Standings through 9/1

Despite a rare Astros victory, three more teams were eliminated from contention on Saturday, including one from Los Angeles and another that claims to be from Los Angeles.

Team	W	L	GB
Houston	41	92	0
Chicago Cubs	51	81	-10.5
Colorado	54	77	-14
Minnesota	55	78	-14
Cleveland	56	77	-15
Miami	59	74	-18
Kansas City	59	73	-18.5
Toronto	60	72	-19.5
Boston	62	72	-20.5
San Diego	62	72	-20.5
NY Mets	63	70	-22
Seattle	64	70	-22.5
Philadelphia	64	69	-23
Milwaukee	64	68	-23.5
Arizona	66	68	-24.5
Pittsburgh	70	62	-29.5

Houston's magic number: 20

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

Today's key games:

• Cin at Hou
• SF at ChN
• Min at KC
• SD at Col
• Pit at Mil (Pittsburgh is eliminated with a win)