Diamondbacks’ standings: Where does Arizona rank in the NL West and Wild Card races?

The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres came out of the MLB All-Star break red-hot to not only push themselves atop the National League Wild Card race but challenge the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West standings.

Over 25 games to begin the second half of the schedule, they held the league’s two best records during that span and found themselves deadlocked by overall record at 69-53 to own the top two Wild Card slots.

Arizona notably went 20-5 through its first eight series of the post-All-Star break schedule, leading MLB in batting average and slugging.

Down the stretch of the season, four teams separated from the pack to contend for three Wild Card spots, including the Padres and Diamondbacks.

Here’s a look at the divisional race as the D-backs and Padres chase the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Diamondbacks standings in the NL West

Team	Record	Games back from division lead	Last 10
1. Los Angeles Dodgers	92-62	—	6-4
2. San Diego Padres	88-66	4.0	7-3
3. Arizona Diamondbacks	86-68	6.0	6-4

Here’s a look at the NL Wild Card race as the D-backs and Padres attempt to cling to playoff positioning while the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets give chase.

Where are the Diamondbacks in the NL Wild Card standings?

Team	Record	Games back from final playoff spot	Last 10
1. San Diego Padres	88-66	+3.0	7-3
2. Arizona Diamondbacks	86-68	+1.0	6-4
3. New York Mets	85-69	—	6-4
Atlanta Braves	83-71	2.0	5-5

* The Mets (and Braves) own the head-to-head tiebreaker against the D-backs. There is no longer a Game 163 to break ties in the standings.

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