by Jason Martinez
The Phillies finally caught up with the Braves earlier in the month and haven't looked back since, heading into the playoffs as the hottest team in baseball with 21 wins in the month of September. The Braves, meanwhile, lost 8 games in the standing to the Phillies after a losing month (13-14) but were able to maintain a 2 game Wildcard lead over the Padres heading into the last series of the regular season against a Phillies team who is likely to rest its regulars.
The Padres, who were 12-16 and must sweep the Giants (18-8 in the month) to force a one-game playoff for the NL West title, had their first losing month since July 2009. The NL Central champion Reds were just 12-15 in the month but their closest competition in the race, the St. Louis Cardinals, went just 14-15 and weren't able to make things interesting over the last few weeks.
While it was the Diamondbacks and Astros who were the surprise teams in August, it was the Chicago Cubs that have come out of their season-long coma in September (17-9). However, the Cubbies are still on pace for their worst season since 2002 when they won just 67 games.
Many of the usual suspects on September's All-Star team but check out the 6-7-8 hitters in the starting lineup. That rookie trio is part of the next wave of NL superstars...
Starting Lineup
1 2B Kelly Johnson, ARI: .337 BA, 7 HR, 12 RBI, 2 2B, 3B, 2 SB, 9 BB
2 CF Carlos Gonzalez, COL: .393 BA, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 8 2B, 3B, 5 SB, 12 BB
3 SS Troy Tulowitzki, COL: .322 BA, 15 HR, 40 RBI, 6 2B, 2 3B, 2 SB, 9 BB
4 1B Albert Pujols, STL: .312 BA, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 8 2B, 2 SB, 21 BB
5 LF Matt Holliday, STL: .365 BA, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 8 2B, SB, 18 BB
6 RF Mike Stanton, FLA: .316 BA, 8 HR, 19 RBI, 5 2B, SB, 9 BB
7 3B Pedro Alvarez, PIT: .311 BA, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 10 2B, 3B, 9 BB
8 C Buster Posey, SF: .256 BA, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 4 2B, 12 BB
Bench
C Carlos Ruiz, PHI: .324 BA, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 7 2B, 10 BB
1B Joey Votto, CIN: .306 BA, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 8 2B, 4 SB, 16 BB
2B Chase Utley, PHI: .323 BA, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 5 2B, 5 SB, 12 BB
OF Ryan Braun, MIL: .323 BA, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 10 2B, 7 BB
OF Drew Stubbs, CIN: .311 BA, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 3 2B, 4 SB, 13 BB
Starting Rotation
1 RHP Roy Oswalt, PHI: 4-0, 1.12 ERA; 40.1 IP, 20 H, 12 BB, 37 K
2 RHP Carlos Zambrano, CHC: 4-0, 0.78 ERA; 34.2 IP, 17 H, 17 BB, 33 K
3 RHP Derek Lowe, ATL: 5-0, 1.17 ERA; 30.2 IP, 30 H, 3 BB, 29 K
4 LHP Jonathan Sanchez, SF: 3-1, 1.17 ERA; 30.2 IP, 15 H, 8 BB, 42 K
5 LHP Madison Bumgarner, SF: 2-2, 1.13 ERA; 32 IP, 31 H, 14 BB, 37 K
Bullpen
CL RHP Carlos Marmol, CHC: 0-0, 1.00 ERA; 14.2 IP, 2 H, 10 BB, 25 K, 13 Sv in 13 chances
SU RHP Brad Lidge, PHI: 0-0, 0.79 ERA; 11.1 IP, 5 H, 7 BB, 12 K, 9 Sv in 9 chances
SU LHP Billy Wagner, ATL: 0-0, 0.00 ERA; 12.1 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 21 K, 6 Sv in 6 chances
MID RHP Juan Gutierrez, ARI: 0-0, 1.59 ERA; 11.1 IP, 11 H, 3 BB, 9 K, 9 Sv in 9 chances
MID RHP Clay Hensley, FLA: 0-0, 0.00 ERA; 12.1 IP, 7 H, 5 BB, 5 K, 5 saves in 5 chances
MID RHP Sergio Romo, SF: 0-0, 0.00 ERA; 7.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 12 K, 8 holds
LR LHP Sean Marshall, CHC: 1-0, 1.17 ERA; 7.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 11 K, 6 holds
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