While the Boston Red Sox take over the first spot in the AL East, the New York Yankees keep putting pressure in the wild card standings behind the Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays. In the National League, the San Francisco Giants barely hang on to their wild card standings lead, while the New York Mets remain slightly ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Tampa Bay Rays 5  New York Yankees 7: With a sixth straight win, the only thing between the Yankees and the wild card spot are two AL East teams, the Detroit Tigers and trailing all three of them by one game. Both Gary Sanchez and Mark Teixeira hit home runs.

Philadelphia Phillies 4  Washington Nationals 5: Trea Turner hit a couple of home runs, including a solo shot in the ninth inning for the walk off win, breaking the tie.

Cincinnati Reds 4  Pittsburgh Pirates 3: The Reds kept taking the lead, the Pirates kept coming back, but they didn’t bounce back from a sacrifice fly by Jose Peraza, winning the game in the 9th.

Boston Red Sox 13  Toronto Blue Jays 3: The Red Sox open a 2 game lead over the Blue Jays in the AL East, crushing their division rivals thanks to home runs by Xander Bogaerts and Hanley Ramirez, while Rick Porcello becomes the first pitcher this season with 20 earned wins.

Baltimore Orioles 3  Detroit Tigers 4: The Orioles drop further from first place while the Tigers tie them for the 2nd wild card slot, winning on an 8th inning home run by Victor Martinez, a strong performance by Michael Fulmer, and the 40th save this season for Francisco Rodriguez.

Los Angeles Dodgers 1  Miami Marlins 4: A spectacular performance by Jose Fernandez, striking out 14 and allowing only 3 hits in 7 innings, while Christian Yelich stands out with 2 hits and an RBI.

New York Mets 6  Atlanta Braves 4: The Braves had a four-run lead, but the Mets stormed back, taking the lead in the 8th as Kelly Johnson hit an RBI double, while the red hot Curtis Granderson added his 26th home run of the season to spark toe comeback.

Kansas City Royals 2  Chicago White Sox 7: A setback for the Royals, as Carlos Rodon struck out 9 batters, while Tyler Saladino and Melky Cabrera each had two RBIs, hurting the playoff chances of their division rivals.

Cleveland Indians 5  Minnesota Twins 4: A lot of early scoring, and one Mike Napoli with a home run, his 32nd of the season off of Tyler Duffey, to keep the Indians at a distance from the Tigers.

Chicago Cubs 2  Houston Astros 0: An impressive shutout performance by Jon Lester, striking out 7 in 7 innings, while Kris Bryant did all of the scoring with a two-run homer in the 5th.

Milwaukee Brewers 3  St. Louis Cardinals 4: The Cards remain 0.5 a game behind the Mets in the wild card thanks to the win, responding quickly to 3 early runs by the Brewers, as home runs from Matt Carpenter and Stephen Piscotty turned the game around.

San Francisco Giants 7  Arizona Diamondbacks 6: The Giants stay on top of the fragile Wild Card Standings, winning in the 12th inning thanks to Kelby Tomlinson hitting an RBI single.

Texas Rangers 2  Los Angeles Angels 1: In a day of late winners, Adrian Beltre played his part with a home run in the 8th inning to break the tie, setting up Sam Dyson’s save.

Seattle Mariners 3  Oakland Athletics 2: Home runs by Mike Zunino and Norichika Aoki provided enough of a cushion for the Mariners to win.

Colorado Rockies 4  San Diego Padres 1: Charlie Blackmon with a two-run homer and starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood with a two-RBI triple did the work for a win in Southern California.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	79	61	0.564	—	41–30	38–31
Toronto Blue Jays	77	63	0.550	2	40–29	37–34
Baltimore Orioles	76	64	0.543	3	45–25	31–39
New York Yankees	75	65	0.536	4	42–28	33–37
Tampa Bay Rays	59	81	0.421	20	35–40	24–41

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	82	58	0.586	—	47–25	35–33
Detroit Tigers	76	64	0.543	6	40–28	36–36
Kansas City Royals	72	68	0.514	10	42–25	30–43
Chicago White Sox	68	72	0.486	14	38–30	30–42
Minnesota Twins	52	89	0.369	30½	28–45	24–44

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	83	58	0.589	—	47–22	36–36
Houston Astros	74	67	0.525	9	39–30	35–37
Seattle Mariners	72	68	0.514	10½	40–31	32–37
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	62	77	0.446	20	32–33	30–44
Oakland Athletics	60	79	0.432	22	33–39	27–40

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	83	58	0.589	—	42–27	41–31
New York Mets	75	66	0.532	8	38–33	37–33
Miami Marlins	70	71	0.496	13	35–34	35–37
Philadelphia Phillies	63	78	0.447	20	30–39	33–39
Atlanta Braves	54	87	0.383	29	22–45	32–42

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	90	50	0.643	—	51–20	39–30
St. Louis Cardinals	74	66	0.529	16	31–38	43–28
Pittsburgh Pirates	69	70	0.496	20½	36–36	33–34
Milwaukee Brewers	63	78	0.447	27½	39–36	24–42
Cincinnati Reds	58	82	0.414	32	34–37	24–45

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	61	0.564	—	47–27	32–34
San Francisco Giants	74	65	0.532	4½	38–30	36–35
Colorado Rockies	67	73	0.479	12	37–35	30–38
Arizona Diamondbacks	58	81	0.417	20½	25–43	33–38
San Diego Padres	58	82	0.414	21	32–36	26–46

Wild Card Standings

American League

National League

Division Leaders W L Pct. Texas Rangers 83 58 0.589 Cleveland Indians 82 58 0.586 Boston Red Sox 79 61 0.564 Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) W L Pct. GB Toronto Blue Jays 77 63 0.550 +1 Baltimore Orioles 76 64 0.543 — Detroit Tigers 76 64 0.543 — New York Yankees 75 65 0.536 1 Houston Astros 74 67 0.525 2½ Kansas City Royals 72 68 0.514 4 Seattle Mariners 72 68 0.514 4 Chicago White Sox 68 72 0.486 8 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 62 77 0.446 13½ Oakland Athletics 60 79 0.432 15½ Tampa Bay Rays 59 81 0.421 17 Minnesota Twins 52 89 0.369 24½

Division Leaders W L Pct. Chicago Cubs 90 50 0.643 Washington Nationals 83 58 0.589 Los Angeles Dodgers 79 61 0.564 Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) W L Pct. GB San Francisco Giants 74 65 0.532 — New York Mets 75 66 0.532 — St. Louis Cardinals 74 66 0.529 ½ Pittsburgh Pirates 69 70 0.496 5 Miami Marlins 70 71 0.496 5 Colorado Rockies 67 73 0.479 7½ Milwaukee Brewers 63 78 0.447 12 Philadelphia Phillies 63 78 0.447 12 Arizona Diamondbacks 58 81 0.417 16 San Diego Padres 58 82 0.414 16½ Cincinnati Reds 58 82 0.414 16½ Atlanta Braves 54 87 0.383 21

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