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AL Capsules
Yanks clinch playoff spot after
2-year absence, top Boston
The Associated Press 2010-11. ROYALS 6, WHITE SOX 4 New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia, right, and
NEW YORK (AP) — The New The Angels are a game CHICAGO (AP) — Jonny teammate Brendan Ryan react after the Yankees completed a
York Yankees clinched an behind the Astros and tied Gomes drove in three runs double play in the fourth inning of a baseball game in New York,
American League wild- with Minnesota for the sec- and banged-up Kansas Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.
card spot Thursday night, ond wild-card slot. City moved into a tie with
ending a two-year ab- Holland (4-3) allowed three Toronto for the AL’s best re- Associated Press
sence from the postseason hits and three runs in 6 1-3 cord.
by beating the Boston Red innings for his first win since The Royals were minus out-
Sox 4-1. Sept. 5. Shawn Tolleson got fielders Lorenzo Cain and
Carlos Beltran and rookies his 35th save in 37 chances. Alex Rios, and designated
Greg Bird and Rob Refs- Beltre broke a 1-all tie with hitter Kendrys Morales (left
nyder all homered for the a bases-clearing double off quad tightness) and catch-
Yankees in the franchise’s Andrew Heaney (6-4) in the er Salvador Perez (swelling
10,000th regular-season fifth. in right thumb) each de-
win. Alex Rodriguez and parted during the game.
the Yankees open the play- ORIOLES 6, BLUE JAYS 4 Cain was sidelined by a
offs with a winner-take-all BALTIMORE (AP) — The AL sore right knee, and Rios
game on Tuesday. Houston East champion Toronto was scratched because of
leads the race for the sec- Blue Jays rested their regu- a stiff back.
ond AL wild-card spot. lars a day after clinching Kris Medlen (6-2) pitched six
New York had failed to the division title as Manny innings of two-run ball, and
reach the playoffs in con- Machado homered twice Ryan Madson tossed a per-
secutive years for the for Baltimore. fect ninth for his third save.
first time since its 1982-93 The game was delayed by Chicago’s John Danks (7-
drought, just before the rain for nearly 3 1/2 hours. 15) lost his third straight
start of a golden age that Blue Jays ace David Price start.
included five World Series was scratched from his RAYS 4, MARLINS 1
titles and seven AL pen- scheduled start. Drew ST. PETERSBURG, Florida
nants from 1996-2009 for Hutchison (13-5) took the (AP) — Jake Odorizzi al-
the now-retired Derek Jeter loss. lowed one run over seven
and Mariano Rivera. Todd McFarland (1-2) got innings as Tampa Bay beat
CC Sabathia (6-10) won the win and Zach Britton Jose Fernandez and Miami
for the second time since posted his 35th save. for a three-game sweep.
the All-Star break. Dellin Be- Odorizzi (9-9) scattered four
tances got three outs for his TWINS 4, INDIANS 2 hits, walked two and struck
ninth save in 13 chances. CLEVELAND (AP) — Pinch- out seven. Brad Boxberger
Rich Hill (2-1) wound up runner Eduardo Nunez pitched the ninth for his 41st
with the loss. scored from third base off save.
a wild pitch and Torii Hunter Fernandez (6-1) gave up
RANGERS 5, ANGELS 3 hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth two runs, 11 hits and fanned
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — inning as Minnesota beat nine in six innings.
The Texas Rangers clinched the Indians and moved a The Rays said it was the first
a wild-card spot and little closer to an AL wild- regular-season game ever
moved to the cusp of the card spot. between AL and NL teams
AL West title, with Adrian Facing a crushing loss, the during October. Houston
Beltre’s three-run double Twins scored a run in the and Arizona will start a
backing pitcher Derek Hol- eighth to tie it and then two three-game interleague
land in a win over Los An- unearned runs in the ninth series Friday night.
geles. The Rangers (87-72), off Cody Allen (2-5). They’re In other AL games it was
in the playoffs for the first tied with the Angels, one Baltimore 6, Toronto 4; N.Y.
time since 2012 after a 95- game behind Houston for Yankees 4, Boston 1; Tampa
loss season, are a win or the second wild-card berth Bay 4, Miami 1; Minnesota
a Houston loss away from with three games left. 4, Cleveland 2; Texas 5, L.A.
their first division title since Glen Perkins (3-5) pitched a Angels 3; and Kansas City
winning two straight and 1-2-3 eighth and Kevin Je- 6, Chicago White Sox 4.q
going to the World Series in psen worked the ninth for
15th save.
