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 Tigers 6, White Sox 1
The Detroit Tigers were sparked when Victor Martinez was hit by a
pitch and then cruised to a win over the Chicago White Sox to move
closer to the American League Central divisional title.
Chris Sale hit Martinez in the sixth with the Tigers trailing 1-0
and after a confrontation, Detroit's offense took off.
J.D. Martinez finished with three hits as the Tigers scored once in
the sixth, twice in the seventh and three times in the eighth to put
the game away.
Justin Verlander allowed one run over eight innings as the Tigers
moved two games ahead of Kansas City in the AL Central.
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Indians 6, Royals 4
Yan Gomes belted a three-run homer in the first inning and Michael
Brantley had three hits to boost his season total to 199 as the
Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals.
Brantley needs one hit in the last three games to become the first
Indians' player with 200 hits in a season since Kenny Lofton had 210
in 1996.
The Royals fell two games behind first-place Detroit in the AL
Central thought they remain tied with Oakland for the first
wild-card spot with identical records of 86-72, three games ahead of
Seattle.
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Braves 6, Pirates 2
Justin Upton hit a two-run homer to break out of a September slump
and right-hander Julio Teheran helped himself with a two-run single
as the Braves defeated the Pirates.
The home run was the 28th for Upton, who finished 2-for-4 with a
walk, and moved him to 99 RBIs.
Pittsburgh (86-72), who had clinched at least a wild-card spot in
the postseason on Tuesday, remained 1-1/2 games behind the Cardinals
in the National League Central.
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Cubs 3, Cardinals 1
Right-hander Jake Arrieta tossed a two-hitter while striking out 10
as the Chicago Cubs wrapped up their home season with a victory over
the St Louis Cardinals.
But the Cardinals (88-71) maintained a 1-1/2 game lead over
Pittsburgh in the NL Central.
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Angels 5, Athletics 4
Left-hander Hector Santiago pitched 5-1/3 shutout innings, second
baseman Howie Kendrick drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles
Angels withstood a furious rally to hold off the Oakland A's.
The A's (86-72), who scored four runs in the seventh inning, remain
tied with the Kansas City Royals in the AL wild-card playoff race
with the pair three games ahead of the Seattle Mariners.
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Brewers 5, Reds 0
Kyle Lohse allowed just two base runners en route to his ninth
career shutout and Jean Segura went 2-for-3 with a double and two
RBIs, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a victory over the Cincinnati
Reds.
With the win, Milwaukee (81-77) remained mathematically alive for
the postseason.
Lohse (13-9) was sharp throughout, retiring the final 13 batters and
21-of-22 for the 12th complete game of his career.
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Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0
Mark Buehrle pitched into the ninth inning and Ryan Goins singled in
the run with two outs in the eighth as the Toronto Blue Jays
defeated the Seattle Mariners to dent their playoff hopes.
Buehrle (13-10) held the Mariners to three hits and a walk while
striking out 10 in eight-plus innings.
It was the fifth successive loss for the Mariners (83-75), who have
fallen three games behind a wild card spot with just four to play.
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Phillies 2, Marlins 1
Marlon Byrd hit an eighth-inning, game-winning single and Jonathan
Papelbon returned from a suspension to get the save and lead the
Philadelphia Phillies past the Miami Marlins.
Papelbon -- who was suspended for seven games after making an
obscene gesture -- pitched a scoreless ninth, working around a
one-out double by first baseman Garrett Jones.
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Papelbon ended the game by striking out center fielder Enrique
Hernandez, getting his 38th save for the Phillies.
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Orioles 9, Yankees 5
Nick Markakis hit a two-run single during a six-run fourth inning as
the Baltimore Orioles officially eliminated the New York Yankees
from postseason contention.
Shortstop Ryan Flaherty had a two-run double ahead of Markakis,
while left fielder David Lough added an RBI triple and center
fielder Adam Jones had a RBI bunt single as the Orioles came back
from an early 3-0 deficit.
Bud Norris (15-8) settled down after a rocky beginning and won his
fourth successive decision.
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Red Sox 11, Rays 3
Rookie right-hander Anthony Ranaudo overcame a shaky start to pitch
the Boston Red Sox to a rout of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Ranaudo, one of seven rookies to start the game for Boston, gave up
two runs in the first inning but settled down to snap a personal
three-game losing streak.
Xander Bogaerts drove in three runs and combined with right fielder
Daniel Nava for back-to-back, two-run hits in a five-run fourth
inning that knocked Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi out of the game.
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Rangers 5, Astros 1
Starting pitcher Lisalverto Bonilla tossed six scoreless innings and
struck out seven batters while Ryan Rua hit a three-run home run for
Texas as they beat the Astros.
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Twins 2, Diamondbacks 1
Minnesota Twins pitcher Phil Hughes worked eight outstanding innings
before a one-hour six-minute rain delay ended his game.
Hughes struck out five and walked none, winning his 16th game.
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Dodgers 9, Giants 1
Yasiel Puig hit the go-ahead home run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers
captured their second consecutive National League West title with a
rout of the San Francisco Giants.
Clayton Kershaw struck out 11 as the Dodgers (91-68) prevented the
Giants (85-73) from earning a postseason berth.
A win by Milwaukee over the Cincinnati Reds kept the Brewers' faint
wild-card hopes alive but the Giants can advance with a victory over
the San Diego Padres or a loss by the Brewers on Thursday.
Kershaw (21-3) was not as sharp as usual, but he limited the Giants
to a run and scattered eight hits with no walks in eight innings.
The left-hander also drove in his club's first run with a standup
triple as the sellout crowd of 53,387 chanted "MVP".'
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Padres 4, Rockies 3
Tommy Medica hit a three-run homer, and Joe Wieland picked up his
first major league win as the San Diego Padres closed their home
season with a victory over the Colorado Rockies.
San Diego (76-82) matched its win total from each of the past two
seasons.
Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau went 0-for-3, dropping his
National League-leading batting average to .317. Pittsburgh Pirates
third baseman Josh Harrison is second at .316. (Compiled by Jahmal
Corner; Editing by John O'Brien)
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