Pittsburgh pulled within four and a half games of the Mets, who lost to the Cubs.

But third-place Boston pulled within 2 1/2 games with a victory over Atlanta.

The Brewers, who were 11 games out two weeks ago, have won six straight to pull within four games of first place in the East.

A week after the break, they had pulled to within four and a half games of Montreal.

Six victories in seven games to pull within six games of .500.

The A's pulled within seven games of the Twins, who lost to the Orioles.

But a victory by the Knicks would pull them within four games of Orlando in the loss column.

The victory allowed Atlanta to pull within two and a half games of the Expos.

The Brewers pulled within six games of Detroit with their fourth straight victory.

Houston pulled within two and a half games of the Reds, who rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to tie the game.