Shaw’s homer in 10th stuns Cubs, gives Brewers win
MILWAUKEE » Travis Shaw hit a tworun homer with one out in the 10th inning off All-Star closer Wade Davis, lifting Milwaukee over Chicago.
After losing straight days in the 10th to the Cubs, the Brewers moved back within 4 ½ games of NL Central-leading Chicago. Milwaukee began the day two games behind Colorado for the second wild-card spot.
Davis (4-2) had been successful in all 32 save chances this season until Orlando Arcia led off the ninth with a tying home run. YANKEES 5, BLUE JAYS 1 » New York returned to the playoffs after a oneyear absence, clinching no worse than a wild card as Greg Bird’s threerun homer led them over Toronto.
Sonny Gray (10-11) allowed one run and four hits in six innings as the Yankees won for the 11th time in 14 games. RED SOX 5, REDS 0 » Mitch Moreland ended his long slump with a three-run homer, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning and Boston took another step toward a second straight AL East title.
Cincinnati reliever Luke Farrell, the son of Red Sox manager John Farrell, pitched the ninth and tipped his cap toward the Boston dugout as he left the mound following a scoreless inning. ASTROS 6, ANGELS 2» Evan Gattis hit a three-run homer to back a solid start by Charlie Morton and Houston further dampened the AL wild-card hopes of the Los Angeles Angels. INDIANS 11, MARINERS 4 » Francisco Lindor led off the game with his 33rd home run, the most by a Cleveland middle infielder, routed Seattle for in 30 games.
Carlos Carrasco (17-6) matched teammate Cory Kluber and Boston’s Chris Sale for the most wins in the AL, allowing one run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. Yan Gomes homered twice and had four RBIs, and Jose Ramirez homered and drove in four runs.
Cleveland, which set the AL record with a 22-game winning streak this month, matched the 1884 Providence Grays for the best big league record over a 30-game span at 28-2. and the Indians their 28th victory