Hendricks (6-4) held the Twins to three single and walked only one. Cubs right-hander Jeremy Jeffress pitched a scoreless ninth to record his eighth save. The high-powered Twins lineup was shut out for only the second time this season. Minnesota lost for the fourth time in five games. Kyle Hendricks recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts in eight scoreless innings, and host Chicago held on to trim Minnesota.Ĭhicago won its fifth game in a row, which is one shy of its best streak of the season. Connor Brogdon (1-0) earned his first major league win and Hector Neris earned his fifth save with a scoreless ninth despite walking two. Phillies starter David Hale was effective in a bullpen start as he threw 34 pitches in 3 1/3 innings. Bryce Harper stayed hot with a pair of doubles, one single, one walk and two RBIs. The Phillies also won the first game 7-0 for their first twin bill sweep since Sept. Rafael Marchan homered, singled and drove in three runs, Andrew McCutchen homered and host Philadelphia rallied past Toronto to sweep their doubleheader. Robbie Ray (2-5) took the loss after giving up five hits and five runs in 4 1/3 innings. Phil Gosselin and Alex Bohm each added two hits, and Eflin (3-2) allowed just four hits and two walks against nine strikeouts in his third career shutout.Ĭavan Biggio had two hits for the Blue Jays, who dropped their fourth in a row. Tampa Bay has won the first three games of this five-game series.īryce Harper hit a two-run homer and Zach Eflin tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout to lead Philadelphia past Toronto in the first game of a doubleheader.Īndrew Knapp added a two-run triple and Didi Gregorius had three hits for the Phillies, who were the road team for the first game of the doubleheader despite playing at home. He gave up one run on four hits in five innings while striking out 10 and walking two.Ĭollectively, the Rays’ bullpen quartet gave up just one hit over four shutout innings, struck out four without a walk, and saw Ryan Sherriff work a perfect ninth for his first career save. Glasnow (4-1) has pitched well against Baltimore - he entered 3-0 with a 2.12 ERA in five career starts against the Orioles. The Lowes came up with their run-scoring hits early in the game, and Glasnow and the bullpen made it stand up. Nate Lowe and Brandon Lowe each contributed RBI singles, and Tampa Bay got strong pitching from starter Tyler Glasnow and four relievers to clip host Baltimore.

The American League Central-leading White Sox, who clinched their first postseason berth since 2008 with Thursday’s win over Minnesota, loaded the bases against Mahle with nobody out in the sixth, but managed only a run on Eloy Jimenez’s RBI groundout. 3, the Reds have worked themselves into postseason position.Ĭincinnati’s Tyler Mahle (2-2) allowed a run, four hits, struck out eight and walked one over 5 2/3 innings. Tucker Barnhart and Joey Votto also homered in the third, and Nick Castellanos delivered a solo shot in the first for Cincinnati. Jesse Winker’s three-run homer highlighted a five-run third inning, and the surging Cincinnati extended its season-high winning streak to six games with a win over visiting Chicago. Bassitt gave up three hits and three walks in his 6 2/3 innings. The A’s, a wild-card team each of the last two seasons, also lowered their magic number to win their first division title since 2013 to three over Houston.īassitt (5-2) took a shutout two outs into the seventh before exiting in favor of right-hander Yusmeiro Petit with two on and two out. The win, coupled with third-place Seattle’s loss to San Diego, assured the American League West-leading A’s will finish no worse than second in the division. Oakland clinched its third consecutive trip to the postseason, riding Matt Olson’s three-run homer and right-hander Chris Bassitt’s strong pitching to blank visiting San Francisco in the opener of a three-game series. Barria (1-0) was 0-7 since his last major league win on July 24, 2019, against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Īnderson Tejeda had two hits and Willie Calhoun drove in both runs for the Rangers. The 40-year-old designated hitter lifted another solo shot to left in the seventh for Los Angeles.Īngels starter Jaime Barria allowed two runs and six hits and no walks in 6 1/3 innings while matching his career high with eight strikeouts. Pujols hit a line drive over the left field fence in the fifth inning off Wes Benjamin (1-1) for the 661st home run of his career, moving him past Willie Mays on the all-time list. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports

Oakland, California, USA Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Jordan Weems (70) pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the ninth inning at the Oakland Coliseum.

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