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roundup: Dodgers walk off with NL West title
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[September 26, 2016]
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LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Culberson hit a
solo home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Los
Angeles Dodgers the National League West championship with a 4-3 win
over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Dodger Stadium.
Reliever Joe Blanton earned the victory that gave the Dodgers their
fourth successive division title.
With two out in the bottom of the 10th, Culberson hit a 91 mph
fastball from Boone Logan into the stands down the left field line
for his first home run of the season and the sixth career.
The game not only marked the end of the Dodgers' regular-season home
schedule, it culminated a weekend of festivities honoring Vin
Scully. The Hall of Fame broadcaster called his final game at Dodger
Stadium. Scully said he would not broadcast any of the team's
postseason games.
Padres 4, Giants 3
SAN DIEGO -- Wil Myers' RBI single in the seventh inning lifted San
Diego past San Francisco.
Myers drove in Manuel Margot, who was on base after his third hit of
the game, a triple into the right-center gap. Myers tomahawked a
grounder just inside the first base line to score Margot, who
finished a homer shy of the second cycle in Padres history.
Brandon Morrow pitched to three batters, retiring two, for the win.
Brad Hand recorded his first save after getting the final five outs.
Red Sox 3, Rays 2 (10 innings)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Veteran designated hitter David Ortiz went
3-for-5 with a double in his final game at Tropicana Field, lifting
Boston over Tampa Bay for its 11th straight win.
The Red Sox completed the three-game sweep of the Rays to inch
closer to an AL East title. The Red Sox are 5 1/2 games ahead of the
second-place Toronto Blue Jays.
Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez had 13 strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings
in a no decision. The Rays struck out 11 consecutive times against
Rodriguez and reliever Heath Hembree to set a major league record.
The Rays struck out 23 times to set a franchise record.
Blue Jays 4, Yankees 3
TORONTO -- Edwin Encarnacion hit an infield single to second base to
score the winning run as Toronto came back with two runs in the
bottom of the ninth to defeat New York.
Jose Bautista homered for the Blue Jays. Didi Gregorius homered for
the Yankees.
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Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda did not factor in the decision
after allowing three hits, three walks and one run in 5 2/3 innings.
He struck out seven. Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada also did
not figure in the decision after allowing one run, four hits and two
walks while striking out seven over seven innings.
White Sox 3, Indians 0
CLEVELAND -- Carlos Rodon pitched eight innings, allowed two hits,
striking out 11, as Chicago beat Cleveland at Progressive Field.
Rodon walked three and threw 108 pitches as the White Sox ruined
Cleveland's chance to clinch the Central Division title at home. The
Indians' magic number for clinching the division is at one.
David Robertson pitched the ninth to earn his 36th save. Rodon and
Robertson struck out eight of the last nine Indians hitters to end
the game.
Royals 12, Tigers 9
DETROIT -- Salvador Perez, Cheslor Cuthbert, Raul Mondesi and Alex
Gordon each hit a home run and Kansas City pounded out 19 hits in a
victory over Detroit.
Kansas City hit for the cycle four batters into the game and when
Paulo Orlando singled, it drove starter Matt Boyd from the game
without retiring a batter.
The Tigers made it interesting as the game wound down, rallying for
two runs off Kevin Herrera in the eighth inning.
Victor Martinez hit a grand slam in the third inning.
Mets 17, Phillies 0
NEW YORK -- Rookie Robert Gsellman threw a career-high seven
scoreless innings to lead New York to a rout of Philadelphia at Citi
Field.
The National League wild-card leading Mets capped their final
homestand of the regular season with the most lopsided shutout win
in the franchise's 55-season history. The previous biggest shutout
was a 14-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on April 19, 1998.
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New York took three of four from the Phillies, who jumped out to a
10-0 lead Saturday before being outscored 25-0 the remainder of the
series.
Nationals 10, Pirates 7
PITTSBURGH -- Jayson Werth smacked a pinch-hit, two-run homer to
highlight a five-run eighth inning as Washington pulled out a win
over Pittsburgh at PNC Park.
The four-hour game featured a combined 21 hits, four ties, 45
players used (tied the National League record), 17 pitchers (one shy
of the major league record), a benches-clearing incident, two
ejections and an injury to a star player.
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper started and left in the third
inning with an apparent left thumb injury. There was no immediate
word on the exact nature of the injury or a prognosis.
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Reds 4, Brewers 2
MILWAUKEE -- Brandon Finnegan threw five shutout innings and Scott
Schebler had two hits with a pair of RBIs as Cincinnati beat
Milwaukee at Miller Park.
Finnegan closed the book on his first full big league season on a
high note. He struck out four batters and scattered three hits
without walking a batter, picking up his tenth victory of the
season.
Astros 4, Angels 1
HOUSTON -- Joe Musgrove worked seven strong innings and Houston
belted three solo home runs to offer support in a win over Los
Angeles at Minute Maid Park.
Musgrove allowed one run on seven hits while recording four
strikeouts. He did not walk a batter for the first time in six
starts and capped a strong stretch of home appearances with a 1.75
ERA over six games (five starts) at Minute Maid Park.
Evan Gattis and Tony Kemp launched leadoff home runs in the second
and fifth innings. Tyler White added his eighth home run with one
out in the seventh inning.
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Mariners 4, Twins 3
MINNEAPOLIS -- Nelson Cruz hit two solo home runs and Jesus Sucre
continued his hot hitting since his recall from Triple-A with a
two-run homer as Seattle held on for a win over Minnesota, which
lost its 100th game and will finish with the league's worst record
and the top pick in next year's draft.
Cruz had four homers in the series, including one in each game for
the Marlins, who kept pace in the American League wild-card race.
The Mariners remained 2 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the second
wild card.
Taijuan Walker pitched 5 1/3 innings for the Mariners, allowing
three runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out seven.
Edwin Diaz finished with his 17th save in 19 chances.
Athletics 7, Rangers 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Rookie right-hander Jharel Cotton gave Athletics
fans a reason to believe in a brighter future in the home finale,
limiting Texas to one run in seven innings in a victory over the
American League West champions.
Ryon Healy smacked a two-run home run among three hits, and Stephen
Vogt ignited a seven-run second inning with a three-run double,
helping the A's finish with a win at home after they'd begun the
six-game homestand with five consecutive losses.
Meanwhile, the Rangers fell into a tie with the Boston Red Sox for
the best record in the AL heading into the final week of the regular
season. The Cleveland Indians are also still in the chase for the
home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.
Orioles 2, Diamondbacks 1
Hyun Soo Kim hit an early two-run homer and Baltimore finished a
three-game sweep of Arizona.
The victory let the Orioles hold on to the second wild-card spot.
Baltimore came into this game with a half-game lead over Detroit for
that No. 2 wild card.
Baltimore starter Dylan Bundy gave up one run in five innings. Bundy
allowed that only run in the fourth inning before the Orioles went
to the bullpen in the sixth.
Cubs 3, Cardinals 1
CHICAGO -- Jon Lester allowed three hits in 6 2/3 innings, and
Chicago set a franchise record for single-season victories by
beating St. Louis.
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Lester earned his league-leading 19th victory, and David Ross, who
is retiring after the season, homered as the National League Central
champions reached 99 victories, which they last accomplished in
1935. They took two of three against the Cardinals, who trail the
Giants by a half-game for the second NL wild card.
Lester (19-4) struck out seven while lowering his ERA to 2.28,
second lowest in the majors behind his teammate Kyle Hendricks
(2.06), another candidate for the NL Cy Young Award. Lester hasn't
allowed more than two runs in a start since July 24 against the
Brewers.
Braves-Marlins (cancelled)
Miami ace Jose Fernandez, an All-Star starting pitcher who escaped
Cuba to become one of the best young arms in baseball, was killed in
a boating accident early Sunday morning at the age of 24.
The Marlins canceled their scheduled game against Atlanta as a
result.
Fernandez was one of three people killed in the boat crash near
Miami Beach. The Coast Guard discovered an overturned boat around
3:30 a.m. Fernandez was on a 32-foot vessel that had a "severe
impact" with a jetty, according to authorities. Fernandez was killed
as a result of the impact of the crash and did not drown.
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