Braves Clinch NL East as Wild-Card Field Tightens

Atlanta has clinched the NL East, while Milwaukee has secured the NL Central, reached a franchise-record 98 wins and clinched an NL first-round bye. Philadelphia strengthened its wild-card position by beating Milwaukee 6-4 behind Zack Wheeler's seven straight opening strikeouts and Bryson Stott's tiebreaking hit; San Diego leads Arizona by four games for the third wild card, but Chicago and Arizona remain in contention because of schedules and tiebreakers.