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Friday 27 September 2019
Twins clinch AL Central with win over Tigers, Cleveland loss

Porcello (14-12), who will
be a free agent, allowed
all three runs on six hits, no
walks and two hit batters in
six innings.
He matched a season high
with eight strikeouts and re-
tired his last 11 batters.
Vázquez broke a third-
inning tie with a two-run
homer.
It was Boston’s 239rd homer
this season, breaking the
franchise record set in 2003.
Moreland also hit a two-run
homer in the sixth inning.
Devers hit a solo shot in the
seventh. Kolby Allard (4-2)
was the loser.
BLUE JAYS 3, ORIOLES 2
TORONTO (AP) — Rowdy
Tellez hit two solo home
runs, Jacob Waguespack
pitched six shutout innings
and Toronto beat Balti-
more.
Minnesota Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario (20) catches a Detroit Tigers’ Willi Castro fly ball in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Tellez hit a leadoff drive
Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. against right-hander Gabri-
Associated Press el Ynoa (1-10) in the fourth,
By The Associated Press orange-shirted Astros fans and Cleveland lost ground land. The Rays swept a then followed up with an
DETROIT (AP) —Luis Arraez when he took the mound in the AL wild-card race, two-game series from the opposite-field shot off left-
and Eddie Rosario hom- to begin the ninth and re- falling to Chicagot. The In- 102-win Yankees, holding hander Paul Fry to begin
ered, Randy Dobnak al- tired Tom Murphy on a dians’ loss clinched the AL them to DJ LeMahieu’s soft, the sixth.
lowed one hit in six innings grounder. Central title for Minnesota. clean single to right field Billy McKinney got Toronto
and Minnesota beat De- Nola, in an 0-for-16 slump, Cleveland lost for the sec- with two outs in the sixth in- started with the first leadoff
troit, then won the AL Cen- was up next and dumped ond time in its last nine tries ning off Morton (16-6). home run of his career, lin-
tral title when Cleveland a liner into shallow left-cen- and dropped 1½ games Morton struck out nine and ing Ynoa’s second pitch of
lost to the White Sox in Chi- ter field. Center fielder Jake behind Tampa Bay for the walked three in six innings. the game over the wall in
cago. Marisnick made a diving second AL wild-card spot. Four relievers finished it out right. Waguespack (5-5) al-
Minnesota earned its first attempt but came up well A throwing error by first for the Rays. lowed four hits, all singles.
division title since 2010 and short and pounded his fist baseman Carlos Santana Joey Wendle homered on Ken Giles struck out the
only its second postseason on his leg. put the Indians behind at the third pitch from opener side in the ninth for his 22nd
appearance since then. Greinke gave up another the start. Bieber (15-8) had Jonathan Loaisiga (2-2). save.
The Twins (98-60) have their single to Tim Lopes and was won three in a row, but al- BRAVES 10, ROYALS 2 ATHLETICS 3, ANGELS 2
highest victory total since replaced after throwing lowed five runs — three KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) —
the 1970 team also won 98 108 pitches. Will Harris got earned — on 10 hits in 5 2/3 — Josh Donaldson had a Matt Chapman hit a two-
games. his third save. innings. career-high three doubles run homer with one out in
Dobnak (2-1) allowed no Houston posted its fran- Jose Ramírez hit a solo while driving in four runs, the ninth inning and Oak-
scoring after an unearned chise-high 104th win and home run for Cleveland. Dansby Swanson had a land boosted their playoff
run in the first. Arraez hit a moved one step closer On Tuesday night, in his first career-high four hits while chances, rallying past Los
two-run homer in the sev- to home-field advantage two plate appearances driving in two, and NL East Angeles.
enth off Drew VerHagen (4- throughout the postseason. after missing a month with champion Atlanta cruised Oakland remained a half-
3). Nelson Cruz added an Greinke struck out nine and a broken hand, he hit a past Kansas City. game ahead of Tampa
RBI single in the eighth, and walked one. grand slam and a three-run With their playoff seed se- Bay for the first AL wild-card
Rosario’s two-run shot that Houston got all the runs it homer. cure and nothing on the spot.
inning made it 5-1. needed in the first inning. Tim Anderson matched a line, the Braves sent reliever Cleveland fell two games
The Tigers (46-111) are as- George Springer singled to career high with four hits Josh Tomlin to the mound behind the A’s.
sured of baseball’s worst lead off the game against and scored two runs for for his first start of the sea- Ramon Laureano also hom-
record and the No. 1 pick Yusei Kikichi. Alex Bregman Chicago. Ross Detwiler (3- son. Luke Jackson (9-2) was ered and the A’s avoided
in next year’s draft. and Yordan Alvarez fol- 5) was the winner. among six relievers to go their first three-game losing
ASTROS 3, MARINERS 0 lowed with RBI doubles for RAYS 4, YANKEES 0 the rest of the way, help- streak since July 24-26.
SEATTLE (AP) — Zack Grein- a quick 2-0 lead. Kikuchi (6- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ing the Braves snap a four- Joakim Soria (2-4) threw
ke came within two outs of 11) settled down and held — Charlie Morton and the game skid to the Royals. one inning of scoreless re-
pitching the third no-hitter Houston scoreless over the Tampa Bay bullpen com- Jacob Barnes (1-4) took the lief, and Liam Hendriks got
by Houston this year, losing next five innings, striking out bined on a one-hitter and loss. his 24th save.
his bid on a single by Seat- four with no walks. the Rays held their lead RED SOX 10, RANGERS 3 Hansel Robles (5-1) took the
tle rookie Austin Nola in the Kyle Tucker made it 3-0 with in the AL wild-card race, ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — loss.
ninth inning. a solo home run in the top beating New York. Christian Vázquez, Mitch Kaleb Cowart had an RBI
Greinke (18-5) was in com- of the ninth. Tampa Bay is in the second Moreland and Rafael De- double and Taylor Ward hit
plete control while trying WHITE SOX 8, INDIANS 3 wild-card spot, 1½ games vers homered, and Rick a solo homer, but the An-
for his first career no-hitter. CHICAGO (AP) — Shane ahead of Cleveland and Porcello won what could gels lost seven of their final
He drew cheers from the Bieber got tagged early a half-game behind Oak- be his final start for Boston. eight games to the A’s.q