Diamondbacks standings: D-backs out of NL Wild Card race

For the third season in a row, the Arizona Diamondbacks in late September tried to position themselves to finish with an NL Wild Card playoff spot.

On Friday, the D-backs lost to the San Diego Padres, which paired with a Cincinnati Reds win ended their playoff hopes.

It’s been a roller coaster to have found themselves in the mix this late into the year.

By taking an Aug. 1 loss to restart after a sell-off at the trade deadline, the D-backs fell to 51-59.

Their sixth loss in a row put them a season-high eight games under .500. They responded with a 9-3 stretch from there, with wild swings of six winning streaks of three or more games and three losing streaks of three or more games.

All in all, the Diamondbacks have been within five games of .500 one way or the other for all but nine games this season. Deep into September, they were among a busy bunch of similarly average teams still in the hunt for the third NL Wild Card spot.

The Mets and Reds remain alive in the race.

Diamondbacks standings in the NL Wild Card race

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