While the Chicago Cubs are destroying everything in their way and Kris Bryant is making his case for MVP, the AL Wild card race takes an interesting turn as the Detroit Tigers, sweeping the Chicago White Sox, tie with the Baltimore Orioles for ticket number 2, while the Houston Astros and New York Yankees get closer. In the NL, the St. Louis Cardinals losing puts the New York Mets only 1.5 games behind for the second spot after another win over the Miami Marlins.

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates again in a Kyle Hendricks shutout, mostly helping the St. Louis Cardinals increase their lead in the wild card race from their division rivals. The San Francisco Giants got further behind the Los Angeles Dodgers with an embarrassing home loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Baltimore Orioles, thanks to a late home run by Matt Wieters, get closer to the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox in the AL East, both losing their games.

Everyone in the NL West won, including the Los Angeles Dodgers with a one-run win over the Chicago Cubs, while the San Francisco Giants enjoyed two home runs from Joe Panik while destroying the Atlanta Braves. In the AL East, the Baltimore Orioles shutout the New York Yankees and got home run number 40 this season from Mark Trumbo, and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of the Boston Red Sox losing to open up a lead from second, carried by three home runs from Josh Donaldson.

Beating the Chicago Cubs helped the Los Angeles Dodgers, thriving with Julio Urias on the mound, open up a two game lead over the San Francisco Giants, losing at home to the Atlanta Braves and a three-run homer by Matt Kemp. Speaking of home runs, Gary Sanchez can’t stop hitting them, helping the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles, while both the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox continue to get away in the AL East.

The Chicago Cubs pull off an impressive late comeback on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers, courtesy of two Kris Bryant home runs, allowing the San Francisco Giants to get closer with a shutout win over the Atlanta Braves. Meanwhile, in the AL East, the Toronto Blue Jays take advantage of more losses by the Orioles and Red Sox to cement their place in the division’s lead.

The Los Angeles Dodgers keep beating the San Francisco Giants, this time with a shutout by Rich Hill and a Justin Turner home run. The New York Yankees shutout the Seattle Mariners, enjoying another big day for Gary Sanchez, and the Baltimore Orioles dominate their neighbourly rivalry with the Washington Nationals, beating them for a third consecutive time.

The Chicago Cubs easily dominate the San Diego Padres through Jake Arrieta, the Los Angeles Dodgers extend their lead over the San Francisco Giants by beating them, and the Kansas City Royals remain the hottest team in the land, shutting out the Miami Marlins and winning their 9th in a row.

The AL East continues to intrigue in its hold over the American League wild card spots, with wins for both the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox. The Seattle Mariners remain just behind them after some power hitting helping them beat the New York Yankees, but the best display of power came from Cincinnati, as the Los Angeles Dodgers destroyed the Reds, hitting 7 home runs, including 3 by Adrian Gonzalez.

The four leading teams in the AL East teams lose, and so do the Chicago Cubs against the Colorado Rockies, while the New York Mets survive a pitchers duel against the San Francisco Giants thanks to a Yoenis Cespedes home run, which helps the Los Angeles Dodgers on top of the NL West, shutting out the Cincinnati Reds, while Chase Utley impressed with accuracy and power.