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J.P. Crawford's grand slam leads Mariners to 8-0 win over Rangers
SEATTLE (AP) — J.P. Crawford grabbed the celebratory trident and raised it toward the sky eliciting even more cheers from the fans in his home ballpark. Rarely has a home run — a grand slam in the midst of a playoff chase — felt as fulfilling as this one did for the Seattle...
Freeman hits 59th double, Asian American managers make history in Dodgers' win over Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and acting Giants skipper Kai Correa stood for a photo as they exchanged pregame lineup cards. They were believed to be the first managers or head coaches of Asian descent to face each other in any of the four major U.S. sports. ...
Nationals hit season-high 5 home runs, overpower Braves 10-6
ATLANTA (AP) — Carter Kieboom, Jake Alu, Keibert Ruiz, Dominic Smith and Lane Thomas homered to help the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 10-6 on Friday night. Washington tied a season high for homers on a night the NL East champion Braves started resting regulars to...
Urquidy brilliant in emergency start, pitches Astros to crucial 2-1 win over Diamondbacks
PHOENIX (AP) — José Urquidy had already delivered five brilliant innings in an emergency start when Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker ambled to the mound in the sixth, ready to take the right-hander out of the game after Arizona's Ketel Marte reached on a leadoff single. Urquidy...
Daniel gets first major league win as Angels beat A's 5-1 in Oakland's 111th loss
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Davis Daniel pitched five scoreless innings for his first major league win, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat Oakland 5-1 on Friday night and sending the Athletics to their 111th loss. Chase Silseth returned from a concussion to make his first start since...
Kirk and Bichette push Blue Jays to brink of wild card berth with 11-4 win over Rays
TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in three runs, Bo Bichette had four hits and the Toronto Blue Jays put themselves on the brink of a playoff berth by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 11-4 on Friday night. One more win or a Seattle loss would give Toronto an AL wild card. ...
High-spending Padres eliminated despite 3-2 win over White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres will spend the offseason wondering what went wrong. The high-spending Padres were eliminated from postseason contention on Friday night despite a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox, a finality that prompted Manny Machado to give teammates a...
Cubs move a step closer to playoff elimination, losing 4-3 to Brewers in 10 innings
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Another night, another agonizingly close loss for the Chicago Cubs — and this one pushed them to the brink of playoff elimination. The Cubs rallied from a three-run deficit to force extra innings, only to lose 4-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Carlos Santana's...
Playoff-bound Twins hit 3 homers in 7-6 victory over Rockies
DENVER (AP) — Ryan Jeffers had three hits, including one of three Minnesota home runs, and Michael A. Taylor homered and tripled to help the playoff-bound Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Friday night. Trevor Larnach homered, Kody Funderbuck (2-0) got the win in relief and...
Royals rock Rodón, Witt homers to join 30-30 club as KC rolls to 12-5 win over Yankees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. admitted the pressure was beginning to mount, and time running out, to hit the 30th homer that would make the budding superstar the first Kansas City player to join the 30-30 club. The Royals did everything they could to take the pressure off...
