September is upon us and every race in Major League Baseball is headed for the home stretch. That’s why every night between now and the end of the regular season, Yahoo Sports will bring you an updated look at the MLB postseason picture.
The Atlanta Braves have been locked in a back-and-forth battle with the Philadelphia Phillies for the top spot in the NL East since as far back as May. But it wasn’t until Sunday, as the Braves beat the Pirates for the second straight game and the Phillies lost to the Cubs again, that the Braves opened up their biggest lead of the season.