="right">.570</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/West/D-Backs.html">D-Backs</a></td><td align="right">65.6</td><td align="right">7.9</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">66</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">60</td><td align="right">.524</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/East/Mets.html">Mets</a></td><td align="right">61.2</td><td align="right">2.5</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">47</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"/><td/><td align="right">70</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">57</td><td align="right">.551</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/East/Phillies.html">Phillies</a></td><td align="right">37.0</td><td align="right">1.6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">68</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">58</td><td align="right">.540</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/West/Dodgers.html">Dodgers</a></td><td align="right">32.5</td><td align="right">-8.4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">64</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">62</td><td align="right">.508</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Cardinals.html">Cardinals</a></td><td align="right">26.9</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"/><td/><td align="right">71</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">58</td><td align="right">.550</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/East/Marlins.html">Marlins</a></td><td align="right">7.8</td><td align="right">-4.5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">65</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">62</td><td align="right">.512</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/West/Rockies.html">Rockies</a></td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">0.3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">59</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">68</td><td align="right">.465</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Astros.html">Astros</a></td><td align="right">0.7</td><td align="right">-0.9</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">64</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">63</td><td align="right">.504</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/West/Giants.html">Giants</a></td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">54</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">72</td><td align="right">.429</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/East/Braves.html">Braves</a></td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">-0.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">56</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">71</td><td align="right">.441</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Pirates.html">Pirates</a></td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">-0.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">57</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">70</td><td align="right">.449</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/Central/Reds.html">Reds</a></td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">-0.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td/><td align="right">56</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">71</td><td align="right">.441</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/West/Padres.html">Padres</a></td><td align="right">0.0</td><td align="right">-0.0</td><td align="right"/><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">68</td><td align="right">15</td><td/><td align="right">48</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">78</td><td align="right">.381</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/East/Nationals.html">Nationals</a></td><td align="center">Out</td><td align="right">-0.0</td><td align="right"/><td align="right"/><td align="right"/><td align="right"/><td align="right"/><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">85</td><td/><td align="right">43</td><td class="pl2 pr2">-</td><td align="left">83</td><td align="right">.341</td></tr></table></div>
		Graphs: <a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National_GamesAbove500.html">Games Above .500</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
		<a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National_ChanceWillMakePlayoffs.html">Chance Will Make Playoffs</a><div height="10"/></div><div><h2>Big Games</h2><div><p>Games with the biggest impact on who makes the playoffs in the <b>National League</b>.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="6"><tr><td colspan="4"><b>Wednesday 8/20</b></td><td colspan="3" align="center"><b>Impact</b></td><td/></tr><tr><td>Brewers</td><td align="right">5</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Brewers</td><td/><td align="right">5.0</td><td/></tr><tr><td>Astros</td><td align="right">2</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Cardinals</td><td/><td align="right">-2.9</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Astros</td><td/><td align="right">-0.8</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Phillies</td><td/><td align="right">-0.4</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Mets</td><td/><td align="right">-0.4</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Marlins</td><td/><td align="right">-0.2</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr><td>Mets</td><td align="right">6</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Mets</td><td/><td align="right">4.8</td><td/></tr><tr><td>Braves</td><td align="right">3</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Phillies</td><td/><td align="right">-2.8</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Marlins</td><td/><td align="right">-1.3</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Brewers</td><td/><td align="right">-0.4</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Cardinals</td><td/><td align="right">-0.2</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr><td>Dodgers</td><td align="right">3</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Dodgers</td><td/><td align="right">-4.5</td><td/></tr><tr><td>Rockies</td><td align="right">4</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">D-Backs</td><td/><td align="right">3.7</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Rockies</td><td/><td align="right">0.7</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr><td>Phillies</td><td align="right">4</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Phillies</td><td/><td align="right">4.5</td><td/></tr><tr><td>Nationals</td><td align="right">0</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Mets</td><td/><td align="right">-2.7</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Marlins</td><td/><td align="right">-0.9</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Cardinals</td><td/><td align="right">-0.4</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Brewers</td><td/><td align="right">-0.4</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr><td>D-Backs</td><td align="right">8</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">D-Backs</td><td/><td align="right">4.3</td><td/></tr><tr><td>Padres</td><td align="right">6</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Dodgers</td><td/><td align="right">-4.0</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Rockies</td><td/><td align="right">-0.3</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr><td>Cardinals</td><td align="right">11</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Cardinals</td><td/><td align="right">4.1</td><td/></tr><tr><td>Pirates</td><td align="right">2</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Brewers</td><td/><td align="right">-3.0</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Phillies</td><td/><td align="right">-0.3</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Cubs</td><td/><td align="right">-0.3</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Marlins</td><td/><td align="right">-0.2</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr><td>Giants</td><td align="right">6</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Marlins</td><td/><td align="right">-2.6</td><td/></tr><tr><td>Marlins</td><td align="right">5</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Mets</td><td/><td align="right">1.3</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Phillies</td><td/><td align="right">0.9</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"/><td class="">Brewers</td><td/><td align="right">0.3</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr><td>Cubs</td><td align="right">1</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Cubs</td><td/><td align="right">-0.5</td><td/></tr><tr><td>Reds</td><td align="right">2</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td/><td class="">Brewers</td><td/><td align="right">0.2</td><td/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="5"/></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><b>Thursday 8/21</b></td><td colspan="3"/><td/></tr><tr class="b"><td/><td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Mets</b></td><td align="center"><b>vs</b></td><td align="center"><b>Braves</b></td><td colspan="2"/><td align="right"><b>7:10 PM</b></td></tr><tr><td/><td colspan="4" class="ac"><b>Chance in playoffs if:</b></td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" align="right"><b>Mets win</b></td><td/><td colspan="4" align="left"><b>Braves win</b></td></tr><tr><td>Mets</td><td colspan="2" align="right">65.9</td><td/><td align="right">56.4</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Phillies</td><td colspan="2" align="right">33.9</td><td/><td align="right">40.1</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Marlins</td><td colspan="2" align="right">6.9</td><td/><td align="right">8.7</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Brewers</td><td colspan="2" align="right">68.9</td><td/><td align="right">69.7</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Cardinals</td><td colspan="2" align="right">26.5</td><td/><td align="right">27.1</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr class="b"><td/><td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Phillies</b></td><td align="center"><b>vs</b></td><td align="center"><b>Nationals</b></td><td colspan="2"/><td align="right"><b>7:05 PM</b></td></tr><tr><td>Phillies</td><td colspan="2" align="right">41.7</td><td/><td align="right">32.3</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Mets</td><td colspan="2" align="right">58.1</td><td/><td align="right">64.3</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Marlins</td><td colspan="2" align="right">7.1</td><td/><td align="right">8.4</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Brewers</td><td colspan="2" align="right">68.7</td><td/><td align="right">69.7</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Cardinals</td><td colspan="2" align="right">26.5</td><td/><td align="right">27.2</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr class="b"><td/><td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Dodgers</b></td><td align="center"><b>vs</b></td><td align="center"><b>Rockies</b></td><td colspan="2"/><td align="right"><b>3:10 PM</b></td></tr><tr><td>Dodgers</td><td colspan="2" align="right">36.7</td><td/><td align="right">28.2</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>D-Backs</td><td colspan="2" align="right">62.2</td><td/><td align="right">69.0</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Rockies</td><td colspan="2" align="right">1.1</td><td/><td align="right">2.8</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr class="b"><td/><td colspan="2" align="center"><b>D-Backs</b></td><td align="center"><b>vs</b></td><td align="center"><b>Padres</b></td><td colspan="2"/><td align="right"><b>9:40 PM</b></td></tr><tr><td>D-Backs</td><td colspan="2" align="right">69.7</td><td/><td align="right">61.6</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Dodgers</td><td colspan="2" align="right">28.8</td><td/><td align="right">36.1</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Rockies</td><td colspan="2" align="right">1.6</td><td/><td align="right">2.3</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr class="b"><td/><td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Giants</b></td><td align="center"><b>vs</b></td><td align="center"><b>Marlins</b></td><td colspan="2"/><td align="right"><b>3:45 PM</b></td></tr><tr><td>Marlins</td><td colspan="2" align="right">6.0</td><td/><td align="right">9.6</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Mets</td><td colspan="2" align="right">62.1</td><td/><td align="right">60.2</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Phillies</td><td colspan="2" align="right">37.7</td><td/><td align="right">36.4</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr class="b"><td/><td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Cubs</b></td><td align="center"><b>vs</b></td><td align="center"><b>Reds</b></td><td colspan="2"/><td align="right"><b>2:20 PM</b></td></tr><tr><td>Cubs</td><td colspan="2" align="right">97.9</td><td/><td align="right">96.3</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Cardinals</td><td colspan="2" align="right">26.4</td><td/><td align="right">27.3</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td>Brewers</td><td colspan="2" align="right">69.0</td><td/><td align="right">69.4</td><td colspan="3"/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="10"/></tr><tr><td colspan="8" height="5"/></tr></table></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>