The National League playoff race is a mess. If you like "Hoarders," "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" or the finale of "Game of Thrones," you are certainly enjoying this mad scramble of mediocrity in Major League Baseball's senior circuit. With less than three weeks left in the season -- and many doubleheaders to be played -- it seems that only four teams have locked up playoff spots: the Dodgers, Braves, Cubs and Padres. Only the Pirates and Diamondbacks can safely be eliminated, which leaves nine teams fighting for the four spots in the bottom half of the bracket.
Handicapping the MLB teams battling for the final NL playoff spots
