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Pujols hit a two-run homer in the third inning against
left-hander Andrew Heaney and a three-run shot in the fourth
against right-hander Phil Bickford as the Cardinals reduced
their magic number for clinching the National League Central
title to four.
Pujols, who has 21 home runs on the season, joined Babe Ruth
(714), Hank Aaron (755) and Barry Bonds (762) in the 700 club.
St. Louis left-hander Jose Quintana (6-6) gave up five hits over
6 2/3 scoreless innings. The Dodgers' Heaney (3-3) allowed four
runs on four hits in 3 2/3 innings as Los Angeles lost for the
third time in four games.
Brewers 5, Reds 3
Andrew McCutchen drove in three runs and Luis Perdomo allowed
just one hit in 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief as visiting
Milwaukee defeated Cincinnati.
The Brewers have won three straight, and they pulled within two
games of the San Diego Padres for the third and final National
League wild-card spot. Perdomo (3-0) struck out four and didn't
issue a walk.
Kyle Farmer hit a two-run double for the Reds, who have lost six
of their past eight games.
Rays 10, Blue Jays 6
Randy Arozarena homered and drove in a career-high six runs as
the Tampa Bay Rays forged a tie for the American League's top
wild-card spot with Toronto, beating the Blue Jays in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
The Rays broke a 6-6 tie with a four-run eighth inning, capped
by a two-run Arozarena single. Javy Guerra (1-0) pitched two
scoreless and hitless innings for the win.
Bo Bichette was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, an RBI and a stolen
base for the Blue Jays. Yimi Garcia (4-5) surrendered four runs
(one earned) on three hits in the decisive eighth.
Orioles 6, Astros 0
Dean Kremer threw a four-hit shutout, striking out six and
walking two, as Baltimore beat visiting Houston.
Kremer has pitched for three seasons and had never thrown more
than eight innings in a start.
The Astros lost for the third time in 13 games, and they haven't
scored in consecutive games since sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays.
Houston's Jose Urquidy (13-8) gave up one run in 5 1/3 innings.
Marlins 5, Nationals 2
Braxton Garrett, newly promoted from Triple-A, pitched six
innings of one-run ball, leading host Miami past Washington.
Garrett (3-6), pitching in the majors for the first time since
Sept. 12, allowed five hits and no walks while striking out six.
Dylan Floro tossed a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.
Nationals starter Josiah Gray (7-10) took the loss, allowing
four runs on eight hits and one walk in six innings.
Yankees 5, Red Sox 4
Aaron Judge remained at 60 homers but New York rallied to beat
visiting Boston. The Yankees won on a two-out RBI single in the
eighth by Jose Trevino.
Judge struck out twice and was hitless in his first three
at-bats before getting a single in the seventh. He remains one
shy of the AL homer record set by Roger Maris in 1961 with the
Yankees.
Aaron Hicks homered for the Yankees, while Tommy Pham and Alex
Verdugo went deep for Boston.
Guardians 6, Rangers 3
Josh Naylor drove in a run with a double and Will Brennan tacked
on a two-run single in a five-run sixth inning that rallied
Cleveland to a win in Arlington, Texas.
The Guardians, winners of five straight, opened an eight-game
lead over the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central
division.
Cleveland's Cody Morris (1-2) gave up two runs (one earned) in
five innings and picked up his first win in his fifth big league
start. Emanuel Clase loaded the bases with two outs but retired
Josh Jung on a grounder to second for his 38th save.
Cubs 6, Pirates 5
The first two RBIs of Esteban Quiroz's major league career
helped visiting Chicago defeat Pittsburgh.
At 5-5 in the eighth, batting against Yohan Ramirez (1-1), P.J.
Higgins singled, Jared Young walked and both advanced on
Christopher Morel's sacrifice bunt. One out later, Quiroz's
single drove in Young. Patrick Wisdom added a two-run home run
for the Cubs, who have won four in a row.
Bryan Reynolds hit a homer and an RBI single, Jack Suwinski also
homered, and Cal Mitchell and Kevin Newman each had an RBI
double for the Pirates, who dropped their eighth straight.
Phillies 9, Braves 1
Rhys Hoskins hit a home run, a double and a single and drove in
four runs, Aaron Nola tossed six shutout innings and host
Philadelphia defeated Atlanta.
Alec Bohm added three hits and an RBI and Brandon Marsh had two
hits and an RBI for the Phillies, who have won three in a row.
The Phillies moved a half-game ahead of the San Diego Padres for
the second the National League wild-card position.
Nola (10-12) gave up four hits with eight strikeouts and three
walks. Austin Riley led the Braves with two hits.
Tigers 5, White Sox 3
Akil Baddoo scored the go-ahead run on Riley Greene's sacrifice
fly in the seventh inning, fueling Detroit to a victory at
Chicago.
Jonathan Schoop launched a solo homer and Miguel Cabrera, Eric
Haase and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run for the Tigers,
who handed the fading White Sox their fourth straight loss.
Eduardo Rodriguez (4-5) allowed three runs on eight hits in six
innings.
AJ Pollock belted a two-run homer and Jose Abreu had an RBI
single for the White Sox.
Royals 5, Mariners 1
Brady Singer pitched effectively around traffic most of the
night, helping host Kansas City defeat Seattle.
Singer (10-4) threw seven innings of one-run ball, allowing five
hits. Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI double, his 56th extra-base hit
of the season, tying the Kansas City rookie record set by Kevin
Seitzer (1987) and matched by Carlos Beltran (1999).
Seattle saw its lead for the final American League wild-card
spot slip to three games over the Orioles. The Mariners have not
been to the postseason since 2001, the longest postseason
drought in the four major North American major sports leagues.
Angels 4, Twins 2
Shohei Ohtani picked up his 14th victory of the season to go
with his 90th RBI and Taylor Ward hit two homers to lead Los
Angeles to a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Ohtani (14-8), despite walking a season-high six batters and
hitting a batter, allowed two runs on three hits in five-plus
innings.
Ohtani finished with seven strikeouts to give him 203 for the
season, becoming the 11th pitcher in Angels' history to have 200
strikeouts in a season and the first since Jered Weaver in 2010.
He also became the first player since 1900 to both face 600
batters on the mound and also have 600 plate appearances in a
season.
Rockies 4, Padres 3 (10 innings)
Alan Trejo's RBI single with one out in the 10th inning gave
Colorado a win over San Diego in Denver.
Randal Grichuk homered among his two hits, Yonathan Daza also
had two hits and Daniel Bard (6-4) pitched two scoreless innings
of relief for the win. The Rockies ended a four-game losing
streak.
Juan Soto homered and finished with two hits for the Padres, who
lost their second game in a row following a five-game winning
streak.
Mets 9, Athletics 2
Chris Bassitt threw eight strong innings in his homecoming,
Eduardo Escobar blasted his first career grand slam and visiting
New York opened a three-game road series by shellacking Oakland.
The Mets extended their National League East lead to 2 1/2 games
over the Atlanta Braves.
Traded from the A's to the Mets in March for two prospects,
Bassitt (15-8) fired eight innings and allowed just six hits and
two runs. A's starter Cole Irvin (9-12) kept the score at 3-0
until Escobar's grand slam, his 19th homer of the year, blew the
game open.
Giants 6, Diamondbacks 5
J.D. Davis ripped the tiebreaking double in the top of the ninth
inning to help San Francisco record a victory over Arizona in
Phoenix.
Brandon Crawford, Austin Wynns and David Villar homered as the
Giants won their fifth consecutive game. Evan Longoria had three
hits for San Francisco.
Stone Garrett homered and Jordan Luplow had two hits and two
walks for Arizona, which has dropped seven of its past nine
games. The Diamondbacks struck out 16 times.
--Field Level Media
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