Standings through 9/9

A three-game showdown between the Cubs and Astros begins Monday night in Houston. Chris Volstad and Dallas Keuchel start in the opener. What more could you want?

Team	W	L	GB
Houston	44	96	0
Chicago Cubs	54	86	-10
Colorado	56	83	-12.5
Minnesota	58	82	-14
Cleveland	59	81	-15
Boston	63	78	-18.5
Miami	63	78	-18.5
Kansas City	63	77	-19
Toronto	64	75	-20.5
NY Mets	65	75	-21
San Diego	66	75	-21.5

Houston's magic number: 13

Eliminated from contention:

1. Washington, 8/23/12
2. Cincinnati, 8/25/12
3. Texas, 8/26/12
4. Atlanta, 8/28/12
   NY Yankees, 8/28/12
5. San Francisco, 8/29/12
6. Baltimore, 8/30/12
   Chicago Sox, 8/30/12
   Oakland, 8/30/12
7. Tampa Bay, 8/31/12
   St. Louis, 8/31/12
8. LA Dodgers, 9/1/12
   LA Angels, 9/1/12
   Detroit, 9/1/12
9. Pittsburgh, 9/2/12 
10. Arizona, 9/5/12 
11. Milwaukee, 9/7/12
12. Seattle, 9/8/12
    Philadelphia, 9/8/12

Today's key games:

• ChN at Hou
• Was at NYN (Mets are eliminated with a win and a Houston loss)
• StL at SD (San Diego is eliminated with a win)