#mlb-playoffs

#mlb-playoffs

What makes the Brewers the favorite to secure the majors' best record? Besides the buffer the Brewers have built as we enter the final month of the regular season, there's just nothing to suggest a falloff. They are on track to win about 100 games and their run differential supports that pace. The remaining schedule is friendly. And Milwaukee's production has come from every position and category. It's just a really complete team. -- Bradford Doolittle

The Blue Jays are leading their divisional rivals as the baseball season enters its final regular-season stretch, giving the team a chance to claim a leading playoff spot for the first time in a decade. But there's still a lot of baseball to play, and the team will have to fight their way through 34 more games before the playoffs begin.

Donovan is hitting .279/.348/.402 across 476 plate appearances, with nine homers and 25 doubles, showcasing his contact skills after moving to the top of the lineup.

Eury Perez's emergence as a budding ace and the resurgence of the Marlins' offense is evident, with 122 runs scored in the last 30 days, a notable improvement.

Mets management announced that pitcher Sean Manaea will be shut down for two to three days due to a loose body in his pitching elbow, but his rehab shouldn't be significantly delayed.