National League
Standings and roundups
West z-los Angeles
PADRES
San Francisco
Colorado
Arizona
Central
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
East
Atlanta
Miami
Philadelphia
New York
W 37 33 25 22 20
W31 26 24 24 15
W30 26 26 23
L15 19 26 28 32
L20 26 24 26 36
L21 24 25 28
Washington 19 30 z-clinched playoff berth
Pct .712 .635 .490 .440 .385
Pct .608 .500 .500 .480 .294
Pct .588 .520 .510 .451 .388
GB
— 4 11½ 14 17
GB
— 5½ 5½ 6½ 16
GB
— 3½ 4 7 10 7-3 8-2 6-4 2-8 5-5
L10 8-2 8-2 5-5 6-4 1-9
L10 6-4 6-4 4-6 4-6 5-5
W-4
W-1
L-1
L-3
W-1
Str
W-5
W-6
W-2
W-2
L-2
Str
W-1
W-1
W-2
L-1
L-1 16-8 19-8 16-9 11-17 11-13
Home 19-12 13-11 11-11 13-14 10-16
Home 15-8 9-14 18-12 10-14 9-16 21-7 14-11 9-17 11-11 9-19
Away 12-8 13-15 13-13 11-12 5-20
Away 15-13 17-10 8-13 13-14 10-14
Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts and Gavin Lux homered and Los Angeles set a season high for runs, romping past Colorado in Denver to move closer to clinching its eighth straight NL West title. The Dodgers’ magic number for wrapping up the division dropped to four.
Cardinals 6-7, Pirates 5-2: St. Louis rookie Dylan Carlson’s threerun homer capped a six-run outburst in the sixth inning at Pittsburgh, helping the Cardinals earn a doubleheader sweep. St. Louis took the opener behind home runs from Kolten Wong and Tyler O’neill and just enough pitching to overcome four errors. The Cardinals, playing their third doubleheader in five days, moved to .500 (24-24) with the win to remain in the mix for a playoff spot.
Nationals 5-3, Marlins 0-14: Brian Anderson tied a franchise record with three homers and drove in seven runs to help Miami earn a doubleheader split by beating visiting Washington. The Marlins matched their season-high run total after they were shut out in the opener.
Braves 15, Mets 2: Freddie Freeman added three more hits to his burgeoning MVP campaign, Ozzie Albies hit two of Atlanta’s six homers and the Braves battered host New York. Max Fried (7-0) returned from a brief stay on the injured list due to a back spasm and breezed through five innings that only help his credentials for the NL Cy Young Award. The left-hander hasn’t allowed a home run since Sept. 10 last year. (IL) Reds 7, White Sox 1: Slumping Jesse Winker hit a three-run homer — one of four off Chicago starter Jonathan Stiever (0-1) — and host Cincinnati extended its surge into playoff contention with its season-high sixth victory in a row. Tyler Mahle (2-2) got his first win since Aug. 28, allowing four hits and fanning eight in 52⁄3 innings. (IL) Brewers 9, Royals 5: Jacob Nottingham hit a grand slam and Orlando Arcia added a three-run shot as Milwaukee rallied from an early four-run deficit and beat visiting Kansas City. Nottingham’s two-out blast to left off Danny Duffy (3-4) capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning that put the Brewers ahead for good. The comeback had begun when Christian Yelich led off the fourth with his 150th career homer. (IL) Cubs 1, Twins 0: Kyle Hendricks (6-4) tossed eight innings of three-hit, shutout ball to outduel Rich Hill (2-2), and Chicago edged visiting Minnesota for its fifth straight win. Hendricks stuck out 10 and walked one before Jeremy Jeffress worked around two walks in the ninth for his eighth save. After 104 pitches — including 73 strikes — Hendricks narrowly missed his fifth career shutout and his second this season.
Dodgers 15, Rockies 6: