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roundup: Red Sox tie franchise wins record
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[September 22, 2018]
Tzu-Wei Lin delivered the tie-breaking RBI infield single in
the seventh inning Friday night and hit his first major league homer
in the ninth as the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-5,
in the opener of a three-game series between division champions at
Progressive Field.
The Red Sox, who clinched the American League East on Thursday,
improved to 105-49 despite fielding a lineup that included only two
regulars -- third baseman Rafael Devers and AL MVP candidate J.D.
Martinez. Boston needs just one win to clinch the best record in MLB
for the season.
The Red Sox's 105th victory tied the franchise record for wins, set
by the 1912 team.
The Indians, who will be locked into a first-round postseason date
with either the Astros or Oakland Athletics as soon as the Red Sox
win the top seed, have lost three of five since clinching their
third straight AL Central title last Saturday.
Yankees 10, Orioles 8
Aaron Hicks became the fifth Yankee to reach 25 homers, CC Sabathia
rebounded from his shortest outing in over three years by pitching
six effective innings, and New York moved closer to clinching a
wild-card spot by holding on for a victory over visiting Baltimore.
The Yankees lowered their magic number to clinch a wild-card spot to
two after nearly blowing a 6-0 lead.
Hicks extended the Yankees' lead to 6-0 lead with two outs in the
fourth when he reached the second deck in right field by hitting a
3-1 fastball from Yefry Ramirez (1-7). The switch-hitting outfielder
hit New York's 249th homer, putting them 14 away from the major
league record set by Seattle in 1997.

A's 7, Twins 6 (10 innings)
Khris Davis led off the bottom of the 10th inning with his second
home run of the game, delivering Oakland a walk-off victory over
visiting Minnesota.
A ninth walk-off win of the season kept Oakland 6 1/2 games ahead of
Tampa Bay in their battle for the second wild-card spot in the
American League. The A's remain 3 1/2 games back of the Astros for
the AL West lead.
Davis' game-winner, his 45th homer of the season, came on the third
pitch of the 10th inning by Matt Magill (3-3), who had stranded the
potential winning run at third base to end the ninth. A's closer
Blake Treinen (8-2), who worked two perfect innings, was credited
with the win.
Astros 11, Angels 3
Yuli Gurriel slugged a pair of home runs, including a first-inning
grand slam, and drove in seven, and Gerrit Cole worked seven strong
innings as reigning World Series champion Houston clinched a
postseason berth with a win over visiting Los Angeles.
The Astros secured their 12th postseason appearance in club history
and shaved their magic number to six to win the American League West
for a second consecutive season.
Houston (96-57) reached 96 victories for just the fifth time in
franchise annals. The Astros finished 96-66 in 1986 before winning a
club-record 102 games in 1998, 97 in 1999, and 101 last season.
Cardinals 5, Giants 3
Pinch hitter Matt Adams stroked a tie-breaking, two-run double with
two outs in the eighth inning, sending St. Louis to a victory over
visiting San Francisco.
The win kept the Cardinals 1 1/2 games ahead of Colorado in the race
for the second wild-card spot in the National League. St. Louis also
made up a game on the Cubs for the division lead, but remain three
games back of the Brewers.
After the Giants had scored twice in the seventh to forge a 3-3 tie,
Harrison Bader drew a two-out walk from San Francisco's fourth
pitcher, Mark Melancon (0-2), in the eighth. After Yairo Munoz
singled Bader into scoring position, left-hander Tony Watson
replaced Melancon and served up Adams' difference-making double to
left field.
Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 2
First baseman Ian Desmond drove in three runs, two on a single to
cap a four-run eighth inning, and visiting Colorado received seven
strong innings from right-hander German Marquez for a victory over
Arizona.
DJ LeMahieu had two hits, and Charlie Blackmon extended his hitting
streak to 13 games, the longest active streak in the majors, as the
Rockies broke a three-game losing streak to remain 1 1/2 games
behind St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot. Colorado also
moved within 1 1/2 games of the Dodgers for the NL West lead after
L.A. lost to San Diego.

Marquez (13-10) gave up a two-run homer to David Peralta in the
first inning but did not permit another runner past second base
while extending his streak of quality starts to 11.
Padres 5, Dodgers 3
Hunter Renfroe and Freddy Galvis hit home runs, while left-hander
Eric Lauer went five strong innings as San Diego won at Los Angeles.
The Dodgers entered with seven victories in their last eight games
to take over first place in the National League West, but the
last-place Padres held off a late rally.
Lauer (6-7) was in control against the Dodgers for a third time this
season. The rookie gave up one run on four hits with two walks and
five strikeouts. He has now given up just two runs over 19 2/3
innings against the Dodgers this season. Kirby Yates picked up his
10th save.
Brewers 8, Pirates 3
Travis Shaw, Mike Moustakas and Erik Kratz hit homers in a six-run
sixth inning for Milwaukee in a win at Pittsburgh.
Keon Broxton also homered, and Jesus Aguilar added an RBI double for
the Brewers, who moved to within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Cubs
in the National League Central. The Brewers kept a three-game lead
for the first NL wild-card spot.
Josh Bell and Corey Dickerson hit homers for Pittsburgh (77-75),
which had its five-game winning streak squashed.
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Sep 21, 2018; Cleveland,
OH, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Tzu-Wei Lin (30) hits a home
run during the ninth inning against the Cleveland Indians at
Progressive Field. Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

White Sox 10, Cubs 4
Daniel Palka and Kevan Smith hit home runs to highlight a 19-hit
attack as the White Sox cruised to a victory over the visiting Cubs.
Palka's two-run homer in the sixth off reliever Dillon Maples was
his fifth in five games and 27th of the season, tops for any rookie
in the majors. It also was his team-record fourth pinch-hit home run
this season.
Ryan LaMarre, Yoan Moncada and Welington Castillo each had three
hits, and LaMarre and Smith each drove in three runs for the White
Sox. Reynaldo Lopez (7-9) allowed one run and five hits over seven
innings to pick up the win. He struck out eight and didn't allow a
walk.
Braves 6, Phillies 5
Johan Camargo's two-run two-out single in the seventh inning capped
a five-run rally and helped boost Atlanta to a come-from-behind win
over visiting Philadelphia.
The win allowed the Braves to extend their lead in the National
League East to 7 1/2 games over the Phillies. Atlanta lowered its
magic number to two.
The Phillies broke open a 1-1 tie by scoring three runs in the top
of the seventh, but Atlanta surged back for its 35th comeback
victory.
Rays 11, Blue Jays 3
September callup Austin Meadows had three hits and three RBIs, Tommy
Pham added two RBIs and Tampa Bay overcame two home runs by Lourdes
Gurriel Jr. to win at Toronto.
The Rays (86-67) have split the first two games of a four-game
series with the Blue Jays (70-84) as they try to keep their
flickering playoff hopes alive.
Randal Grichuk also homered for Toronto.
Diego Castillo allowed one run on the first Gurriel homer in the
first inning as the Rays' opening pitcher. Jalen Beeks (5-1) allowed
two hits and two runs over the next three innings.
Rangers 8, Mariners 3 (six-plus innings)
Adrian Beltre homered and drove in five runs as Texas defeated
visiting Seattle in the rain-shortened debut for interim manager Don
Wakamatsu.
The Rangers fired Jeff Banister, the 2015 American League Manager of
the Year, earlier in the day. Banister was replaced for the rest of
the season by Wakamatsu, who managed the Mariners in 2009-10.
Beltre, a former Mariner, hit a three-run homer in the first inning
and a two-run single in the third, both off right-hander Erasmo
Ramirez, to give the Rangers a 5-0 lead. The home run was the 14th
of the season for Beltre and the 476th of his career, moving him
past Stan Musial and Willie Stargell for 30th place in major league
history.
Mets 4, Nationals 2
New York ace Jacob deGrom continued his record-breaking season --
and his push for the National League Cy Young Award -- by beating
Washington on the road.

DeGrom (9-9) yielded one run on three hits and one walk, while
striking out eight over seven innings. The right-hander lowered his
MLB-leading ERA to 1.77 and extended his major league single-season
record of allowing three runs or fewer to 28 consecutive starts.
With one more expected start, deGrom will look to earn a 10th
victory and finish above .500. The fewest wins by any starting
pitcher to win the Cy Young is 14 by Felix Hernandez of the Seattle
Mariners in 2010.
Marlins 1, Reds 0 (10 innings)
Rookie Isaac Galloway hit a one-out, walk-off double to the right
field corner in the 10th inning to lead Miami over visiting
Cincinnati.
Another rookie, Brian Anderson, started the rally with a one-out
double. He scored the winning run when Galloway pounced on a 3-2
slider from reliever David Hernandez (5-2).
Reliever Kyle Barraclough (1-6) earned the win after pitching
two-thirds of an inning.
Royals 4, Tigers, 3
Ian Kennedy recorded his second straight victory after going winless
in 17 consecutive appearances and Alex Gordon supplied three hits
and drove in a run, leading visiting Kansas City to a win over
sloppy Detroit.
Kennedy (3-8) lasted seven innings, giving up three runs (two
earned) on seven hits while striking out six. Wily Peralta escaped a
ninth-inning jam for his 12th save.
Rosell Herrera doubled, tripled, scored a run and added an RBI for
Kansas City.
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