| Rk | Team |
Overall W-L
|
Week W-L
|
Pythagenport Win %
|
Trend
|
Comment |
1 |
 Diamondbacks |
13-5
|
4-2
|
.754
|
 |
It’s starting to look like the Diamondbacks plan on staying at the top of this division for a while. Two more series against divisional rivals, two more series wins. They managed to get quality starts or better in half their games this week. That’s somewhat less impressive because of the caliber of offenses they faced in San Francisco and San Diego. The offense continues to be the real strength of this team. The Snakes got strong contribution this week from their entire starting outfield (.299/.382/.463 combined) and a flat out ridiculous week from first baseman, Conor Jackson who hit .480/.519/1.080. And the pitching they faced was actually quite respectable. If the rest of the division isn’t careful, Arizona may run away with the NL West crown. |
2 |
 Rockies |
9-9
|
4-2
|
.437
|
 |
The Rockies started and finished the week with losses, but a four game winning streak in between has moved their record on the year back to even. This week’s success was attributable alternately to very good hitting and very good pitching. Two of their wins came in spite of less than stellar pitching performances and the other two in spite of little to no offensive production, including their 22 inning 2-1 triumph over the San Diego Padres. Most impressive was that their success was achieved despite inferior offensive performances from starters Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Willy Taveras and Yorvit Torrealba. |
3 |
 Padres |
9-10
|
2-4
|
.378
|
 |
In non-extra inning affairs this week, the pitching staff of the Padres allowed 10, 10 and nine runs in a four game stretch. In the other game during that time, the Padres offense scored one run across 22 innings. Predictably, all four games were losses. Fortunately for Padre fans, there were some bright spots. Justin Germano continued pitch well; Randy Wolf took a no-hitter into the 7th inning; Jake Peavy is still in Cy Young form and Chris Young appears to have correct a flaw in his mechanics. On the offensive side, Brian Giles (.292/.346/.583) looks to have returned to form and in smaller samples, Paul McAnulty and Justin Huber both hit well. |
4 |
 Giants |
8-11
|
3-3
|
.313
|
|
Well, so much for the Giants spending the entire season in the basement. After opening the week by dropping a series to the Diamondbacks, the Giants managed to steal a series from the Cardinals despite being outscored. Granted, that was only good for a .500 record, but thanks to poor showing by the Dodgers, here they sit in 4th for the time being. Aside from their three young starting pitchers (two of whom had fine starts this weekend), this remains an uninteresting team. |
5 |
 Dodgers |
7-11
|
2-4
|
.532
|
|
After a blown save by Saito, the Dodgers rebounded to take two from the visiting Pirates in dominating fashion. Their subsequent trip to Atlanta didn’t go so well. Shut down by Braves pitching, they lost 6-1, 4-1, 6-1 in a three game sweep. Dodger fans shouldn’t fret too much, though. Even while dropping four games this week, Los Angeles maintained a positive run differential and is unlikely to spend any extended amount of time in last place. Only the Diamondbacks look capable of leaving them in the dust. The rest of the division is not on par talent-wise with them. |
NL West: Week in Review (April 14-20)
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