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The Padres officially claimed a wild-card berth with one out in
the bottom of the seventh inning when Miami defeated the Brewers
in 12 innings in Milwaukee. San Diego had also reached the
playoffs in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
The Padres were trailing the White Sox 2-0 at the moment of the
Brewers' defeat. Josh Bell stepped out of the batter's box as
the crowd of 41,407 -- the 26th sellout this season at Petco
Park -- cheered.
Lance Lynn (8-7) gave up one run on five hits in seven innings
for the White Sox, who improved to 79-80 in hopes of reaching
.500 by season's end. Blake Snell (8-10) gave up one run on
three hits in six innings for the Padres.
The Padres fell to 87-72 and had their lead over Philadelphia
reduced to one game in the ongoing race for the second wild-card
spot in the National League.
Pirates 7, Cardinals 5
Ben Gamel hit a three-run home run as visiting Pittsburgh
rallied for a victory that put a damper on St. Louis' day of
celebration.
The Cardinals honored Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina, who
played their final regular-season home games before retirement.
Pujols hit his 702nd career homer and drove in three runs for
the Cardinals, tying Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time
RBI list with 2,214.
Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright (11-12), in his 328th
regular-season start with Molina, allowed six runs on six hits
and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. Miguel Andujar drove in two runs
and Oneil Cruz scored twice for the Pirates, who avoided a
three-game sweep in St. Louis.
Braves 5, Mets 3
Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson both homered for the third
straight game to lead host Atlanta to a win over New York,
giving the Braves a sweep of the three-game series and lowering
their magic number to win the National League East to one.
Swanson's 25th homer and Olson's 33rd homer gives the Braves
241, the second most in franchise history, bettered only by the
249 struck in 2019. Atlanta starter Charlie Morton pitched 4 1/3
innings and gave up three runs on nine hits -- two of them
homers.
New York starter and loser Chris Bassitt (15-9) struggled with
control and left after working a season-low 2 2/3 innings and
throwing 70 pitches. He allowed four runs on three hits,
including a home run.
Phillies 8, Nationals 1 (rain-shortened 6 innings)
Bryson Stott and Kyle Schwarber drove in three runs apiece and
Philadelphia secured a much-needed victory, beating Washington
in a rain-shortened, six-inning game.
Philadelphia starter Zack Wheeler allowed two hits without a
walk while striking out seven. Catcher J.T. Realmuto added his
22nd home run as Philadelphia continues to fight for the final
wild-card spot.
Washington scored its lone run in the sixth inning on a RBI
groundout by Joey Meneses. Washington finished the season with
55 home losses.
Rockies 4, Dodgers 1
Brendan Rodgers homered, German Marquez tossed six strong
innings and Colorado ended a three-game losing streak against
Los Angeles with a win at Dodger Stadium.
Michael Toglia and Sean Bouchard had two hits each and Daniel
Bard struck out six over the final two innings to pick up his
33rd save for Colorado. Trayce Thompson had two hits for the
Dodgers, who also saw their four-game winning streak snapped.
Marquez (9-13) gave up only one run on a hit, struck out eight
and walked three before departing in his last start of the
season after six innings. Dodgers starter Tyler Anderson (15-5)
allowed two runs on six hits and struck out 10 in five innings.
He didn't walk anyone.
Tigers 5, Twins 2
Eric Haase and Victor Reyes hit solo home runs and Detroit
closed out its home schedule with a victory over Minnesota.
Haase scored two runs and knocked in two for Detroit, which has
won eight of its last nine games. Miguel Cabrera, playing in his
1,000th game at Detroit's Comerica Park, added two hits and an
RBI. Akil Baddoo scored two runs.
The Twins scored both their runs in the fifth. After recording
an out, Tigers starter Joey Wentz lost his control. Gilberto
Celestino, Jose Miranda and Carlos Correa walked to force in a
run. Nick Gordon's sacrifice fly brought in Celestino to pull
within 3-2 and ended Wentz's day. Will Vest retired Urshela on a
flyout to keep Detroit in front.
Orioles 3, Yankees 1
Aaron Judge went 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts in his
final attempt at home to get his 62nd home run of the season as
New York lost to Baltimore.
Baltimore took the lead for good at 2-1 Sunday on a bases-loaded
walk to Gunnar Henderson in the seventh inning. Ryan Mountcastle
drove in the first run for Baltimore, which clinched its first
winning season since 2016. Mountcastle hit an RBI double in the
first, and Austin Hays added an insurance run in the seventh
with a sacrifice fly.
New York scored its only run when Aaron Hicks scored on a wild
pitch and throwing error by Adley Rutschman when the catcher
attempted to get Judge at second in the fifth inning. Yankees
spot starter Chi Chi Gonzalez allowed one run on four hits in 4
2/3 innings, and Aroldis Chapman (3-4) took the loss.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 3
Teoscar Hernandez had two home runs and three RBIs as Toronto
defeated visiting Boston.
Toronto took the season series between the teams 16-3. Winner
Zach Pop (4-0) replaced Kevin Gausman in the fourth and retired
six straight batters, and Jordan Romano later earned his 36th
save.
After being outscored 19-0 in the first two games of the series,
the Red Sox scored twice in the second inning on Sunday.
Hernandez led off the Toronto second with his 24th homer of the
season to cut the Jays' deficit to 2-1. Whit Merrifield led off
the home third with his 11th home run of the season to tie the
score.
Guardians 7, Royals 5
Will Brennan clubbed his first major league home run to help
Cleveland to a win over visiting Kansas City in the third game
of a six-game series.
The Guardians scored six runs in the second inning, all with two
outs. Max Castillo (0-2) got two outs after allowing a pair of
baserunners, but Brennan pulled an 0-2 fastball over the fence
in right for a three-run homer and a 4-0 lead. Amed Rosario and
Jose Ramirez followed with singles before Josh Naylor came up
and belted a slider over the fence in right for another
three-run homer and a 7-0 lead.
Castillo allowed seven runs and eight hits in five innings. He
struck out five and walked two. MJ Melendez and Vinnie
Pasquantino each had three hits and an RBI for the Royals, who
have dropped five of six.
Astros 3, Rays 1
Jeremy Pena homered and collected all three of the Houston's
RBIs as the host Astros beat Tampa Bay in the finale of a
three-game series between playoff-bound teams.
Pena, capping a solid rookie season, hit a two-run home run in
the first off Rays starter Corey Kluber. It was the 21st homer
for Pena, tied for third most all-time by an Astros rookie with
Lance Berkman (2000) and one round-tripper behind Carlos Correa,
Pena's predecessor as Houston's shortstop.
Luis Garcia (15-8) earned the win for the Astros after allowing
one run on three hits -- including Christian Bethancourt's
second-inning RBI single -- and one walk while striking out four
over six innings.
Marlins 4, Brewers 3 (12 innings)
Miguel Rojas singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the
12th inning as Miami defeated Milwaukee.
After the Marlins failed to score in the top of the 11th,
Milwaukee loaded the bases with one out in the bottom half, but
Huascar Brazoban (1-1) struck out Luis Urias and got Tyrone
Taylor on a force-out bouncer to third.
Each team scored a run in the 10th. Joey Wendle had an RBI
single for the Marlins, and Willy Adames answered with a
run-scoring single in the bottom half. Milwaukee tied it 2-2 in
the ninth off Dylan Floro. Hunter Renfroe doubled into the right
field corner with one out and Kolten Wong followed with an RBI
single.
Cubs 8, Reds 1
Nelson Velazquez had a two-run double during a five-run first
inning and later added a two-run triple to lead host Chicago
over Cincinnati to its seventh straight victory.
Marcus Stroman scattered five hits over six shutout innings. It
was the fourth consecutive quality start for Stroman (6-7), who
walked two and struck out seven, one shy of his season high. Ian
Happ had three hits and an RBI and Nico Hoerner had two RBIs and
two runs.
Jonathan India went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Chuckie Robinson had
a double for the Reds, who lost their sixth straight game and
for the 19th time in the last 23 games.
Giants 4, Diamondbacks 3 (10 innings)
San Francisco rallied from a 10th-inning deficit on David
Villar's two-run, walk-off single to overtake visiting Arizona
and win its home finale.
Jake McCarthy's third hit of the game, a one-out single, had
scored designated runner Daulton Varsho from second base to put
the Diamondbacks up 3-2 in the top of the 10th. With Mike
Yastrzemski starting the Giants' half of the inning on second,
Wilmer Flores walked and J.D. Davis loaded the bases with an
infield single, setting the stage for Villar, who hit the first
pitch he saw into left field.
The Diamondbacks trailed 2-1 entering the eighth but got an RBI
double from Josh Rojas, leading to the late dramatics.
Angels 8, Rangers 3
Livan Soto's two-run double highlighted a six-run first inning,
sparking Los Angeles to its seventh consecutive victory, as it
beat Texas in Anaheim, Calif.
Angels starter Tucker Davidson gave up three runs and three
hits, but struggled with his control, walking five and lasting
just 4 1/3 innings. Jaime Barria (3-3), one of four Angels
relievers, got the victory over Rangers starter Tyson Miller
(1-2), who gave up seven runs on nine hits and three walks in
four innings. The Angels had 14 hits in all, including three
apiece from Soto, Mike Trout and Taylor Ward.
The Rangers scored all three of their runs in the fifth. Corey
Seager hit a two-run homer, and Nathaniel Lowe walked, went to
third on a double by Adolis Garcia and scored on a groundout by
Josh Jung.
Athletics 10, Mariners 3
James Kaprielian allowed one hit in six scoreless innings and
Shea Langeliers hit two home runs as Oakland defeated host
Seattle.
Cristian Pache and Nick Allen also went deep for the A's, who
snapped a six-game losing streak. Seattle's Jesse Winker hit a
three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning
to spoil the shutout bid.
Kaprielian (5-9), facing the Mariners for the sixth time this
season, didn't allow a hit until Ty France lined a two-out
single to left field in the sixth. The right-hander walked two
and struck out seven. Mariners lefty Robbie Ray (12-12) wasn't
at his sharpest, allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits
in 5 2/3 innings, with three walks and three strikeouts.
--Field Level Media
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