Standings through 9/8

The Brewers were eliminated on Friday, and the Mariners and Phillies were eliminated on Saturday. If the Astros lose on Sunday, the Mets and Padres can be eliminated by winning their games.

Team	W	L	GB
Houston	43	96	0
Chicago Cubs	53	86	-10
Colorado	56	81	-14
Minnesota	57	82	-14
Cleveland	59	80	-16
Miami	62	78	-18.5
Kansas City	62	77	-19
Boston	63	77	-19.5
Toronto	63	75	-20.5
San Diego	65	75	-21.5
NY Mets	65	74	-22

Houston's magic number: 14

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:

• Hou at Cin
• ChN at Pit 
• Atl at NYN (Mets are eliminated with a win and a Houston loss)
• Ari at SD (San Diego is eliminated with a win and a Houston loss)