Baseball

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.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and acting Giants skipper Kai Correa stood for a photo as they exchanged pregame lineup cards.

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.

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 reache

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.

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.

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.