The two hottest teams in the majors, the Cleveland Indians and Arizona Diamondbacks, extended their win streaks. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs won a narrow shutout in Pittsburgh and the Boston Red Sox distanced themselves a bit further from the New York Yankees.

Arizona Diamondbacks 3  Los Angeles Dodgers 1: Win number 13 in a row for the Diamondbacks while the Dodgers drop their 6th in a row. Taijuan Walker looked great on the mound, followed by three terrific bullpen innings.

Chicago Cubs 1  Pittsburgh Pirates 0: The Cubs stop the losing streak with a terrific pitching performance that included a solid Jose Quintana start and a 9th inning RBI triple by Alex Avila.

Cleveland Indians 5  Chicago White Sox 1: Win number 14 in a row for the Indians, including one home runs, 2 RBIs and 3 hits for Carlos Santana. Carlos Carrasco was fantastic in a complete game, with his shutout ruined in the 9th inning.

Houston Astros 5  Seattle Mariners 3: The Astros keep the Mariners below .500, tying the game in the 7th inning through George Springer, and winning it in the 9th with a home run from a red hot Cameron Maybin.

Kansas City Royals 13  Detroit Tigers 2: A rough day for the Tigers and especially Joe Jimenez, giving up 5 runs without recording an out in his relief session. Salvador Perez hit a couple of home runs, making it to 24 this season.

Milwaukee Brewers 1  Cincinnati Reds 7: The Brewers fall to third in the division, losing their third in a row. Zack Cozart, on a role recently, hit his 18th home run of the season.

Minnesota Twins 10  Tampa Bay Rays 6: This was Eduardo Escobar’s day, finishing with 3-for-5 and 3 RBIs, while Brian Dozier gave a hand, hitting home run number 29 of his this season.

Philadelphia Phillies 3  New York Mets 6: The game was stopped after six innings, which included Travis d’Arnaud hitting his 11th homer of the season, and two RBIs on two sac flies by Brandon Nimmo.

San Francisco Giants 11  Colorado Rockies 3: A loss to the Giants this season, especially when you’re on the hunt for a playoff spot, is almost a disaster. Johnny Cueto looked good for once, and Gorkys Hernandez finished with 2 hits and 3 RBIs.

St. Louis Cardinals 3  San Diego Padres 1: The Cards have taken advantage of playing in San Diego to move 5 games above .500 and grab 2nd in the NL Central, mostly lifted by a Stephen Piscotty two-run homer that erased the early Padres lead.

Texas Rangers 12  Atlanta Braves 8: In part of the double header, Elvis Andrus and Mike Napoli both hit home runs with 2 outs to help the Rangers ruin Luiz Gohara’s debut.

Texas Rangers 4  Atlanta Braves 5: The Braves jumped to a early 5-0 lead, that included Freddie Freeman hitting a 2-RBI double, enough for the Braves to split their doubleheader with the Rangers.

Toronto Blue Jays 1  Boston Red Sox 6: Second win in a row for the Red Sox, opening a 4-game lead in the AL East. Doug Fister struck out 9 in 7 innings of work; Jackie Bradley Jr. stood out with 2-run homer, number 15 this season.

Washington Nationals 8  Miami Marlins 1: The Nats pick up their third win in a row and 8th consecutive against their division rivals, getting a solid day from Gio Gonzalez, as well as Ryan Zimmerman hitting home run number 31 this season. 

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	78	61	0.561	—	41–26	37–35
New York Yankees	74	64	0.536	3½	40–27	34–37
Baltimore Orioles	71	68	0.511	7	44–29	27–39
Tampa Bay Rays	70	70	0.500	8½	36–33	34–37
Toronto Blue Jays	64	75	0.460	14	35–34	29–41

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	82	56	0.594	—	36–29	46–27
Minnesota Twins	71	67	0.514	11	35–37	36–30
Kansas City Royals	68	69	0.496	13½	36–32	32–37
Detroit Tigers	59	79	0.428	23	32–37	27–42
Chicago White Sox	54	83	0.394	27½	32–37	22–46

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	85	53	0.616	—	41–31	44–22
Los Angeles Angels	72	67	0.518	13½	38–31	34–36
Texas Rangers	69	68	0.504	15½	37–30	32–38
Seattle Mariners	69	70	0.496	16½	37–34	32–36
Oakland Athletics	58	80	0.420	27	37–33	21–47

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	84	54	0.609	—	40–27	44–27
Miami Marlins	67	71	0.486	17	36–34	31–37
Atlanta Braves	60	76	0.441	23	29–37	31–39
New York Mets	59	79	0.428	25	29–40	30–39
Philadelphia Phillies	53	85	0.384	31	28–37	25–48

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	75	63	0.543	—	40–29	35–34
Milwaukee Brewers	72	67	0.518	3½	39–32	33–35
St. Louis Cardinals	71	67	0.514	4	37–31	34–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	67	72	0.482	8½	39–32	28–40
Cincinnati Reds	60	79	0.432	15½	35–36	25–43

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	46	0.667	—	52–18	40–28
Arizona Diamondbacks	81	58	0.583	11½	45–23	36–35
Colorado Rockies	74	64	0.536	18	41–30	33–34
San Diego Padres	62	77	0.446	30½	38–34	24–43
San Francisco Giants	54	87	0.383	39½	32–38	22–49

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
Minnesota Twins	72	67	0.518	—
Los Angeles Angels	72	68	0.514	½
Baltimore Orioles	71	68	0.511	1
Texas Rangers	70	69	0.504	2
Kansas City Royals	69	69	0.500	2½
Tampa Bay Rays	70	71	0.496	3
Seattle Mariners	69	71	0.493	3½
Toronto Blue Jays	64	76	0.457	8½
Detroit Tigers	59	80	0.424	13
Oakland Athletics	59	80	0.424	13
Chicago White Sox	54	84	0.391	17½

NL Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Arizona Diamondbacks	82	58	0.586	+7½
Colorado Rockies	74	65	0.532	—
St. Louis Cardinals	72	67	0.518	2
Milwaukee Brewers	72	68	0.514	2½
Miami Marlins	67	72	0.482	7
Pittsburgh Pirates	67	73	0.479	7½
San Diego Padres	62	78	0.443	12½
Atlanta Braves	61	77	0.442	12½
Cincinnati Reds	61	79	0.436	13½
New York Mets	60	79	0.432	14
San Francisco Giants	55	87	0.387	20½
Philadelphia Phillies	53	86	0.381	21

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