The Toronto Blue Jays clinched a postseason berth Thursday without taking the field.

Toronto was assured of an American League wild-card berth when the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3.

If Toronto holds its current position as the first of the AL's three wild cards, the Blue Jays would open a best-of-three wild-card series at Rogers Centre next week.

Freddie Freeman hit an RBI single in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.

The win gave the Dodgers their franchise-record 107th victory.

"That's a lot of wins, if you really think about it," Freeman said. "A lot of good things have to happen from a lot of guys. Not just 26 guys, but 40 to 45 guys have to contribute to be able to do that.

"If you think about it, it's the pitching. Our pitching has been absolutely phenomenal all season long. They give us a chance. We haven't done really well with runners in scoring position in the last couple of days, and they put up zeroes all day until we got one in."

The Dodgers have already clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the National League playoffs.

The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched the National League Central title.

St. Louis defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 on Tuesday night to lock up the division crown.

"This is just one step, guys," Albert Pujols told his teammates at the start of the celebration. "Just remember this moment. This is what we want to do deep in October and hopefully win the championship and bring it to the city of St. Louis."

The Cardinals trailed the Brewers in the NL Central standings for much of the season and were four games back on the morning of July 31. The Cardinals are 37-17 and the Brewers 25-28 since.

The New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Tuesday night to clinch the American League East title.

It's the first division crown for the Yankees since 2019 and their 20th in franchise history.

"Really proud of the guys. It's the toughest division to win ... every team's a battle," Aaron Boone said. "You got to pack a lunch, as I like to say, when you're playing these teams. Especially at the start, probably most people picked a lot of other teams. We got off to a great start, obviously weathered the storm. These guys never really panicked or never lost that underlying confidence that even when we were going through some dark, tough times, that we were going to be able to get through it, and hopefully makes us stronger going forward.

"We're going to celebrate tonight and get on with the business of, obviously, we've got bigger goals. We want to win a championship. That's our stated goal. But tonight deserves to be celebrated in the gauntlet that is the AL East."

The Cleveland Guardians clinched the American League Central title with a 10-4 win over the Texas Rangers this weekend.

Tied for first place Sept. 4, the Guardians have won seven straight and ripped off 18 wins in 21 games to open a 10-game lead and run away with the division.

Cleveland hadn't win the division crown since 2018.

"This team's good. We're not just young. We're pretty good," Cal Quantrill said. "I don't think anybody's excited to face us right now. We're playing our best baseball. We're playing baseball the right way."

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Sunday to clinch the top seed in the National League.

By clinching the best record in the league, the Dodgers secured home-field advantage through the National League Championship Series.

They also tied a club record with their 106th win -- previously accomplished in 2019 and 2021.

"It speaks to the level of consistency and excellence," Dave Roberts said. "We've put ourselves in a really good spot. Part of getting where we want to get to, you've got to dominate and play well throughout the regular season. We've been as consistent as anyone."

Josh Donaldson hit an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning on Thursday night to give the New York Yankees a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox.

The Yankees clinched their sixth straight playoff berth with the victory.

New York has a 7 1/2-game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East.

"A great accomplishment. A lot of hard work over the course of the season to get to this point," Aaron Judge said. "But I think you could ask anybody in this room: The job's not finished. We have an ultimate goal of going out there and winning our division, and setting ourselves up for the postseason. And this is step No. 1, step No. 1 of many steps to come."

The New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Monday night to clinch their first playoff berth since 2016.

The Mets will enter the postseason as at least a National League Wild Card, but they currently lead the NL East by one game.

"This is what you play the game for," Max Scherzer said. "You play to get into the postseason. There's a lot of ways for it not to work out. For us to be able to find a way to get into the postseason, that's awesome. That's what we celebrate. That's what you play the game for.

"We have a lot of things in front of us. We understand that. But you got to celebrate the good times, too."

It is the 10th postseason appearance in the franchise's 61-season history.

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Monday night to clinch a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the National League Division Series.

The Dodgers are now 102-44 (.699) this season. The 58 games over .500 is their most in franchise history. 

Clayton Kershaw allowed one run and six hits in six innings to earn his second straight win after a loss and four no-decisions dating to July 24.

The Houston Astros clinched their fifth American League West title in six years, getting a leadoff home run from Jose Altuve in a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays Monday night.

Headed to the postseason for the sixth straight season, Houston won for the eighth time in nine games and improved the AL's best record to 97-51. A major league-best 16-4 (.800) in their last 20 games, the Astros are now assured of a first-round bye in the playoffs.