Altuve, Papi, Trout chasing honors on final day

With multiple teams still fighting for playoff spots and others trying to clinch home-field advantage, there’s plenty to watch on the final day of baseball’s regular season.

However, the playoff chase isn’t the only thing worth monitoring. There are also several players vying for spots on the league leaderboard, perhaps hoping to leave one final impression on those voting for postseason awards.

Big finish: 5 vie for 3 spots; also, a 2-seed tussle

Jose Altuve is in line to win his third consecutive Silver Slugger award and leads the American League with a .338 average. Mookie Betts (.320) won’t be able to match Altuve’s average, but has a chance to lead the league in hits for the first time in his career.

Altuve enters the season’s final day with 215 hits, while Betts has 214.

In the National League, Jean Segura’s 203 hits are 10 more than his closest competitor, but when it comes to batting average, the race is tight.

Daniel Murphy is hitting .347, while DJ LeMahieu’s average sits at .348. Those averages …

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