The Wild Card Standings in the National League keep switching, this time the New York Mets grabbing one of the spots after crushing the Atlanta Braves, while the St. Louis Cardinals lost to a 9th inning home run by Ryan Braun. In the American League, the Boston Red Sox open up a bigger lead in the AL East by beating the Toronto Blue Jays, while the New York Yankees lost, giving the Baltimore Orioles some breathing room after they beat the Detroit Tigers.

Tampa Bay Rays 4  New York Yankees 2: The Yankees playoff bid takes a hit with the end of their 7-game winning streak. The Rays hit 3 home runs off of Luis Cessa and that was it, while Matt Andriese helped out with 5 innings and earning the win.

Boston Red Sox 11  Toronto Blue Jays 8: The Red Sox open a 2-game lead over the Blue Jays and Orioles, lifted from behind by David Ortiz with a 3-run homer that put them ahead for good. Boston used 9 pitchers in the win.

Baltimore Orioles 3  Detroit Tigers 1: The Orioles win 2 in a row vs Detroit, pushing them back in the wild card chase. Chris Tillman didn’t pitch much better than Justin Verlander, but ended up getting the win, thanks to the home runs of Jonathan Schoop and Michael Bourn.

Los Angeles Dodgers 0  Miami Marlins 3: The Marlins hold the Dodgers to only 4 hits, with Jose Urena in charge of the four-hitting, needing one out for the complete game. Christian Yelich and Justin Bour made the offense tick with an RBI each.

New York Mets 10  Atlanta Braves 3: The Mets retake the playoff spot from the Cardinals in the Wild Card standings, carried by good 7-inning pitching from Seth Lugo, and a grand slam home run from Yoenis Cespedes, his 30th homer of the season.

Philadelphia Phillies 2  Washington Nationals 3: The Nats win their third in a row against Philadelphia, with Gio Gonzalez tossing 7 strong innings, providing Daniel Murphy and Anthony Rendon a cushion for their runs to mean something.

Cincinnati Reds 8  Pittsburgh Pirates 0: The Reds shutout the Pirates as Brandon Finnegan gets the win, while lead off man Tyler Holt stood out with 3 hits and 3 RBIs, including one triple.

Kansas City Royals 2  Chicago White Sox 0: The Royals keep themselves in the playoff picture with a shutout of the White Sox, as Ian Kennedy (six innings, only one hit) leads the way. Chris Sale struck out 12 in 8 innings of work, but his offense didn’t help. Kennedy got runs from Kendrys Morales and Eric Hosmer, both with solo homers.

Cleveland Indians 7  Minnesota Twins 1: The Indians are only one game behind the Rangers for the AL Home field right, enjoying a 3-run homer by Carlos Santana and a 7-inning, 10-strikeout performance from Corey Kluber.

Milwaukee Brewers 2  St. Louis Cardinals 1: The Brewers mess the wild card spot for the Cardinals, as Ryan Braun hit a 9th inning home run to win the game, despite Tyler Thornburg ruining the work of Zach Davies in the previous inning.

Texas Rangers 2  Los Angeles Angels 3: Jered Weaver struck out 8 while holding the Rangers to only 4 hits in 6.2 innings. Andrelton Simmons hit a couple of home runs for the Angels, including in the sixth inning, responding to Adrian Beltre, and taking the lead for good.

Seattle Mariners 3  Oakland Athletics 2: Mike Zunino opened the game with a 2-run homer and the A’s tied it up. However, a 9th inning RBI single by Ketel Marte had no response, as the M’s moved on to win their 5th in a row, putting them 3.5 games behind the wild card spot.

San Francisco Giants 5  Arizona Diamondbacks 3: The Giants make sure no one threatens their wild card spot, while they move to 3 games behind the Dodgers. Matt Moore struck out 11, Denard Span hit his 10th home run of the season, and the Giants completed the D-Backs sweep.

Colorado Rockies 3  San Diego Padres 2: The Rockies win with a 10th inning home run from Mark Reynolds, hit 13th of the year.

Chicago Cubs 9  Houston Astros 5: The Cubs continue to lead the NL Central and the majors, thwarting the Astros dreams of postseason games. Jake Arrieta wasn’t great but still earned the win, while Addison Russell and Jose Soler hit home runs, as the Cubs scored the first nine runs of the game.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	79	62	0.560	—	41–30	38–32
Toronto Blue Jays	78	63	0.553	1	41–29	37–34
Baltimore Orioles	78	64	0.549	1½	45–25	33–39
New York Yankees	76	66	0.535	3½	43–29	33–37
Tampa Bay Rays	60	82	0.423	19½	35–40	25–42

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	83	59	0.585	—	47–25	36–34
Detroit Tigers	76	66	0.535	7	40–30	36–36
Kansas City Royals	74	68	0.521	9	42–25	32–43
Chicago White Sox	68	74	0.479	15	38–32	30–42
Minnesota Twins	53	90	0.371	30½	29–46	24–44

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	85	59	0.590	—	47–22	38–37
Houston Astros	75	68	0.524	9½	40–31	35–37
Seattle Mariners	75	68	0.524	9½	40–31	35–37
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	63	79	0.444	21	33–35	30–44
Oakland Athletics	60	82	0.423	24	33–42	27–40

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	85	58	0.594	—	44–27	41–31
New York Mets	76	67	0.531	9	38–33	38–34
Miami Marlins	71	72	0.497	14	36–35	35–37
Philadelphia Phillies	63	80	0.441	22	30–39	33–41
Atlanta Braves	55	88	0.385	30	23–46	32–42

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	91	51	0.641	—	51–20	40–31
St. Louis Cardinals	75	67	0.528	16	32–39	43–28
Pittsburgh Pirates	69	72	0.489	21½	36–38	33–34
Milwaukee Brewers	64	79	0.448	27½	39–36	25–43
Cincinnati Reds	60	82	0.423	31	34–37	26–45

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	62	0.563	—	47–27	33–35
San Francisco Giants	77	65	0.542	3	38–30	39–35
Colorado Rockies	69	74	0.483	11½	37–35	32–39
San Diego Padres	59	84	0.413	21½	33–38	26–46
Arizona Diamondbacks	58	84	0.408	22	25–46	33–38

Wild Card Standings

American League

National League

Division Leaders W L Pct. Texas Rangers 85 59 0.590 Cleveland Indians 83 59 0.585 Boston Red Sox 79 62 0.560 Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) W L Pct. GB Toronto Blue Jays 78 64 0.549 — Baltimore Orioles 78 64 0.549 — Detroit Tigers 76 66 0.535 2 New York Yankees 76 66 0.535 2 Houston Astros 75 68 0.524 3½ Seattle Mariners 75 68 0.524 3½ Kansas City Royals 74 68 0.521 4 Chicago White Sox 68 74 0.479 10 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 63 79 0.444 15 Oakland Athletics 60 82 0.423 18 Tampa Bay Rays 60 82 0.423 18 Minnesota Twins 53 90 0.371 25½

Division Leaders W L Pct. Chicago Cubs 91 51 0.641 Washington Nationals 85 58 0.594 Los Angeles Dodgers 80 62 0.563 Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) W L Pct. GB San Francisco Giants 77 65 0.542 +1½ New York Mets 76 67 0.531 — St. Louis Cardinals 75 67 0.528 ½ Miami Marlins 71 72 0.497 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 69 72 0.489 6 Colorado Rockies 69 74 0.483 7 Milwaukee Brewers 64 79 0.448 12 Philadelphia Phillies 63 80 0.441 13 Cincinnati Reds 60 82 0.423 15½ San Diego Padres 59 84 0.413 17 Arizona Diamondbacks 58 84 0.408 17½ Atlanta Braves 55 88 0.385 21

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