The Atlanta Braves were left for dead at the All Star break. It looked like this team was getting ready to call it a season. While not out of the woods yet, the Braves have managed to win their way into a playoff chase. The Braves won’t be winning the NL East this season, which breaks a trend, but they do have a shot at the NL Wild Card. The Braves have been on a home winning streak and are now just four games back in the Wild Card chase. The Giants are also in the hunt—just three games out.

Two Wild Card hopefuls—Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers—go at it today. The Houston Astros have won six straight games and find themselves miraculously just three games out in the Wild Card race. The Milwaukee Brewers are a little bit further back at six games, but they are still in the hunt. There are only a few weeks left in the season, so both of these teams need to start making their push now. Houston is right where they want to be for a push. The Brewers can’t afford to lose at this point. While they are 6 games out, they are also trailing eight other teams. Basically, they’ve only got a prayer.

If you heard a large thud recently, that was probably a Red sox fan hitting the floor. In the span of a few weeks, the Red Sox have went from a team that figured to be on the road to a World Series to a team that’s looking forward to next season. Sure, the Red Sox are still in the hunt for the Wild Card, but they can just about forget any hopes of capturing the AL East crown. After the Red Sox lost Ortiz, they have gone further downhill.

Today, these two teams go at it to decide the series. Texas won game one 9-4 and Baltimore evened up the series by taking game two 7-4. Both teams are pretty much out of the playoff hunt. Texas technically has an outside shot, but they are not going to catch Oakland. The Rangers are -125 today and the Orioles are +110, but could this be a mistake?