41.   By rallying to defeat the Marlins, the Mets are now three games behind the Braves.

42.   By the close of business Sunday, they were in second place, two games behind the San Francisco Giants.

43.   By winning, the Yankees remained nine games behind in the American League East.

44.   By winning, the Giants remained half a game behind the Dodgers, who also won, in the National League West.

45.   Chicago dropped nine games back in the NL Central and five games behind St. Louis in the wild-card race.

46.   Cincinnati, just eight games behind first-place St. Louis in the NL Central Division, traded away its top starting pitcher.

47.   Cincinnati fell four games behind the Mets in the wild-card race.

48.   Cincinnati, which defeated Philadelphia, remains four games behind the Mets in the NL wild-card race.

49.   Colorado against a Rockies team that is in third place, just three games behind the Dodgers.

50.   Cornell and Princeton were tied for first, and Dartmouth and Penn were just one game behind with a chance for a share of the big silver bowl.