| Team | Record | Previous Rank |
1. Cincinnati Reds | 75-55 | 3 |
| Have pushed five games ahead in the NL Central; Votto a triple crown threat |
2. Atlanta Braves | 75-55 | 2 |
| Walk-off win on Sunday seems to prove there is some magic happening here |
3. Philadelphia Phillies | 73-57 | 4 |
| You have to put them ahead of the Padres after a three-game sweep of SD |
4. San Diego Padres | 76-53 | 1 |
| Season-high four-game slide comes at a bad time |
5. San Francisco Giants | 72-59 | 5 |
| If Lincecum can't get on track, club has no shot |
6. Colorado Rockies | 64-60 | 7 |
| Five-tool Gonzalez won't let the Rockies go away |
7. St. Louis Cardinals | 69-59 | 6 |
| Should be embarrassed after consecutive series losses to Pirates and Nats |
8. Los Angeles Dodgers | 68-61 | 8 |
| Moving Manny has to be done; could be NL's biggest 2010 disappointment |
9. Florida Marlins | 65-64 | 9 |
| How long will Josh Johnson waste his time in Miami? |
10. Milwaukee Brewers | 62-68 | 11 |
| Well, at least they swept the Pirates |
11. New York Mets | 65-65 | 10 |
| What do you expect when your 1-2 punch is Santana-Dickey |
12. Houston Astros | 59-71 | 12 |
| Even though they traded Oswalt, needs to upgrade offense this winter |
13. Chicago Cubs | 55-76 | 14 |
| Instead of honoring "The Hawk" maybe they should sign him |
14. Washington Nationals | 56-75 | 13 |
| Surgery for Strasburg means Nats are looking towards 2012 |
15. Arizona Diamondbacks | 52-79 | 15 |
| Get a chance to play spoiler this week versus Padres |
16. Pittsburgh Pirates | 43-87 | 16 |
| Offense seems to be in place, but no pitching will hinder the club |