St. Louis Cardinals’ Dylan Carlson (3) is congratulated by teammate Tommy Edman after hitting a two-run homer against the Milwaukee Brewers in St. Louis on Thursday. The Cardinals defeated the Brewers 4-2. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
The Brewers’ Christian Yelich watches the baseball go foul against the Cardinals. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
The Brewers’ Avisaíl García walks back to the dugout after striking out. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
Cardinals starting pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim snags a line drive off Garcia’s bat. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen winds up to deliver against the Oakland Athletics in Los Angeles on Thursday. The Dodgers beat the A’s 5-1 to earn their 40th major league victory of the shortened season. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
The Dodgers’ Jake McGee (L) hangs his head as the Athletics’ Sean Murphy rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
The Dodgers’ Will Smith hits an RBI single in the first inning. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Pittsburgh Pirates Richard Rodriguez (R) celebrates the 2-1 win and the save against the Chicago Cubs with catcher Jacob Stallings in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo
The Pirates’ Trevor Williams throws a pitch against the Cubs. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo
The Cubs’ Jason Kipnis reaches first on an infield hit. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo
The Cubs’ Billy Hamilton steals second base as the Pirates’ Erik Gonzalez attempts the tag. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo
The Pirates’ Adam Frazier walks back to the dugout after being called out following a video review of a slide into third base. Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI | License Photo
From left to right, Atlanta Braves outfielders Ender Inciarte, Ronald Acuna, Jr. and Nick Markakis celebrate their 9-4 win over the Florida Marlins in Atlanta on Wednesday. Photo by Tami Chappell/UPI | License Photo
The Marlins’ Jorge Alfaro (L) talks with teammate Sixto Sanchez. Photo by Tami Chappell/UPI | License Photo
The Marlins’ Lewis Brinson rounds third base. Photo by Tami Chappell/UPI | License Photo
The Marlins’ Miguel Rojas goes up to bat. Photo by Tami Chappell/UPI | License Photo
The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate their 7-2 win over the Oakland Athletics to clinch their eighth consecutive National League West title in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
The Dodgers’ AJ Pollock hits a solo home run off Athletics’ pitcher Frankie Montas. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
The solo home run by Pollock is beyond the reach of Athletics center-fielder Mark Canha. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
The Dodgers’ Dustin May winds up to deliver against the Athletics. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
From left to right, Cleveland Indians Jose Ramirez, Carlos Santana and Francisco Lindor celebrate after Ramirez hit a home run off Chicago White Sox Dane Dunning in Cleveland on Monday. The Indians defeated the White Sox 7-4. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
The White Sox’s Jimmy Cordero throws a pitch. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
The Indians’ Aaron Civale (R) pitches against the White Sox. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
The White Sox’s Tim Anderson points back to the home plate umpire after being called out on strikes. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
The Indians’ Roberto Pérez looks on from home plate. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
The Indians’ Josh Naylor slides home safe as White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal loses the ball. Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI | License Photo
