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Rougned Odor's Rise, Khris Davis's Power Lead This Week's Baseball Preview

Forget about the fact that it’s August 6 and all the AL divisions are essentially spoken for, with at least one of the league’s wild card spots locked up, as well. Take a look at what’s happening in the National League. No division leader has a cushion greater than 1.5 games. Two teams are within 2.5 games of the second wild card spot, while three more are within five games. You have to go back to the NL of 2010 to find the last time either league was as up for grabs in all three divisions and the wild card this late in the season.