NL West: San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres Series Could Decide Division

Before our very eyes, the Giants are only one game back of the Padres.

This comes only two weeks after trailing San Diego by six games in the division.

The biggest change in the Giants' fortunes was not Tim Lincecum finding his composure once more. It was not Juan Uribe's bat coming alive in September.

As the calendar turned to September, the Padres forgot how to win.

The Padres had lost 10 straight games before beating the Dodgers 4-2 on Monday night.

They were carrying a team ERA of over 5.00 and scoring just over two runs per game. Not the way if you are trying to win baseball games.

San Diego became the first division leader since the 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates to l...

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