A juicy matchup between Kevin Millwood and rookie sensation Dontrelle Willis. Florida can virtually lock up the wildcard by taking 2 out of 3 after a convincing victory over Mike Hampton and the Atlanta Braves Monday night.
AL West/Wildcard| Team | Wins | Losses | Remaining | Yesterday | Schedule | Elim |
| Oakland | 94 | 63 | 5 | Tex 7-3 | Tex 2, @Sea 3 | __ |
| Boston | 92 | 64 | 6 | Bal 7-5 | Bal 3, @TB 3 | __ |
| Seattle | 90 | 67 | 5 | Ana 5-1 | @Ana 2, Oak 3 | 4 |
Oakland once again dismissed the Texas Rangers with relative ease. Jamie Moyer's great effort fell short of a shutout because a throwing error in the 9th allowed the only Angel run to score. Seattle's TV guys waxed poetic about Moyer's Cy Young candidacy, but even Buhner had to admit that Doc's 250+ innings look awfully good. Boston inched closer to the wildcard by beating the limp Orioles.
NL Central| Team | Wins | Losses | Remaining | Yesterday | Schedule | Elim |
| Houston | 84 | 72 | 6 | SF 3-6 | sf 2, mil 4 | __ |
| Chicago | 84 | 72 | 6 | idle | @cin 3, pit 3 | __ |
| St. Louis | 81 | 76 | 5 | idle | @mil 2, @arz 3 | 3 |
Houston held Barry Bonds to an 0 for 4 day (no walks!) but failed to convert their large edge in hits into more than a 3-2 lead. Frisco tied the game on 4 consecutive walks in the 7th. In the top of the 9th, minor closing diety Billy Wagner gave up back-to-back jacks and the Giants prevailed 6-3.
NL Wildcard| Team | Wins | Losses | Remaining | Yesterday | Schedule | Elim |
| Florida | 86 | 70 | 6 | Atl 6-3 | phi 3, nym 3 | __ |
| Philadelphia | 85 | 71 | 6 | idle | @fla 3, atl 3 | 6 |
| Chicago | 84 | 72 | 6 | idle | @cin 3, pit 3 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | 82 | 73 | 7 | SD 5-9 | @sd 3, @sf 4 | 3 |
| Arizona | 81 | 75 | 6 | Mil 4-6 | @col 3, stl 3 | 1 |
Much to Coach's chagrin, the south fish look ready to return to the playoffs. Kudos to Florida for putting two dead-ball slap hitters at the top of their lineup (Juan Pierre and Luis Castillo) - Pro Players is a great place to play little ball. The Dodgers were pummeled by San Diego: Trevor Hoffman pitched a mopup ninth, giving up a run on two hits while striking out the side. It looks like LA is toast.
AL Homefield| Team | Wins | Losses | Remaining | Yesterday | Schedule | Elim |
| NY Yankees | 97 | 59 | 6 | CWS 3-6 | @cws 2, bal 4 | __ |
| Oakland | 94 | 63 | 5 | Tex 7-3 | tex 2, @sea 3 | 3 |
NL Homefield| Team | Wins | Losses | Remaining | Yesterday | Schedule | Elim |
| Atlanta | 97 | 60 | 5 | Fla 3-6 | mon 2, @phi 3 | __ |
| San Francisco | 96 | 59 | 7 | Hou 6-3 | @hou 2, la 4 | __ |
Braves lose, Giants win, homefield is a virtual tie again. The Yankees lost ground to Oakland and their division clinching number remains 2.
AL Central| Team | Wins | Losses | Remaining | Yesterday | Schedule | Elim |
| Minnesota | 87 | 69 | 6 | idle | cle 2, @det 4 | __ |
| Chicago | 82 | 74 | 6 | NYY 6-3 | nyy 2, @kc 4 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 74 | 6 | Det 12-6 | det 2, cws 4 | 2 |
My tea leaves have indicated that the coronation is scheduled for Wednesday. The question is ... how will Mr.Gleeman celebrate the occasion.
Today's Probable pitchers | | | | | |
| PHI | Kevin Millwood | at | FLA | Dontrelle Willis | 7:05 |
| SF | Jason Schmidt | at | HOU | Wade Miller | 8:05 |
| CHI | Kerry Wood | at | CIN | S Randall | 7:10 |
| STL | Woody Williams | at | MIL | Ben Sheets | 8:05 |
| MON | Javier Vazquez | at | ATL | Shane Reynolds | 7:35 |
| LA | Wilson Alvarez | at | SD | Jake Peavy | 10:05 |
| BAL | Eric DuBose | at | BOS | Tim Wakefield | 7:05 |
| SEA | Freddy Garcia | at | ANA | Scot Shields | 10:05 |
| TEX | Ryan Drese | at | OAK | Rich Harden | 10:05 |
| NYY | Jose Contreras | at | CWS | Mark Buehrle | 8:05 |
| CLE | Jake Westbrook | at | MIN | Kenny Rogers | 8:05 |
