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Twins magic number 20196/28/2023 The Mariners hoped returning home would ease the frustration, but Seattle's woes continued. The Mariners went 3-7 and capped the swing by blowing a nine-run lead in a 13-12 loss to Kansas City. Seattle lost for the eighth time in 11 games, returning home after an awful road trip. The Blue Jays are three games ahead of Seattle. The loss by the Orioles kept them 3 1/2 games behind Seattle and reduced its magic number to five for clinching one of the three American League wild cards.īut Seattle failed to take advantage of Toronto's defeat and lost ground to Tampa Bay as the three teams continue to jockey for positioning entering the final week of the season. SEATTLE (AP) - Top prospect Josh Jung hit two home runs and finished with five RBIs, and Seattle continued slumping in its quest for a postseason berth in a loss to Texas.ĭespite the defeat, the Mariners inched closer to ending the longest playoff drought in baseball thanks to Boston's victory over Baltimore. Joey Krehbiel (5-5), one of seven pitchers used by Baltimore, took the loss. Matt Strahm (4-4), one of four Boston pitchers, earned the win. Second baseman Rougned Odor committed two errors in the fourth, right after the Orioles scored five in the top half to tie it at 8. Two of the Boston runs scored on bases-loaded walks by Connor Wong and Xander Bogaerts, and another came home when Rob Refsnyder was hit by a pitch with the bases jammed. The Red Sox scored six runs in the third and five more in the fourth, taking advantage of a series of blunders by the Orioles. Tommy Pham had three RBIs, and Rafael Devers hit a two-run single. The Orioles were 3 1/2 back of Seattle for the third AL wild card heading into the day.Ĭasas hit a two-run homer for Boston, which had dropped six in a row. Toronto will need to beat New York and have Boston beat Baltimore to book a post-season ticket.īOSTON (AP) - Baltimore wasted four homers, including two more by Anthony Santander, in a loss to Triston Casas and Boston, hurting the Orioles’ chances of earning an AL wild card.Īdley Rutschman and Ramón Urías also went deep, but Baltimore (80-74) lost for the third time in four games. The Blue Jays' magic number is now two after the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, giving Toronto the opportunity to clinch a playoff spot on Wednesday. José Berríos (11-7) allowed five runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings, losing his second straight outing after a six-start unbeaten streak. He’s 4-0 in five career starts in Toronto. Gleyber Torres had three hits and drove in three runs to back Jameson Taillon (14-5), who pitched 7 1/3 sharp innings, allowing two runs and five hits. The Yankees have eight games left in the regular season for Judge to tie or break the AL mark set by Maris in 1961.ĭespite the loss, Toronto (87-68) maintained its place atop the AL wild-card standings. Judge lined out in his first at-bat and then drew four straight walks in his seventh straight game without a home run. New York (95-59) secured a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the Division Series. The Yankees celebrated their 20th division championship, tied for second-most with the Dodgers behind Atlanta’s 21, but not home run history. The right-hander joined Zach Plesac (2020), Carlos Carrasco (2018) and Justin Masterson (2014) in the team’s record books.Īaron Judge walked four times and stayed at 60 home runs, one shy of Roger Maris’ American League record, as the New York Yankees clinched the AL East title by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Tuesday night. Guardians reliever Enyel De Los Santos pitched the fourth immaculate inning - nine pitches, three strikeouts - and 112th in major league history in the seventh. Javy Guerra (2-0) pitched one inning for the win, and Calvin Faucher, Tampa Bay’s ninth pitcher, worked the 11th for his first career save. The clutch hit - Tampa Bay’s first since the fourth inning - allowed the Rays to open a nine-game road trip with a win over the AL Central champion Guardians. Ramírez pulled a 1-2 pitch from Trevor Stephan (6-5) down the left-field line for his second double of the game to score Taylor Walls and Wander Franco. The Rays closed within 1 1/2 games of Toronto for the wild-card lead. CLEVELAND (AP) - Harold Ramírez’s two-run double with two outs in the 11th inning gave Tampa Bay a win over Cleveland, helping the Rays tighten the AL wild-card race and ending the Guardians’ seven-game winning streak.
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