Astros win, keep Red Sox from clinching AL East crown

BOSTON » The Boston Red Sox once again failed to clinch the AL East, losing 3-2 to Alex Bregman and the Houston Astros Friday night.

The magic number for the Red Sox remained at one. Boston leads the New York Yankees by two games — both teams have two games left and they are each assured playoff spots.

If Boston and New York wind up even, they will play a one-game tiebreaker Monday at Yankee Stadium for the division crown.

Bregman homered and drove in three runs for Houston, which reached 100 wins for the second time in team history. BREWERS 5, CARDINALS 3 » Stephen Vogt homered and drove in three runs, Chase Anderson pitched seven solid innings, and Milwaukee kept its playoff hopes alive.

The Brewers entered two games behind the Rockies for the second NL wild card. Milwaukee has won four of its last six games. YANKEES 4, BLUE JAYS 0 » Masahiro Tanaka struck out 15 over seven innings, his highest total since coming to the major leagues, and the playoffbound Yankees won time in five games. MARLINS 6, BRAVES 5 » Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, but remained at 59 home runs. Marcell Ozuna drove in three runs for Miami, which trailed 5-0 heading into the sixth inning. CUBS 5, REDS 4» Ian Happ hit a threerun homer with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Cubs won for the 14th time in 17 games. NATIONALS 6, PIRATES 1» Stephen Strasburg pitched 7.2 shutout innings for Washington, and Ryan Zimmerman homered twice. for the fourth INDIANS 10, WHITE SOX 1 CLEVELAND » Edwin Encarnacion hit a threerun double for the AL Central champion Indians, and Jay Bruce and Jose Ramirez drove in two runs apiece.

Cleveland maintained its onegame lead over Houston for the best record in the AL. RANGERS 5, ATHLETICS 3 » Shin-Soo Choo tied a career high with his 22nd home run, helping Texas end a sevengame skid. RAYS 7, ORIOLES 0 » Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison homered, and Tampa Bay clinched third place in the AL East.