Most of the action comes from the AL East, as another New York Yankees win over the Toronto Blue Jays helps them in the wild card standings, while the Boston Red Sox are now tied for the division lead and the Baltimore Orioles move to one game behind. In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals maintain their small edge over the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their dominance in the NL West.

Toronto Blue Jays 6  New York Yankees 7: A 2nd straight win for the Yankees over Toronto, which means things are very tight in the AL East, as the Blue Jays no longer hold sole share of the division lead. The Yankees scoring four runs in the 8th won them the game, beginning with a Didi Gregorius RBI single, and closing with a Chase Headley two-run homer, just enough for the win.

Atlanta Braves 7  Washington Nationals 9: The Nationals also used the 8th to win the game, scoring 3 runs to break a 6-6 tie, with a throwing error allowing the Nats to take the lead. Trea Turner followed up with a two-RBI single.

St. Louis Cardinals 9  Pittsburgh Pirates 7: 8th straight loss for the Pirates, while the Cardinals maintain their Wild Card lead over the New York Mets. The Pirates led 6-5 heading into the 9th, but St. Louis hit 3 home runs, with Matt Carpenter tying the game and Randal Grichuk putting them in the lead for good.

Houston Astros 4  Cleveland Indians 3: A win that keeps the Astros on the tail of the AL East teams while preventing the Indians of getting closer to locking up the AL Central. A 3-run homer to start the game by Marwin Gonzalez did most of the work. Corey Kluber rebounded, but the run support just wasn’t enough.

New York Mets 5  Cincinnati Reds 3: The Mets remain one game behind the Cardinals following their 4th straight win, coming back from behind in the 7th off a Yoenis Cespedes home run, his 28th of the season, to take the lead for good.

Philadelphia Phillies 4  Miami Marlins 3: The Phillies put the Marlins possibly out of playoff touch, as Adam Morgan (2-9, 5.90 ERA) ended his losing streak, and two RBIs for Tommy Joseph and Freddy Galvis provided the run support.

Baltimore Orioles 11  Tampa Bay Rays 2: The Orioles are one game behind both the Blue Jays and the Red Sox, leaning on a Manny Machado grand slam home run (34th of the season). Chris Davis hit another one (35 this season), and so did Adam Jones.

Detroit Tigers 0  Chicago White Sox 2: Miguel Gonzalez started and David Robertson finished the shutout win, with a Jose Abreu home run helping the White Sox hold back the Tigers from improving their playoff chances.

Chicago Cubs 5  Milwaukee Brewers 12: Rough day for Jason Hammel, giving up 12 hits and 9 runs in 5.2 innings. Ryan Braun hit a 3-run homer, Jonathan Villar hit his 13th of the season.

Kansas City Royals 10  Minnesota Twins 3: The Royals keep themselves in the picture as Kendrys Morales hit two home runs (25 this season), and Paulo Orlando helped out with a couple of RBIs.

San Francisco Giants 3  Colorado Rockies 2: The Giants won a game for once, with Eduardo Nunez hitting his 3rd home run since joining the team, and a ninth inning RBI single by Kelby Tomlinson won the game.

Los Angeles Angels 2  Oakland Athletics 3: Another late win (bunch of them on this day), with 3 runs scored in the 8th inning to come from behind. Ryon Healy put the team on the board, Joey Wendle’s 2-RBI single won it for them.

Texas Rangers 10  Seattle Mariners 7: Jonathan Lucroy hit a 3-run homer and Elvis Andrus helped with a rare home run, as the Rangers get closer and closer to having home field advantage in the playoffs.

Arizona Diamondbacks 2  Los Angeles Dodgers 5: The Dodgers maintain their 4-game lead in the NL West, relying on the arm of Ross Stripling, and the consistent offense of Yasmani Grandal and Justin Turner.

Boston Red Sox 5  San Diego Padres 1: The Red Sox are now tied for the lead in the AL East, as Clay Buchholz allowed one run in 6.2 innings, with run support from Chris Young and Jackie Bradley Jr. in the form of home runs doing the rest of the work.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Toronto Blue Jays	77	61	0.558	—	40–28	37–33
Boston Red Sox	77	61	0.558	—	41–30	36–31
Baltimore Orioles	76	62	0.551	1	45–25	31–37
New York Yankees	72	65	0.526	4½	39–28	33–37
Tampa Bay Rays	58	79	0.423	18½	34–40	24–39

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	79	58	0.577	—	45–25	34–33
Detroit Tigers	75	63	0.543	4½	39–28	36–35
Kansas City Royals	72	66	0.522	7½	42–25	30–41
Chicago White Sox	66	72	0.478	13½	36–30	30–42
Minnesota Twins	51	88	0.367	29	27–44	24–44

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	83	56	0.597	—	47–22	36–34
Houston Astros	74	64	0.536	8½	39–29	35–35
Seattle Mariners	70	68	0.507	12½	38–31	32–37
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	62	76	0.449	20½	32–33	30–43
Oakland Athletics	59	79	0.428	23½	32–39	27–40

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	81	57	0.587	—	40–26	41–31
New York Mets	73	66	0.525	8½	38–33	35–33
Miami Marlins	68	71	0.489	13½	33–34	35–37
Philadelphia Phillies	62	76	0.449	19	30–39	32–37
Atlanta Braves	54	85	0.388	27½	22–44	32–41

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	89	49	0.645	—	51–20	38–29
St. Louis Cardinals	73	64	0.533	15½	30–37	43–27
Pittsburgh Pirates	67	69	0.493	21	34–35	33–34
Milwaukee Brewers	61	77	0.442	28	38–36	23–41
Cincinnati Reds	57	80	0.416	31½	34–36	23–44

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	78	60	0.565	—	46–27	32–33
San Francisco Giants	74	64	0.536	4	38–30	36–34
Colorado Rockies	66	72	0.478	12	36–35	30–37
Arizona Diamondbacks	58	80	0.420	20	25–43	33–37
San Diego Padres	57	81	0.413	21	31–35	26–46

Wild Card Standings

American League

National League

Division Leaders W L Pct. Texas Rangers 83 56 0.597 Cleveland Indians 79 58 0.577 Toronto Blue Jays 77 61 0.558 Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) W L Pct. GB Boston Red Sox 77 61 0.558 +1 Baltimore Orioles 76 62 0.551 — Detroit Tigers 75 63 0.543 1 Houston Astros 74 64 0.536 2 New York Yankees 72 65 0.526 3½ Kansas City Royals 72 66 0.522 4 Seattle Mariners 70 68 0.507 6 Chicago White Sox 66 72 0.478 10 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 62 76 0.449 14 Oakland Athletics 59 79 0.428 17 Tampa Bay Rays 58 79 0.423 17½ Minnesota Twins 51 88 0.367 25½

Division Leaders W L Pct. Chicago Cubs 89 49 0.645 Washington Nationals 81 57 0.587 Los Angeles Dodgers 78 60 0.565 Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) W L Pct. GB San Francisco Giants 74 64 0.536 +½ St. Louis Cardinals 73 64 0.533 — New York Mets 73 66 0.525 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 67 69 0.493 5½ Miami Marlins 68 71 0.489 6 Colorado Rockies 66 72 0.478 7½ Philadelphia Phillies 62 76 0.449 11½ Milwaukee Brewers 61 77 0.442 12½ Arizona Diamondbacks 58 80 0.420 15½ Cincinnati Reds 57 80 0.416 16 San Diego Padres 57 81 0.413 16½ Atlanta Braves 54 85 0.388 20

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