NEW YORK -- Two American League wild-card spots will come down to the final weekend of the regular season with the Twins desperately trying to make up ground on the Royals and Twins.
A three-team battle for two National League wild-cards won't be settled this weekend because Hurricane Helene postponed the Mets-Braves' games in Atlanta on Wednesday and Thursday nights, forcing a Monday doubleheader.
All of the AL contenders won Wednesday night.
The Royals shut out the Nationals 3-0 in D.C., for their second win in a row after seven consecutive losses. KC remained tied with the Tigers for the second and third wild card. Detroit blew out the visiting Rays 7-1 for its fourth win in a row and eighth in nine games.
The Twins ended a three-game losing streak with an 8-3 win over the Marlins in Minneapolis to stay two games behind the Royals and Tigers.
The Diamondbacks whipping the Giants 8-2 on Wednesday has them tied with the Mets for the second and third spots with the Braves one game behind both.
Elsewhere ...
-- The NL West-leading Dodgers beat the second-place Padres 4-3 to go three games up with four to play. LA will clinch the division title with a win in Thursday night's series finale.
-- The Orioles prevented the Yankees from clinching the AL East for the second night in a row at Yankee Stadium with a 9-7 win. The Yankees are still up four games with four to play and ace Gerrit Cole will be their starter against the O's on Thursday night.
-- The Mariners remained 2.5 games out of an AL wild-card spot with an 8-1 win in Houston over the Astros, who clinched the AL West the night before.
-- The AL Central-champion Guardians stopped the Reds 5-2 in Cleveland to get to within a half-game of the Yankees for best record in the AL. The Yankees have the tiebreaker.
-- The NL East-champion Phillies turned back the Cubs 9-6 to stay a half-game behind the Dodgers for the top seed in the NL playoffs. The Phillies have the tiebreaker.
-- The Red Sox were mathematically eliminated from AL wild-card contention with a 6-1 loss in Toronto.
Standings: First in AL East. Lead second-place Orioles by 4 games.
Tiebreakers: Yankees trail season series with Orioles 8-4; Yankees won season series with Guardians 4-2.
Standings: Second in AL East. Trail first-place Yankees by 4 games. First in AL wild-card standings. Lead Royals and Tigers by 4 games for first and second AL wild card.
Standings: First in AL Central. Lead second-place Royals and Tigers by 7.5 games.
Standings: Tied with Tigers for second in AL Central. Tied with Tigers for second and third AL wild card. Lead Twins by 2 games for third AL wild card.
Tiebreakers: Royals lost season series with Twins 7-6; Royals and Mariners season series tied 3-3; Royals won season series with Tigers 7-6.
Standings: Tied with Royals for second in AL Central. Tied with Royals for second and third AL wild card. Lead Twins by 2 games third AL wild card.
Tiebreakers: Tigers lost season series with Twins 7-6; Tigers lost series with Royals 7-6; Tigers won season series with Mariners 5-1.
Standings: Fourth in AL Central. Fourth in AL wild-card standings. Trail Royals and Tigers by 2 games for second and third AL wild card.
Tiebreakers: Twins won season series with Royals 7-6; Twins won season series with Tigers 7-6; Twins won season series with Mariners 5-2.
Standings: Second in AL West. Fifth in AL wild-card standings. Trail Royals and Tigers by 2.5 games for second and third AL wild card.
Tiebreakers: Mariners lost season series with Twins 5-2; Mariners and Royals season series tied 3-3; Mariners lost season series with Tigers 5-1.
Tiebreakers: Phillies won season series with Dodgers 5-1; Phillies won season series with Brewers 4-2.
Standings: Second in NL East. Tied with Diamondbacks for second and third in NL wild-card standings. Lead Braves by 1 game for third NL wild card.
Tiebreakers: Mets trail Braves season series with Braves 6-5; Mets won season series with D'backs 4-3; Mets won season series with Padres 5-1.
Standings: Third in NL East. Fourth in NL wild-card standings. Trail Mets and Diamondbacks by 1 game for third NL wild card.
Tiebreakers: Braves lead season series with Mets 6-5; Braves won season series with Diamondbacks 5-2; Braves lost season series with Padres 4-3; Braves won season series with Mets 7-6.
Tiebreakers: Brewers lost season series with Dodgers 4-3; Brewers lost season series with Phillies 4-2.
Tiebreakers: Dodgers trail season series with Padres 8-4; Dodgers lost season series with Phillies 5-1; Dodgers won season series with Brewers 4-3.
Standings: Second in NL West. Trail first-place Dodgers by 3 games. First in NL wild-card standings. Lead Mets and Diamondbacks by 3.5 games for first and second NL wild card. Lead Braves by 4.5 games for third NL wild card.
Tiebreakers: Padres and Diamondbacks season series tied 5-5; Padres lead season series with Dodgers 8-4; Padres won season series with Braves 4-3; Padres lost season series with Mets 5-1.
Standings: Third in NL West. Tied with Mets for second and third in NL wild-card standings. Lead Braves by 1 game for third NL wild card.
Tiebreakers: D'backs and Padres season series tied 5-5; D'backs lost season series with Braves 5-2; D'backs lost season series with Mets 4-3.