The Cleveland Indians set a record for consecutive wins, the Los Angeles Dodgers bounce back from their losing problems, and the Chicago Cubs destroy the New York Mets as they get closer towards clinching the NL Central.

Atlanta Braves 8  Washington Nationals 2: Max Scherzer has a nightmare of a game, giving up 7 runs. When Matt Kemp hit a grand slam home run, Scherzer was already off the mound, but he helped load the bases for him.

Baltimore Orioles 2  Toronto Blue Jays 1: The Orioles stop their losing streak with a great day on the mound for Kevin Gausman and two runs in the 1st inning which were enough to hold on to until the win.

Chicago White Sox 5  Kansas City Royals 3: The game was tied at 3-3 going into the 9th, but a sacrifice fly from Jose Abreu put the White Sox ahead, and Avisail Garcia added another run just to make the sure the Royals wouldn’t come back.

Cincinnati Reds 6  St. Louis Cardinals 0: The Reds shut out the Cardinals, mostly getting the job done thanks to Eugenio Suarez hitting a walk off home run and his 25th of the season overall.

Colorado Rockies 2  Arizona Diamondbacks 8: Patrick Corbin did a good job on the mound through 6.2 innings of work, while A.J. Pollock stood out on offense with 3 hits, a home run and 4 RBIs.

Detroit Tigers 3  Cleveland Indians 5: With their 21st straight win, the Indians set a new AL record for consecutive victories. This one included home runs from Jay Bruce and Roberto Perez.

Houston Astros 1  Los Angeles Angels 9: Justin Upton and Luis Valbuena hit home runs to raise the Angles up to 74 wins, putting them two games behind the Minnesota Twins in the race for the wild card spot.

Los Angeles Dodgers 4  San Francisco Giants 1: The Dodgers win their second in a row as they put the losing streak behind them. Cody Bellinger hit a 2-run homer and added another RBI, overall making it to 37 home runs this season.

Miami Marlins 1  Philadelphia Phillies 8: Aaron Nola looked great on the mound, tossing 11 strikeouts to pick up win number 11 this season (3.60 ERA). Offense included Rhys Hoskins hitting his 17th homer of the season, the fastest player ever to reach that number.

New York Mets 5  Chicago Cubs 17: The Cubs win their second in a row in a rout of the Mets. that included a couple of home runs, one of them number 22 this season for Javier Baez. Albert Almora Jr. also hit a home run and finished with 6 RBIs.

New York Yankees 3  Tampa Bay Rays 2: Todd Frazier and Brett Gardner both drove in runs during the second inning, helping the Yankees take 2-of-3 against the Rays while playing in Citi Field.

Oakland Athletics 7  Boston Red Sox 3: The Red Sox lead in the AL East is down to 3 games again, this time unable to bounce back from a rough start by Doug Fister. Matt Olson stood out for the A’s with a 2-run homer, his 18th of the season.

Pittsburgh Pirates 2  Milwaukee Brewers 8: The Brewers remain on the heels of the Cubs thanks to Eric Thames with his 30th home run of the season and the pitching work of the bullpen following Chase Anderson’s so-so start.

San Diego Padres 1  Minnesota Twins 3: Eddie Rosario hit a 2-run, walk-off homer in the 10th inning to keep the Twins in a terrific position to finish with one of the wild card tickets.

Seattle Mariners 8  Texas Rangers 1: The Mariners are back at .500, with two home runs from Mike Zunino, two RBIs for Kyle Seager and Mike Leake giving a solid 5.2 inning of work doing most of the damage.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	82	63	0.566	—	45–28	37–35
New York Yankees	79	66	0.545	3	40–27	39–39
Baltimore Orioles	72	74	0.493	10½	44–30	28–44
Tampa Bay Rays	72	75	0.490	11	37–36	35–39
Toronto Blue Jays	68	78	0.466	14½	39–36	29–42

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	90	56	0.616	—	42–29	48–27
Minnesota Twins	76	69	0.524	13½	37–37	39–32
Kansas City Royals	72	73	0.497	17½	39–36	33–37
Detroit Tigers	60	85	0.414	29½	32–38	28–47
Chicago White Sox	58	87	0.400	31½	34–40	24–47

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	87	58	0.600	—	41–31	46–27
Los Angeles Angels	74	71	0.510	13	39–32	35–39
Seattle Mariners	73	73	0.500	14½	39–36	34–37
Texas Rangers	72	73	0.497	15	39–34	33–39
Oakland Athletics	64	81	0.441	23	42–33	22–48

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	88	57	0.607	—	43–30	45–27
Miami Marlins	68	77	0.469	20	36–35	32–42
Atlanta Braves	66	78	0.458	21½	33–39	33–39
New York Mets	63	82	0.434	25	33–41	30–41
Philadelphia Phillies	56	89	0.386	32	30–37	26–52

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	79	66	0.545	—	42–32	37–34
Milwaukee Brewers	77	69	0.527	2½	41–33	36–36
St. Louis Cardinals	76	69	0.524	3	41–32	35–37
Pittsburgh Pirates	68	79	0.463	12	39–34	29–45
Cincinnati Reds	63	83	0.432	16½	36–36	27–47

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	52	0.644	—	52–23	42–29
Arizona Diamondbacks	84	62	0.575	10	47–27	37–35
Colorado Rockies	80	66	0.548	14	41–31	39–35
San Diego Padres	65	81	0.445	29	39–35	26–46
San Francisco Giants	56	91	0.381	38½	32–40	24–51

AL Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	79	66	0.545	+3
Minnesota Twins	76	69	0.524	—
Los Angeles Angels	74	71	0.510	2
Seattle Mariners	73	73	0.500	3½
Kansas City Royals	72	73	0.497	4
Texas Rangers	72	73	0.497	4
Baltimore Orioles	72	74	0.493	4½
Tampa Bay Rays	72	75	0.490	5
Toronto Blue Jays	68	78	0.466	8½
Oakland Athletics	64	81	0.441	12
Detroit Tigers	60	85	0.414	16
Chicago White Sox	58	87	0.400	18

NL Wild Card Standings

Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff)	W	L	Pct.	GB
Arizona Diamondbacks	84	62	0.575	+4
Colorado Rockies	80	66	0.548	—
Milwaukee Brewers	77	69	0.527	3
St. Louis Cardinals	76	69	0.524	3½
Miami Marlins	68	77	0.469	11½
Pittsburgh Pirates	68	79	0.463	12½
Atlanta Braves	66	78	0.458	13
San Diego Padres	65	81	0.445	15
New York Mets	63	82	0.434	16½
Cincinnati Reds	63	83	0.432	17
Philadelphia Phillies	56	89	0.386	23½
San Francisco Giants	56	91	0.381	24½

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