Wild-Card Picture Tightens as Yankees Slip, Astros Gain and Cubs Keep Rolling

Monday's games tightened both wild-card races.

Overview

Updated AL wild-card: New York 83-67 (+1.5), Boston 82-68 (+0.5), Houston 82-69 holding the final spot, with Texas 79-72 three games back and Cleveland 78-71 three back.
Minnesota shut out New York 7-0 and Houston beat Texas 6-3, trimming the Yankees’ cushion and boosting the Astros’ position.
NL wild-card: Chicago leads at 86-64 (+9) and San Diego sits at 82-68 (+5), with the Mets 77-73 in the final spot ahead of Arizona 76-75 (1.5 GB), Cincinnati 75-75 (2) and San Francisco 75-75 (2).
Chicago blanked Pittsburgh 4-0, Arizona beat San Francisco 8-1 and Cincinnati topped St. Louis 11-6, reshuffling the NL chase behind the top two.
Philadelphia (89-61) and Milwaukee (91-59) have clinched NL postseason berths, while division leaders include Toronto in the AL East, Detroit in the AL Central and Seattle in the AL West.