The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox and say goodbye to David Ortiz, but are eliminated from the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates end their shortened game in a draw, the first one in 11 years. The St. Louis Cardinals stay alive although still behind the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, thanks to a Yadier Molina 9th inning double, which was actually a mistake by the umpires.

Arizona Diamondbacks 3  Washington Nationals 5: Reynaldo Lopez, not for the first time, earned the win coming out of the bullpen, while home runs by Pedro Severino and Wilmer Difo made the difference.

Boston Red Sox 1  New York Yankees 5: The Yankees win again, but it isn’t enough to avoid being eliminated from making the playoffs. David Ortiz played his final game at Yankees Stadium, watching C.C. Sabathia put on a show for 7.1 innings, while Starlin Castro, Jacoby Ellsbury and Aaron Hicks had two hits and one RBI each.

Chicago Cubs 1  Pittsburgh Pirates 1: The first tie in the majors since 2005 due to the rain stopping the game after six innings.

Baltimore Orioles 4  Toronto Blue Jays 0: The Orioles tie their record to the Blue Jays, as both teams remain 1.5 clear of missing the playoffs. Ubaldo Jimenez earned the win for holding the Blue Jays at 0 through 6.2 innings, while Manny Machado and Matt Wieters helped out offensively.

Philadelphia Phillies 2  Atlanta Braves 5: The Braves saw Freddie Freeman’s 30-game hitting streak come to an end, but Matt Kemp with his 107th RBI and two by Rio Ruiz helped them win for a 3rd straight time.

Minnesota Twins 7  Kansas City Royals 6: Byron Buxton has a big day with a double and a triple, helped out by Kennys Vargas with his 10th home run of the season.

Cincinnati Reds 3  St. Louis Cardinals 4: A very controversial win, as Yadier Molina’s double in the 9th shouldn’t have counted, as his hit was an actual ground rule double, which meant Matt Carpenter should have advanced to third, not reach home. But the umpires missed it, the Reds figured it out too late, and the Cardinals, really needing a break, got away with slight cheating to try and keep up with the Mets and Giants.

Tampa Bay Rays 5  Chicago White Sox 3: Jose Quintana wasn’t bad in his start, but his offense wasn’t up for the task of beating Chris Archer, avoiding picking up his 20th loss this season. Mikie Mahtook hit a home run for the Rays.

Los Angeles Dodgers 9  San Diego Padres 4: Joc Pederson had 3 RBIs while the Dodgers didn’t try and give anyone of their pitchers too long of a time on the mound. Justin Turner made it to 90 RBIs this season with his sixth inning single.

Oakland Athletics 2  Seattle Mariners 3: A 7th inning homer by Mike Zunino along with good pitching by Steve Cishek out of the bullpen helped the Mariners stay two games behind the Orioles and the Blue Jays.

Colorado Rockies 2  San Francisco Giants 7: The Giants remain ahead of the Cardinals, enjoying Johnny Cueto striking out 11 in 7 innings of work, and also helped the Giants score with a bunt that resulted in some defensive mistakes on the Rockies part.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	92	67	0.579	—	46–32	46–35
Toronto Blue Jays	87	72	0.547	5	46–35	41–37
Baltimore Orioles	87	72	0.547	5	50–31	37–41
New York Yankees	83	76	0.522	9	47–31	36–45
Tampa Bay Rays	66	93	0.415	26	36–45	30–48

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	78	0.509	10½	47–31	34–47
Chicago White Sox	77	82	0.484	14½	44–34	33–48
Minnesota Twins	57	102	0.358	34½	30–51	27–51

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	94	65	0.591	—	52–26	42–39
Seattle Mariners	85	74	0.535	9	43–35	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	92	0.421	27	34–47	33–45

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	93	66	0.585	—	48–30	45–36
New York Mets	85	74	0.535	8	44–37	41–37
Miami Marlins	78	80	0.494	14½	40–40	38–40
Philadelphia Phillies	70	89	0.440	23	36–42	34–47
Atlanta Braves	66	92	0.418	26½	29–49	37–43

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	101	57	0.639	—	57–24	44–33
St. Louis Cardinals	83	76	0.522	18½	35–43	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	92	0.421	34½	37–41	30–51

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	68	0.572	—	53–28	38–40
San Francisco Giants	84	75	0.528	7	42–36	42–39
Colorado Rockies	74	85	0.465	17	41–37	33–48
San Diego Padres	68	91	0.428	23	39–42	29–49
Arizona Diamondbacks	66	93	0.415	25	30–48	36–45

American League Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	87	72	0.547	—
Baltimore Orioles	87	72	0.547	—
Detroit Tigers	85	73	0.538	1½
Seattle Mariners	85	74	0.535	2
Houston Astros	83	76	0.522	4
New York Yankees	83	76	0.522	4
Kansas City Royals	81	78	0.509	6
Chicago White Sox	77	82	0.484	10
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	72	87	0.453	15
Oakland Athletics	67	92	0.421	20
Tampa Bay Rays	66	93	0.415	21
Minnesota Twins	57	102	0.358	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	+1
San Francisco Giants	84	75	0.528	—
St. Louis Cardinals	83	76	0.522	1
Miami Marlins	78	80	0.494	5½
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	80	0.494	5½
Colorado Rockies	74	85	0.465	10
Milwaukee Brewers	71	88	0.447	13
Philadelphia Phillies	70	89	0.440	14
San Diego Padres	68	91	0.428	16
Cincinnati Reds	67	92	0.421	17
Atlanta Braves	66	92	0.418	17½
Arizona Diamondbacks	66	93	0.415	18

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