• Cardinals 10, Nationals 4: ST. LOUIS — Carlos Beltran homered from both sides of the plate for the ninth time in his career and drove in five runs, and St. Louis closed in on the NL’s second wild-card berth by beating Washington. St. Louis (86-73) took a 7-0 lead by the third inning and reduced its magic number for clinching to two. They lead the Dodgers by two games for the second NL wild card.
• Braves 6, Mets 2: ATLANTA — Atlanta won for a major league record 23rd straight time in games started by Kris Medlen, beating the New York Mets in the regular-season home finale for Chipper Jones.
• Reds 4, Pirates 3: PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh ensured they would finish with a record 20th straight losing season when they blew a ninth-inning lead in a defeat to Cincinnati.
• Dodgers 7, Rockies 1: LOS ANGELES — Josh Beckett earned his first victory in his past five starts and the Los Angeles Dodgers backed him with three homers, beating Colorado for their fifth straight win to stay in contention for an NL wild-card spot.
• Phillies 4, Marlins 1: MIAMI — Cole Hamels struck out eight and allowed one run over seven innings to finish his season with a flourish, and Philadelphia beat Miami.
• Astros 7, Brewers 0: MILWAUKEE — Jordan Lyles pitched his first major league shutout and hit his first home run as Houston eliminated Milwaukee from wild-card playoff contention.
• Giants 7, Padres 5: SAN DIEGO — Pinch-hitter Xavier Nady homered off Huston Street to tie the game with one out in the ninth and Hunter Pence hit a go-ahead, two-run shot as San Francisco rallied to beat San Diego.
• Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 2: PHOENIX — Anthony Rizzo had three hits, David DeJesus homered and the Chicago Cubs ended a seven-game losing streak, beating Arizona.
