
2019 MLB Season: Easiest September Schedule
NL wild card
As of Thursday, the Nationals held a three-game advantage on the Cubs for the first wild card spot, with Philadelphia two games in back of the Cubs, Milwaukee three and one-half out, the Mets four out and the Diamondbacks four and one-half behind.
Here’s a synopsis of what each of those teams faces in September:
Washington
Games against division leaders (13) – Atlanta 7, Minnesota 3, St. Louis 3.
Games against wild card contenders: (11) — Cleveland 3, New York Mets 3, Philadelphia 5.
Games against non-contenders (4) — Miami 4.
Average winning percentage of September opponents — .537.
Chicago Cubs
Games against division leaders (7) – St. Louis 7.
Games against wild card contenders (5) – Milwaukee 5.
Games against non-contenders (15) – Pittsburgh 6, San Diego 4, Cincinnati 3, Seattle 2.
Average winning percentage of September opponents — .498.
Philadelphia
Games against division leaders (7) – Atlanta 7.
Games against wild card contenders (14) – New York Mets 4, Washington 5, Boston 2, Cleveland 3.
Games against non-contenders (7) – Cincinnati 4, Miami 3.
Average winning percentage of September opponents — .541.
Milwaukee
Games against division leaders (5) – St. Louis 3, Houston 2.
Games against wild card contenders (5) – Chicago Cubs 5.
Games against non-contenders (17) – Miami 4, San Diego 4, Pittsburgh 3. Cincinnati 3, Colorado 3.
Average winning percentage of September opponents — .478.
New York Mets
Games against division leaders (6) – Atlanta 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 3.
Games against wild card contenders (11); Philadelphia 4, Washington 3, Arizona 4.
Games against non-contenders (10) – Miami 4, Colorado 3, Cincinnati 3.
Average winning percentage of September opponents — .514.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Games against division leaders: (4). St. Louis 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1.
Games against wild card contenders (4) New York Mets 4.
Games against non-contenders (18) – San Diego 9, Cincinnati 6, Miami 3.
Average winning percentage of September opponents — .489