With six weeks left in the season, both divisional and wild-card races are only getting more intense -- and are making for some exciting baseball.
Buster Olney and Bradford Doolittle debate whether the San Diego Padres or Arizona Diamondbacks will supplant the Los Angeles Dodgers in the rankings.
A dominant run from the Padres and Diamondbacks -- both of whom are now solidly in the top 10 of our rankings -- has closed the gap between them and the Dodgers, making the National League West more competitive. Similarly, in the East, the Phillies' slump has allowed the Braves to come back within striking distance to where a division title isn't totally impossible.
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