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    Playoff chase is taking a wild swing

    by Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times Jul 21, 2019 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES_The absurdity of the National League wild-card race can be summed up in one sentence, which was not applicable as recently as a week ago: The San Francisco Giants are in it.

    Yes, the Giants. They have surged into contention through a combination of an extended winning stretch and the general mediocrity of the senior circuit. Heading into Saturday's games, the Giants did not have more victories than defeats. They stood at .500, which in the NL meant they were only two games behind the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals for the second entry into the wild-card game.

    The rise of

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