New York’s Mets face a decisive late-season sprint as a seven-game skid threatens their playoff hopes, even with Soto delivering MVP-like numbers. The AL Wild Card picture tightens with Seattle closing in on Houston, while the NL race features Mets, Giants, Reds and D-backs all within striking distance. Byes go to the Blue Jays and Tigers in the AL and Brewers and Phillies in the NL, but a final regular-season series tiebreaker will determine some crucial spots.

The stretch run promises volatility: a couple of wins can vault teams into clinching scenarios, while losses can flip a wildcard order overnight. Fantasy managers must monitor lineup shifts, bullpen usage, and park factors as teams jockey for a postseason berth in the two weeks ahead.

Atlanta sits 0.5 games behind Pittsburgh for the second-best lottery odds with two weeks left, keeping a path to the top pick open and boosting the value of late-season moves for fantasy rosters. Each additional lottery position translates to a higher chance of landing the top pick, reshaping exposure to Braves prospects and potential trade leverage as the season winds down. The Braves’ fate in the lottery influences who threads the lineup in September and beyond, with implications for playing-time and upside across the roster.

Meanwhile, Atlanta ends its frustration with a 6-2 loss to Houston as Elder struggles and Olson pops a homer, the Blue Jays promote Trey Yesavage, the Dodgers put Will Smith on the IL, and Tarik Skubal reports no major issue and could return soon. These notes ripple through fantasy lineups: monitor Braves balance of veterans and youngsters, Dodgers catcher replacements, and Jays yesavage watch, while Skubal’s health could lift a suspect Tigers rotation down the stretch.

The Blue Jays will promote Trey Yesavage, a 22-year-old right-hander, with a likely MLB debut looming in Toronto as soon as Monday. Across Dunedin, Vancouver, New Hampshire and Buffalo this season, Yesavage posted a 3.12 ERA over 98 innings in 25 appearances (22 starts) with 160 strikeouts, 41 walks, 54 hits allowed and a sterling .534 OPS against. He sits 93-95 mph with a peak near 97, pairing that with a 89 mph slider and a sharp splitter that provides depth. A relief look could come first, with playoff roster implications if he succeeds and the team must decide whom to move to clear space.

Toronto erased a 3-1 deficit in the eighth, as Alejandro Kirk snapped an 0-for-19 skid with a key RBI to pull within a run. A wild ninth followed: Daulton Varsho laid down a ballsy bunt, four straight hits pushed Toronto level, and a catcher-interference moment with George Springer loaded the bases. Kirk then delivered a walk-off sac fly for a 5-4 finish, capping a dramatic six-game homestand. It extends the MLB-leading comeback tally to 45 and keeps Schneider’s faith in late-innings improvisation intact.