Houston won its 99th game on Thursday in the opener of a four - game weekend series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in what could serve as an ALDS preview. (sbnation.com)
The Miami Marlins open a four - game weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals with heavy playoff implications on Thursday night in Miami, and will do so with second baseman Dee Gordon back in the lineup after serving his 80 - game suspension for a positive PED test in April. (sbnation.com)
The Cubs got a shutout from Jose Quintana, who struck out 10 Brewers on Sunday, giving Chicago three wins in the four - game weekend series in Milwaukee to basically put the National League Central to bed. (sbnation.com)