A lean schedule included the Chicago Cubs beating up on the San Francisco Giants, the Washington Nationals squeezing by the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals bombarding the Kansas City Royals in a day that was mostly about minor movements in the Wild Card playoff races.

Chicago Cubs 5  San Francisco Giants 3: The Cubs opened the game with an inside-the-park home run by Javier Baez to set up a 5-run lead which the Giants only chewed away at. Jake Arrieta threw for 6.1 innings to pick up the win.

Detroit Tigers 0  Pittsburgh Pirates 3: The Pirates are trying to keep their playoff hopes alive, getting a strong performance from Trevor Williams (7 IP, 1 hit, 5K’s). John Jason hit a two-run homer in his pinch-hitting at-bat.

Miami Marlins 2  Washington Nationals 3: Max Scherzer struck out 9 players but Brandon Kintzler picked up the win. Bryce Harper hit his 150th career home run, but the winning score came from Adam Lind to break the 2-2 tie.

San Diego Padres 3  Cincinnati Reds 11: The Reds hit 4 home runs in the game, including Joey Votto belting one for the third straight game, making it 30 this season. The Reds scored their 11 runs on only 8 hits.

Milwaukee Brewers 4  Minnesota Twins 5: The Brewers lost some ground in the NL Central with the loss, as a balk by Oliver Drake helped Eddie Rosario score the winning run for the Twins.

St. Louis Cardinals 11  Kansas City Royals 3: An impressive win for the Cardinals that included Matt Carpenter hitting a 3-run homer, his 15th overall of the season. His dinger was followed by Kolten Wong hitting a 2-run homer.

Baltimore Orioles 6  Los Angeles Angels 2: The Orioles remain in the wild card picture with Manny Machado pulling them in Anaheim thanks to a grand slam home run. Dylan Bundy had a big 7-inning performance that included 10 strikeouts. Mike Trout was the sole positive for the Halos, hitting his 23rd home run of the season.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	63	49	0.562	—	36–20	27–29
New York Yankees	59	51	0.536	3	32–20	27–31
Tampa Bay Rays	58	55	0.513	5½	30–25	28–30
Baltimore Orioles	56	56	0.500	7	35–23	21–33
Toronto Blue Jays	52	59	0.468	10½	27–26	25–33

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	59	50	0.541	—	30–26	29–24
Kansas City Royals	57	54	0.514	3	32–26	25–28
Minnesota Twins	54	56	0.491	5½	26–33	28–23
Detroit Tigers	51	60	0.459	9	27–25	24–35
Chicago White Sox	41	68	0.376	18	21–29	20–39

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	71	40	0.640	—	33–25	38–15
Seattle Mariners	57	56	0.504	15	32–27	25–29
Los Angeles Angels	55	58	0.487	17	31–26	24–32
Texas Rangers	53	58	0.477	18	28–26	25–32
Oakland Athletics	50	62	0.446	21½	31–25	19–37

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	66	44	0.600	—	30–22	36–22
Miami Marlins	52	58	0.473	14	27–28	25–30
Atlanta Braves	51	59	0.464	15	26–28	25–31
New York Mets	49	60	0.450	16½	25–31	24–29
Philadelphia Phillies	40	69	0.367	25½	23–28	17–41

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	59	52	0.532	—	29–26	30–26
Milwaukee Brewers	59	55	0.518	1½	31–27	28–28
St. Louis Cardinals	56	56	0.500	3½	31–26	25–30
Pittsburgh Pirates	55	57	0.491	4½	31–26	24–31
Cincinnati Reds	46	66	0.411	13½	27–30	19–36

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	32	0.712	—	47–13	32–19
Colorado Rockies	64	48	0.571	15½	35–21	29–27
Arizona Diamondbacks	63	48	0.568	16	36–18	27–30
San Diego Padres	49	62	0.441	30	29–27	20–35
San Francisco Giants	44	70	0.386	36½	25–32	19–38

AL Wild Card Standings

1. New York Yankees (59-51, +2.5 games)

2. Kansas City Royals (57-54)

3. Tampa Bay Rays (58-55)

4. Seattle Mariners (57-56, 1 game behind)

5. Baltimore Orioles (56-56, 1.5 games behind)

NL Wild Card Standings

1. Colorado Rockies (64-48, +0.5 games)

2. Arizona Diamondbacks (63-48)

3. Milwaukee Brewers (59-55, 5.5 games behind)

4. St. Louis Cardinals (56-56, 7.5 games behind)

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