30 games played, by sport.
MLB The marquee slate belongs to San Diego at Los Angeles, with the Padres clawing at the Dodgers for playoff positioning as the season winds down on a getaway day. Keep an eye on Tampa Bay at the Yankees, a close one on the board with New York favored at home as the Rays try to hold serve down the stretch. Milwaukee, already boasting the game's best record, heads to Philadelphia in a matchup that could be a playoff preview if the Phillies' bullpen and heart of the order can turn it into a real fight.
MLS The marquee game tonight is Real Salt Lake heading to Lumen Field to face the Seattle Sounders, with the home side favored but neither club exactly running away with their playoff spot. Watch for the Sounders to try to control possession and work a through ball into dangerous areas, since Real Salt Lake has been stingy enough on the road that a clean sheet from either goalkeeper wouldn't shock anyone. If neither side finds the net early, don't be surprised if this one grinds toward a tense nil-nil scoreline heading into the late stages.
NHL The night's headliner is the Philadelphia Flyers visiting the Boston Bruins at TD Garden, with Boston looking to keep its perfect start alive after opening night. Also worth watching: the Florida Panthers, fresh off a win, testing a Carolina Hurricanes team desperate to avoid the crease headaches that plagued them early, and the Tampa Bay Lightning taking their power play into Nashville against a Predators squad that will need a big stick save or two on the penalty kill to avoid falling to 0-2. If either game stays tight, expect a late push with the goalie pulled and everyone crowding the slot for a scramble goal with three minutes left in the third.
WNBA The night's marquee tips at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where the Minnesota Lynx bring the league's best record into Indiana to face a Fever squad that's been finding buckets all season, with Vegas only giving the Fever 2.5 at home in what should be a nip-and-tuck finish. Don't sleep on Las Vegas hosting Los Angeles either, since the Aces are favored by 17.5 and could put on an absolute clinic if they get rolling in the paint early. Later, Golden State heads to Portland as heavy favorites, but road splash from deep can turn that into a laugher fast if the Valkyries start feeling it.