MINNESOTA TWINS (78-72) 1
NEW YORK YANKEES (83-67) 2
NEW YORK, NY– Jaime Garcia fanned nine over five-and-two-thirds innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits, and the Yankees extended their lead to five games over the Twins for the first AL wild card spot. Ervin Santana also threw five-and-two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts for the Twins.
BOSTON RED SOX (86-64) 10
BALTIMORE ORIOLES (73-78) 8 in 11
BALTIMORE, MD– Mookie Betts plated four runs on two hits for the Red Sox, who have won seven of their last 10 games. Austin Hays had two RBI and two hits for the Orioles.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (96-54) 3
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (59-91) 4
PHILADELPHIA, PA– Aaron Altherr hit a grand slam in the sixth inning for the Phillies, giving them their 33rd home win of the season, tied for the lowest total for any team in the MLB. Nick Pivetta struck out eight and let up two runs on four hits and two walks in six innings for the Phillies.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS (80-70) 3
PITTSBURGH PIRATES (68-83) 0
PITTSBURGH, PA– Brent Suter tossed five scoreless innings with five hits allowed and four strikeouts for the Brewers, who sit two games back of an NL wild card berth. Jameson Taillon let up two runs, six hits and one walk, striking out four in five innings for the Pirates.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS (67-83) 8
DETROIT TIGERS (62-88) 3
DETROIT, MI– Jed Lowrie led the A’s with three RBI, earning them a still MLB-low 25th road win on the season. Ian Kinsler knocked in two runs of two hits for the Tigers.
NEW YORK METS (65-85) 1
MIAMI MARLINS (70-80) 13
MIAMI, FL– Giancarlo Stanton drove in four runs on a pair of hits, including a three-run home run, in just the Marlins’ third win in the last 10 games. Dan Straily held the Mets to one run on three hits and four walks, setting down eight by strikeout over five innings for the Marlins.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (87-64) 2
SAN DIEGO PADRES (67-83) 4
SAN DIEGO, CA– Hunter Renfroe smacked a three-run home run in the first inning for the Padres, helping them drop the Diamondbacks lead for the first NL wild card spot to 4.5 games. Luis Perdomo allowed two runs on four hits and six walks in five-and-one-third innings, fanning two for the Padres.
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