The Astros are among several teams in a tight race for the final two wild card spots in the American League. Here's the situation, remaining schedule and tiebreaker scenarios for each contender.

Mets starting pitcher Nolan McLean has earned the right to headline their Wild Card rotation with his early results and maturity.

The Red Sox are clinging to the second wild card spot as they sit one game up on Houston and Cleveland, who are tied for third place. FanGraphs gives the Red Sox a 90 percent chance to make the postseason. But projections are not reality and the Red Sox cannot get comfortable.

The Yankees beat the Orioles 7-1 in 10 innings on Sunday to remain two games out of first place in the AL East and get close to clinching a wild-card postseason berth.

The Cincinnati Reds were in desperation mode and their four games series with the Chicago Cubs was perfect. The Reds (80-76) beat the Cubs (88-68), 1-0, in the

Zac Gallen didn't think he had anything left. It was the seventh inning, the Diamondbacks were clinging to a one-run lead and the right-hander had just walked the Phillies’ Bryson Stott to put runners at first and second with two outs,