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 Phillies 12, Nationals 5
Andres Blanco hit a two-run homer off Jonathan Papelbon with one out
in the top of the ninth inning to break a tie as the Philadelphia
Phillies scored eight runs in the ninth to beat the Washington
Nationals 12-5 on Sunday.
After Blanco's home run, the Phillies added runs on an error by
Anthony Rendon, two-run singles by Cameron Rupp and Freddy Galvis
and an RBI single by Blanco, who had three hits and three RBIs.
Washington lost at home for the ninth time in 13 games.
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Cubs 4, Pirates 0
Jake Arrieta earned his major league-leading 21st victory in
impressive fashion with a one-hit, nine strikeout performance over
seven innings as the Chicago Cubs beat Pittsburgh.
Arrieta even contributed a second-inning home run -- his second of
the season -- as the Cubs snapped a three-game losing streak and
avoided a series sweep.
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Royals 3, Indians 0
Chris Young threw five no-hit innings and Lorenzo Cain had three
hits as Kansas City beat Cleveland.
The Royals finished with a 51-30 regular-season home record. They
share the best record in the American League (90-65) with the
Toronto Blue Jays for postseason home-field advantage.
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Astros 4, Rangers 2
Dallas Keuchel completed an undefeated season at home with seven
strong innings and Houston claimed the rubber match of the
three-game series with Texas.
The Astros embark on a season-ending six-game road trip through
Seattle and Arizona trailing the Rangers by 2 1/2 games in the
American League West.
Keuchel allowed one run, two hits and two walks while striking out
10, the fifth time this season he reached double digits in
strikeouts.
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Cardinals 8, Brewers 4
Pinch-hitter Jason Rogers threw a 425-foot monkey wrench into St
Louis' final home game, walloping a grand slam in the top of the
ninth inning in a seven-run outburst that gave Milwaukee a
come-from-behind win at Busch Stadium.
Trevor Rosenthal was looking for his season club record 48th save
but never even got an out. Shane Peterson singled, Martin Maldonado
was beaned by a changeup and Jonathan Lucroy walked before Rogers
turned on an 0-1 offering, driving it into the bleachers in left
center to hand Rosenthal his third blown save.
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Yankees 6, White Sox 1
Luis Severino pitched six effective innings and New York scored
enough despite going hitless in its first 13 at-bats with runners in
scoring position to beat Chicago.
Severino allowed five hits and was aided by three double plays. His
outing and the late insurance runs helped the Yankees lower their
magic number to clinching at least a wild card spot to three.
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Blue Jays 5, Rays 4
Josh Donaldson homered with two outs in the ninth inning and Toronto
defeated Tampa Bay.
The homer gave the Blue Jays a sweep of the three-game series
against the Rays and their fourth win in a row. They're four games
ahead of the Yankees in the American League East.
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Twins 7, Tigers 1
Brian Dozier's two-run double in the middle of a six-run second
inning sparked Minnesota over Detroit and kept the Twins in the
thick of the fight for the second American League wild-card playoff
spot.
The Twins entered the day 1 1/2 games behind the Houston Astros in
the wild-card standings.
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Red Sox 2, Orioles 0
Henry Owens tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out five as
Boston completed a three-game sweep of Baltimore for its third
straight shutout in as many days in the final regular season game at
Fenway Park.
Owens departed to a standing ovation from the Fenway faithful with
two outs in the eighth after allowing three hits and a walk in his
10th career start.
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Marlins 9, Braves 5
Justin Bour hit two home runs, Martin Prado drove in three runs and
Miami completed a three-game series sweep.
Tom Koehler pitched 6 2/3 innings for Miami, allowing four runs.
Miguel Ozuna also homered, Dee Gordon scored two runs and stole two
bases, and J.T. Realmuto drove in a run for the Marlins.
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Mets 8, Reds 1
Jacob deGrom allowed a run in six innings and Dilson Herrera and
Kevin Plawecki each homered as New York completed a four-game sweep
of Cincinnati.
Herrera fell a triple shy of the cycle for New York, which clinched
the National League East title on Saturday night. DeGrom struck out
nine and did not walk a batter as the Mets improved to 7-0 this year
against Cincinnati.
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Angels 3, Mariners 2
Kole Calhoun drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth
inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a victory over Seattle at
Angel Stadium.
The Angels needed their fifth consecutive win and eighth in 10 games
to keep pace in the American League's wild-card and divisional
races.
Los Angeles remained half a game behind the Houston Astros, who hold
the second wild-card spot, and moved within 3 1/2 games of the
first-place Texas Rangers in the AL West.
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Giants 5, A's 4
Rookie right-hander Chris Heston snapped his five-game losing streak
as San Francisco built a quick five-run and hung on against Oakland
at the O.co Coliseum.
Heston gave up four runs on six hits, lasting five-plus innings. He
struck out three, walked two and threw 78 pitches. Heston won for
the first time since Aug. 1 at Texas. He had gone 0-5 with a 4.60
ERA in his previous nine starts.
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Rockies 12, Dodgers 5
Colorado did its part to keep the Los Angeles Dodgers from
celebrating a division title, completing a three-game series sweep.
Nolan Arenado hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and had a career-high
five RBIs, increasing his major league leading total to 126. The
Dodgers' magic number to clinch the National League West remained at
two after the San Francisco Giants won at Oakland.
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Diamondbacks 5, Padres 2
Ender Inciarte hit two of the three home runs served up by San Diego
right-handed starter James Shields to lead Arizona to vicotry at
Petco Park.
Inciarte capped a 4-for-5, three-RBI day with the first multi-homer
game of his career.
David Peralta broke up a scoreless tie by leading off the fourth
with a 414-foot drive over the fence in center. It was the left
fielder's 17th of the season. (Editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
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