Baseball

TORONTO — If the Toronto Blue Jays continue with the well-rounded attack that led them to an 11-4 win over Tampa Bay on Friday, they'll be a tough out in the playoffs. All they have to do now is formally book their post-season ticket.

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.

CHICAGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres will spend the offseason wondering what went wrong.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Another night, another agonizingly close loss for the Chicago Cubs — and this one pushed them to the brink of playoff elimination.

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.

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.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cincinnati hit six home runs including Nick Martini's three-run shot in the first inning in a 19-2 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night that kept the Reds alive in the National League wild-card race.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Miami Marlins arrived in Pittsburgh bleary-eyed. There's an increasingly good chance they'll leave it a playoff team.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Four starts into his comeback from Tommy John surgery, John Means believes he can help the Baltimore Orioles in the playoffs. “I really do,” the left-hander said. “I feel like the command's there. ...

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had three hits, including two doubles, but the Cleveland Indians spoiled the first day of his valedictory weekend with a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.