Team Record: 82-75, 2nd in NL West, 2nd in Wild Card standings
The B.L.U.F.: The Diamondbacks are running out of gas while three other teams have found an extra gear down the home stretch.
The September swoon continues. Though, a large part of Arizona’s freefall in the standings has of late, been the result of ridiculously good play by both the Cardinals and the Dodgers. On August 16, the Diamondbacks were 65-59, half a game out of first behind the Dodger. The Diamondbacks went on a poorly timed slide, going 4-9. Then, they more or less righted the ship, despite all the injuries piling up, in addition to having an offense falling to pieces.