Arizona beat San Diego 11-4 for a sixth straight win, moving within one game of Philadelphia for the NL’s final wild card after the Phillies lost 2-0 to Tampa Bay. The Diamondbacks hold the tiebreaker, and both teams have two games left.
Cleveland held a one-game lead over the White Sox in the AL Central, but Chicago owned the tiebreaker. Houston and Texas were tied atop the AL West, with the Astros holding the tiebreaker; Houston could clinch Saturday with a win and a Rangers loss.
Boston clinched the AL’s second wild-card berth by sweeping the Cubs in Friday’s doubleheader. The article’s projected matchups, assuming the Wild Card Series began Sept. 26, included Red Sox at Yankees and White Sox at Astros in the AL, and Phillies at Braves and Cubs at Padres in the NL. The Rays, Guardians, Brewers and Dodgers had byes.
