Overview
- New York leads the final NL wild-card spot by two games, with the Reds two back, the Diamondbacks three, and the Giants four.
- Rookie Nolan McLean is 4-0 with a 1.19 ERA through six starts and is slated to pitch today against the Nationals and again next week against either the Cubs or Marlins.
- Seattle and Houston remain neck and neck for the AL West, and the Mariners opened their Houston series with a 4-0 win on Friday.
- Cal Raleigh’s prolific season at catcher positions Seattle for both the division race and his AL MVP push against Yankees star Aaron Judge.
- Houston’s lineup gets a lift from Isaac Paredes’ return from the injured list as Yordan Alvarez remains out indefinitely.