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Wednesday, September 5
Updated: September 6, 4:18 PM ET
 

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Through Wednesday's games

NL DIVISION LEADERS
TEAM W L PCT GA
Houston8257.5905
Arizona7960.5682½
Atlanta7564.5403

AL DIVISION LEADERS
TEAM W L PCT GA
Seattle10040.71417
N.Y. Yankees8357.5939½
Cleveland7960.5686

NL WILD CARD STANDINGS
TEAM W L PCT GB
Chi. Cubs7762.554--
San Francisco7763.550½
St. Louis7663.5471
Los Angeles7663.5471
Philadelphia7267.5185

AL WILD CARD STANDINGS
TEAM W L PCT GA
Oakland8357.5939½

 

Playoff matchups
If the regular season were to end today, this is how the playoffs would look:

National League
Atlanta at Houston
Chicago at Arizona

American League
Cleveland at Seattle
Oakland at New York

Momentum meter
Curt Schilling: Up First to 20 victories in majors.

Mariners: Up Getting to 100 wins is ho-hum for sure. But remember they do have only 40 losses.

Phillies: Down Getting swept three games by Mets at home pushes them three games back of Braves in NL East.

Woody Williams, Matt Morris and Bud Smith: Up Cardinals trio allowed no runs combined in 25 IP in just completed three-game sweep of hapless Padres.

Cubs: Down Two straight losses to Marlins pushes Cubs five games back of front-running Astros.

Remaining schedules
Houston
Home (13): Sept. 6-9, Milwaukee; Sept. 11-13, San Francisco; Sept. 21-23, Chi. Cubs; Sept. 24-26, St. Louis. Away (10): Sept. 14-16, St. Louis; Sept. 18-20 San Francisco; Sept. 27-30, Chi. Cubs.

Arizona
Home (12): Sept. 7-9, San Diego; Sept. 11-13, Colorado; Sept. 25-27, Milwaukee; Sept. 28-30, Los Angeles. Away (11): Sept. 6, San Francisco; Sept. 14-16, Milwaukee; Sept. 17-19, Colorado; Sept. 20-23, Los Angeles.

Atlanta
Home (9): Sept. 11-13, Philadelphia; Sept. 14-16, Florida; Sept. 28-30, N.Y. Mets. Away (14): Sept. 7-9, Chi. Cubs; Sept. 17-20, Philadelphia; Sept. 21-23, N.Y. Mets; Sept. 24-27, Florida.

Chi. Cubs
Home (14): Sept. 7-9, Atlanta; Sept. 10-13, Cincinnati; Sept. 14-16, Pittsburgh; Sept. 27-30, Houston. Away (9): Sept. 18-20, Cincinnati; Sept. 21-23, Houston; Sept. 24-26, Pittsburgh.

San Francisco
Home (10): Sept. 6, Arizona; Sept. 14-16, Los Angeles; Sept. 18-20, Houston; Sept. 28-30, San Diego. Away (12): Sept. 7-9, Colorado; Sept. 11-13, Houston; Sept. 21-23, San Diego; Sept. 24-26, Los Angeles.

St. Louis
Home (12): Sept. 7-9, Los Angeles; Sept. 14-16, Houston; Sept. 17-19, Milwaukee; Sept. 28-30, Pittsburgh. Away (11): Sept. 10-13, Milwaukee; Sept. 20-23, Pittsburgh; Sept. 24-26, Houston.

Los Angeles
Home (10): Sept. 17-19, San Diego; Sept. 20-23, Arizona; Sept. 24-26, San Francisco. Away (13): Sept. 6, Colorado; Sept. 7-9, St. Louis; Sept. 11-13, San Diego; Sept. 14-16, San Francisco; Sept. 28-30, Arizona.

Philadelphia
Home (10): Sept. 17-20, Atlanta; Sept. 21-23, Florida; Sept. 25-27, Cincinnati. Away (13): Sept. 6-9, Montreal; Sept. 11-13, Atlanta; Sept. 14-16, Cincinnati; Sept. 28-30, Florida.

Seattle
Home (13): Sept. 7-9, Baltimore; Sept. 13-16, Texas; Sept. 18-20, Anaheim; Sept. 28-30, Oakland. Away (9): Sept. 10-12, Anaheim; Sept. 21-23, Oakland; Sept. 24-26, Texas.

N.Y. Yankees
Home (12): Sept. 7-10, Boston; Sept. 11-13, Chi. White Sox; Sept. 25-26, Tampa Bay; Sept. 28-30, Baltimore. Away (10): Sept. 14-17, Tampa Bay; Sept. 18-20, Chi. White Sox; Sept. 21-23, Baltimore.

Cleveland
Home (13): Sept. 7-10, Chi. White Sox; Sept. 18-20, Kansas City; Sept. 24-26, Toronto; Sept. 28-30, Minnesota. Away (10): Sept. 6, Boston; Sept. 11-13, Kansas City; Sept. 14-16, Toronto; Sept. 21-23, Minnesota.

Oakland
Home (12): Sept. 7-9, Tampa Bay; Sept. 10-12, Texas; Sept. 21-23, Seattle; Sept. 25-27, Anaheim. Away (10): Sept. 13-16, Anaheim; Sept. 18-20, Texas; Sept. 28-30, Seattle.