Overview

• New York fell 3-2 to Washington, highlighted by two leaping grabs from Jacob Young, dropping the Mets to 80-76 with 11 losses in their past 15 and a 35-52 slide since June 13.
• Cincinnati completed a four-game sweep of the Cubs with a 1-0 win and, at 80-76, owns the season-series tiebreaker over the Mets after taking it 4-2.
• Arizona is one game back and, per multiple reports, holds the tiebreaker over the Mets but not the Reds, with series against the Dodgers and Padres still to play.
• The stretch run features the Mets visiting the Cubs and Marlins, the Reds hosting the Pirates before traveling to Milwaukee, and the Diamondbacks closing against NL West foes.
• Cleveland has cut Detroit’s AL Central lead to one game after a 10-game win streak, with a three-game series in Cleveland this week; Toronto clinched a postseason berth and Milwaukee secured the NL Central.