ST. LOUIS – There are three weeks left in the National League wild-card race and there are four teams separated by 3½ games.
The San Diego Padres hold a one-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds, but they’ll have to earn it with a daunting schedule. The Padres have the toughest remaining schedule in baseball, facing opponents with a combined .602 winning percentage.
The Reds have a 5-15 record in their past 15 games, fortunate they didn’t fall further out of the playoff picture.
Here’s a look at how the weekend shapes up for the wild-card contenders:
SAN DIEGO PADRES (74-65, one game ahead)
The Padres have 16 games remaining against the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, and they don’t have any games left against clubs with a sub-.