Overview

• The Dodgers beat the Diamondbacks 8-0 behind two Freddie Freeman homers to secure their 12th NL West title in 13 years and lock the NL’s No. 3 seed with a home wild-card series.
• The Mets took a series at Wrigley with an 8-5 win as Nolan McLean struck out 11 and Francisco Lindor reached a 30/30 season, preserving a one-game lead over the Reds and a two-game edge on the Diamondbacks.
• New York lacks the tiebreaker against both Cincinnati and Arizona, making its final series in Miami pivotal for clinching the last NL wild-card spot.
• The Yankees completed a sweep of the White Sox and the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox on Daulton Varsho’s grand slam, leaving Toronto and New York tied atop the AL East with the Jays holding the tiebreaker and the division winner earning a first-round bye.
• Boston’s magic number to clinch a postseason berth remains one after a 6-1 loss in Toronto, as the Red Sox host Detroit next with the Tigers having just snapped an eight-game skid to pull even with Cleveland in the AL Central, where the Guardians own the tiebreaker.