Reed Saxon/APWith nine games to play, the Bison is leading or in the top three in the NL in batting average, home runs, RBIs, total bases, steals, slugging percentage, OPS and Wins Above Replacement (WAR), according to FanGraphs.The National League Most Valuable Player race, as far as I'm concerned, is down to two finalists: Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp. Braun has seized the high ground among players from contending teams, pushing aside his Brewers teammate Prince Fielder and Arizona's Justin Upton. Kemp is the preeminent player from the also-rans. Kemp and Braun are in something close to a dead heat statistically — Kemp leads in some categories, Braun in others — which, of course, might not be good enough for Kemp, who will be battling the belief by some voters that the MV