Baseball

Mets put their playoff hopes in danger by getting just two hits in 6-0 loss to Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Ortiz drove in three runs for Milwaukee and the New York Mets mustered just two hits as their playoff hopes sustained another blow with a 6-0 loss to the Brewers on Saturday night.

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Rivera hits 2 HRs and drives in 4 runs as the playoff-bound Orioles beat the Twins 9-2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Emmanuel Rivera went 4 for 4 with two homers and four RBIs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 9-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

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Justin Verlander earns his 262nd win as AL West champion Astros beat Guardians 4-3

CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Verlander gave up three runs in six innings for his 262nd victory and the AL West champion Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 on Saturday night.

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Crawford allows big league-high 34th homer, 16th loss, Rays beat Red Sox 7-2

BOSTON (AP) — Kutter Crawford allowed his major league-high 34th home run, a go-ahead drive by Junior Caminero, and took his big league-worst 16th loss when the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 Saturday. “Command was off today.

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Fitzgerald scores from 1st on throwing error by Liberatore in 8th as Giants beat Cardinals 6-5

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyler Fitzgerald reached on an infield single and scored the eventual winning run in the eighth inning on a throwing error by St.

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Kyle Hendricks sharp in what may have been Cubs' finale, 3-0 win over Reds

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks waved to appreciative fans after what may have been his final start for the Cubs, and Chicago beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Saturday as Isaac Paredes and Pete Crow-Armstrong had run-scoring singles in a three-run eight

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Dodgers clinch home-field advantage throughout postseason as Phillies lose to Nationals 6-3

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason on Saturday when the Philadelphia Phillies lost 6-3 to the Washington Nationals, who got a three-run homer from Joey Gallo in a four-run eighth-inning.

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White Sox beat playoff-bound Tigers 4-0, stay at 121 losses going into finale

DETROIT (AP) — Sean Burke pitched two-hit ball over five innings, Andrew Benintendi tied his career high with his 20th homer and the Chicago White Sox beat the playoff-bound Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Saturday to stay at 121 losses going into their season

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Dane Myers drives in career-best 5 RBIs as the Marlins beat slumping Blue Jays 8-1

TORONTO (AP) — Dane Myers hit a three-run homer and finished with a career-high five RBIs, Griffin Conine had three hits and an RBI and the Miami Marlins claimed a series against Toronto for the first time since 2009 with an 8-1 victory over the Blue

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Myers drives in five runs, Marlins limit Blue Jays to four hits in 8-1 romp

TORONTO — A forgettable Saturday afternoon for the Toronto Blue Jays provided a moment Nathan Lukes will always remember. The Blue Jays left-fielder hit his first career big-league homer in an 8-1 loss to the Miami Marlins.

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