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Saturday, August 15th – 3:07 pm edt
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
Can the Blue Jays make a late-season charge for one of the American League wildcard spots? Sure, but it’s a crowded race, and there’s not much room for error. This afternoon, Toronto takes on one of the better teams in that race. The Yankees, not content with a wildcard invite, have their eyes set on first place in the American League East, as they try to keep pace with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Sunday, August 16th – 4:10 pm edt
Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers
This would make for a great National League Championship Series. Before all that can occur, it’s a battle of two teams that have practically spent the vast majority of the season in first place in their respective divisions. The defending World Series Champion Dodgers have cooled off a bit as of late, but there’s no real danger of them missing the playoff cut. The Brewers are trying to keep the second-place Chicago Cubs at bay.
Monday, August 17th – 1:40 pm and 6:40 pm edt
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds
A great day to play two! The Cards and Reds hook up in Cincinnati for a day-night doubleheader. Both these teams reside in the National League Central, where the aforementioned Brewers dominate. It hasn’t been a stellar season so far for either St. Louis or Cincinnati, but the overall mediocre quality of the wildcard race means they’ve still got a shot at playing some October baseball.
Tuesday, August 18th – 7:40 pm edt
Atlanta Braves at Minnesota Twins
The Braves have run away with the National League East, and can start printing playoff tickets now (or putting them on your phone). Their closest rival is the Philadelphia Phillies, who have a much better shot at snagging an NL wildcard invite. The Twins are in the AL wildcard race because of the crazy traffic jam of generally mediocre clubs that are still technically alive in the playoff hunt.
Wednesday, August 19th – 2:20 pm edt
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs
South Side meets North Side, as the Sox and Cubs renew hostilities at Wrigley. No Pope Hats being given away this afternoon (that’s a White Sox thing…I want one), but both Windy City teams are enjoying good seasons. The Cubs have been playing slightly better ball overall than the White Sox, but the Cubbies reside in the NL Central, and that block currently belongs to the Brewers. Most likely, the Cubs will grab a wildcard spot. Their cross-town rivals have been one of the pleasant surprises in all of baseball in 2026, and the Chisox have been sitting in first place in the AL Central for most of the past few months. It helps that they’re the only team above .500 in that grouping.
Thursday, August 20th – 1:10 pm edt
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays
Okay Blue Jays, go play ball. If you really want to make up some ground in the American League East, nothing like playing the division leader. The hometown Rays have gone back-and-forth with the Yankees for the catbird seat in the AL East, with Tampa holding serve for most of the past couple of months. Barring an early Christmas miracle, Toronto will have to rely on a wildcard slot in order to extend their season. It’s a traffic jam of teams all mining the same gold, so a series win here in Florida would go a long way to making that dream a reality.
Friday, August 21st – 9:40 pm edt
Minnesota Twins at San Diego Padres
It’s tough being the San Diego Padres. No, I don’t mean the McDonald’s uniforms, or trading away Ozzie Smith, or seeing Dave Winfield achieve greatness in another uniform. The Padres have to play in the same division as their hated rival…the Los Angeles Dodgers. Only the team that spends the most money (we see you, New York Mets). Only the team that is arguably the most aggressive at overseas scouting. Only the team that won The World Series, by a toe, last November. And could very well do that again. The little brother in Southern California pretty much begins every regular season having to be content with a wildcard spot. As of mid-August, San Diego is in a battle with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second spot in the NL West. So even that’s not a sure thing. At least the weather is always stellar in San Diego.
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