[luckymann]

AL
It’s the Sox and Highlanders who blink first, losing respectively to St. Louis and Boston, both by three runs. When Washington gets past the A’s 2-1 their magic number is suddenly 1.

NL
This one is going right down to the wire as the Cubs lose a 10-inning 5-4 heartbreaker after leading 3-0 and Boston cruises past Philly 10-3 in their final game. Chicago has to win its remaining game to clinch, or else it'll need a tiebreaker to separate them.