The Cincinnati Reds clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2013 with a 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. The teams play again tonight at Target Field with pregame at 5:40 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.
St. Louis and Milwaukee split a doubleheader with the Brewers winning the opener 3-0 and the Cardinals in the nightcap 9-1.
The Chicago Cubs moved to the brink of clinching the NL Central after downing the cross town Chicago White Sox 10-0. The magic number to clinch for the Cubs is one.
Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning and Atlanta beat Boston 8-7 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the National League playoffs.