Examples of the National League in a Sentence
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Sitting at 27-34 going into Friday and in fourth place in the National League East division, the Braves are at serious risk of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The Padres have caught breaks elsewhere in the National League
The Braves’ tumble looks like a big gift.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The Braves start a series in San Francisco tonight mired in fourth place in the National League East with a 27-34 record, 11 games behind the high-flying New York Mets, their arch-rival.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Everything was set up for the Reds to break their streak of 11 straight series losses to the Brewers, winners of the National League Central each of the last two seasons.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 4 June 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The Padres have caught breaks elsewhere in the National League
The Braves’ tumble looks like a big gift.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The Braves start a series in San Francisco tonight mired in fourth place in the National League East with a 27-34 record, 11 games behind the high-flying New York Mets, their arch-rival.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Everything was set up for the Reds to break their streak of 11 straight series losses to the Brewers, winners of the National League Central each of the last two seasons.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 4 June 2025
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“The National League.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20National%20League. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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