start. the padres maintain their lead in the national wild card spot. the giants sit atop the west. many still have the dodgers as the team to beat a division, me included. los angeles slugged five home runs including matt munsey to wrap a three game sweep of the new york mets, two games to four. they pickup steam in pursuit of back to back titles. the mets won't get a break. another tough series scheduled against the giants today as they look to make up ground from third place in the east, two games the atlanta braves. in sole possession of their division, 6-5 victory over the washington nationals. al central kristen mackenzie came four outs away from perfection retiring the first 23 tigers he faced before giving up a single with two outs in the 8th inning. the only hit allowed in the 11-0