The New York Mets lost, but the Chicago Cubs and an almost no hitter from Kyle Hendricks made sure the St. Louis Cardinals remain outside the two playoff spots in the NL Wild Card Standings. The Los Angeles Dodgers widened the gap between them and the San Francisco Giants in the NL West while beating the New York Yankees, falling further behind in the playoff race. The Boston Red Sox continue to lead the AL East, beating the Baltimore Orioles, who hang on to their playoff spot behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Wild Card Standings in the National League keep switching, this time the New York Mets grabbing one of the spots after crushing the Atlanta Braves, while the St. Louis Cardinals lost to a 9th inning home run by Ryan Braun. In the American League, the Boston Red Sox open up a bigger lead in the AL East by beating the Toronto Blue Jays, while the New York Yankees lost, giving the Baltimore Orioles some breathing room after they beat the Detroit Tigers.

The interesting playoff race continues, as the Boston Red Sox lose to the Toronto Blue Jays, while the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees keep winning. Translation? Red Sox still lead the AL East, while the Blue Jays and Orioles hang on to the playoff spots, one game ahead of the […]

While the Boston Red Sox take over the first spot in the AL East, the New York Yankees keep putting pressure in the wild card standings behind the Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays. In the National League, the San Francisco Giants barely hang on to their wild card standings lead, while the New York Mets remain slightly ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.

A good day for New York City teams, as the Yankees win on a walk off home run by Tyler Austin to move closer towards a playoff spot on the wild card standings, while the Mets didn’t even play, but took over the Wild Card spot in the National League thanks to the Pittsburgh Pirates beating the St. Louis Cardinals.

The NL Wild Card standings become quite congested, as the San Francisco Giants keep losing, while the New York Mets find themselves tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for ticket number 2. The Boston Red Sox grab the lead in the AL East with another win in San Diego, while the New York Yankees get closer as they complete the sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays, enjoying another loss by the Baltimore Orioles.

Most of the action comes from the AL East, as another New York Yankees win over the Toronto Blue Jays helps them in the wild card standings, while the Boston Red Sox are now tied for the division lead and the Baltimore Orioles move to one game behind. In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals maintain their small edge over the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their dominance in the NL West.

The New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays, which combined with the Boston Red Sox losing to the San Diego Padres really helped out the Baltimore Orioles, beating up the Tampa Bay Rays with a two-hitter from Ubaldo Jimenez, moving up in the AL East and maintaining their hold on the 2nd slot in the AL Wild Card Standings. The St. Louis Cardinals got back to winning, which means they’re holding off the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card race, while the San Francisco Giants lose their 4th in a row, getting further and further away from the Los Angeles Dodgers on top of the NL West.