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Friday 29 September 2017
Twins clinch playoff spot, continue unexpected turnaround

By The Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — From
worst to wild card, the Min-
nesota Twins have com-
pleted a most remarkable
reversal.
A couple hours after losing
4-2 to Cleveland, the Twins
earned an AL wild-card
berth the Angels lost 6-4 in
10 innings to White Sox.
A season after winning
just 59 games, the Twins
became the first team to
lose at least 100 and then
make the postseason the
following year. Manager
Paul Molitor’s team will play
Tuesday night at either
Yankee Stadium or Fenway
Park in the wild-card game.
Boston holds a three-game
lead over New York in the
AL East race.
Cleveland scored two runs
off Adalberto Mejia (4-7).
Mike Clevinger (12-5) won
in relief for the Indians.
WHITE SOX 6, ANGELS 4, 10
INNINGS
CHICAGO (AP) — Nicky
Delmonico hit a two-run
homer in the bottom of the
10th inning to lift Chicago Cleveland Indians’ Francisco Lindor tags out Minnesota Twins’ Jorge Polanco at second base to complete a double play in the sixth
and eliminate the Angels inning in a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Cleveland.
from playoff contention. Associated Press
Delmonico, who had three his role on the postseason guaranteed a playoff (10-9) took the loss. had a grand slam as Hous-
hits and three RBIs, con- roster as Boston lowered its berth, maintained a three- YANKEES 6, RAYS 1 ton outscored Texas 37-7 in
nected off Blake Parker magic number to two for game lead in the division NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Sev- the series. The Rangers lost
(3-3). Danny Farquhar (4-2) winning the AL East. over the second-place erino cruised through his fi- their sixth straight game.
got the win. Hanley Ramirez and Xan- Yankees. The Red Sox nal postseason tuneup and Verlander (15-8) matched
RED SOX 10, BLUE JAYS 7 der Bogaerts homered in a could clinch the first back- Starlin Castro, Greg Bird his season high for strike-
BOSTON (AP) — Reigning five-run third inning for the to-back AL East titles in and Aaron Hicks all hom- outs while allowing two
AL Cy Young winner Rick Red Sox after Porcello (11- franchise history with a vic- ered in the sixth inning for runs without a walk in six in-
Porcello struggled in his final 17) gave up three runs in tory over Houston on Thurs- New York. nings. He is 5-0 with a 1.06
playoff tuneup, and David the first. day and a New York loss The Yankees remained ERA in his five starts since
Price relieved him to solidify Boston, which is already to the Rays. Marco Estrada three behind AL East-lead- being traded from Detroit
ing Boston with four to play. to Houston on Aug. 31.
Whiffle Ball: MLB sets strikeout Severino (14-6) struck out Altuve, who is hitting .347,
nine and allowed a run in got his 200th hit on a single
six innings. He is lined up in the first off Nick Martinez
record for 10th year in row to start New York’s playoff (3-8).
opener. The Yankees would ROYALS 7, TIGERS 4
host the AL wild-card game KANSAS CITY, Missouri
By The Associated Press ego’s Jabari Blash to swing Tuesday against Minnesota (AP) — Paulo Orlando hit a
Major League Baseball at strike three. if they don’t win the divi- two-run homer and Kansas
hitters have once again New York Yankees slugger sion. Matt Andriese (5-5) City sent Detroit to its ninth
swung — and missed — Aaron Judge has fanned took the loss. straight loss.
into the record book. the most often, 204 times. ASTROS 12, RANGERS 2 The Tigers are 4-22 in Sep-
For the 10th straight year, He’s also hit 50 home runs, ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — tember and have been
MLB batters have set the helping MLB set a record Justin Verlander struck out outscored 68-30 in the skid.
mark for most strikeouts for the highest homer total 11 to win his fifth straight The last time Detroit lost
in a season. They did it in a season. start since getting traded nine in a row was 2005.
Wednesday, raising the Boston ace Chris Sale leads to Houston, major league Orlando’s home run was
strikeout total to 39,168. all pitchers with 308 strike- batting leader Jose Altuve his first since Sept. 19, 2016,
That topped the 38,982 outs. With four days left in Miami Marlins’ Giancarlo reached 200 hits for the going 117 at-bats between
who fanned in 2016. The the regular season, the Mil- Stanton strikes out on a fourth season in a row, and long balls. Scott Alexander
final game of the day was waukee Brewers top the pitch from Colorado Rockies the AL West champion As- (5-4) went 1 1/3 scoreless
at Dodger Stadium and, majors with 1,537 strikeouts. starting pitcher Jon Gray to tros completed a dominat- innings and Mike Minor got
fittingly, the last out came The AL West champion end the top of the fifth inning of ing three-game sweep. his fourth save. Drew Ver-
a baseball game Wednesday,
when Los Angeles closer Houston Astros have the Sept. 27, 2017, in Denver. Carlos Correa hit two home Hagen (0-3) gave up the
Kenley Jansen got San Di- fewest at 1,050.q Associated Press runs and George Springer home run to Orlando, q