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 Brewers 3, Cardinals 2 (12 innings)
Hector Gomez pinch ran in the ninth and scored the tying run and
then blooped a two-out single to right in the top of the 12th to
score the go-ahead run as the Milwaukee Brewers' won 3-2 over the
St. Louis Cardinals.
It was the fifth win in six games for the Brewers (79-72), who
pulled within four games of the first-place Cardinals in the
National League Central and stayed 1-1/2 games behind the Pittsburgh
Pirates for the second NL wild card spot.
St. Louis (83-68) lost for just the sixth time in 26 home games and
had their division lead over Pittsburgh dipped to 2-1/2 games.
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Nationals 3, Braves 0
Shortstop Ian Desmond hit a long two-run homer and right-hander
Tanner Roark pitched seven scoreless innings as the Washington
Nationals clinched the National League East championship with a 3-0
win over the Atlanta Braves.
 Desmond ripped his 23rd homer deep in the left-center field stands
at Turner Field against Atlanta right-hander Aaron Harang in the
sixth inning to break up a scoreless game and give the Nationals the
only runs they would need.
Roark (14-10) allowed five hits and struck out four as Washington
won its second division championship in three years.
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Orioles 8, Blue Jays 2
Steve Pearce and Jimmy Paredes both homered early while Alejandro De
Aza added a three-run triple as the Baltimore Orioles wrapped up
their first American League East division title in 17 years with an
8-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Pirates 4, Red Sox 0
Charlie Morton pitched five scoreless innings and the surging
Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Boston Red Sox 4-0.
Morton (6-12) notched his first win since July 2 and helped the
Pirates (80-70) to their ninth victory in 11 games.
The Pirates remain ahead of Milwaukee for the second National League
wild card and closed in to 2-1/2 games behind St. Louis for the NL
Central.
Catcher Russell Martin and left fielder Starling Marte both hit home
runs.
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Twins 4, Tigers 3
Aaron Hicks' walk-off RBI infield single lifted the Minnesota Twins
to a 4-3 victory over the first-place Detroit Tigers.
Down one after closer Glen Perkins blew a two-run lead in the top of
the ninth, the Twins rallied to upset the American League Central
leaders, allowing Kansas City a chance to reel in their division
lead.
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Rockies 10, Dodgers 4
The Colorado Rockies emphatically ended their offensive drought,
pounding the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4.
The Rockies had nine hits, seven fewer than the Dodgers, but
Colorado utilized several productive outs to score its first three
runs, then got a two-run homer from left fielder Corey Dickerson in
the fourth to take a 5-0 lead.
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Giants 2, Diamondbacks 1
San Francisco catcher Buster Posey homered and shortstop Brandon
Crawford hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to
give the Giants a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Right-hander Jake Peavy (6-4) gave up one run and five hits in 7-2/3
innings as the Giants (83-68) broke a three-game losing streak and
closed to within three games of the Dodgers in the NL West.
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Rays 6, Yankees 1
Derek Jeter got hit by a pitch that nearly started a brawl and the
Tampa Bay Rays ran off to a 6-1 win over the New York Yankees.
The Rays blew the game open with a four-run rally in the seventh
while Rays reliever Steve Geltz struck shortstop Jeter on the
forearm with a pitch in the eighth, one of a handful of spiteful
incidents.
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Mets 9, Marlins 1
New York Mets rookie second baseman Wilmer Flores enjoyed the first
two-homer game of his career in a 9-1 win over the Miami Marlins.
Flores hit a three-run homer in the fifth and a two-run shot in the
seventh on his way to finishing 3-for-4 with three extra-base hits,
three runs scored and six RBIs.
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Cubs 7, Reds 0
Right-hander Jake Arrieta fell short in a no-hitter bid but still
closed with a one-hit shutout as the Chicago Cubs beat the
Cincinnati Reds 7-0.
Arrieta (9-5) tossed 7 1/3 no-hit innings before giving up a double
to left-center to Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips with one out
in the eighth.
He threw 109 pitches, struck out a season-high 13 and walked just
one.
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Indians 4, Astros 2
Corey Kluber struck out a career-high 14 batters as the Cleveland
Indians won 4-2 over Houston.
Kluber (16-9) allowed one run on seven hits and two walks over seven
innings while recording his ninth double-digit strikeout game this
season.
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White Sox 7, Royals 5
Conor Gillaspie hit a three-run triple in the seventh inning, and
the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5.
Chicago trailed 5-4 before loading the bases in the seventh ahead of
Gillaspie's hit.
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Rangers 6, A's 3
Rookie Jake Smolinski hit his first career home run, powering the
Texas Rangers to a 6-3 victory over Oakland, delivering a blow to
the Athletics' wild-card playoff push.
Smolinski, who was activated from the disabled list before the game,
launched a two-run homer off A's left-hander Scott Kazmir in the
fourth inning, giving Texas a 2-0 lead.
The A's (83-67) own the American League's top wild-card spot, but
the Kansas City Royals are one game back.
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Padres 5, Phillies 4
Shortstop Alexi Amarista put the Padres ahead with a two-run homer
in the sixth inning and right-handed starter Ian Kennedy and three
relievers held Philadelphia to four hits as San Diego beat the
Phillies 5-4.
Amarista's two-out, 357-foot drive into the first row of seats in
right erased a 3-2 Phillies lead.
Amarista was 3-for-4 and finished a triple shy of the first cycle in
Padres history.
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Mariners 13, Angels 2
The Seattle Mariners built an insurmountable lead with two big
innings on their way to a 13-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
With the win, the Mariners moved into a tie with the Royals for the
second wild-card spot.
For the Angels, their magic number to clinch the division was
reduced to two thanks to the Rangers' victory over the A's.
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