San Francisco has unexpectedly emerged with the best record in baseball, disrupting the expected season-long showdown between Los Angeles and San Diego
Brandon Crawford has won two World Series during his career, so he has a good idea of what an elite roster looks like. Even he admits that he wasn’t immediately convinced that the 2021 San Francisco Giants qualified.
“I’d be lying if I said going into spring training that I thought we would have the best record in baseball,” said Crawford, the Giants’ longtime shortstop. But with nearly three-quarters of the season complete, that’s where the Giants stand, a stunning showing that has completely upended the sport’s competitive landscape. In a division that was advertised as a summer-long brawl between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, the Giants have unexpectedly crashed the party, setting up a ferocious sprint to the finish.
The race only intensified at last month’s trade deadline when the two main competitors both landed heavyweight blows: The Dodgers acquired three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer and star shortstop Trea Turner; the Giants countered by bringing in former MVP Kris Bryant. It has resulted in the Giants, Dodgers and Padres having three of the best four records in the National League. With MLB returning to its traditional playoff structure this autumn, the stakes are high. The winner will advance immediately to the best-of-five division series. The two losers will be forced into the do-or-die wild card showdown, meaning one of these three powerhouses’ postseason will last only one game.
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