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The New York Yankees are trying to find some momentum to take with them into the playoffs, but Mother Nature might not cooperate. The Yankees will try to get in as much of a three-game series as they can when they visit the Baltimore Orioles on Friday for the opener of their final regular-season set.

After having to watch the St. Louis Cardinals celebrate a division-clinching win on their field, the Pittsburgh Pirates look to secure home-field advantage in the National League wild-card game when they open a season-ending three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Friday. The Pirates own a two-game lead over the Chicago Cubs, who hold the tiebreaker.

The Philadelphia Phillies are trying to end an otherwise lost season on a high note and bring a four-game winning streak into the final series of the campaign. The Phillies will attempt to make it five straight when they host the Miami Marlins on Friday in the opener of a three-game series that could be impacted by weather.

The Boston Red Sox are trying to reach .500 before the end of the season, but to do so means sweeping the final three games. The Cleveland Indians, who host the Red Sox in the opener of that three-game series on Friday, would like to finish up with a winning record as well and enter the weekend 78-80.

While the Toronto Blue Jays are getting themselves ready for the playoffs, the Tampa Bay Rays have a chance to climb back to .500 this weekend. The American League East champion Blue Jays visit Tampa Bay on Friday to begin a season-ending, three-game set after the teams split their first 16 meetings in 2015.

After a less-than-inspired effort versus one National League East rival, the New York Mets look to get back on track against another on Friday when they open a three-game series with the visiting Washington Nationals. Division-champion New York was unceremoniously swept by cellar-dwelling Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon and has dropped nine of its last 15 heading into the final series of the regular season.

Jason Heyward grew up in Atlanta’s southern suburbs, blasted a home run on his first swing in an Atlanta Braves uniform and helped the Braves reach the National League playoffs three times in five seasons. But Heyward arrives Friday at Turner Field as a visiting player for the first time, leading the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals into their final series of the regular season against the rebuilding Braves.

The Texas Rangers have wrapped up a playoff spot and look to clinch the American League West when they host the Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Texas earned at least a wild-card berth with Thursday's 5-3 victory over the Angels, who are one game behind the Houston Astros for the second wild card.

Left-hander Chris Sale can break a franchise record for strikeouts in a season when the Chicago White Sox host the Detroit Tigers in a three-game set between the bottom two teams in the American League Central. Sale needs only three strikeouts to eclipse a 107-year-old record held by Ed Walsh, who fanned 269 batters in 1908.

The Kansas City Royals are trying to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs while the Minnesota Twins just want to be invited to the postseason party. The American League Central rivals look to improve their respective standings at the other's expense when open a three-game series at Target Field on Friday.

Jake Arrieta gets one more chance to cement the greatest second half in major-league history and make a final case for the National League Cy Young Award when the Chicago Cubs right-hander gets the ball Friday to open a three-game road series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Arrieta looks to add to his league-best win total and help the Cubs maintain hope of home-field advantage in next week’s National League wild-card game.

The Houston Astros control their fate in the American League wild-card race as they close the regular season with three games against the host Arizona Diamondbacks, beginning with Friday's opener. Houston holds a one-game lead over the Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins in the battle for the second wild card.

Slugger Nelson Cruz has plenty on the line when his Seattle Mariners open a three-game, season-ending series with the visiting Oakland Athletics on Friday. Ken Griffey Jr. (56 home runs in 1997) is the only Mariner to lead the majors in homers and Cruz has 44 - one behind Baltimore’s Chris Davis for the top spot.

A surprising losing streak by the New York Mets has opened the door for the Los Angeles Dodgers to potentially claim home-field advantage when they meet next week in the National League Divisional Series. The Dodgers look to pull ahead of the Mets in the standings Friday when they begin their final regular-season series with the opener of a three-game home set against the San Diego Padres.

The San Francisco Giants won't be defending their 2014 world championship and close the season with a meaningless three-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies, beginning with Friday's opening tilt. San Francisco has won four of its last six games but was eliminated from playoff contention earlier this week.