In the American League, the Boston Red Sox continue to dominate the AL East standings with a win over the Baltimore Orioles, who are second on the wild card standings behind the Toronto Blue Jays, enjoying a safe distance from the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners. In the National League, the San Francisco Giants losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers helped the St. Louis Cardinals tie with them for the second wild card playoff spot, while the New York Mets, despite losing to the Atlanta Braves, remain on top of the wild card standings.

Chicago White Sox 3  Kansas City Royals 8: Robin Ventura stays the entire nine innings and picks up the win, while Kendrys Morales carried on with his terrific late-season surge, hitting home run 29 to drive in 3 runs. Paulo Orlando and Alcides Escobar hit homers too.

Boston Red Sox 5  Baltimore Orioles 2: The Red Sox got two 2-run homers from Mookie Betts and David Ortiz, while Rick Porcello did enough in his complete game, that included 7 k’s, to pick him his 21st win of the season.

Atlanta Braves 7  New York Mets 3: The Mets remain at the top of the wild card standings despite the loss. Aaron Blair has his first win in 13 starts, carried by the offense of Freddie Freeman (4 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBIs).

Washington Nationals 3  Miami Marlins 4: A 5th inning 3-run homer from Danny Espinosa helped the Nats lead for a short while, but Derek Dietrich and Ichiro Suzuki helped drive in runs in the following inning for the win.

Los Angeles Angels 2  Texas Rangers 3: The Rangers come from behind with a home run by Elvis Andrus to tie the game in the 7th, and an Ian Desmond RBI in the 9th for the walk off victory.

Cincinnati Reds 2  Chicago Cubs 5: After some offensive struggles, the Cubs are back to big hitting again, leaning on home runs by Addonis Russell, Wilson Contreras and Jason Heyward, driving in two with his big hit. Jason Hammel struck out 6 in his 7-inning effort.

St. Louis Cardinals 5  Colorado Rockies 3: The Cards win their 3 in a row, which means they’re now tied with the Giants for the second wild card spot. Carlos Martinez earned the win in 5 innings of work, also helping out with his bat, helping score two in the 4th with a double.

Houston Astros 4  Oakland Athletics 2: Evan Gattis opened the game with a home run by the A’s matched and took the lead. In the 8th, Tyler White came on to pinch hit and tie the game, followed by a 2-runsingle from Marwin Gonzalez for the win.

Toronto Blue Jays 3  Seattle Mariners 2: The Blue Jays are once again tied with the Orioles for the two wild card tickets, pushing the Mariners back a bit. Marco Estrada was fantastic in 7 innings of work, allowing just one hit while striking out 8. Juan Encarnacion hit his 41st home run of the season, driving in two.

San Francisco Giants 1  Los Angeles Dodgers 2: Madison Bumgarner had a good game, striking out 10 and allowing one hit. But the Dodgers came back from the one-run down in the ninth against the bullpen, with RBIs by Justin Turner and Adrian Gonzalez. The Giants lose their sole hold on one of the two spots in the wild card standings, helping the frustration. Bumgarner and Yasiel Puig almost triggered a brawl, with Bumgarner sparking the exchange for some reason.

Arizona Diamondbacks 2  San Diego Padres 3: The Padres score all 3 runs in the 4th, including a home run by Wil Myers, matching the D-Backs record of 63-87, sharing the bottom of the NL West.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	86	64	0.573	—	46–32	40–32
Baltimore Orioles	82	68	0.547	4	47–28	35–40
Toronto Blue Jays	82	68	0.547	4	42–32	40–36
New York Yankees	77	72	0.517	8½	44–31	33–41
Tampa Bay Rays	64	85	0.430	21½	35–40	29–45

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	77	73	0.513	10	45–30	32–43
Chicago White Sox	72	78	0.480	15	41–33	31–45
Minnesota Twins	55	95	0.367	32	29–46	26–49

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	89	62	0.589	—	49–24	40–38
Seattle Mariners	79	71	0.527	9½	41–34	38–37
Houston Astros	79	71	0.527	9½	41–33	38–38
Oakland Athletics	66	84	0.440	22½	33–43	33–41
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	65	85	0.433	23½	35–40	30–45

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	88	62	0.587	—	46–28	42–34
New York Mets	80	70	0.533	8	41–34	39–36
Miami Marlins	75	75	0.500	13	37–35	38–40
Philadelphia Phillies	67	82	0.450	20½	34–41	33–41
Atlanta Braves	59	91	0.393	29	26–49	33–42

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	95	55	0.633	—	53–23	42–32
St. Louis Cardinals	79	71	0.527	16	33–41	46–30
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	75	0.497	20½	36–38	38–37
Milwaukee Brewers	68	82	0.453	27	39–36	29–46
Cincinnati Reds	63	87	0.420	32	37–41	26–46

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	85	65	0.567	—	48–27	37–38
San Francisco Giants	79	71	0.527	6	40–35	39–36
Colorado Rockies	72	78	0.480	13	40–36	32–42
Arizona Diamondbacks	63	87	0.420	22	30–48	33–39
San Diego Padres	63	87	0.420	22	34–38	29–49

Wild Card Standings

American League

Division Leaders W L Pct. Texas Rangers 89 62 0.589 Cleveland Indians 86 63 0.577 Boston Red Sox 86 64 0.573 Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) W L Pct. GB Baltimore Orioles 82 68 0.547 — Toronto Blue Jays 82 68 0.547 — Detroit Tigers 79 70 0.530 2½ Seattle Mariners 79 71 0.527 3 Houston Astros 79 71 0.527 3 New York Yankees 77 72 0.517 4½ Kansas City Royals 77 73 0.513 5 Chicago White Sox 72 78 0.480 10 Oakland Athletics 66 84 0.440 16 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 65 85 0.433 17 Tampa Bay Rays 64 85 0.430 17½ Minnesota Twins 55 95 0.367 27

National League

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	95	55	0.633
Washington Nationals	88	62	0.587
Los Angeles Dodgers	85	65	0.567

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Mets	80	70	0.533	+1
St. Louis Cardinals	79	71	0.527	—
San Francisco Giants	79	71	0.527	—
Miami Marlins	75	75	0.500	4
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	75	0.497	4½
Colorado Rockies	72	78	0.480	7
Milwaukee Brewers	68	82	0.453	11
Philadelphia Phillies	67	83	0.447	12
Arizona Diamondbacks	63	87	0.420	16
Cincinnati Reds	63	87	0.420	16
San Diego Padres	63	87	0.420	16
Atlanta Braves	59	91	0.393	20

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