Can the Giants and Reds Challenge for the NL Wild Card?

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00:00Cubs, Padres, and Mets foregone conclusion from a betting perspective

00:03to make the National League wildcard.

00:05Do the Giants or Reds even stand a chance here?

00:09I mean, this little Giants run put them at least back into the conversation.

00:13A month ago, it looked like their season was not only over,

00:16but maybe wholesale changes coming there.

00:18Battling their way back into the mix or just a hot streak?

00:22I think the Giants are, and I probably wrote them off a little bit prematurely here.

00:26The Reds, man, I've wanted to believe,

00:28but that was a back-breaking loss there against San Diego,

00:32not being able to hold on to it and then losing in extra innings there.

00:34It's going to be tough, but every time I think they're about to fall out of it,

00:38they seem to fight back.

00:39But the Giants, this is a good team, right?

00:41I mean, you add Devers to the equation with Adamas,

00:44who's really been great in the second half, Matt Chapman,

00:46who's been phenomenal for them.

00:48And all of a sudden, you look at this offense across the board and say,

00:50they can mash.

00:51And then you look at the pitching and say,

00:53that was a bit of a question mark, but they've been getting it done.

00:56I could see them hanging around with just the star power,

00:59the veteran aspect of this team.

01:01And the fact that, you know,

01:02I don't think they feel like they're out of it at all either.

01:04And you look up at the Mets who have lost three in a row,

01:06who have just not been playing great ball over the last couple months.

01:09And even though they've got the talent,

01:11once they're in the playoffs, I'm not writing them off.

01:14I don't think anybody is also ruling out the idea that the Mets could collapse

01:17and give up a playoff spot here.

01:19Because as you know, that pressure mounts quickly in New York.