Houston Astros 2, Chicago Cubs 0: Thankfully for the Cubs, the Brewers lost as well.

Milwaukee Brewers 3, Cincinnati Reds 6: Speaking of the Brewers. . .

Washington Nationals 9, Colorado Rockies 4: The D’Backs are better than the Rockies, and the Dodgers landed Manny. This pretty much ends whatever dim hopes there were that the Rockies would make the playoffs. It’s still kind of hard to believe this team was in the World Series last year.

Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 13: It’s rare the D’Backs get this much offensive power. When they do, you can pretty much lock it up.

Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 4: It was the Giants third win in the last four games.

Oakland A’s 1, Toronto Blue Jays 6: It seemed not long ago the A’s were actually a contender. Now they’re about 200 games back.

Cleveland Indians 5, Tampa Bay Rays 2: Tampa better be counting its lucky stars that the Indians won’t be in the playoffs, because they haven’t beaten them all year.

New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 9: Texas keeps finding itself sneaking up in the Wild Card, but they’ve got a long ways to go.

Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 4: With 64 wins, it’s hard to say Boston is slipping, but I’m getting that feel.

Baltimore Orioles 5, LA Angels 6: It was a bases loaded walk that ended the game. What a bummer.

Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 11: The Twins are that team that have been surprising, but every time they win a good game, they lose one to a team like Seattle.