Nats Edge Closer to Bryce Harper Signing

Posted by KilgoreTroutIII

The Pirates and Orioles are turning in Herculean efforts to catch the Nats in the Bryce Harper Sweepstakes, but it’s almost impossible now. After losing six in a row, the Pirates won Friday. The Orioles have lost an impressive eight straight, but even if they lost their remaining nine for a 17-game losing streak, the Nats would have to go 8-1 for the O’s to tie it. Pittsburgh’s win put them back to 5.5 behind with 10 games to go, meaning they would have to lose seven to tie an 8-1 Nats finish.

See full post and standings in The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race at Natinals Natin.

Pirates Can’t Gain on Nats

Posted by KilgoreTroutIII

After Saturday’s games, the standings:

The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race
Team     Record              GB   STRK    To Reach 60-102
Nats      51-97    .345        –       L1          9-5       .643
Pitts      56-90   .384       6        L1         4-12       .250
KC         60-88   .405      9        L1         0-14       .000
O’s        60-88   .405      9        L3         0-14       .000

Nats’ Lead Back to 6 Games

Posted by KilgoreTroutIII

The Nats can smell the finish line now, thanks to KC extending their win streak to two while the Nats got back in the L column. With 24 games to go, the Nats have stretched their lead to six games, the largest it’s been since they went on an almost disastrous eight-game winning streak in August,  cutting their lead to two-and-a-half games. After Tuesday’s games, here are the standings:

The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race
Team       Record               GB           To Reach 60-102
Nats       47-91   .341          –               13-11       .542
KC         53-85   .384          6               7-17        .292
Pitts       54-83   .394        7.5              6-19       .240
O’s         56-82   .406           9              4-20       .167
Cleve     60-78   .435         13              0-24       .000
Ariz       61-79    .436         13  (lose 23 of 22) (.045)
Reds      63-75   .457         16   (lose 27 of 24)  (.125)

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KC Wins, Falls 5 Games Back

Posted by KilgoreTroutIII

KC won Monday, falling 1/2 game further behind the idle Nats. The Pirates started another losing streak, the Reds lost, and the O’s and Indians were also idle. The standings after Monday’s games:

The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race

Team       Record               GB           To Reach 60-102
Nats      47-90   .343          –               13-12       .520
KC         52-85   .380          5                8-17        .320
Pitts       54-82   .397        7.5               6-20       .231
O’s         56-81   .409           9                4-21       .160
Cleve     60-76   .441         13.5            0-26       .000

Reds      63-74   .460         16   (lose 28 of 25)  (.120)

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Royals Gain on Nats

Posted by KilgoreTroutIII

With their fourth straight loss, KC pulled within 4.5 games of the Nats, who won on Ryan Zimmerman’s walkoff home run. The Pirates broke their nine-game losing streak; the O’s, the Indians, and the Reds all won, too. The standings after Sunday’s games:

The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race
Team       Record               GB           To Reach 60-102
Nats      47-90   .343          –               13-12       .520
KC         51-85    .375          4.5              9-17       .346
Pitts       54-81   .400           8               6-21        .222
O’s         56-81   .405           9                4-21       .160
Cleve     60-76   .441          13.5            0-26       .000
Reds      63-73   .463       16.5   (lose 29 of 26)  (.115)

For previous posts on the race see: Natinals Natin