Yankees Widen AL Wild-Card Edge While Brewers Clinch Playoff Berth

Saturday results tightened the chase behind New York and set up a pivotal stretch of late-season matchups across both leagues.

Overview

New York improved to 83-65 with a 5-3 win in Boston and now leads the American League wild-card race by 2.5 games, with Boston and Seattle level at 81-68.
Milwaukee, now 91-58, clinched a playoff berth and tops the NL Central, while Philadelphia leads the NL East at 89-60 and the Dodgers pace the NL West at 83-65.
Chicago sits atop the NL wild-card standings at 84-64 with an 8.5-game cushion, following Tampa Bay’s 5-4 win over the Cubs on Saturday.
Key Saturday outcomes included Texas 3-2 over the Mets, Arizona 5-2 in 10 at Minnesota, Cleveland 3-1 over the White Sox, San Diego 11-3 against Colorado, and the Dodgers 13-7 at San Francisco.
Sunday and Monday feature series with seeding implications, including Yankees–Red Sox on Sunday night before New York visits Minnesota, and Texas facing the Mets Sunday ahead of a two-game set at Houston.