Cleveland clinches playoffs, Jays routed

CLEVELAND

With one sweet swing, Jose Ramirez pushed the Cleveland Indians in the playoffs and strengthened his case for the AL MVP award.

Ramirez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox that clinched a post-season berth Tuesday night.

Ramirez’s drive to right off Jose

Ruiz scored Cesar Hernandez and

Francisco Lindor, setting off a wild celebration at home plate as the Indians reached the post-season for the fourth time in five years. YANKEES 12, BLUE JAYS 1 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gerrit Cole limited Toronto to five hits over seven innings in his final preparation for the playoffs, and Aaron Hicks drove in three runs in a rout over the Jays/

Cole (7-3) struck out seven and walked none, inducing 11 ground-ball outs and 14 swings and misses. His one mistake was Cavan Biggio’s sole homer in the fourth. BRAVES 11, MARLINS 1

ATLANTA — Bryse Wilson pitched five scoreless innings, Marcell Ozuna drove in five runs with four hits that included two homers and Atlanta clinched their third straight NL East title by beating Miami. PIRATES 3, CUBS 2

PITTSBURGH — Jacob Stallings hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and Pittsburgh stalled Chicago’s bid to win the NL Central.

NATIONALS 2, PHILLIES 1 WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia Phillies tumbled out of a playoff position, getting swept in a doubleheader by the Washington Nationals when Yadiel Hernandez hit a game-ending, two-run homer in eighth inning off Brandon Workman in Tuesday night’s second game.

Austin Voth (1-5) pitched a three-hitter to win the opener 5-1, his first complete game in 20 big league starts and his first victory in 10 starts this season.

BREWERS 3, REDS 2

CINCINNATI — Tyrone Taylor homered, Eric Sogard doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and Milwaukee rallied to a victory over surging Cincinnati that bolstered the Brewers’ sagging playoff hopes.