11 games played, by sport.
MLB The marquee game tonight is Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, with New York favored at home as they try to lock down playoff seeding down the stretch. Keep an eye on the White Sox and Astros still going at Daikin Park, where Chicago's bullpen is nursing a lead into the middle innings after their starter got into some trouble early. Later, the Cubs head to Petco Park to face a Padres club fighting for postseason positioning, and it should come down to whether San Diego's heart of the order can solve whatever the Chicago starter brings.
MLS The lone marquee matchup tonight is a Major League Soccer clash as Red Bull New York hosts St. Louis CITY SC at Red Bull Arena, with St. Louis carrying the better record into the fixture and sitting as slight favorites on the road. Both sides need points to keep their playoff positioning solid down the stretch, so expect an even battle in midfield with chances for a through ball to break the deadlock rather than a repeat of nil-nil. Watch for New York's backline to try to keep a clean sheet at home against a St. Louis attack that's been finding the net all season.
NHL The marquee game is the Florida Panthers at the Carolina Hurricanes, scoreless through two periods in a preseason tune-up as both teams sharpen their power play and penalty kill units before the games start counting. Keep an eye on the Montreal Canadiens visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs later, a heated Original Six rivalry where a scramble in the crease or a shorthanded snipe can flip the mood in Toronto in an instant. Out west, the Vancouver Canucks head into Edmonton as big underdogs against Connor McDavid and the Oilers, the kind of matchup where a top shelf finish or a highlight-reel stick save could headline tomorrow's recaps.
WNBA The Las Vegas Aces are already ahead 26-18 over the Indiana Fever after one, jumping out with early buckets in the paint at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Later tonight, the Minnesota Lynx head into Barclays Center as 3.5-point favorites over the New York Liberty, a real measuring-stick matchup between two of the WNBA's best records. Keep an eye on that Lynx-Liberty score if you want the late-night watercooler line tomorrow — either team could put on an absolute clinic.