Only two games separate first place from third in the National League West, and the division could turn into an arms race at the trade deadline.

As the baseball season's halfway point approaches, the sample sizes for prospects continue to expand. The MLB Pipeline crew is taking the opportunity to dig a little deeper to highlight players who are balling out,

With roughly 40 percent of the Major League Baseball regular season completed, teams know where they stand. (Sorry, Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies.) But let's provide even the dregs with hope.

Still, on Monday, the Padres came within a close call or two of moving into a virtual tie atop the NL West. The Dodgers remain the class of the division and, until proven otherwise, the entire league. And for now, the team that nearly ousted them last October doesn’t appear to be going away.

BALTIMORE — It has become baseball's September inevitability - not if, but when the Los Angeles Dodgers clinch the National League West. That moment came earlier than ever Tuesday night ...

Let's take a closer look at the National League West. Tanner Scott – The Dodgers did indeed give Scott their first save chance, and he responded with a clean inning with one strikeout.

The National League West is, without a doubt, the best division in MLB. The Colorado Rockies' existence drags it down a tad, but the four other teams in the div