The Boston Red Sox lost to the New York Yankees again, but clinched the AL East after the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays. Both teams still hold the lead in the AL Wild Card standings, chased by the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners. In the National League, the New York Mets continue to sit on top of the wild card standings, enjoying that both the San Francisco Giants (in) and the St. Louis Cardinals (out) lost.

Seattle Mariners 12  Houston Astros 4: The Mariners stay two games behind the Orioles for the wild card playoff ticket, with an early 3-run homer by Robinson Cano setting the tone for the rest of the game. Kyle Seager sealed the game with a 3-run homer of his own.

Cleveland Indians 3  Detroit Tigers 6: A second straight win for the Tigers, which keeps them one game behind the Orioles. Miguel Cabrera hit a 3-run homer in the 5th to break the tie and put the Tigers in the lead. The rain ended the game early.

Boston Red Sox 3  New York Yankees 5: A second straight win for the Yankees over Boston, but it isn’t getting them any closer. The Red Sox still clinched the division after Toronto lost. The Yankees won off a two-run, walk off homer by Mark Teixeira.

Chicago Cubs 4  Pittsburgh Pirates 8: John Jason hit for the cycle, including his 8th home run of the season, finishing with five RBIs, while Jake Arrieta struggled in 5 innings of work, giving up 10 hits and 7 runs.

Baltimore Orioles 3  Toronto Blue Jays 2: The Orioles keep their distance from the others while moving to one game behind the Blue Jays as they both occupy the top 2 spots in the wild card standings. The Orioles were behind by two runs in the 8th, but Mark Trumbo hit a solo shot, and Hyun Soo Kim delivered a two-run game winning homer in the ninth.

Philadelphia Phillies 2  Atlanta Braves 12: Matt Kemp hit his 34th home run of the season and Daniel Castro added 3 RBIs, as the Braves won their second game in a row.

New York Mets 5  Miami Marlins 2: A second consecutive win in Miami for the Mets, this time with two run homers by Jay Bruce and James Loney, while Seth Lugo and the bullpen did a good job of holding back the Marlins. The Mets are now 1.5 games ahead of 2nd place San Francisco and 2.5 games ahead of the Cardinals.

Minnesota Twins 2  Kansas City Royals 5: The Royals are mathematically eliminated from the postseason, getting a two run homer from Eric Hosmer, reaching 103 RBIs this season in their win over Minnesota.

Arizona Diamondbacks 3  Washington Nationals 0: Another rain-shortened game, with Shelby Miller actually earning a win while shutting out the Nationals. He struck out 5, gave up 5 hits and allowed one walk, while Paul Goldschmidt delivered two of the RBIs.

Milwaukee Brewers 5  Texas Rangers 8: The Rangers came back from two runs down to tie the game, and then win it in the 8th off a three-run homer by Carlos Gomez.

Cincinnati Red 2  St. Louis Cardinals 1: The Reds are doing a great job of keeping the Cardinals out of the playoffs. A two run single by Adam Duvall in the 3rd inning was enough to carry the Reds to victory, while Anthony DeSclafani earned his ninth win of the season.

Tampa Bay Rays 0  Chicago White Sox 1: Todd Frazier needed a solo homerun to win the game for the White Sox, his 40th of the season. Miguel Gonzalez did a great job through 8.1 innings, allowing only 3 hits.

Colorado Rockies 2  San Francisco Giants 0: A good start for Jeff Samardzija with 11 k’s wasn’t enough, as the Giants offense got shut down by Tyler Chatwood. Nolan Arenado and Gerardo Parra drove in the runs for the the Rockies.

Oakland Athletics 6  Los Angeles Angels 8: Mike Trout took a pitch to the shoulder, while Kole Calhoun and Andrelton Simmons had 2 RBIs each in the Angels win over the A’s.

Los Angeles Dodgers 5  San Diego Padres 6: The Dodgers started with two home runs in the 1st inning, but Hunter Renfroe had a big day, including a home run that went off the roof of the Western Metal Supply Co. building. The game was won by Wil Myers with a groundout to shortstop in the 4th.

If the playoffs started today:

• Orioles or Blue Jays would face the Rangers, Indians would play the Red Sox
• Mets or Giants would play the Cubs, Dodgers would face the Nationals

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	92	66	0.582	—	46–32	46–34
Toronto Blue Jays	87	71	0.551	5	46–34	41–37
Baltimore Orioles	86	72	0.544	6	50–31	36–41
New York Yankees	82	76	0.519	10	46–31	36–45
Tampa Bay Rays	65	93	0.411	27	36–45	29–48

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	91	67	0.576	—	53–28	38–39
Detroit Tigers	85	73	0.538	6	45–35	40–38
Kansas City Royals	81	77	0.513	10	47–30	34–47
Chicago White Sox	77	81	0.487	14	44–33	33–48
Minnesota Twins	56	102	0.354	35	30–51	26–51

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	94	65	0.591	—	52–26	42–39
Seattle Mariners	84	74	0.532	9½	42–35	42–39
Houston Astros	83	76	0.522	11	43–38	40–38
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	72	87	0.453	22	38–40	34–47
Oakland Athletics	67	91	0.424	26½	34–47	33–44

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	92	66	0.582	—	47–30	45–36
New York Mets	85	74	0.535	7½	44–37	41–37
Miami Marlins	78	80	0.494	14	40–40	38–40
Philadelphia Phillies	70	88	0.443	22	36–42	34–46
Atlanta Braves	65	92	0.414	26½	28–49	37–43

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	101	57	0.639	—	57–24	44–33
St. Louis Cardinals	82	76	0.519	19	34–43	48–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	80	0.494	23	38–42	40–38
Milwaukee Brewers	71	88	0.447	30½	41–40	30–48
Cincinnati Reds	67	91	0.424	34	37–41	30–50

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	90	68	0.570	—	53–28	37–40
San Francisco Giants	83	75	0.525	7	41–36	42–39
Colorado Rockies	74	84	0.468	16	41–37	33–47
San Diego Padres	68	90	0.430	22	39–41	29–49
Arizona Diamondbacks	66	92	0.418	24	30–48	36–44

American League Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	87	71	0.551	+1
Baltimore Orioles	86	72	0.544	—
Detroit Tigers	85	73	0.538	1
Seattle Mariners	84	74	0.532	2
Houston Astros	83	76	0.522	3½
New York Yankees	82	76	0.519	4
Kansas City Royals	81	77	0.513	5
Chicago White Sox	77	81	0.487	9
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	72	87	0.453	14½
Oakland Athletics	67	91	0.424	19
Tampa Bay Rays	65	93	0.411	21
Minnesota Twins	56	102	0.354	30

National League Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Mets	85	74	0.535	+1½
San Francisco Giants	83	75	0.525	—
St. Louis Cardinals	82	76	0.519	1
Miami Marlins	78	80	0.494	5
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	80	0.494	5
Colorado Rockies	74	84	0.468	9
Milwaukee Brewers	71	88	0.447	12½
Philadelphia Phillies	70	88	0.443	13
San Diego Padres	68	90	0.430	15
Cincinnati Reds	67	91	0.424	16
Arizona Diamondbacks	66	92	0.418	17
Atlanta Braves	65	92	0.414	17½

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