A big change in the American League wild card standings, as the combination of the Detroit Tigers winning their doubleheader with the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles losing to the Boston Red Sox again, puts the Tigers in the second wild card playoff spot, pushing the Orioles to third. In the National League, the New York Mets dramatic win over the Philadelphia Phillies thanks to a Asdrubal Cabrera home run, and the San Francisco Giants beating the San Diego Padres, places both of them in the wild card playoff spots, leaving the St. Louis Cardinals behind for now.

Detroit Tigers 9  Minnesota Twins 2: The Tigers opened the 9th inning with a 3-run homer by Victor Martinez, and smoothed into another win to open the doubleheader.

Detroit Tigers 4  Minnesota Twins 2: Excellent pitching from Justin Verlander, striking out 11 in six innings, led the way for the Tigers to complete their sweep, and take over the wild card playoff spot from the Orioles.

Boston Red Sox 5  Baltimore Orioles 3: The Red Sox complete a sweep of the Orioles with four consecutive games of five runs. David Price looked solid, and Hanley Ramirez carried on his terrific September with home run number 29 of the season. The Orioles fall into third place on the wild card standings.

Kansas City Royals 2  Cleveland Indians 5: The Indians move closer to the AL Central title thanks to a 3-run homer by Carlos Santana in the 6th, his 34th of the season.

Philadelphia Phillies 8  New York Mets 9: The 11th inning, walk-off home run by Asdrubal Cabrera lifts the Mets into first place along with the Giants in the wild card standings. The game reached extra innings thanks to Jose Reyes hitting a two-run homer in the 9th.

Atlanta Braves 6  Miami Marlins 3: Matt Kemp hit a couple of home runs to come up with 3 RBIs in another strong performance since coming from the Padres.

New York Yankees 0  Tampa Bay Rays 2: The Yankees were held to 0-for-8 with runners in scoring positions, while a Corey Dickerson home run and an RBI single by Brad Miller paved the way for the home team.

Pittsburgh Pirates 1  Milwaukee Brewers 3: Scooter Gennett and Chris Carter hit home runs that did all the scoring, while nice pitching from Chase Anderson helped hold the Pirates at only 5 hits and one run.

Los Angeles Angels 2  Houston Astros 0: The Astros trail the Tigers by 1.5 games after the loss, giving up a 2-run homer to Albert Pujols, while Ricky Nolasco gave one of his best performances this season, striking out 5 in 7 innings, allowing only 5 hits.

Colorado Rockies 4  Los Angeles Dodgers 7: Yasmani Grandal hit two home runs, including one grand slam, helping the Dodgers move to only 4 games away from clinching yet another NL West title.

San Francisco Giants 2  San Diego Padres 1: Jeff Samardzija struck out 9, giving up 4 hits and 0 runs in 7 innings of work to lead the Giants past the St. Louis Cardinals, clinging to the Mets for the wild card spot. Hunter Pence and Angel Pagan delivered the winning runs.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	89	64	0.582	—	46–32	43–32
Toronto Blue Jays	83	69	0.546	5½	42–32	41–37
Baltimore Orioles	82	71	0.536	7	47–31	35–40
New York Yankees	79	73	0.520	9½	44–31	35–42
Tampa Bay Rays	65	87	0.428	23½	36–42	29–45

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	89	63	0.586	—	52–26	37–37
Detroit Tigers	82	70	0.539	7	42–32	40–38
Kansas City Royals	77	76	0.503	12½	45–30	32–46
Chicago White Sox	72	80	0.474	17	41–33	31–47
Minnesota Twins	55	98	0.359	34½	29–49	26–49

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	90	63	0.588	—	50–25	40–38
Houston Astros	81	72	0.529	9	41–34	40–38
Seattle Mariners	80	72	0.526	9½	42–35	38–37
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	67	86	0.438	23	35–40	32–46
Oakland Athletics	66	86	0.434	23½	33–45	33–41

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	89	63	0.586	—	46–28	43–35
New York Mets	81	72	0.529	8½	42–36	39–36
Miami Marlins	76	77	0.497	13½	38–37	38–40
Philadelphia Phillies	69	84	0.451	20½	36–42	33–42
Atlanta Braves	62	91	0.405	27½	26–49	36–42

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	97	55	0.638	—	55–23	42–32
St. Louis Cardinals	80	72	0.526	17	33–41	47–31
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	76	0.500	21	36–38	40–38
Milwaukee Brewers	69	84	0.451	28½	40–38	29–46
Cincinnati Reds	63	89	0.414	34	37–41	26–48

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	87	66	0.569	—	50–28	37–38
San Francisco Giants	81	72	0.529	6	40–35	41–37
Colorado Rockies	73	80	0.477	14	41–37	32–43
Arizona Diamondbacks	64	88	0.421	22½	30–48	34–40
San Diego Padres	64	89	0.418	23	35–40	29–49

American League Wild Card Standings

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Texas Rangers	90	63	0.588
Cleveland Indians	89	63	0.586
Boston Red Sox	89	64	0.582

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	83	69	0.546	+1
Detroit Tigers	82	70	0.539	—
Baltimore Orioles	82	71	0.536	½
Houston Astros	81	72	0.529	1½
Seattle Mariners	80	72	0.526	2
New York Yankees	79	73	0.520	3
Kansas City Royals	77	76	0.503	5½
Chicago White Sox	72	80	0.474	10
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	67	86	0.438	15½
Oakland Athletics	66	86	0.434	16
Tampa Bay Rays	65	87	0.428	17
Minnesota Twins	55	98	0.359	27½

National League Wild Card Standings

Division Leaders	W	L	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	97	55	0.638
Washington Nationals	89	63	0.586
Los Angeles Dodgers	87	66	0.569

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Mets	81	72	0.529	—
San Francisco Giants	81	72	0.529	—
St. Louis Cardinals	80	72	0.526	½
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	76	0.500	4½
Miami Marlins	76	77	0.497	5
Colorado Rockies	73	80	0.477	8
Philadelphia Phillies	69	84	0.451	12
Milwaukee Brewers	69	84	0.451	12
Arizona Diamondbacks	64	88	0.421	16½
San Diego Padres	64	89	0.418	17
Cincinnati Reds	63	89	0.414	17½
Atlanta Braves	62	91	0.405	19