Travis Bazzana hit a three-run homer, Brayan Rocchio drove in two runs, and the Guardians outlasted the Orioles on Tuesday night to remain at least one game up in the race for the final AL wild-card spot. Tanner Bibee tossed 4 1/3 innings for Cleveland, surrendering five runs on six hits.
Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning against his former team and the Twins beat the Tigers on Tuesday night to help Dean Kremer win for the first time since Aug. 10. Minnesota had lost four of five, while Detroit is 6-18 since Aug. 14 and needs a win Wednesday to avoid their eighth straight losing series.
Cam Schlittler continued to build his Cy Young case with 10 strikeouts and only one run allowed in seven sharp innings, Heliot Ramos hit a pinch-hit three-run homer and the Yankees beat the Rockies Tuesday night. Aaron Judge went 0/3 with two strikeouts in his first appearance since May 31 after missing 84 games with a broken rib.
The Jays battled back against the lowly Athletics Monday, but fell in the bottom of the ninth inning. SportsCentre looks ahead to tonight's contest with Jose Soriano on the mound as Toronto looks to gain ground on Cleveland in the final wild card spot in the American League.
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Andres Gimenez crushed a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to tie it, but Jeff McNeil legged out an infield single with the bases-loaded in the bottom half as the Athletics walked off the Blue Jays. Toronto remained a game behind Cleveland for the final AL wild card spot.
Trevor Rogers pitched into the eighth inning, Coby Mayo homered twice and the Orioles took advantage of Cleveland's wildness on the mound, beating the Guardians to snap a six-game losing streak.
Adley Rutschman hit a three-run homer off the Pesky Pole in right field, Brayan Bello pitched five scoreless innings in his first start since early June and the Red Sox beat the Angels for their fifth straight victory.
Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer, Emmet Sheehan tied a career high with 10 strikeouts in his first major league outing since Aug. 2 and the Dodgers defeated the Reds. Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk in his return to the lineup after a four-day break to heal multiple lingering injuries.
Javier Sanoja hit a two-run homer and Heriberto Hernández added a solo shot as the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 10-3 on Sunday.
Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado hit consecutive home runs off Gerrit Cole to open the bottom of the first inning, and the San Diego Padres held off the New York Yankees 4-3 to take two of three games in their series.
Aroldis Chapman notched his 400th career save, Eli White hit a three-run homer following an error by Gunnar Henderson and the Boston Red Sox capped a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-1 victory Sunday.
Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Toronto (72-72) dropped a game behind Cleveland for the final American League wild card. The Guardians edged Detroit 3-2 in 10 innings.
Daniel Schneemann singled home rookie Angel Genao from third base in the 10th inning to send Cleveland to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, the Guardians' third walk-off victory in the four-game series.
Jeff Passan reports that the Los Angeles Dodgers need to figure out whether Shohei Ohtani will go on the IL or not.
Kazuma Okamoto had four hits and two RBI, including a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, as the surging Blue Jays edged the Royals to pull even with Cleveland for the final AL Wild Card spot. Toronto won for the seventh time in eight games and moved over .500 for the first time since April 3.
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