As we inch ever closer toward the midway point of the 2021 season, one thing that sticks out is the relatively close pennant races. No team holds more than a four-game lead atop its division. The club with the biggest lead? That’s right, it's the New York Mets.
The NL East is a bit of a mystery these days. Four teams are within five games of first place, while the last-place Marlins have the second-highest run differential at plus-17—just two off the pace of the Mets—yet own the fourth-worst record in the NL. The NL West, meanwhile, features the three best records in the league.