ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Carlson homered twice, together with a grand slam, to assist Miles Mikolas win for the primary time in two years because the streaking St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 8-2 on Friday evening within the opener of a crucial series between wild-card contenders.
The Cardinals’ sixth straight win saved them a sport forward of Cincinnati for the second Nationwide League wild card. San Diego dropped 1 1/2 video games behind St. Louis.
Mikolas (1-2) threw 5 2/3 shutout innings, permitting three hits, strolling two and placing out three. He final received on Sept. 12, 2019. Mikolas missed final season with an injured proper shoulder, and a substantial a part of this 12 months with proper forearm tightness.
Vince Velasquez (3-7) pitched 4 innings, permitting 4 runs and 4 hits.
REDS 3, DODGERS 1
CINCINNATI (AP) — Luis Castillo struck out 10 whereas outpitching Walker Buehler, Kyle Farmer doubled twice and Cincinnati snapped the Dodgers’ six-game profitable streak.
The Reds are one sport behind St. Louis for the second NL wild card. Los Angeles, already assured at the very least a wild-card spot, started the day one sport behind first-place San Francisco within the NL West.
Castillo (8-15) didn’t enable a runner previous second base in 6 1/3 shutout innings. Michael Lorenzen allowed Matt Beaty’s RBI single with two outs within the ninth earlier than getting pinch-hitter Albert Pujols to fly out for his fourth save.
Buehler (14-4) hoped to notch his career-high fifteenth win, however the Reds reached him for 3 runs on six hits and two walks in six innings.
YANKEES 8, INDIANS 0
NEW YORK (AP) — Corey Kluber received for the primary time in almost 4 months, pitching six sharp innings in his first outing towards the workforce that helped him blossom right into a star, and New York routed Cleveland.
Joey Gallo homered twice, and Aaron Decide, Brett Gardner and Giancarlo Stanton hit one every for the Yankees, who tied their season excessive with 5 dwelling runs.
With 14 video games left, New York moved a half-game forward of Toronto for one of many two AL wild-card berths, a half-game behind Boston.
Kluber (5-3) allowed 4 hits and struck out 4. The 35-year-old right-hander was 98-58 for the Indians from 2011-19, profitable a pair of AL Cy Younger Awards.
Zach Plesac (10-6) took the loss as Cleveland misplaced for the eighth time in 10 video games and matched its season worst of three video games beneath .500.
TWINS 7, BLUE JAYS 3
TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. related for his main league-leading forty sixth homer, however Jorge Polanco, Josh Donaldson, and Miguel Sanó hit consecutive homers as Minnesota beat Toronto.
The Blue Jays slipped into the third spot within the AL wild-card race, one sport behind Boston and half-game behind the Yankees. Toronto fell to 13-3 in September.
Guerrero hit a solo homer within the third that pulled Toronto inside 6-3. He moved one forward of Kansas Metropolis’s Salvador Perez.
Michael Pineda (7-8) pitched 5 2-3 innings to win his third straight begin.
Blue Jays lefty Hyun Jin Ryu (13-9) is 2-4 with an 8.10 ERA in his previous eight begins.
WHITE SOX 8, RANGERS 0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Luis Robert hit a three-run double, Dylan Stop struck out 10 in 5 innings and Chicago moved nearer to its first division title in 13 years by trouncing Texas.
Jose Abreu drove in two runs, giving him 111 RBIs this season because the White Sox started an 11-game journey that may shut their street schedule.
Chicago’s magic quantity over Cleveland fell to 5 for profitable the AL Central and securing a second consecutive postseason berth for the primary time in franchise historical past.
White Sox rookie Romy Gonzalez doubled twice amongst his career-best three hits and Stop (12-7) had his eighth double-digit strikeout sport of the season.
4 relievers held Texas to 4 singles the remainder of the best way.
Taylor Hearn (6-5), making an attempt to win his fifth consecutive begin, allowed seven runs in 3 1/3 innings.
RED SOX 7, ORIOLES 1
BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale returned from COVID-19 to pitch 5 innings of two-hit ball, and Bobby Dalbec homered to assist Boston hand Baltimore its one centesimal loss.
One evening after beating the Yankees in a walk-off win, the Orioles once more helped the Purple Sox shut in on a playoff berth.
Alex Verdugo had three hits and a sliding catch within the left-field nook, and Hunter Renfroe had a three-run double for the Purple Sox, who lead the AL wild-card race by a half-game over New York. Toronto is one other half-game again.
Baltimore turned the primary workforce to achieve 100 losses this season. The Orioles have misplaced at the very least 100 in every of the final three 162-game seasons.
PIRATES 2, MARLINS 1
MIAMI (AP) — Wil Crowe received for the primary time since July 30 as Pittsburgh beat Miami.
Crowe (4-7) allowed one run and three hits in 5 innings. He struck out 5 and walked one, ending a string of 5 consecutive no-decisions.
Bryan Reynolds walked twice and doubled, and Anthony Alford had two hits for the Pirates.
Cole Tucker hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly within the sixth off Miami starter Elieser Hernández (1-2) after a handed ball by Payton Henry in his first main league sport.
After giving up a leadoff triple within the ninth, Chris Stratton struck out three batters for his sixth save.
ROCKIES 9, NATIONALS 8
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elías Díaz hit a tying homer and Brendan Rodgers had an RBI single as Colorado rallied within the ninth inning to beat Washington.
Within the series opener between two groups out of the playoff race, the Rockies improved to 6-1 on their street journey.
Díaz related towards Kyle Finnegan (5-8) main off the ninth and Rodgers put Colorado forward. Rodgers and Sam Hilliard homered for the Rockies.
Lucas Gilbreath (2-1) received the win and Carlos Estévez earned his ninth save.
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