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Team Record Winning Percentage Phillies 7-1 .875 White Sox 7-1 .875 Angels 6-2 .750 Red Sox 6-2 .750 Giants 6-2 .750
In each of these streaks by first place teams, they knocked out teams in contention. The Phillies were 4-0 against Florida and Atlanta. The Red Sox swept the Rays. The Angels took two out of three from Oakland, and the White Sox swept a four game series from the Twins. Chicago now holds the biggest lead of any first place team, 6 1/2 games.
Meanwhile, five of the six divisions are down to two team races. Except for the NL West, no third place team is closer than 6 1/2 games. In fact, the NL West went from the least competitive division to one of the most as the Padres and Giants winning streak and Arizona's fall off have brought the top four teams within 6 1/2 games of each other.
Obviously, things can chance quickly. Right now, however, there are eleven teams at about .500, and that's no longer competitive.
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