Norm Hall/Getty ImagesIf the latest odds are any indication Gregor Blanco Jersey , the Chicago Cubs could have their second National League MVP winner in three years.Per OddsShark, Cubs star Javier Baez is the leading candidate to win 2018 NL MVP at -110 (bet $11for $10 return). St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter and Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado (+250, bet $10 for $25 return) are tied for second:OddsShark OddsSharkUpdated odds to win National League MVP (BovadaOfficial):Javier Baez -110 猬嗭笍Matt Carpenter +250 猬嗭笍Nolan Arenado +250Paul Goldschmidt +500Christian Yelich +600 猬嗭笍On the American League side, Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts is the overwhelming choice to take home his first MVP award:OddsShark OddsSharkUpdated odds to win American League MVP (BovadaOfficial):Mookie Betts -240 猬嗭笍J.D. Martinez +450Mike Trout +450Alex Bregman +500 猬嗭笍Jose Ramirez +500Betts and Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels aretied for the MLB leadwith 9.2 FanGraphs wins above replacement. Trout holds a significant edge in on-base percentage (.466 to .431) and a slight edge in slugging percentage (.629 to .619).Betts leads MLB with a .337 batting average andranksthird in the AL with 20 defensive runs saved. He is putting up these numbers for a Red Sox team that owns MLB's best record (103-48) and can clinch the American League East with a win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday.The Cubs own the NL's best record at 89-62 and are closing in on their third straight division title thanks in no small part to Baez's breakout year.An All-Star for the first time in 2018, Baez has done a lot of heavy lifting for Chicago with Kris Bryant having two different stints on the disabled list and Anthony Rizzo having a down year by his standards.The 25-year-old leads the NL with 107 RBI and a .571 slugging percentage. His 33 homers are tied for fourth.Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich is rising in the MVP rankings. He's currently fifth in the odds at +600 and is building a strong case to win the award.Yelichleadsall NL position players with 6.0 FanGraphs wins above replacement, a .317 batting average and .952 OPS. The California native has a .353/.414/.724 slash line in 54 games since the All-Star break, helping the Brewers carry a two-game lead for the top wild-card spot in the NL.Not listed among the top candidates, New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGromleadsall NL players with 8.0 FanGraphs wins above replacement. Despite leading the league with a 1.78 ERA and having 251 strikeouts in 202 innings, he could be relegated solely to Cy Young consideration because the Mets are currently 11 games under .500.With less than two weeks remaining in MLB's regular season, the race for the NL MVP award will likely come down to which player has the strongest finish. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Blake Snell didn’t stick around long enough to win his 10th straight start, but the Tampa Bay Rays left-hander felt he solidified his chances for the Cy Young Award in his final appearance.The Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Saturday night.“I feel like I have a pretty good case,” said Snell http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-pablo-sandoval-jersey , who leads the American League in wins (21) and ERA (1.89). “They’re going to pick who they pick. I don’t have a say, but the work that I did put together, it’s a great case to have.”Snell gave up a run in the first inning and left after five with the score tied at 1. He gave up three hits and four walks (three in the first inning) and struck out 10.“Three walks in the first inning, that’s rough,” he said. “I’ve got to be in the zone more, but in between that was very good. I’m happy the way the season ended.”Snell, whose last loss came on July 12, finished with a 21-5 record. In 14 starts at home, he never gave up more than two runs and finished with an ERA of 1.27. He was trying to become the first pitcher to win 10 straight starts within a season since Justin Verlander with Detroit in 2011.The last 10 pitchers to lead the American League in wins and ERA won the Cy Young Award, and Rays manager Kevin Cash thinks Snell will make it 11.“There’s really not much debate, in my opinion,” Cash said.Diego Castillo (4-2) got the win with two innings of relief. Sergio Romo pitched the ninth for his 25th save despite giving up a pinch-hit homer to Reese McGuire.C.J. Cron’s 30th homer got Tampa Bay on the board in the second against Toronto starter Ryan Borucki (4-6), and Austin Meadows put the Rays ahead for the first time with another homer off Borucki in the seventh.It was the sixth homer of the season and the first as a Ray for Meadows Duane Kuiper Jersey , who was acquired along with pitcher Tyler Glasnow in the July 31 trade that sent pitcher Chris Archer to Pittsburgh.Jon Berti led off the game with an infield single, stole second and scored the run off Snell on Rowdy Tellez’s sacrifice fly.With Snell out of the game, Teoscar Hernandez hit his 22nd home run off Castillo to put the Blue Jays up 2-1.Tommy Pham led off the Tampa Bay sixth with a single, extending to 31 his streak of games in which he has reached base safely, the longest active streak in the majors. He scored on Brandon Lowe’s two-out single, tying it at 2 in the sixth.Borucki gave up four runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings, and finished September 1-3 despite a 2.65 ERA over 34 innings.“It was just good to prove myself and get that confidence that I can get these guys out, these hitters out,” said the rookie left-hander. “For so long you think these guys are invincible and they never get out, but just being up here and just really proving to myself I can do this is definitely a confidence boost going into ’19.”RUSSELL’S REIGNBlue Jays manager John Gibbons has decided to let 35-year-old catcher Russell Martin manage the team in Sunday’s regular-season finale. “I’m having a little fun with it,” Gibbons said. “Let him see how tough it is.”Martin hasn’t played since Sept. 3 because Toronto is looking at younger catchers.The team announced Wednesday that Gibbons will not return as manager next season.TRAINER’S ROOMBlue Jays: RHP Marco Estrada, bothered by lower back soreness, will not make his final scheduled start Sunday. “We talked about it http://www.diamondbacksfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-ahmed-jersey ,” Estrada said. “Obviously, I’ve been feeling some stuff, so they kind of figured what’s the point. Done enough, let’s just rest now.” Estrada, 7-14 with a 5.64 ERA in 28 starts in what could be his last year with Toronto, becomes a free agent after the season.UP NEXTRHP Sam Gaviglio (3-9) will make his 24th start for the Blue Jays, his fourth against the Rays, in Sunday’s season finale. The Rays will finish with a “bullpen day,” starting with RHP Ryne Stanek (2-3).