Overview
- Texas visits Houston from Monday to Wednesday with a 6–4 season-series edge, and the Astros need a sweep to avoid their first loss of the matchup since 2016, a swing that could tilt the AL West race.
- Seattle travels to Houston Friday through Sunday with the season series tied 5–5 and a one-game divisional lead entering Monday; the Mariners are lined up to start Bryan Woo, George Kirby and Logan Gilbert against a lineup boosted by Yordan Alvarez’s recent surge.
- Philadelphia plays three at Los Angeles with a 4.5-game cushion over the Dodgers for the NL’s No. 2 seed, with Ranger Suárez slated to face Emmet Sheehan in the opener as the Phillies also pursue the league’s best record.
- New York hosts San Diego from Tuesday to Thursday after halting an eight-game skid, with the Mets’ playoff hold tested as veterans Sean Manaea, Clay Holmes and David Peterson try to stabilize a shaky second half despite recent rookie callups.
- The Dodgers and Giants meet for four games starting Thursday with Los Angeles chasing a first-round bye and San Francisco pursuing a Wild Card spot, featuring a likely Friday matchup with NL strikeout leader Logan Webb and a red-hot top of the Dodgers’ order led by Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts.