Giants need win, help for playoffs
SANFRANCISCO » Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his 17th home run and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 6-2 on Saturday night, leaving the Giants in need of help to make the playoffs.
San Francisco fell to 2930 and is tied with Milwaukee for the final NL playoff spot. The Brewers hold the tiebreaker, which means the Giants need to beat San Diego on Sunday and Milwaukee needs to lose to St. Louis for San Francisco to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Brandon Belt had two hits and an RBI for the Giants.
BREWERS 3, CARDINALS 0 » Brandon Woodruff allowed two hits in eight innings and Milwaukee kept their playoff hopes alive by beating St. Louis.
RAYS 4, PHILLIES 3 » Mike Zunino, Brandon Lowe and Willy Adames had two- out, run- scoring singles in the fifth inning as AL East champion Tampa Bay beat Philadelphia and damaged the Phillies’ postseason hopes.
YANKEES 11, MARLINS 4 » D. J. LeMahieu moved into position to become the first player to earn undisputed batting titles in both leagues, Luke Voit hit his major league-leading 22nd homer and New York rediscovered its power.
RED SOX 8, BRAVES 2 » Rookie right-hander Tanner Houck struck out 10 in another dominant performance, and Boston routed Atlanta.
BLUEJAYS5, ORIOLES2 » Cavan Biggio broke up a nohit bid with a solo home run in the sixth inning, Randal Grichuk added a three-run shot and Toronto beat Baltimore.
RANGERS 6, ASTROS 1 » Jeff Mathis hit a tie-breaking, three-run home run in the seventh inning as Texas beat playoff-bound Houston.
NATIONALS 4, METS 3, 1ST GAME; NATIONALS 5, METS 3, 2ND GAME » The New York Mets were eliminated from playoff contention in a mistake-filled loss to the Nationals in the opener of a doubleheader, and not much changed in the nightcap as an error extended a big inning for Washington, which won 5-3 to sweep the twin bill.
In the first game, New York couldn’t hold a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning. PIRATES 8, INDIANS 0 » Cleveland suffered a setback in its bid to host a first-round playoff series. TIGERS 4, ROYALS 3 » Niko Goodrum and Austin Romine keyed a three-run first inning and Detroit edged Kansas City.
TWINS 7, REDS 3 » Luis Arraez matched career highs with four hits and three RBIs in his return to the lineup for Minnesota. WHITESOX9, CUBS5 » Yoan Moncada homered, José Abreu hit a three-run double and the White Sox beat the Cubs.
ROCKIES10, DIAMONDBACKS 3» Elias Diaz and Ryan McMahon each hit two-run homers, German Márquez threw seven impressive innings and Colorado overcame some sloppy fielding.