NL Wild Card standings: MLB playoff picture for wild card in National League, Braves, Phillies, more

The MLB season is approaching the end of August and we're taking a look at the playoff picture. The National League shouldn't offer us many surprises at this point. The NL West is all but decided with the Los Angeles Dodgers running away with things. The NL Central is competitive and will come down to the Milwaukee Brewers vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. The NL East is interesting despite the New York Mets dominance. The Atlanta Braves have an outside shot to take over the division from the Mets. If the Braves don't, the first WC spot in the NL feels very likely. Let's take a look at the updated NL WC standings.

NL Wild Card standings, August 15

1st WC spot: Atlanta Braves, 70-46 – +6.0
2nd WC spot: San Diego Padres, 65-52 – +0.5
3rd WC spot: Philadelphia Phillies, 63-51 –

Milwaukee Brewers, 61-52 – 1.5 GB
San Francisco Giants, 57-57 – 6.0 GB

The Braves have a nice lead on the Padres and likely won't get overtaken before the end of the season. The Padres have a bit of pressure now that Fernando Tatis Jr. isn't coming back after being suspended for PED use. The Phillies, Padres and Brewers are essentially competing for the two spots. The Giants have an outside shot and we shouldn't count them out entirely. This is a team that led the MLB in wins last season and won the NL West division title.

  
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