The San Francisco Giants (53-43) took two of three from the Dodgers (51-45) in L.A. earlier this week and looked like an entirely different team from the last time the two teams met. Tuesday's game was a rather unforgettable one, with the Giants showing a lot of heart and coming behind from a 5-1 deficit in the third and eventually taking a 6-5 lead in the 9th and holding on to win by that score. They won the first of four in Phoenix last night against the Diamondbacks (37-59) and now hold a half-game lead over the Reds (53-44) for the Wild Card.
The Phillies (49-46) have struggled since the Break, going 2-6 to this point but somehow are in second place in the NL East, seven games behind the Braves (56-39) and just 3.5 behind the Giants (feels good to refer to the Giants as leaders late in the year) for the Wild Card. It's imperative they start playing better with a four game wraparound series this weekend at home against the Rockies (51-44).
As for me, I'm in New York and will be attending the Kansas City Royals (41-54) at New York Yankees (60-34) game tonight at 7 p.m. ET (5 p.m. MT). I'm pretty excited as it will be my first time in the new Yankee Stadium. Brian Bannister is pitching for the Royals and A.J. Burnett goes for the Yankees in his first start since cutting his hand punching a door last week. The Yankees won the series opener 8-4 last night but I'm hoping the Royals can pull it out tonight despite right fielder David DeJesus (one of their best players) going on the disabled list today with a thumb injury.
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