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The Minnesota Twins are lagging six games behind first-place Cleveland in the American League Central, primarily due to their inability to beat the Indians on their home field. Winless in eight games against Cleveland at Target Field, Minnesota - which is one game behind the Los Angeles Angels in the wild-card race - looks to put an end to that drought when the teams return from a rainout to play a doubleheader on Thursday.

Houston Astros sparkplug Jose Altuve has recorded multi-hit performances in three of his last four contests and six in his last 10 heading into the finale of a four-game interleague series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday afternoon. The two-time American League batting champion is hitting a major league-best .364 for the Astros, who have won three of their last four overall and 11 of 13 interleague contests.

The Cincinnati Reds aren’t making things easy for the Chicago Cubs, and they’ll try to salvage a split of their four-game road series against the National League Central leaders on Thursday afternoon. Chicago leads the division by 1 1/2 games over Milwaukee but has had a tough time taking care of last-place Cincinnati in the last two games after a 15-5 rout in the opener.

The Colorado Rockies emerged from their offensive slumber in a big way and attempt to follow up with another strong effort on Thursday afternoon in the finale of their four-game series against the Atlanta Braves. Colorado pounded the Braves 17-2 on Wednesday to put aside a slump during which it scored three runs in each of its previous six games.

Former American League MVP Josh Donaldson suffered through a difficult July, but he has been a big factor in keeping the Toronto Blue Jays on the fringe of the race for a wild-card spot this month. Donaldson aims for his fifth straight multi-hit performance as the Blue Jays vie for a series victory when they host the sliding Tampa Bay Rays in the finale on Thursday afternoon.

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright is riding a two-month streak without a loss and hopes to carry the momentum from that run into the opener of a four-game series at the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night. The National League Central rivals are each mired in losing streaks as they meet in the their fourth series of the year.

Although Aaron Judge set a record that is cause for no celebration, the 25-year-old rookie remains the talk of the town in the Big Apple for what he does when he actually makes contact with the ball. With two homers in the first three games of the Subway Series, Judge looks to continue flexing his muscles in the finale on Thursday as the visiting New York Yankees vie for a sweep of the New York Mets at Citi Field.

The Minnesota Twins are lagging six games behind first-place Cleveland in the American League Central, primarily due to their inability to beat the Indians on their home field. Winless in eight games against Cleveland at Target Field, Minnesota - which is one game behind the Los Angeles Angels in the wild-card race - looks to put an end to that drought when the teams return from a rainout to play a doubleheader on Thursday.

The Texas Rangers are moving up the ledger in the American wild-card race and look to record their fourth consecutive victory when they open a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. Texas rolled up 28 runs in a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers to pull within two games of the Los Angeles Angels for the second wild card.

With one former No. 1 overall pick injured and another set to return, the Washington Nationals will open a seven-game road trip with the first of four on Thursday night against the San Diego Padres. Washington lost star outfielder Bryce Harper to a deep knee bruise but right-hander Stephen Strasburg is expected to rejoin the rotation this weekend.

Aaron Nola has quietly emerged as one of the elite pitchers in the game and goes for his 11th consecutive quality start when the Philadelphia Phillies open a four-game series at the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night. Philadelphia has the worst record in the majors and is last in the National League East while the Giants occupy the NL West basement.