Rays’ victory dings Phils’ playoff hopes
Wendle’s two-run single in the eighth rallies Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg, Fla. Joey Wendle had a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning and the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays rallied to hurt Philadelphia’s playoff hopes, beating the Phillies 6-4 on Friday night.
The Rays would clinch the top seed in the American League with an Oakland loss later Friday night; the A’s were playing host to Seattle. Tampa Bay is looking to finish with the AL’S best record for the second time, after topping the leag ue in 2010.
Bryce Harper had a triple and drove in two runs for Philadelphia, which fell two games behind secondplace Miami in the NL East and also trailed in the wide-open wild-card race. Indians 4, Pirates 3: Cesar Hernandez ripped an rbi double into the right-field corner with two outs in the ninth inning as Cleveland rallied for its third walk-off win in four days that kept the indians’ hopes alive for winning the AL Central. the indians (34-25) have clinched a playoff spot, and they can still overtake minnesota and the White Sox.
Giants 5, Padres 4: Wilmer flores hit a go-ahead homer in the fourth, mike Yastrzemski returned from an injury to splash a two-run shot into mccovey Cove the same inning and San francisco beat San diego in the first game of a doubleheader for a key victory in a crowded nl playoff race.
D’backs 4, Rockies 0:
Zac Gallen had a career-high 10 strikeouts over six scoreless innings, Christian Walker hit a two-run homer and Arizona beat Colorado in the first game of a
doubleheader.
Blue Jays 10, Orioles 5:
randal Grichuk and travis Shaw homered, nate Pearson returned from an elbow injury to pitch 11⁄ scoreless innings
3 and playoff-bound toronto beat Baltimore.
Brewers 3, Cardinals 0: Christian Yelich homered, Brent Suter combined with devin Williams and Josh Hader on a five-hitter and milwaukee beat St. Louis in the opener of a doubleheader.
Royals 3, Tigers 2: Brad Keller threw six scoreless innings and Adalberto mondesi had three hits and an rbi for Kansas City. Notes: San diego pitcher mike Clevinger got a cortisone shot for his ailing right elbow friday and the Padres are hopeful he’ll be ok for the playoffs. Clevinger, acquired last month in a big trade with Cleveland, left his start against the Angels on Wednesday after just one inning. ... the reds say team broadcaster thom Brennaman has resigned following his use of an anti-gay slur on air last month. ... White Sox outfielder eloy Jimenez has a sprained right foot, likely sidelining the slugger for a pivotal seasonending series against the crosstown Cubs. ... Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes was placed on the injured list friday with a strained left oblique.