The Chicago Cubs didn’t let the return of Chris Sale get in the way of their winning, while the Washington Nationals looked impressive in their win over the San Francisco Giants, and the Boston Red Sox fell for a fourth straight game, this time against the Los Angeles Angels, dropping the ball in the 9th inning due to an awful error by Hanley Ramirez.

Colorado Rockies 2  New York Mets 1: The Rockies enjoyed two errors, one by James Loney and then a wild pitch by Jeurys Familia, to come back in the 9th inning and poach the win at the very last moment, before Carlos Estevez closed the deal with save number 11 this season.

Arizona Diamondbacks 4  Milwaukee Brewers 6: Hernan Perez and Kirk Nieuwenhuis both hit home runs, as the Brewers handed the disappointing Diamondbacks their 60th loss of the season. As always, the Diamondbacks scored first.

Baltimore Orioles 2  Minnesota Twins 6: Eduardo Nunez didn’t have a good game in his Twins finale, but the team won anyway, with Max Kepler hitting home run number 11 this season, and Eddie Rosario helping out with two RBIs of his own.

Philadelphia Phillies 7  Atlanta Braves 5: Aaron Altherr made his return after a wrist injury sidelining him since the beginning of the season, hitting 3-for-4 with two RBIs, coming from a two-run homer. Maikel Franco hit a three run homer, his 19th overall this season.

St. Louis Cardinals 5  Miami Marlins 4: The Cardinals opened with a 5-0 run through the first five innings, enough for the win. Aledmys Diaz opened with a two run homer, followed by a solo shot from Matt Holliday, and then another RBI by Diaz, the run capped off by Matt Adams with an RBI single.

Chicago White Sox 1  Chicago Cubs 3: Chris Sale returned and wasn’t half bad, but John Lackey and the Cubs, including Aroldis Chapman with another strong performance (1.1 innings, 2 k’s) allowed only four hits, while Kris Bryant, Ben Zobrist and Addison Russell did the damage on offense.

Kansas City Royals 2  Texas Rangers 3: Two teams heavily involved in trade rumors from different sides of the negotiation table, the Royals lost despite a complete game from Yordano Ventura, getting very little support from his offense. Cole Hamels struck out 12 in 8 innings, and Rougned Odor with his home run set the stage for two by Mitch Moreland.

Boston Red Sox 1  Los Angeles Angels 2: The Red Sox took a Mookie Betts RBI off a sacrifice fly in the third inning into the 9th inning, but a bad throw by Hanley Ramirez allowed two winning runs for the Angels, ruining one of David Price’s better appearances this season.

Washington Nationals 4  San Francisco Giants 2: An impressive performance by the Nationals, with Tanner Roark doing a good job in 7 innings, allowing four hits, while also getting an RBI single in the second inning. Bryce Harper hit an RBI double in the 6th that gave the Nats a three run lead, too much for the Giants to cope with.

American League Standings

American League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	58	43	0.574	—	37–16	21–27
Toronto Blue Jays	57	45	0.559	1½	30–23	27–22
Boston Red Sox	55	45	0.550	2½	34–25	21–20
New York Yankees	52	49	0.515	6	29–22	23–27
Tampa Bay Rays	39	61	0.390	18½	19–30	20–31

American League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cleveland Indians	57	42	0.576	—	27–17	30–25
Detroit Tigers	54	48	0.529	4½	26–19	28–29
Chicago White Sox	50	52	0.490	8½	28–24	22–28
Kansas City Royals	49	52	0.485	9	32–19	17–33
Minnesota Twins	38	63	0.376	20	21–31	17–32

American League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	59	44	0.573	—	31–17	28–27
Houston Astros	55	46	0.545	3	32–21	23–25
Seattle Mariners	51	49	0.510	6½	25–23	26–26
Oakland Athletics	47	55	0.461	11½	24–29	23–26
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	46	56	0.451	12½	23–26	23–30

National League Standings

National League East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Washington Nationals	60	42	0.588	—	31–20	29–22
Miami Marlins	55	47	0.539	5	27–23	28–24
New York Mets	53	48	0.525	6½	27–23	26–25
Philadelphia Phillies	47	57	0.452	14	23–28	24–29
Atlanta Braves	35	67	0.343	25	14–37	21–30

National League Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	61	40	0.604	—	32–16	29–24
St. Louis Cardinals	55	47	0.539	6½	25–30	30–17
Pittsburgh Pirates	52	48	0.520	8½	29–23	23–25
Milwaukee Brewers	44	56	0.440	16½	27–25	17–31
Cincinnati Reds	40	61	0.396	21	24–28	16–33

National League West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	59	43	0.578	—	30–20	29–23
Los Angeles Dodgers	57	45	0.559	2	31–19	26–26
Colorado Rockies	50	52	0.490	9	25–24	25–28
San Diego Padres	44	58	0.431	15	23–25	21–33
Arizona Diamondbacks	42	60	0.412	17	17–35	25–25

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