7. Cardinals (Rising)
Pitching In: Released by the Red Sox with an 8.33 ERA, John Smoltz enjoys a stellar debut with the Cardinals (5 3 0 0 0 9), at one point striking out a career-best seven straight hitters, all of them Padres. The Cards' staff is stifling opponents these days, yielding just 2.7 runs per game over the last three weeks. Adam Wainwright has been excelling even longer, surrendering no more that two runs in any of his nine starts since the beginning of July; he's got a 1.26 ERA in that span and is building a credible case for the NL Cy Young.
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