Yankees Lead AL Wild Card by Two as Cubs Clinch NL Berth and Weekend Games Shape Race
Updated standings and scheduled pitching matchups frame the push to lock in seeding over the final weekend.
Overview
- New York sits at 86–68 for a two-game edge in the American League wild-card race, with Boston and Houston at 84–70 among the closest pursuers.
- Chicago has secured an NL playoff berth at 88–66, while San Diego (83–71) and the Mets (80–74) occupy the next wild-card positions ahead of Cincinnati, Arizona and San Francisco.
- Division leaders remain Philadelphia in the NL East (91–62), Milwaukee in the NL Central (94–59) and Los Angeles in the NL West (86–67).
- Friday’s results tightened margins: the Reds beat the Cubs 7–4, the Mets topped the Nationals 12–6, the Phillies handled the Diamondbacks 8–2 and the Dodgers defeated the Giants 6–3.
- Weekend matchups with listed starters include Phillies’ Aaron Nola vs. the Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen, Padres’ Yu Darvish vs. the White Sox’s Jonathan Gómez, Mets’ Christian McLean vs. the Nationals’ Cade Cavalli and Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow vs. the Giants’ Kai-Wei Teng.