Overview

• The Mets sit at 79-74 with a narrow edge for the NL’s last Wild Card, pressured by the Diamondbacks and Reds at two games back and the Giants at three.
• New York’s path runs through the Nationals at home before road series against the Cubs and a surging Marlins team that could play spoiler.
• Seattle and Houston begin a three-game series in Houston tied for the AL West lead, with the season tiebreaker and a possible No. 2 seed on the line.
• Cleveland has won seven straight to cut Detroit’s AL Central lead to 3.5 games, as the slumping Tigers still hold the conference’s No. 2 seed for now.
• The Phillies have clinched the NL East and are chasing a top-two seed, with their fans eyeing results that could shape both seeding and the Mets’ fate.