Heading into the final week of the regular season, most of the NL playoff picture is pretty well settled. • The Dodgers (West), Brewers (Central) and Braves (East) have clinched division titles. • The Dodgers have a four-game lead on the Braves for the No.

The National League Wild Card race is heating up as the MLB season nears an end; John Fanta and Jay Croucher discuss who might clinch the final Wild Card spots.

The NL wild-card seedings may still be in flux when the Cubs head to Boston for what looks to be a rainy final regular-season series.

The NL wild-card race promises good drama. Meanwhile, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Yordan Alvarez are flirting with statistical history.

The Major League Baseball season is near its end, and that means teams have little time left to qualify for the playoffs. The San Diego Padres have been red-hot as the season comes to a close . They are now ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies in the latest Wild Card standings,

NEW YORK — José Urquidy lost one job Tuesday, found another Thursday, and barely sat down in the Phillies’ bullpen here Friday night when he was told to warm up. “Hired gun,” interim manager Don Mattingly said.

The Braves are pushing their ace's next start back to line up with their potential first game of the postseason.

Aaron Judge has landed on the injured list with a strained right calf, potentially leaving the Yankees without their biggest offensive weapon until the closing games of the regular season. The timing creates a major problem because New York’s offense struggled badly during Judge’s previous absence and remains heavily dependent on his production. While the Yankees have one of baseball’s strongest pitching staffs, their overall offense sits around league average even with Judge’s numbers included. Replacing him also forces the team to rely more heavily on hitters who have struggled in key matchups, limiting some of the lineup flexibility they normally have late in games. With October approaching, another extended Judge absence could leave the Yankees entering the postseason with serious questions about whether their offense can produce enough runs.