El Dorado News-Times

Nationals celebrate after clinching playoffs.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals became the first team in the majors to clinch a playoff spot this season, winning the NL East on Sunday as Stephen Strasburg extended his scoreless streak to a franchise-record 34 innings in a 3-2 win over the Philadelph­ia Phillies.

More than 90 minutes after Washington finished off the Phillies, Nationals Park erupted again when Lane Adams hit a two-run, 11th-inning homer to lead Atlanta over second-place Miami, sealing the division title for the fourth time in six years.

Strasburg (13-4) threw two-hit ball for eight innings and struck out 10. He hasn't allowed a run since Aug. 19 at San Diego, his first start since coming off the disabled list with an elbow nerve impingemen­t.

Ryan Madson gave up Nick Williams' bloop two-out, two-run single before retiring Rhys Hoskins on a grounder for his second save this season and first since the Nationals acquired him from Oakland on July 16.

BRAVES 10, MARLINS 8 ATLANTA (AP) — Rio Ruiz had a tying, two-run single with two outs in a three-run ninth inning and Lane Adams hit a two-run homer off Vance Worley (2-5) in the 11th.

Dee Gordon broke an eighth-inning tie with his first career pinch-homer. Christian Yelich hit an RBI double in the ninth and scored on Justin Bour's sacrifice fly to boost the lead to 8-5.

ROCKIES 8, DODGERS 1 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NL West leaders lost their 10th straight game for their worst skid in 25 years and have dropped 15 of 16 yet still have the best record in the majors at 92-51.

Mark Reynolds hit a grand slam, Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story also homered, and Tyler Chatwood (7-12) allowed five hits in five scoreless innings.

ATHLETICS 10, ASTROS 2 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Astros ace Dallas Keuchel (12-4) walked in two runs and forced in another by hitting another during a shaky sixth inning as Oakland completed a four-game sweep of Houston, which entered tied with Cleveland for the best record in the AL.

Keuchel allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings.

BREWERS 3, CUBS 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer to back Zach Davies (17-8) as Milwaukee complete a threegame sweep and closed within two games of the NL Central-leading Cubs. Chicago entered the series with a fivegame division lead, a season high, but the defending World Series champions totaled three runs in the series.

Milwaukee and St. Louis trail Colorado by three games for the second NL wild card.

CARDINALS 7, PIRATES 0 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with five RBIs to back Michael Wacha (12-7), who gave up five hits in eight innings.

St. Louis has won three in a row and seven of eight.

Pittsburgh dropped its fifth in a row and slumped to 10 games under .500 for the first time since 2011.

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