Things aren’t slowing down for the hottest teams in the land: The Cleveland Indians picked up their 13th straight win with a dominant performance against the ChiSox, while the Arizona Diamondbacks picked up another W (12th in a row) against the slipping, although comfortable, Los Angeles Dodgers.

Arizona Diamondbacks 3  Los Angeles Dodgers 1: The Diamondbacks win their 12th game in a row while the Dodgers lose their 5th straight. Zack Greinke gave up 4 hits and one run in 7 innings, but it was a Justin Turner error in the 10th inning that allowed the Diamondbacks to seal the deal.

Chicago Cubs 3  Pittsburgh Pirates 4: The Cubs drop their third straight game, this time dropping a one-run lead in the 8th inning, with the Pirates getting the win thanks to a David Freese RBI single.

Cleveland Indians 9  Chicago White Sox 4: The best team in the AL Central won their 13th game in a row, although Danny Salazar not lasting one inning due to more elbow problems isn’t a good sign moving forward.

Houston Astros 3  Seattle Mariners 1: Justin Verlander looked sharp in his Astros debut, striking out 7 in 6 innings. On offense, a two-run homer from Cameron Maybin set the Astros apart from their rivals.

Kansas City Royals 2  Detroit Tigers 13: The Tigers hit six home runs, including two each for Jacoby Jones and John Hicks, sending the Royals below .500 once more.

Los Angeles Angels 8  Oakland Athletics 7: In a game that got into extra innings, things were decided by a Ben Revere RBI single in the 10th inning. C.J. Cron hit a home run and picked up 3 RBIs.

Milwaukee Brewers 3  Cincinnati Reds 9: A three run homer by Scooter Gennett and extra impressive hitting by Zack Cozart denied the Brewers an opportunity to get closer to the sliding Cubs.

New York Yankees 6  Baltimore Orioles 7: After their successful series against the Red Sox, the Yankees drop a key game, letting a 6-1 lead slip away from them. The Orioles were propelled by a home run barrage, including two for Manny Machado and one each for Jonathan Schoop and Mike Trumbo.

Philadelphia Phillies 9  New York Mets 1: Ben Lively looked good against the helpless Mets, and not just one the mound. The pitcher hit his second home run of the season, finishing with two hits and four RBIs.

San Francisco Giants 6  Colorado Rockies 9: Trevor Story hit his 19th home run of the season while Nolan Arenado had another big day at the plate, finishing with 3-for-5 and an RBI, as the Rockies were able to respond to the Giants’ 8th inning comeback attempt.

St. Louis Cardinals 8  San Diego Padres 4: Jose Martinez hit a couple of home runs, Harrison Bader hit one as well, and the Cards narrowed things down a bit between them, the Brewers and the Cubs.

Toronto Blue Jays 2  Boston Red Sox 3: The Red Sox put the talk of signal stealing behind them, winning on a walk off single by Hanley Ramirez in the 19th inning. Ramirez also picked up an RBI in the 9th inning, as Boston erased a 0-2 deficit just in the nick of time.

Washington Nationals 2  Miami Marlins 1: Stephen Strasburg struck out 8 while not giving up a single run in his 6-inning start, while run support came in the form of a Daniel Murphy home run and a Pedro Severino RBI.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	77	61	0.558	—	40–26	37–35
New York Yankees	74	63	0.540	2½	40–27	34–36
Baltimore Orioles	70	68	0.507	7	43–29	27–39
Tampa Bay Rays	69	70	0.496	8½	35–33	34–37
Toronto Blue Jays	64	74	0.464	13	35–34	29–40

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	81	56	0.591	—	36–29	45–27
Minnesota Twins	71	66	0.518	10	35–37	36–29
Kansas City Royals	68	68	0.500	12½	36–32	32–36
Detroit Tigers	58	79	0.423	23	31–37	27–42
Chicago White Sox	54	82	0.397	26½	32–36	22–46

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	84	53	0.613	—	41–31	43–22
Los Angeles Angels	71	67	0.514	13½	38–31	33–36
Texas Rangers	69	68	0.504	15	37–30	32–38
Seattle Mariners	69	69	0.500	15½	37–33	32–36
Oakland Athletics	58	79	0.423	26	37–32	21–47

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	83	54	0.606	—	40–27	43–27
Miami Marlins	67	70	0.489	16	36–33	31–37
Atlanta Braves	60	76	0.441	22½	29–37	31–39
New York Mets	59	78	0.431	24	29–39	30–39
Philadelphia Phillies	52	85	0.380	31	28–37	24–48

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	75	62	0.547	—	40–29	35–33
Milwaukee Brewers	72	66	0.522	3½	39–32	33–34
St. Louis Cardinals	70	67	0.511	5	37–31	33–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	72	0.478	9½	38–32	28–40
Cincinnati Reds	59	79	0.428	16½	34–36	25–43

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	45	0.672	—	52–17	40–28
Arizona Diamondbacks	80	58	0.580	12½	45–23	35–35
Colorado Rockies	73	64	0.533	19	40–30	33–34
San Diego Padres	62	76	0.449	30½	38–33	24–43
San Francisco Giants	54	86	0.386	39½	32–38	22–48

AL Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	74	64	0.536	+2½
Los Angeles Angels	72	67	0.518	—
Minnesota Twins	71	67	0.514	½
Baltimore Orioles	71	68	0.511	1
Texas Rangers	69	68	0.504	2
Tampa Bay Rays	70	70	0.500	2½
Seattle Mariners	69	70	0.496	3
Kansas City Royals	68	69	0.496	3
Toronto Blue Jays	64	75	0.460	8
Detroit Tigers	59	79	0.428	12½
Oakland Athletics	58	80	0.420	13½
Chicago White Sox	54	83	0.394	17

NL Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Arizona Diamondbacks	81	58	0.583	+6½
Colorado Rockies	74	64	0.536	—
Milwaukee Brewers	72	67	0.518	2½
St. Louis Cardinals	71	67	0.514	3
Miami Marlins	67	71	0.486	7
Pittsburgh Pirates	67	72	0.482	7½
San Diego Padres	62	77	0.446	12½
Atlanta Braves	60	76	0.441	13
Cincinnati Reds	60	79	0.432	14½
New York Mets	59	79	0.428	15
Philadelphia Phillies	53	85	0.384	21
San Francisco Giants	54	87	0.383	21½

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