The morning line

MLB The marquee matchup is Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, a heavyweight NL clash with LA sitting atop the standings and Chicago right on their heels, so every at-bat from the heart of the order matters for playoff positioning. Keep an eye on St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees too, since the Yankees are heavy favorites and a shaky Cardinals bullpen could turn a close game into a laugher if their starter doesn't work deep into it. Also live right now: Washington Nationals at Philadelphia Phillies, where Washington has already scratched across a run in the top of the 2nd against the Phillies' southpaw and Philadelphia will need their offense to get something going before this one gets away from them.

WNBA The marquee tilt is Las Vegas at Atlanta, a genuine top-of-the-standings clash with the Aces at 20-9 and the Dream right behind at 18-10, and Atlanta's laying just 2.5 at home so this one should come down to the final possession. Keep an eye on Seattle at New York too, though that's less a matchup than a mismatch on paper with the Liberty favored by a touchdown over a Storm squad that's had trouble buying buckets all year. If you only watch one clip tomorrow, make it the Aces-Dream fourth quarter and hope for a dagger with ice in somebody's veins.