The Los Angeles Dodgers better take the National League West title, because it's doubtful they are going to stay with the Philadelphia Phillies in the wild-card chase. The Phillies have won five in a row -- over the Cubs and Marlins -- and have been victorious in eight of their last nine games to take a half-game lead over Los Angeles for the wild-card spot. Runs have been plentiful in this stretch, and the Phillies are getting solid pitching from a rotation of Jon Lieber, Brett Myers, Randy Wolf Jamie Moyer and rookie Cole Hamels. The bullpen will need more from Ryan Madson and Rick White down the stretch and in the playoffs, but if the Phillies' offense keeps producing and the rotation continues to pitch well, watch out for this team in October. Philadelphia hosts playoff contender Houston in a makeup game Monday before playing at Washington and Florida to close out the season. The Dodgers, who are 9-12 since Sept. 3, better get the job done against the Rockies and Giants in the final week. It will take a terrific finish against their NL West rivals to overtake the Phillies.