Mets playoff scenarios: Where they stand in NL Wild Card race, tiebreakers

With a week left to play and the Mets scuffling, here is how they stack up against their chief competition for the final NL ...

Padres host the Brewers in first of 3-game series

Milwaukee Brewers (95-61, first in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (85-71, second in the NL West) San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Freddy Peralta (17-6, 2.65 ERA, ...

Padres beat White Sox, can clinch playoff spot as early as Monday

The Padres beat the White Sox 3-2 on Sunday, dropping their Magic Number to clinch a playoff spot to 2 with 6 games to play.
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With division race over, Cubs turn attention to home-field advantage

In the pregame hours on Sunday, when a tarp covered the Great American Ball Park infield and inclement weather in the forecast forced a delayed start, the game between the Nationals and Mets was ...