Chase Meidroth hit a three-run homer and had a career-high five RBI, Randal Grichuk added a three-run shot among his four hits, and the White Sox beat the Royals 14-11 on Tuesday night to stay a game behind Cleveland in the AL Central.
Drew Rasmussen allowed his only hit in the seventh inning and struck out 11 as the Rays beat the Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title.
CJ Abrams has two home runs in the Nationals win over the Tigers on Tuesday.
Atlanta Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. exited Tuesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds after fouling a ball off his left shin during the third inning.
Zack Wheeler sets a Phillies record with seven straight strikeouts to open Philadelphia's game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.
Nathaniel Lowe had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off reliever Erik Miller in the ninth inning, and the Guardians maintained their slim first-place lead in the AL Central with a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday night.
Carlos Rodon allowed three hits in eight sharp innings and the Yankees prevented the Rays from clinching the AL East title with a victory in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
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Pete Alonso homered twice, including a two-run shot in the eighth inning that lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.
According to FanGraphs, the Blue Jays' playoff chances sit at just 3.5 per cent as they enter the final week of the regular season. Toronto opens a three-game set with the Orioles Monday before finishing the season off against the Reds, and likely need to win out to get back to the postseason. TSN MLB Insider Steve Phillips weighs in.
Brett Bateman reached base and scored three times, twice knocked in by Nathan Lukes, and the Blue Jays beat the AL West-leading Rangers on Sunday to avoid a series sweep in the matchup of playoff hopefuls. Toronto sits 2 1/2 games behind the White Sox for the third and final wild card in the American League.
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Five relievers held Toronto to six hits after Cal Quantrill left 12 pitches in because of right lat tightness, and the Rangers moved into sole possession of the AL West lead for the first time since late August with a win over the Blue Jays on Saturday night.
Richie Palacios dropped a fly ball into shallow right in the ninth inning to score Junior Caminero and give the Rays a victory over the Red Sox on Saturday. Tampa Bay, which has three walk-off wins on its current homestand, lowered its magic number to clinch the AL East to five games.
Robert Gasser allowed three hits over seven innings, Abner Uribe worked around a leadoff single in the eighth, and Aaron Ashby pitched a perfect ninth to finish off Milwaukee's 11th shutout this season. Already assured of their fourth straight NL Central title, the Brewers tied a team record with their 97th win of the year.
Sean Burke pitched six effective innings, Miguel Vargas homered and the White Sox topped the Tigers on Saturday for a sorely needed victory. Holding down the final AL wild card spot, Chicago could become the first MLB team to make the playoffs after finishing with at least 100 losses in each of the previous two seasons.
Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Tigers rallied from six down to stun the White Sox on Friday night. Chicago (78-76) trails first-place Cleveland by one game in the AL Central with eight remaining, and has a one-game lead for the final American League wild card.
Corey Seager had an RBI double in a four-run second inning fueled by a throwing error, and the Rangers beat the Blue Jays on Friday in a matchup of AL playoff chasers. Dylan Cease walked a season-high six of his first 15 batters and was replaced with two outs in the third, as Toronto fell two games back in the wild-card race.
José Ramírez and rookie Travis Bazzana homered and Joey Cantillo pitched six scoreless innings as the Guardians rallied to beat the Athletics on Friday night and stay atop the AL Central. Cleveland, 18-9 since Aug. 20, came in tied with Chicago for first in the division.
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