There are a lot of tight battles for postseason play in the American League: the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees are all tied up in the East, the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers are separated by only one game in the Central, and the Texas Rangers have a narrow three game lead on the Oakland Athletics in the West. In the National League, teams are beginning to breathe a bit easier as the Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants are all up more than seven games on their second place rivals.