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SPORTSFriday 2 October 2015
AL Capsules
Blue Jays clinch AL East, split DH with O’s
The Associated Press the game. in the second off Mike Pel- chase by passing Houston need just one win in their fi-
BLUE JAYS 15, ORIOLES 2, Tony Sipp (3-4) was the win- frey (6-11), who lasted 1 for the second wild-card nal four games to earn the
GAME 1 ner. Danny Farquahar (1-7) 2-3 innings, and Francisco spot, Los Angeles commit- playoff spot.
ORIOLES 8, BLUE JAYS 1, took the loss. Lindor, continuing his case ted four errors and gave Bailey (0-1) gave up an RBI
GAME 2 TWINS 7, INDIANS 1, GAME for rookie of the year, belt- up seven unearned runs single to Deven Marrero
BALTIMORE (AP) — With its 1 ed a two-run homer in the while dropping back into with one out in the 11th.
rout of Baltimore in the first INDIANS 10, TWINS 2, GAME fourth. a tie with the Astros, who Chasen Shreve yielded
game of a doubleheader, 2 ATHLETICS 8, ANGELS 7 played at Seattle later. a run-scoring sacrifice to
Toronto clinched its first AL CLEVELAND (AP) — Cody ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — RED SOX 9, YANKEES 5, 11 Jackie Bradley Jr. and a
East title in 22 years, bring- Anderson pitched seven Stephen Vogt hit a tie- INNINGS two-run homer to Betts.
ing an appropriate con- shutout innings and Jose breaking, two-run single NEW YORK (AP) — New RANGERS 6, TIGERS 2
clusion to its unstoppable, Ramirez hit a three-run during Oakland’s four-run York’s normally steady bull- ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
two-month run. homer, leading the Cleve- rally in the seventh inning, pen wasted a chance to Adrian Beltre hit the first of
Toronto entered the dou- land Indians a split dou- and the Athletics hung on clinch its first playoff berth three Texas home runs as
bleheader needing only bleheader, keeping them to stop Los Angeles’ seven- in three years when Dellin the AL West leaders moved
one victory to eliminate alive in the AL wild-card game winning streak. Betances gave up a tying closer to a postseason
the New York Yankees and race. Sean Doolittle got pinch- homer and Andrew Bailey berth by beating Detroit.
claim its first title since 1993. Robinson Chirinos and
The suspense ended quick- Members of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrate after winning the first baseball game of a Mike Napoli also homered
ly as the Blue Jays built a for the Rangers.
4-0 lead in the fourth inning doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Baltimore. Toronto Yovani Gallardo (13-11)
of the opener before add- won despite giving up nine
ing four unearned runs in won 15-2 to clinch the American League East. Associated Press hits in 5 1-3 innings. Matt
the fifth. Boyd (1-6) allowed all three
The remaining innings were Minnesota won the first hitter Collin Cowgill to allowed the go-ahead hit. homers in 2 2-3 innings.
a mere prelude to a cele- ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 3, 10
bration more than two de- game and pulled to one ground out with Mike Trout After losses in the first two innings
cades in the making. There CHICAGO (AP) — Eric Hos-
were several hundred game behind the Angels on third base to end it, games of the four-game mer hit a go-ahead two-
blue-clad Toronto fans in run homer in the top of the
the small crowd that gath- for the second wild-card completing a five-out save series and with the chance 10th inning, and Kansas
ered for the makeup of a City clinched home-field
game washed out by rain spot — Los Angeles lost to in a wild regular-season to wrap up a wild-card advantage in an AL Divi-
on Tuesday. sion Series.
ASTROS 7, MARINERS 6 Oakland. home finale for the Angels berth, the Yankees rallied Ben Zobrist singled with one
SEATTLE (AP) — Colby Ras- out, and Hosmer drove a
mus’ broken-bat RBI single Cleveland is five games (83-75). from a 3-0 deficit. Alex Ro- pitch from David Robert-
capped Houston’s rally son (6-5) into the bullpen in
from a three-run deficit, behind L.A. and still faced Eric Sogard had an early driguez’s first homer in two right field to give the Royals
and the Astros retook the the lead. It was Hosmer’s
lead in the race for the potential elimination if the three-run double for the weeks gave them a 5-4 18th homer of the season.
second AL wild-card spot Alex Gordon and Mike
by beating Seattle. Astros beat the Mariners last-place A’s, whose sec- lead in the sixth. Moustakas also homered
A day after being passed for Kansas City, which had
by the Angels, the Astros later. ond win in 11 games fur- But on a night when Masa- already clinched the AL
moved back in front of Central title. They will host
Los Angeles, which lost Anderson (7-3) held the ther complicated the AL hiro Tanaka struggled early the first two games of their
at home to Oakland. The ALDS, and a Game 5 if
Astros are a half-game Twins to two hits and won playoff race. in his return from a ham- necessary.
ahead going into their final Edinson Volquez went six
series of the season begin- his fifth straight start. One day after the Angels string injury, the Yankees innings, allowed one run
ning on Friday in Arizona. and nine hits while striking
Luke Gregerson got his Cleveland scored four runs completed a two-month stumbled again. Still, they out five but couldn’t pick
31st save, capped when up his first win since Sept.
center fielder Carlos Go- 8. Franklin Morales (4-2)
mez caught a line drive by pitched a scoreless inning
Franklin Gutierrez and dou- in relief and Wade Da-
bled pinch-runner James vis got his 15th save in 16
Jones off first base to end tries.q
