The Division Line

THIS EPISODE COVERS:Best records in baseball — Atlanta, the Dodgers, and Tampa Bay are the class of the sportDivision leaders — Seattle takes the AL West, Milwaukee pulls away in the Central, LA extends its lead in the WestWild card picture — Yankees and White Sox in the AL; Arizona, Pittsburgh, and Chicago in a three-way tie for the NL third spotSPARK: James Wood (WSN), Nick Kurtz (ATH), Junior Caminero (TBR)FADE: Marcell Ozuna (PIT), Matt Chapman (SFG), Salvador Perez (KCR)Hitting streaks — Alex Bregman (11 games), Jonathan Aranda (9), Jung Hoo Lee (8), Jarren Duran (8), J.P. Crawford (7)Prospect of the week: Ryan Waldschmidt, Arizona DiamondbacksInjuries: Gavin Lux, Craig Kimbrel, Blake Snell, Teoscar Hernández, Dylan Cease, José Berríos, Graham Ashcraft, Munetaka MurakamiGames to watch: Guardians at Yankees, Brewers at Athletics Get full access to The Baseball Nerd at thebaseballnerd.substack.com/subscribe