The Chicago Cubs shutout the St. Louis Cardinals through Jake Arrieta, keeping the Cards out of the NL Wild Card Standings top 2, occupied by the again-losing San Francisco Giants and topped by the New York Mets. The Toronto Blue Jays crush the New York Yankees to remain in the lead of the AL Wild Card Standings, just ahead of the Detroit Tigers, currently holding back the Baltimore Orioles from the second wild card spot.

St. Louis Cardinals 0  Chicago Cubs 5: Jake Arrieta torched the Cardinals with 10 strikeouts in 7 innings of work, while Ben Zobrist and Anthony Rizzo did most of the work during the Cubs offensive turns, doing their part in the effort of keeping the Cardinals out of the playoffs.

New York Yankees 0  Toronto Blue Jays 9: Seconds consecutive shutout of the Yankees, as the Blue Jays keep their hold of the top wild card spot, while the Yankees are almost out of it completely. Josh Donaldson hit his 36th home run of the season, and Troy Tulowitzki had 4 RBIs.

Arizona Diamondbacks 2  Baltimore Orioles 3: There’s nothing like a game against the Diamondbacks to stop a losing streak, although the Orioles remain 3rd in the Wild Card standings, 0.5 behind the playoff spot. They needed a Mark Trumbo home run in the 12th inning to stop the losing.

Washington Nationals 5  Pittsburgh Pirates 6: The Pirates win on a pinch single by Jacob Stallings in the 11th, only getting that far thanks to a 9th inning single by Sean Rodriguez.

Chicago White Sox 4  Cleveland Indians 10: A big day for Jose Ramirez, with a home run and four RBIs, while Trevor Bauer delivered a good enough 7.2 innings on the mound, as the Indians get closer to clinching the division.

Kansas City Royals 3  Detroit Tigers 8: The Tigers remain in the second wild card playoff spot, carried by a strong Michael Fulmer performance (7 innings, 9 k’s), while home runs by Victor Martinez, Justin Upton and Cameron Maybin helped support his performance.

Philadelphia Phillies 5  New York Mets 10: Second straight win for the Mets, strengthening their hold at the top of the wild card standings. Michael Conforto hit a 3-run homer, as the Mets took a committee approach to handle their pitchers injuries, not giving anyone more than 2 innings on the mound.

Atlanta Braves 3  Miami Marlins 2: The Braves win their 7th straight game, carried by a ninth inning RBI single from Adonis Garcia, who had 3 hits in the game.

Boston Red Sox 2  Tampa Bay Rays 1: Ninth straight win for the Red Sox, as a 2-run homer by David Ortiz in the first inning was enough. They’re four wins away from clinching the AL East.

Cincinnati Reds 4  Milwaukee Brewers 5: Chris Carter hit a homerun and added an RBI, Ryan Braun scored two with his 7th inning single to break the tie, and the Brewers who their second in a row, while the Reds lose a 4th straight.

Seattle Mariners 10  Minnesota Twins 1: James Paxton had a solid day, allowing 5 hits while striking out 9. Robinson Cano finished with 4 hits and 2 RBIs, while Nelson Cruz hit his 38th home run of the season. The Mariners are 2 games behind the wild card spot.

Los Angeles Angels 10  Houston Astros 6: The Angels score six in the ninth inning to win the game: Yunel Escobar hit a two-run homer to tie the game, followed by C.J. Cron and Rafael Ortega finishing the job.

Texas Rangers 3  Oakland Athletics 0: The Rangers shutout the A’s as they clinch the AL West, still 0.5 a game ahead of the Indians for home field advantage. Cole Hamels threw 7 innings to earn win number 15, Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer, and Carlos Beltran added an RBI.

Colorado Rockies 2  Los Angeles Dodgers 5: Scott Kazmir had his start cut short due to spasms, but the Dodgers made do with what they had, opening a 7-game lead over the Giants. Vin Scully enjoyed his beloved Dodgers, getting home runs from Joc Pederson and Andre Ethier (first of the season) back to back.

San Francisco Giants 2  San Diego Padres 7: The Giants remain on the second wild card playoff ticket, but lead the Cardinals by only 0.5 games in the standings. Wil Myers stood out with a 3-run homer, his 28th of the season.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	90	64	0.584	—	46–32	44–32
Toronto Blue Jays	84	69	0.549	5½	43–32	41–37
Baltimore Orioles	83	71	0.539	7	48–31	35–40
New York Yankees	79	74	0.516	10½	44–31	35–43
Tampa Bay Rays	65	88	0.425	24½	36–43	29–45

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	90	63	0.588	—	53–26	37–37
Detroit Tigers	83	70	0.542	7	43–32	40–38
Kansas City Royals	77	77	0.500	13½	45–30	32–47
Chicago White Sox	72	81	0.471	18	41–33	31–48
Minnesota Twins	55	99	0.357	35½	29–50	26–49

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	91	63	0.591	—	50–25	41–38
Seattle Mariners	81	72	0.529	9½	42–35	39–37
Houston Astros	81	73	0.526	10	41–35	40–38
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	68	86	0.442	23	35–40	33–46
Oakland Athletics	66	87	0.431	24½	33–46	33–41

* Rangers have clinched the AL West title

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	89	64	0.582	—	46–28	43–36
New York Mets	82	72	0.532	7½	43–36	39–36
Miami Marlins	76	78	0.494	13½	38–38	38–40
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	20½	36–42	33–43
Atlanta Braves	63	91	0.409	26½	26–49	37–42

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	98	55	0.641	—	56–23	42–32
St. Louis Cardinals	80	73	0.523	18	33–41	47–32
Pittsburgh Pirates	77	76	0.503	21	37–38	40–38
Milwaukee Brewers	70	84	0.455	28½	41–38	29–46
Cincinnati Reds	63	90	0.412	35	37–41	26–49

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	66	0.571	—	51–28	37–38
San Francisco Giants	81	73	0.526	7	40–35	41–38
Colorado Rockies	73	81	0.474	15	41–37	32–44
San Diego Padres	65	89	0.422	23	36–40	29–49
Arizona Diamondbacks	64	89	0.418	23½	30–48	34–41

* Cubs have clinched home field advantage in the NL, and the NL Central title

American League Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	84	69	0.549	+1
Detroit Tigers	83	70	0.542	—
Baltimore Orioles	83	71	0.539	½
Seattle Mariners	81	72	0.529	2
Houston Astros	81	73	0.526	2½
New York Yankees	79	74	0.516	4
Kansas City Royals	77	77	0.500	6½
Chicago White Sox	72	81	0.471	11
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	68	86	0.442	15½
Oakland Athletics	66	86	0.434	16½
Tampa Bay Rays	65	88	0.425	18
Minnesota Twins	55	99	0.357	28½

National League Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Mets	82	72	0.532	+1
San Francisco Giants	81	73	0.526	—
St. Louis Cardinals	80	73	0.523	½
Pittsburgh Pirates	77	76	0.503	3½
Miami Marlins	76	78	0.494	5
Colorado Rockies	73	81	0.474	8
Milwaukee Brewers	70	84	0.455	11
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	12
San Diego Padres	65	89	0.422	16
Arizona Diamondbacks	64	89	0.418	16½
Cincinnati Reds	63	90	0.412	17½
Atlanta Braves	63	91	0.409	18

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