Things are getting clearer in the AL East as the Boston Red Sox come from behind once again to beat the New York Yankees. The Wild Card standings spots belong to the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays, closer to clinching a playoff spot. In the National League, the New York Mets now top the wild card standings along with the San Francisco Giants, while the St. Louis Cardinals are only two games behind.

Milwaukee Brewers 11  Chicago Cubs 3: Both teams had 8 hits each, but Ryan Braun made his count, hitting two home runs to finish with 5 RBIs, helped out by Chris Carter, who hit home run number 35 this season with a grand slam.

Pittsburgh Pirates 10  Cincinnati Reds 4: The Pirates started with six runs and never looked back. Sean Rodriguez hit his 15th home run of the season, while Jameson Taillon, who earned the win on the mound, also picked up his first RBI with a single.

Pittsburgh Pirates 7  Cincinnati Reds 3: The Pirates sweep the doubleheader, this time getting two home runs from Rodriguez, as Juan Nicasio earns the win, once again doing a very good job since moving to the bullpen.

New York Yankees 5  Boston Red Sox 6: The Red Sox keep coming from behind to beat the Yankees, this time with a Xander Bogaerts home run to put them in the game, and Mookie Betts with an RBI and then scoring off a wild pitch by Adam Warren.

Washington Nationals 3  Atlanta Braves 7: Josh Collmenter struck out 8 as the Braves won a rare one against the Nats, with Nick Markakis finishing with 2 RBIs, and Anthony Recker helping out with a couple as well.

Detroit Tigers 0  Cleveland Indians 1: Carlos Carrasco breaks his hand and is out for the season, as an Ian Kinsler line drive hit him and ended his year. Justin Verlander pitched well but his offense couldn’t support, while the Indians won in the 10th inning off a Jose Ramirez single in the 10th.

Tampa Bay Rays 5  Baltimore Orioles 2: A loss the Orioles could afford considering the other results, giving up Evan Longoria’s 35th home run of the season, while Matt Andriese did a decent enough job in his 5.1 innings start to earn the win.

Miami Marlins 0  Philadelphia Phillies 8: Jeremy Hellickson was terrific in his complete game, tossing a 3-hitter and striking out 5. Offense came from A.J. Ellis with 3 RBIs and Tommy Joseph with a couple.

Minnesota Twins 2  New York Mets 3: The Mets continue their surge, now tied with the Giants for the first spot in the NL Wild Card standings. Curtis Granderson was huge for them in extra innings, trying the game with a home run in the 11th, and winning it with a walk off homer in the 12th.

Kansas City Royals 3  Chicago White Sox 2: Hunter Dozier and Eric Hosmer hit RBI singles in the 5th inning to take the Royals over the top, and hang on for the win in Chicago with some solid bullpen pitching.

Oakland Athletics 11  Texas Rangers 2: Yu Darvish had a rough outing, giving up a couple of home runs, including a 3-run homer to Marcus Semien, his 26th of the season.

San Diego Padres 0  Colorado Rockies 8: Jon Gray struck out 16 while tossing a 4-hitter to set a new franchise record, supported by the bats of Nolan Arenado (38th home run of the season) and a couple of long bombs from Tom Murphy.

Los Angeles Dodgers 6  Arizona Diamondbacks 2: The Dodgers are closer and closer to clinching the division, getting home run number 23 this season by Joc Pederson, while Shelby Miller’s record fell to 2-12 this season, with a 7.10 ERA.

Toronto Blue Jays 1  Los Angeles Angels 6: Albert Pujols hit his 30th home run of the season (111 RBIs) as Francisco Liriano had a bad day on the mound in Anaheim, with the Blue Jays doing an awful job in scoring situations, going 1-for-12 with runners in scoring positions.

St. Louis Cardinals 3  San Francisco Giants 2: The Cards are still out of the top 2 in the wild card standings, but things are interesting. They scored twice in the 9th, with a sacrifice fly by Kolten Wong winning the game.

Houston Astros 2  Seattle Mariners 1: Mike Fiers threw a 3-hitter in six innings, enough for a two-RBI single by Yulieski Gurriel to help his team win the game.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	84	64	0.568	—	45–32	39–32
Toronto Blue Jays	81	67	0.547	3	42–32	39–35
Baltimore Orioles	81	67	0.547	3	46–27	35–40
New York Yankees	77	71	0.520	7	44–31	33–40
Tampa Bay Rays	64	84	0.432	20	35–40	29–44

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	86	62	0.581	—	49–25	37–37
Detroit Tigers	78	70	0.527	8	42–32	36–38
Kansas City Royals	75	73	0.507	11	43–30	32–43
Chicago White Sox	72	76	0.486	14	41–33	31–43
Minnesota Twins	55	94	0.369	31½	29–46	26–48

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	88	61	0.591	—	48–23	40–38
Seattle Mariners	78	69	0.531	9	40–32	38–37
Houston Astros	77	70	0.524	10	41–33	36–37
Oakland Athletics	65	83	0.439	22½	33–42	32–41
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	64	84	0.432	23½	34–40	30–44

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	88	60	0.595	—	46–28	42–32
New York Mets	79	69	0.534	9	40–33	39–36
Miami Marlins	73	75	0.493	15	36–35	37–40
Philadelphia Phillies	67	82	0.450	21½	34–41	33–41
Atlanta Braves	57	91	0.385	31	25–49	32–42

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	94	54	0.635	—	52–22	42–32
St. Louis Cardinals	77	71	0.520	17	33–41	44–30
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	74	0.500	20	36–38	38–36
Milwaukee Brewers	67	82	0.450	27½	39–36	28–46
Cincinnati Reds	62	86	0.419	32	36–41	26–45

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	84	64	0.568	—	47–27	37–37
San Francisco Giants	79	69	0.534	5	40–34	39–35
Colorado Rockies	71	77	0.480	13	39–35	32–42
Arizona Diamondbacks	62	86	0.419	22	29–48	33–38
San Diego Padres	62	86	0.419	22	33–38	29–48

Wild Card Standings

AL Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	81	67	0.547	—
Baltimore Orioles	81	67	0.547	—
Seattle Mariners	78	69	0.531	2½
Detroit Tigers	78	70	0.527	3
Houston Astros	77	70	0.524	3½
New York Yankees	77	71	0.520	4
Kansas City Royals	75	73	0.507	6
Chicago White Sox	72	76	0.486	9
Oakland Athletics	65	83	0.439	16
Tampa Bay Rays	64	84	0.432	17
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	64	84	0.432	17
Minnesota Twins	55	94	0.369	26½

NL Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
San Francisco Giants	79	69	0.534	—
New York Mets	79	69	0.534	—
St. Louis Cardinals	77	71	0.520	2
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	74	0.500	5
Miami Marlins	73	75	0.493	6
Colorado Rockies	71	77	0.480	8
Milwaukee Brewers	67	82	0.450	12½
Philadelphia Phillies	67	82	0.450	12½
Arizona Diamondbacks	62	86	0.419	17
San Diego Padres	62	86	0.419	17
Cincinnati Reds	62	86	0.419	17
Atlanta Braves	57	91	0.385	22

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