| Team | Record | Previous Rank |
|---|
1. Los Angeles Dodgers | 86-59 | 2 |
| Priority No. 1 is to get Billingsley straightened out before playoffs |
2. St. Louis Cardinals | 85-60 | 1 |
| Cards could make it a clean sweep in the postseason awards |
3. Philadelphia Phillies | 82-60 | 3 |
| Pedro looking like a better pickup than Cliff Lee at the moment |
4. Colorado Rockies | 82-63 | 4 |
| Will have their hands full fighting off Giants down stretch |
5. San Francisco Giants | 78-66 | 7 |
| Lincecum gives G-Men a huge lift; Big Unit getting close to return |
6. Atlanta Braves | 75-68 | 6 |
| Hudson could be the key to the team's slim postseason hopes |
7. Florida Marlins | 76-68 | 5 |
| Do the Fish have an innings limit on Josh Johnson? |
8. Chicago Cubs | 74-68 | 8 |
| The big question this offseason will be whether or not Lou will return |
9. Milwaukee Brewers | 69-74 | 10 |
| Is it just me or was Miller Park a heck of a lot more lively last September? |
10. Houston Astros | 70-74 | 9 |
| End of the road for Hampton? Torn rotator cuff will sideline him all of 2010 |
11. Arizona Diamondbacks | 63-82 | 12 |
| Reynolds in some elite company with 40 homers and 20 stolen bases |
12. Cincinnati Reds | 65-79 | 13 |
| Cincinnati had used the DL a total of 21 times this season |
13. New York Mets | 63-81 | 11 |
| Manuel will probably get a reprieve, but does he really deserve one? |
14. San Diego Padres | 65-80 | 14 |
| Will the Padres listen on offers for Adrian Gonzalez this winter? |
15. Pittsburgh Pirates | 55-87 | 15 |
| I have a feeling Nats will catch them before it is all said and done |
16. Washington Nationals | 50-93 | 16 |
| Not finishing with league's worst record could be a goal over final weeks |
