A powerhouse trio has emerged at the top of the National League standings. We debate which team is best -- and which will be come October.
Tim Kurkijian breaks down why he is picking the Phillies as the best team in the national league so far this season.
Nearly two months into the 2024 MLB season, three National League powerhouses are emerging at the top of the standings.Have the Phillies passed the Braves and Dodgers as the NL's team to beat? And what must each do from here on out to be the best of the group when it matters most? Our MLB experts weigh in.The Phillies have played a relatively easy schedule, but they have dominated -- with their starting rotation, bullpen and deep lineup.
Suarez has been absolutely phenomenal, going 8-0 with a 1.37 ERA in his first nine starts while holding batters to a .171 average. It's one of the great starts in MLB history. The last pitcher to win at least eight of his first nine starts with an ERA under 1.50 wasin 2016. Before that, it was Ubaldo Jimenez in 2010. And before that, it was Pedro Martinez in 1997. Suarez is one of just 10 pitchers to pull off the feat since 1920.
The Nos. 1 to 5 hitters in the Dodgers' lineup lead the majors with a combined .918 OPS. The Nos. 6 to 9 hitters? A .576 OPS, worse than every team except the lowly-- who recently returned from a month-plus stint on the IL -- produces like he did last year, this will mostly be rendered moot. But Pages has drawn four walks in 123 plate appearances, and Heyward had an adjusted OPS of 65 from 2021 to 2022.
Star power! Four- and five-star catches! Youth! Home runs up to 425-plus feet! Here's who you should be paying attention to this season., due to their pitching -- and October games at Wrigley Field would only foster that production. But it does feel like the rest of the NL is a million miles behind the Big Three right now.-- buoyed by a bountiful offense -- and the Diamondbacks, who have all the talent to make another run, are the likelier candidates to ruin October for one of the Big Three.
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