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The Wild Card race in the National League is exciting. Three teams from three different divisions are battling for that final play-off spot ever since the San Diego Padres clinched theirs this last weekend.

It is strange, but only good news comes from Los Angeles and San Diego these days: • The Padres secured a play-off spot and will no longer need to “win” against the Diamondbacks in the series after this one. • The Los Angeles Dodgers will almost certainly win the NL West, but will have to play in the Wild Card, because the Cubs and Phillies are, most likely, too far ahead of them. • That means, the Dodgers might take it a bit easier in this series against Arizona.

On the other hand… • If the Diamondbacks sweep the Dodgers, because the Dodgers are taking this s

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