There have still been a few surprises though, both good and bad. The Florida Marlins are certainly the biggest. Florida wasn’t expected to do much of anything this year, yet the club is right on Philadelphia’s heels in the NL East. Florida has been so good, it’s climbed to seventh on the National League pennant odds at 11/1.

One of the teams Florida caught was the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers were a chic playoff pick before the season started. Milwaukee boasted a nice lineup and made some great additions to the rotation (Zack Greinke, Shaun Marcum), but the team isn’t even playing .500 baseball. Early-season injuries to the pitching staff were a major factor, though, so a turnaround could be on the horizon. Milwaukee has slid to 11/1 odds to win the NL pennant.

But pennant odds still go through Philadelphia, which is first at 3/2—not to mention first with 3/1 odds to win the World Series. The Phillies have the best rotation in baseball, and their lineup has been solid if unspectacular. There are flaws, though, and Philly is hardly getting a free pass to a league championship.

The defending-champion Giants and division-rival Rockies have a nice battle going out west. Oddsmakers have more faith in Colorado, though, as the Rockies check in with 6/1 odds to win the pennant — second best in the National League. San Francisco has slid to 10/1, tied or behind five other teams.

Two of those teams are in the NL Central—the St. Louis Cardinals (9/1 NL odds) and Cincinnati Reds (10/1 NL odds). St. Louis and Cincy are neck-and-neck in the division, and that’s likely to be the case right into September.

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