The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox to end the summer to keep their lead position in a tight wild card race, with the Minnesota Twins right behind them after beating the Chicago White Sox. In the National League, the surging Arizona Diamondbacks became the first team to sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, while the Chicago Cubs maintain a cushy lead in the NL Central.

Atlanta Braves 2  Chicago Cubs 6: The Cubs maintain their comfortable lead in the NL Central, winning their 4th in a row. Kyle Hendricks looked solid on the mound for 6.2 innings, while offense was taken care of by Kris Bryant, hitting his 25th home run of the season and picking up a couple of RBIs.

Boston Red Sox 2  New York Yankees 6: CC Sabathia pitched well for 6 innings, another fine performance from the veteran pitcher against Boston. Gary Sanchez had a big day, with a 2-out home run (28th of the season), followed by an RBI single to put the Yankees in front for good.

Chicago White Sox 4  Minnesota Twins 5: The Twins win their 4th game in a row thanks to Max Kepler getting hit by a pitch (Juan Minaya making the mistake) while the bases were loaded, resulting in the walk-off win.

Los Angeles Dodgers 1  Arizona Diamondbacks 8: The Dodgers lose their 5th in a row, the Diamondbacks their 7th in a row. It was the first time the Dodgers got swept in a series. Zack Greinke was sharp against his former team, striking out 6 in 6 innings.

New York Mets 2  Cincinnati Reds 7: The Reds take the series against the Mets, which matters to little outside the two teams. Scooter Gennett hit his 23rd home run of the season, finishing with 3 RBIs.

Philadelphia Phillies 3  Miami Marlins 2: Ben Lively and the Phillies pitching squad kept Giancarlo Stanton in check, with the slugger going 0-for-5. Lively also drove a couple of runs in with a 4th inning single, putting the Phillies in front.

Texas Rangers 1  Houston Astros 5: Jose Altuve hit a 1st inning home run and the Astros broke off from their state rivals in the 8th inning, with Alex Bregman and Derek Fisher doing the damage. Just over 3000 people in St. Petersburg watched.

Toronto Blue Jays 11  Baltimore Orioles 8: The day was all about Kendrys Morales, hitting 3 home runs and finishing with 7 RBIs.

Washington Nationals 3  Milwaukee Brewers 6: The Brewers reach 70 wins as they try to keep up with the Wild Card spots and the Cubs in their division. Zach Davies had a great 7-inning performance, backed up by Jonathan Villar hitting a 2-run homer, his 11th of the season.

St. Louis Cardinals 5  San Francisco Giants 2: Randal Grichuk hit a 2-run homer and Tommy Pham looked good as well with a couple of RBIs as the Cards moved above .500 once more.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	76	58	0.567	—	40–25	36–33
New York Yankees	71	62	0.534	4½	38–26	33–36
Baltimore Orioles	68	66	0.507	8	41–27	27–39
Tampa Bay Rays	67	68	0.496	9½	34–33	33–35
Toronto Blue Jays	62	72	0.463	14	35–34	27–38

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	76	56	0.576	—	36–29	40–27
Minnesota Twins	70	63	0.526	6½	34–35	36–28
Kansas City Royals	65	67	0.492	11	36–32	29–35
Detroit Tigers	58	74	0.439	18	31–32	27–42
Chicago White Sox	52	80	0.394	24	30–34	22–46

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	80	53	0.602	—	38–31	42–22
Los Angeles Angels	69	65	0.515	11½	38–31	31–34
Texas Rangers	66	67	0.496	14	35–29	31–38
Seattle Mariners	66	68	0.493	14½	34–32	32–36
Oakland Athletics	58	75	0.436	22	37–31	21–44

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	81	52	0.609	—	40–27	41–25
Miami Marlins	66	67	0.496	15	35–30	31–37
Atlanta Braves	59	73	0.447	21½	29–36	30–37
New York Mets	58	75	0.436	23	28–39	30–36
Philadelphia Phillies	50	82	0.379	30½	28–36	22–46

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	73	60	0.549	—	38–28	35–32
Milwaukee Brewers	70	64	0.522	3½	37–31	33–33
St. Louis Cardinals	67	66	0.504	6	37–31	30–35
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	71	0.470	10½	35–31	28–40
Cincinnati Reds	57	77	0.425	16½	33–36	24–41

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	41	0.689	—	52–16	39–25
Arizona Diamondbacks	76	58	0.567	16	45–23	31–35
Colorado Rockies	72	61	0.541	19½	39–27	33–34
San Diego Padres	59	74	0.444	32½	35–31	24–43
San Francisco Giants	53	83	0.390	40	31–36	22–47

AL Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	71	62	0.534	+1
Minnesota Twins	70	63	0.526	—
Los Angeles Angels	69	65	0.515	1½
Baltimore Orioles	68	66	0.507	2½
Texas Rangers	66	67	0.496	4
Tampa Bay Rays	67	68	0.496	4
Seattle Mariners	66	68	0.493	4½
Kansas City Royals	65	67	0.492	4½
Toronto Blue Jays	62	72	0.463	8½
Detroit Tigers	58	74	0.439	11½
Oakland Athletics	58	75	0.436	12
Chicago White Sox	52	80	0.394	17½

NL Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Arizona Diamondbacks	76	58	0.567	+3½
Colorado Rockies	72	61	0.541	—
Milwaukee Brewers	70	64	0.522	2½
St. Louis Cardinals	67	66	0.504	5
Miami Marlins	66	67	0.496	6
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	71	0.470	9½
Atlanta Braves	59	73	0.447	12½
San Diego Padres	59	74	0.444	13
New York Mets	58	75	0.436	14
Cincinnati Reds	57	77	0.425	15½
San Francisco Giants	53	83	0.390	20½
Philadelphia Phillies	50	83	0.376	22

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