As we approach the final month of the regular season, the NL West has come down to the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. It briefly appeared that the Arizona Diamondbacks were going to butt in and make it a 3-team race when they climbed a game above .500 and came within five games of the division lead, but they have since lost three straight and dropped to 7½ games back. That day that the D-Backs were within five games was (probably) their last day of the season with at least a one percent chance to make the playoffs (according to FanGraphs).
NL West Report: How long the Diamondbacks, Padres, and Rockies have been out of the race
