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MLB Wild Card Standings: Twins take AL lead; Rockies holding on in NL

By Nicholas Ian Allen

TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 26: Byron Buxton (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 26: Byron Buxton (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /
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PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 27: Patrick Corbin (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
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NL Wild Card Standings

Arizona Diamondbacks (73-58, .557, +1.5 GB)

The Diamondbacks retook the top NL Wild Card spot after a 6-1 week, including a three-game weekend sweep of the last place Giants.

Patrick Corbin was outstanding last week, picking up two wins in two starts for the Diamondbacks. Corbin allowed just one run – a solo home run – on nine hits and three walks in 15 innings, which equates to a 0.60 ERA for the week. He struck out 14. Taijuan Walker was nearly as good, posting a 0.77 ERA.

Colorado Rockies (71-59, .546, – GB)

The Rockies began the week with three losses in four games (which extended their bad stretch to five losses in six contests), but responded with back-to-back wins in Atlanta over the weekend to end on a high note and still 3.5 games ahead of the Brewers in the race for the final Wild Card spot in the National League.

Milwaukee Brewers (68-63, .519, 3.5 GB)

Miami Marlins (66-63, .512, 4.5 GB)

St. Louis Cardinals (65-65, .500, 6 GB)

Pittsburgh Pirates (63-68, .481, 8.5 GB)

Atlanta Braves (57-71, .445, 13 GB)

San Diego Padres (57-73, .438, 14 GB)

New York Mets (57-73, .438, 14 GB)

Cincinnati Reds (55-76, .420, 16.5 GB)

San Francisco Giants (52-80, .394, 20 GB)

Philadelphia Phillies (48-81, .372, 22.5 GB)

Giancarlo Stanton hit five home runs, which tied Byron Buxton for the second most in the majors last week. Stanton hit home run No. 50 of the season Sunday, and now has 17 long balls in August. The slugger’s performance at the plate is a big reason why Miami has won 13 of its last 16 games and is in the mix for a postseason spot in the tightening NL Wild Card race.

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However, the hottest hitter in baseball is Rhys Hoskins, who led MLB with six home runs and 15 RBI in seven games. Hoskins hit .385/.448/1.115 last week, ad his hitting .297/.408/.828 with 11 home runs and 24 RBI in just 18 games since his call-up. The 24-year-old set a big league record as the fastest player ever to hit 11 career home runs.

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