David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior Writer 3y

What every MLB contender needs to do from here to October

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The MLB playoff races really seemed to ramp up this weekend. The Phillies swept the Mets. The Blue Jays took three of four from the stumbling Red Sox. The Yankees took three out of four from the contender-now-pretender Mariners. The Braves lost a heartbreaker on Saturday. The Giants just kept winning, beating the Brewers two of three times in Milwaukee.

Let's look at each playoff contender and zero in on some keys as we enter the final stretch of 50 games or so.

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