Jayson Werth is just nine plate appearances short of qualifying for the National League batting title.

Werth, who is hitting .408 since the All-Star break, has a .330 average for the season.

Entering Tuesday's action, Chris Johnson was hitting .335, Yadier Molina .334 and Michael Cuddyer .323.

A player needs 3.1 PAs per team game played to qualify.