Clayton Kershaw struck out six over 4 1/3 innings within the ultimate regular-season residence begin of his achieved profession and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed off a 6-3 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Friday, clinching their thirteenth consecutive playoff berth.
Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts hit back-to-back residence runs in a four-run fifth inning because the Dodgers elevated their Nationwide League West result in 4 video games over the San Diego Padres.
Kershaw, an 18-year veteran who on Thursday introduced his retirement efficient on the finish of the season, gave up two runs on 4 hits with 4 walks. He departed to a standing ovation and emerged from the dugout for a curtain name.
Edgardo Henriquez (2-1) relieved Kershaw and went 1 1/3 shutout innings. Tanner Scott pitched the ninth inning for his twenty second save. Heliot Ramos led off the sport with a homer for the Giants, who misplaced for the sixth time in seven video games. Robbie Ray (11-8) gave up 5 runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Royals 20, Blue Jays 1
Salvador Perez and Jac Caglianone hit three-run homers as Kansas Metropolis set a franchise document with 27 hits in a blowout of visiting Toronto.
Vinnie Pasquantino added 4 hits and two RBIs, Michael Massey had 4 hits (together with a two-run homer) and three RBIs, and Carter Jensen had three doubles and two RBIs for the Royals. Michael Lorenzen (6-11) pitched 7 2/3 innings and allowed one run on three hits.
Toronto starter Max Scherzer (5-4) allowed seven runs and 7 hits in two-thirds of an inning. It was Scherzer’s shortest profession outing that didn’t contain an damage.
Guardians 6, Twins 2
Bo Naylor went 2-for-4 and tied a profession excessive with 4 RBIs as Cleveland pulled away for a 6-2 win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Guardians reliever Jakob Junis (4-1) struck out 4 batters in two scoreless innings. Jose Ramirez doubled and notched his fortieth stolen base of the season for Cleveland, which pulled inside 2 1/2 video games of the first-place Detroit Tigers within the American League Central.
Royce Lewis completed 2-for-4 and drove within the lone run for the Twins. Reliever Cole Sands (4-6) gave up two runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Braves 10, Tigers 1
Drake Baldwin drove in three runs, together with a two-run homer, as visiting Atlanta pounded Detroit. Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ha-Seong Kim additionally blasted two-run homers for the Braves, who’ve received six straight.
Ozzie Albies provided three hits and drove in two runs, whereas Jurickson Profar had two hits and scored twice. Bryce Elder (8-10) gave up one run and 5 hits in seven innings.
Spencer Torkelson hit his thirtieth residence run of the season for the Tigers, losers of seven of their final eight. Charlie Morton (11th of September) gave up six runs and 5 hits in 1 1/3 innings.
Mets 12, Nationals 6
Francisco Lindor hit a tiebreaking RBI single within the fourth inning as New York overcame an early three-run deficit to beat visiting Washington.
Juan Soto adopted Lindor with a three-run homer for the Mets, who’ve received 4 of 5 and maintained a two-game lead over Cincinnati within the race for the ultimate Nationwide League wild-card spot. Lindor went 3-for-4 and scored 4 runs.
CJ Abrams went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs for the Nationals, who’ve misplaced 5 straight.
Cardinals 7, Brewers 1
Nolan Arenado hit a three-run double to spur St. Louis previous visiting Milwaukee, ending the Brewers’ three-game successful streak.
St. Louis starter Sonny Grey (14-8) allowed one run on 9 hits in six innings. Sal Frelick hit a homer for the Brewers, who remained six video games forward of the second-place Chicago Cubs within the Nationwide League Central.
Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski (5-3) wanted 77 pitches to pitch 3 2/3 innings. He gave up two runs on 5 hits.
Marlins 6, Rangers 4 (12 innings)
Jakob Marsee, Brian Navarreto and Dane Myers had run-scoring hits within the twelfth inning as Miami prevailed in Arlington, Texas, the Marlins’ fourth straight victory and eighth win in 9 video games.
The Rangers dropped their fifth straight recreation and misplaced floor within the race for an American League wild card. Texas is 5 video games behind the Houston Astros and the Boston Crimson Sox for the ultimate two spots with eight video games to play.
Marsee and Navarreto doubled in runs whereas Myers’ single supplied the third run off Patrick Corbin (7-10) within the twelfth. George Soriano (2-0), the fifth Marlins pitcher, allowed a run within the backside of the twelfth as a part of his two-inning stint.
Athletics 4, Pirates 3
Lawrence Butler hit a go-ahead three-run homer within the fifth inning because the visiting Athletics held on in opposition to Pittsburgh.
Nick Kurtz additionally homered for the A’s, who’ve received seven of eight. Athletics right-hander Luis Severino (7-11) went 5 innings, permitting three runs (one earned) and 7 hits.
Pirates starter Mitch Keller (6-15) allowed 4 runs and 4 hits over 5 innings. Bryan Reynolds had two hits, an RBI and a run for Pittsburgh.
Reds 7, Cubs 4
Spencer Steer belted two of Cincinnati’s season-high 5 homers, lifting the Reds over visiting Chicago.
Steer joined Miguel Andujar and Matt McLain in launching solo photographs off Cubs starter Shota Imanaga earlier than including a tiebreaking two-run homer within the sixth off Porter Hodge. Elly De La Cruz instantly adopted by going deep for the primary time in 44 video games.
TJ Friedl ripped an RBI single within the fifth inning for the Reds, who’ve received three in a row. Matt Shaw launched a two-run homer, Dansby Swanson additionally went deep and Ian Happ had an RBI double for the Cubs, who’ve misplaced the primary two video games of the four-game collection.
Phillies 8, Diamondbacks 2
Harrison Bader and Nick Castellanos homered, Alec Bohm had two hits and three RBIs after being activated earlier within the day, and Philadelphia beat Arizona in Phoenix, additional damaging the Diamondbacks’ playoffs hopes.
Ketel Marte ended up a triple shy of a cycle for the Diamondbacks, who led 2-0 after the primary inning however misplaced a recreation after getting into entrance for the forty fifth time, tied for probably the most within the majors.
The Phillies closed to inside two video games of the Milwaukee Brewers for the most effective document within the Nationwide League, though the Brewers maintain the tiebreaker. The highest two finishers in every league obtain a first-round playoff bye. The D-backs dropped three video games behind the Mets for the third NL wild card.
White Sox 4, Padres 3
Miguel Vargas hit a two-run homer and Davis Martin pitched six robust innings as Chicago snapped a six-game dropping streak with a win over visiting San Diego.
Martin (7-10) allowed three runs on six hits for the White Sox, who received the opener of the three-game collection regardless of being outhit 7-4. Chicago’s Curtis Mead and Will Robertson contributed RBI hits.
Dylan Stop (8-12) yielded 4 runs on 4 hits in six innings because the Padres misplaced for the third time in 4 video games.
Crimson Sox 11, Rays 7
Jarren Duran laced a go-ahead two-run homer within the seventh inning and Garrett Crochet received his third straight begin as Boston continued its mastery of host Tampa Bay.
Duran went 2-for-6 and scored twice because the Crimson Sox moved to 9-2 in opposition to Tampa Bay. Ceddanne Rafaela was 4-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI whereas Crochet (17-5) allowed three runs on 4 hits with 9 strikeouts and three walks over six innings.
Everson Pereira hit a grand slam and Yandy Diaz was 3-for-4 with a homer for the Rays. Carson Williams hit a solo homer for the second straight recreation.
Orioles 4, Yankees 2
Trevor Rogers took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as Baltimore held on to defeat visiting New York.
Rogers (9-2) gave up a solely single over six innings whereas strolling two and putting out seven. Ryan Mountcastle hit a solo residence run and a sacrifice fly to assist the Orioles document their fourth win in 5 video games.
Yankees starter Will Warren (8-8) surrendered three runs, one earned, over 5 1/3 innings. New York is 0-4 this month in Warren’s begins. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run homer for his thirtieth of the season, changing into the third participant in Yankees historical past to have a 30-homer, 30-steal season.
Mariners 4, Astros 0
Bryan Woo allowed one hit over 5 scoreless accidents earlier than departing with an pec damage and Julio Rodriguez slugged the primary of 4 solo residence runs by Seattle, which claimed the opener of a three-game collection at Houston.
Rodriguez homered off Hunter Brown (12-8) within the first inning. Eugenio Suarez, Victor Robles and Josh Naylor added solo homers. Woo (15-7) earned his fifth consecutive successful resolution. He’s possible headed for an MRI examination on Saturday, in accordance with supervisor Dan Wilson.
The Astros managed solely three hits. Brown yielded two runs on 5 hits in six innings, although he struck out 9.
Rockies 7, Angels 6
Tyler Freeman had three hits, one in a four-run fifth inning, as Colorado beat Los Angeles in Denver.
The Rockies (42-112) surpassed the win whole of the 2024 Chicago White Sox with the victory. Bradley Blalock (2-5) recorded the win regardless of permitting six runs on eight hits over 5 innings.
Mitch Farris (1-2) fared even worse, surrendering seven runs and eight hits throughout 4 1/3 frames. Christian Moore and Denzer Guzman homered for the Angels, who’ve misplaced eight straight video games.
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