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The New York Yankees are running out of chances to make it a race in the American League East and will try to avoid falling further behind the Boston Red Sox when the teams continue a four-game series Saturday in the Bronx. The Yankees had a chance to get within 3 1/2 games with a win in Friday's meeting, but managed four hits in a 4-1 loss to fall 5 1/2 back.

The Astros could be forgiven if their undivided attention wasn't on baseball this week, playing a three-game "home" series in St. Petersburg, Fla., while flooding devastated the city of Houston. The American League West leaders hope to provide a "welcome distraction" - in the words of team president Reid Ryan - for their fans as much as anything when they return to Minute Maid Park on Saturday for a split doubleheader against the New York Mets.

The Chicago Cubs paced the majors in ERA during their world championship season in 2016, and that same kind of pitching is helping the National League Central leaders begin to pull away from the pack in the division. The Cubs aim to match their season-high winning streak of six games Saturday when they host the third of four contests with the Atlanta Braves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have ended their season-worst slide and look to add two wins to their major league-best total when they visit the San Diego Padres for a doubleheader on Saturday. The Dodgers halted their five-game losing streak with a 1-0 triumph on Friday in the opener of the four-game series to improve their stellar record to 92-41.

After a sluggish first half, Brandon Crawford is reminding everyone why the San Francisco Giants considered the dynamic shortstop untouchable at the July 31 trade deadline. Crawford is hitting .411 with 13 extra-base hits over his last 16 games for the cellar-dwelling Giants, who continue their four-game series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon.

The Detroit Tigers threw up the white flag on the season and went into rebuilding mode with a pair of big trades late Thursday, and the Cleveland Indians immediately started taking advantage. The Indians will try to push their winning streak to 10 straight and increase their lead in the American League Central out further when they visit the Tigers in the third of a four-game series on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates opened September the way they closed August -- with a loss. The Pirates, who are losers of four in a row and 14 of their last 19 to stumble out of the race in the National League Central, will try to end the current slide when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the second of a three-game series on Saturday.

The Toronto Blue Jays very likely will miss the playoffs this season, and they are trying to prevent a division rival or two from making the postseason as well. The Blue Jays will attempt to play spoiler when they visit the wild card-hopeful Baltimore Orioles for the third contest of their four-game series on Saturday.

The Kansas City Royals posted a crucial victory in the series opener and look to add another win when they visit the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in the middle contest of a three-game set. Mike Moustakas slugged a three-run homer to fuel a 7-6 victory on Friday that moved the Royals within 3 1/2 games of the Twins for the American League's second wild-card spot.

The Miami Marlins will try to stop an ill-timed five-game losing streak when they host the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday in the third of a four-game series. The Marlins were on the verge of ending their slide before giving up two runs in the top of the ninth inning and falling 2-1 on Friday night.

Jonathan Villar is heating up at just the right time for the Milwaukee Brewers, who continue their four-game series Saturday against the visiting National League East-leading Washington Nationals. After struggling for much of the season, Villar has gone 9-for-15 with five RBIs in his last four games to help Milwaukee move 3 1/2 games behind the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs and 1 1/2 back of Colorado for the second wild card.

Logan Morrison keeps hitting home runs and his Tampa Bay Rays have a chance to clinch a fourth consecutive series victory when they visit the American League-worst Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Morrison went deep for the fifth time in five games in Friday’s 3-1 series-opening victory and has hit safely in six straight contests, going 11-for-25 with 11 RBIs during that stretch.

The Texas Rangers attempt to surpass the .500 mark and further tangle a jammed wild-card race when they host the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday for the middle contest of their three-game set. Texas evened its record after 134 games and pulled within three of Minnesota for the second wild card in the American League by outlasting Los Angeles 10-9 in Friday's series opener.

Red-hot Patrick Corbin strives to win his fifth consecutive start when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. The left-hander has allowed just one run in 30 1/3 innings over his last four starts and will be looking to help Arizona extend its season-high winning streak to nine games.

The Astros could be forgiven if their undivided attention wasn't on baseball this week, playing a three-game "home" series in St. Petersburg, Fla., while flooding devastated the city of Houston. The American League West leaders hope to provide a "welcome distraction" - in the words of team president Reid Ryan - for their fans as much as anything when they return to Minute Maid Park on Saturday for a split doubleheader against the New York Mets.

The Seattle Mariners' wild-card chances were on the verge of vanishing before the team received a visit from the Oakland Athletics. Seattle snapped its losing streak with a triumph in the series opener and look to make it two in a row when it hosts Oakland on Saturday for the middle contest of their three-game set.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have ended their season-worst slide and look to add two wins to their major league-best total when they visit the San Diego Padres for a doubleheader on Saturday. The Dodgers halted their five-game losing streak with a 1-0 triumph on Friday in the opener of the four-game series to improve their stellar record to 92-41.