Overview
- Cincinnati swept the Cubs to reach 80-76 and tie New York for the final NL wild card, holding the season-series tiebreaker as the Mets slipped with a 3-2 loss to the Nationals and 11 losses in their past 15.
- The Reds finish with three vs. the Pirates and three at the Brewers, while the Mets close with three at the Cubs and three at the Marlins; Arizona is one game back of both.
- Cleveland has cut Detroit’s AL Central lead to one game after a 10-game win streak, with a three-game showdown in Cleveland starting Tuesday where the Tigers need a sweep to take the tiebreaker.
- Toronto became the first AL club to clinch a postseason berth with an 8-5 win in Kansas City and holds the league’s best record at 90-66, two games up in the AL East.
- Milwaukee clinched a third straight NL Central title, and Seattle swept Houston to take a three-game AL West lead with the tiebreaker, putting the Astros’ long playoff run at risk.