Guardians clinch AL playoff berth with walk-off, 3-2 win in 10 innings over Twins

CLEVELAND (AP) — Andrés Giménez singled home José Ramírez from second base in the 10th inning as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff berth in dramatic, fitting fashion, beating the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday. With Ramírez on second as the automatic runner,...

Logan Gilbert reaches 200 Ks, Mariners stay on edge of playoff race with 3-2 win over Yankees

SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Gilbert allowed two runs pitching into the sixth inning and reached the 200-strikeout mark for the season, J.P. Crawford had a key two-out RBI single as part of Seattle’s three-run first inning, and the Mariners beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday. ...

Rizzo drives in 2 runs as Yankees earn playoff berth with 2-1 win over Mariners in 10 innings

SEATTLE (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a tiebreaking double in the 10th inning and drove in both runs for New York as the Yankees clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Rizzo lined the first pitch of the inning from reliever Collin Snider...

A flying bat and a baserunning mistake cost Mariners chance to make up ground in playoff race

SEATTLE (AP) — With their playoff chances slipping away, the Seattle Mariners found a painful new way to lose. A flying bat. A momentary memory lapse. And a bizarre double play. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before in a game. Just a strange situation,”...

Yankees clinch playoff berth by beating Mariners 2-1 in 10 innings

SEATTLE (AP) — A year ago, the New York Yankees were knocked out of playoff contention with a week to go in the regular season, ending a string of six straight postseason appearances. Remembering what that was like made wrapping up a playoff berth with more than a week left this...

Yastrzemski and Conforto homer to help Giants beat sinking Orioles 5-3

BALTIMORE (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski homered on the game's first pitch, Michael Conforto also hit a solo shot and the San Francisco Giants beat the sinking Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Wednesday night. Baltimore has lost eight of 10 to fall five games behind the first-place New York Yankees...

New York Yankees clinch playoff spot by beating Seattle Mariners 2-1 in 10 innings

Mariners' Victor Robles makes questionable dash trying to steal home against the Yankees

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s Victor Robles is well known for being aggressive on the bases. This time he got a little too aggressive at a questionable time. Robles was thrown out trying to steal home with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the first inning on Tuesday...

Juan Soto hits 40th homer, Aaron Judge drives in 4 runs as Yankees thump Mariners 11-2

SEATTLE (AP) — Aaron Judge drove in four runs in his first two at-bats, Juan Soto hit his 40th homer of the season and 200th of his career, and the New York Yankees moved to the cusp of clinching a playoff berth with an 11-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. The...

Blake Snell gets 12 Ks as Giants blank skidding Orioles 10-0

BALTIMORE (AP) — Blake Snell struck out 12 over six innings and allowed just one hit to carry the San Francisco Giants past the faltering Baltimore Orioles 10-0 on Tuesday night. The Orioles have lost seven of nine to fall four games behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East....