Matchups

The Colorado Rockies won the series opener in dramatic fashion to further the deep slump of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. The teams play a split doubleheader on Tuesday as Arizona enters with seven losses in its last eight games after the Rockies scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Monday to register a 5-4 victory.

The Tampa Bay Rays hope to remain in the thick of the postseason race at the expense of the skidding Baltimore Orioles when the American League East rivals continue their three-game series at Camden Yards. Tampa Bay has rebounded after losing five of six to win two in a row and move 3 1/2 games behind Texas while bumbling Baltimore has dropped five in a row and 11 of 12 to fall 5 1/2 games back of the Rangers.

The Cleveland Indians look to continue their blistering stretch at the expense of one of the hottest teams in baseball when they play the second contest of a three-game series versus the host Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Carlos Santana extended his hitting streak to eight games in a 4-2 series-opening victory for Cleveland, which has won six in a row and moved within four games of Texas in the race for the second wild card in the American League.

Reduced to playing spoiler for the remainder of the season, the Boston Red Sox are in the midst of one of their best stretches of the season with their most bitter rival in town. The Red Sox closed out August by winning nine of their last 13 games and look to make it two straight victories over the visiting New York Yankees when the three-game series resumes Tuesday night.

The dawning of September brings with it expanded major league rosters for the final weeks of the season, giving the Atlanta Braves an opportunity to look at the centerpiece of their major trade-deadline deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hector Olivera, the 30-year-old who the Braves hope will provide sorely needed right-handed offense, is expected to be in the lineup Tuesday at third base when the Braves host the Miami Marlins.

The New York Mets look to continue their utter domination of the Philadelphia Phillies when the National League East rivals play the second contest of their three-game series at Citi Field on Tuesday. The Mets have outscored the Phillies by a decisive 86-44 margin en route to winning 13 of the 14 meetings this season - including 10 in a row overall and all seven encounters thus far in Queens.

The Chicago Cubs’ six-game homestand got off to a rocky start, but they’ll try to turn things around when they host the Cincinnati Reds for the middle contest of a three-game series Tuesday. The Cubs’ bullpen was roughed up in a 13-6 loss in the opener — their fifth loss in six games as they try to nail down their first postseason appearance since 2008.

The Minnesota Twins are showing no signs of falling out of the American League wild card race as they prepare to host the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series. Minnesota is 8-2 in its last 10 contests while winning three consecutive series and is one game behind Texas for the final wild card spot.

Justin Verlander looks to put together back-to-back masterful outings when his stumbling Detroit Tigers visit the American League Central-leading Kansas City Royals on Tuesday to begin a three-game series. The 2011 AL MVP lost a no-hitter in the ninth inning Wednesday before notching his second victory of 2015 - the Tigers’ only triumph in their last 10 games.

Phenom Carlos Correa homered in his return from a four-game absence and attempts to help the Houston Astros continue their home dominance of Seattle when they host the Mariners on Tuesday. Correa, who had been sidelined with a hamstring injury, hit a two-run blast as part of a 2-for-4 performance in Monday's 8-3 victory as Houston improved to 7-1 at home against Seattle this season.

The first order of business the Pittsburgh Pirates face as they hit the homestretch of the 2015 regular season is to improve their record against National League Central foes and they'll get right to work when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday to begin a three-game series. Pittsburgh trails first-place St. Louis by five games, but appears a cinch to earn one of the NL wild card spots despite going 21-29 in the division, including 6-6 versus Milwaukee.

The Washington Nationals have stumbled through a disappointing second half of the season marked by a string of tough losses, but Monday's defeat against the St. Louis Cardinals may have been the most crushing blow of all. The Nationals look to rebound from an 8-5 loss when they continue their three-game series against the host Cardinals on Tuesday night.

The Colorado Rockies won the series opener in dramatic fashion to further the deep slump of the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. The teams play a split doubleheader on Tuesday as Arizona enters with seven losses in its last eight games after the Rockies scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Monday to register a 5-4 victory.

The Los Angeles Angels look to snap their losing streak and remain in the thick of the American League wild-card race when they visit the Oakland Athletics for the middle contest of their three-game series Tuesday. The Angels opened the set with their fourth consecutive defeat, an 11-5 setback that kept them 3 1/2 games behind Texas for the second AL wild-card spot.

The Texas Rangers attempt to bounce back from a lackluster effort when they visit the San Diego Padres for the middle contest of their three-game interleague series Tuesday. Texas fell four games behind first-place Houston in the American League West as it kicked off its 10-game road trip with a 7-0 loss in Monday's series opener.

A marquee pitching matchup is on the ledger when Madison Bumgarner of the San Francisco Giants and Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers square off Tuesday in the second contest of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. Bumgarner has won five consecutive starts while Greinke has emerged victorious in nine of his last 10 decisions.