BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit his 41st home run and the Boston Red Sox moved closer to winning the AL East title
Drew Robinson Jersey , completing a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 4-3 victory Thursday night.Xander Bogaerts scored the go-ahead run
on an eighth-inning error after the Blue Jays rallied in the top half with two
runs to tie it 3-all.Rafael Devers also homered for the major league-leading Red
Sox (101-46). They pulled 10 1/2 games ahead of the idle New York Yankees and
decreased their magic number to six for clinching a third straight division
crown. Boston is the only team in the majors that’s already locked up a playoff
berth.Brandon Workman (5-0) faced one batter, ending Toronto’s eighth-inning
rally, and got the win. Craig Kimbrel earned his 40th save. Danny Barnes (3-3)
took the loss.Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered for the Blue Jays.ROCKIES 10,
DIAMONDBACKS 3DENVER (AP) — Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story homered, Kyle
Freeland pitched effectively into the seventh, and Colorado beat Arizona to
extend its NL West lead.David Dahl had three hits and two RBIs to help Colorado
take a two-game lead over Los Angeles and a 4 1/2-game advantage over the
third-place Diamondbacks. Los Angeles played Thursday night at St.
Louis.Diamondbacks right-hander Clay Buchholz was scratched from the start
because of tightness in his right elbow. Matt Koch (5-5) started in his place
and allowed four runs on eight hits in three innings.A.J. Pollock homered for
Arizona. The Diamondbacks are 3-12 in September. They lost 5-4 on Wednesday
night when DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run homer off Yoshihisa Hirano in the ninth
inning.Freeland (15-7) allowed only two hits and one run through six innings
before giving up a triple to Steven Souza Jr. and a double to Nick Ahmed in the
seventh.DODGERS 9, CARDINALS 7ST. LOUIS (AP) — Manny Machado homered and drove
in three runs to back Clayton Kershaw, and Los Angeles beat St. Louis in the
opener of a four-game series between playoff contenders.The Dodgers snapped a
five-game losing streak against the Cardinals and moved within one game of St.
Louis for the final NL wild-card spot. The Cardinals, who went 22-6 in August,
lost their second straight game and fell to 5-7 in September.Kershaw (8-5),
pitching at Busch Stadium for the first time since taking the loss in Game 4 of
the 2014 NL division series, struck out eight in six innings, allowing four runs
— three earned — on eight hits and two walks. Austin Gomber (5-1) was the
loser.Machado went 3 for 4, and his solo homer in the seventh traveled 417 feet
to center.METS 4
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and Todd Frazier hit back-to-back homers with two outs in the ninth inning, and
New York stunned Miami in the first game of a doubleheader sweep.Conforto drove
in three more runs in the second game, and Jason Vargas pitched six effective
innings to help the Mets win again.In the opener, Kyle Barraclough entered with
one out in the ninth and retired pinch-hitter Dominic Smith before Conforto
lined a 1-0 changeup into the second deck in right to tie it. Frazier then hit a
1-1 pitch to left center field for his first walk-off homer since June 2015 for
Cincinnati.Barraclough (0-6) blew a save for the seventh time in 17
opportunities. Jerry Blevins (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.Rookie
starter Sandy Alcantara befuddled the Mets, permitting just two hits, with his
only real blemish coming off the bat of the opposing pitcher. Steven Matz hit
his first career homer, a two-run shot in the second inning to tie it at 2.
Peter O’Brien and Isaac Galloway went deep in the top of the second against
Matz.In the second game, rookie Tomas Nido got New York on the board in the
fifth with his first big league homer, a solo shot off Jeff Brigham (0-2).
Vargas (6-9) allowed two runs on three hits, and Robert Gsellman worked around a
two-out walk in the ninth for his 11th save.CUBS 4, NATIONALS 3
Robinson Chirinos Jersey , 10 INNINGSWASHINGTON (AP) — Javier Baez drove in the go ahead run with a bunt single in the 10th inning, and Chicago beat
Washington in a makeup of a game postponed earlier in the week.Kris Bryant
doubled with one out in the 10th against Sean Doolittle (3-3) and moved to third
on ex-National Daniel Murphy’s infield single. Baez, who homered in the sixth
and drove in three on the day, bunted just to the right of first baseman Ryan
Zimmerman to score Bryant.Baez has 31 homers and leads the NL with 103
RBIs.Chicago stretched its lead in the NL Central to 1 1/2 games over idle
Milwaukee.Pedro Strop (6-1) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for Chicago, and
Randy Rosario worked the 10th for his first career save. Spencer Kieboom homered
for the Nationals.ORIOLES 5, ATHLETICS 3BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan Bundy had eight
strikeouts in six solid innings, and Baltimore ended Oakland’s six-game winning
streak.Stephen Piscotty homered for the A’s. They fell 3 1/2 games behind
first-place Houston in the AL West and 1 1/2 back of the Yankees for the top
wild-card slot.Oakland activated lefty Brett Anderson from the 10-day disabled
list to make his 14th start of the season. In his return from a forearm injury,
Anderson (3-5) allowed four runs and didn’t make it out of the fourth inning.
Bundy (8-14) gave up two runs and six hits to earn his first win since July
29.Though he yielded his major league-high 38th home run, Bundy was good enough
to help Baltimore snap a six-game skid and avoid being swept for the 22nd
time.Mychal Givens finished for his seventh save.ROYALS 6, TWINS 4KANSAS CITY,
Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio hit back-to-back homers during a
four-run sixth inning, Heath Fillmyer pitched into the eighth and Kansas City
beat Minnesota.The Royals were hitless until Hunter Dozier greeted Alan
Busenitz, the Twins‘ third pitcher in the game, with a leadoff double to left
field in the sixth.Perez followed with a 420-foot drive to left field to put the
Royals ahead 3-2
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RBI single as the Royals sent 10 batters to the plate.Fillmyer (3-1) worked 7
1/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and matching his career high with
six strikeouts. He left in the eighth with runners on the corners, both of whom
eventually scored against relievers Brian Flynn and Brandon Maurer.Jerry Vasto
got the last out in the eighth, and Wily Peralta worked a perfect ninth for his
11th save in 11 opportunities.MARINERS 8, ANGELS 2ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nelson
Cruz hit a three-run homer, Mike Leake pitched seven strong innings and Seattle
started a 10-game road trip with a victory over Los Angeles.Cruz’s three-run
shot to center field in the fourth was his eighth homer this season against the
Angels, the most a player has had in one year against the franchise, according
to Baseball-Reference.Leake (10-9) threw a season-high 114 pitches (80 strikes),
allowing one run and four hits with a walk and five strikeouts. His only costly
mistake came in the seventh when Justin Upton homered.After going 0-5 in July
and August, Leake has won two straight starts for the first time since June
12.Angels starter Odrisamer Despaigne (0-3) went one-plus inning, giving up
three runs and four hits while facing eight batters. The Minnesota Twins had
high hopes for the season after a surprising run to the American League
wild-card game in 2017. They made a flurry of moves during an otherwise quiet
offseason, adding Jake Odorizzi and Lance Lynn to a rotation that already
included Kyle Gibson and Jose Berrios
http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-jaime-garcia-jersey , and banked on improvement from younger talents such as Miguel Sano. None of
those paid off the way Minnesota hoped. The Twins will miss the playoffs this
season after a series of frustrations and setbacks, especially a rash of
injuries. Article continues below ...Byron Buxton, Ervin Santana and Miguel Sano
were all expected to play big roles in 2018 but spent significant time on the
disabled list while Jorge Polanco missed 80 games for a PED suspension. The
personnel shortage led to the Twins dealing veterans Brian Dozier, Eduardo
Escobar, Zach Duke, Fernando Rodney and Lynn at the deadline to restock the
system with young talent. Manager Paul Molitor admits the shortage was
frustrating but refuses to use it as an excuse. “You don’t ever want to sound
like we’re making excuses,” Molitor said. “Every team has to deal with certain
things along the way. We had some things that went not according to plan, and we
had to make adjustments. Sometimes we did well and sometimes not so well.“I
think our guys learned, they’re continuing to learn. There was an obvious
fallback from last year what we were able to do, so expectations weren’t met,
but I still try to look for positives.”Molitor will again turn to an opener
Thursday when the Twins wrap up a three-game series with Detroit at Target Field
in Minneapolis. Left-hander Gabriel Moya will fill the role for the sixth time
this season and a fourth time against the Tigers, who haven’t scored a run on
him. Moya has six strikeouts in six innings while allowing three hits and two
walks versus Detroit in 2018.The Tigers rolled 11-4 on Wednesday, roughing up
Odorizzi for four runs and six hits while benefiting from five walks in
three-plus innings.“Truth be told, I’ll probably forget about 2018
tomorrow
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deserves.“Take the good from this season. I made all my starts. I remained
healthy. It was by no means a year that I’m proud of, but a year that I learned
a lot from. So if I can make the adjustments next year and stay healthy, I’m in
for a lot better and will show the fans a lot better too.”Another lefty, rookie
Stephen Gonsalves, will serve as the primary pitcher while the Tigers turn to
former Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano in what might be his final appearance
as a Tiger. Lirano has recorded three consecutive quality starts, though he
allowed three unearned runs over six innings in a loss to the Royals on
Friday.Minnesota’s Logan Forsythe is in a 1-for-18 slump but is 7-for-12 in his
career versus Liriano. Molitor won his 300th game Wednesday against 343 losses
since becoming manager in 2015.“It snuck up on me a little bit,” Molitor said.
“Didn’t realize it until Joe Mauer acknowledged it after the game, which was
nice. I guess baseball likes round numbers. Would like to get to 300 wins
already before you have seen 300 losses, but that hasn’t been the case. Keep
moving forward.”The Twins won 10 of the first 18 meetings this season and have
already wrapped up their second consecutive season series victory.
