Yanks clinch playoff berth
TORONTO — The New York Yankees will return to the playoffs after a one-year absence, clinching no worse than a wild card as Greg Bird’s three-run homer led them over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday. Sonny Gray (10-11) allowed one run and four hits in six innings as the Yankees won for the 11th time in 14 games. Toronto was eliminated with the defeat after consecutive losses in the AL Championship Series. RED SOX 5, REDS 0: Mitch Moreland ended his long slump with a three-run homer and Boston took another step toward a second straight AL East title with a road win. BRAVES 4, PHILLIES 2: Johan Camargo doubled in two runs in the eighth as Atlanta topped visiting Philadelphia. BREWERS 4, CUBS 3 (10): Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning off All-Star closer Wade Davis, lifting Milwaukee over visiting Chicago. INDIANS 11, MARINERS 4: Francisco Lindor led off the game with his 33rd home run, the most by a Cleveland middle infielder, helping secure a rout of host Seattle. ATHLETICS 1, RANGERS 0: Khris Davis hit his 40th home run to lift Oakland past visiting Texas. GIANTS 2, DODGERS 1: Madison Bumgarner snapped his four-game skid, and Gorkys Hernandez had three hits and scored both runs in San Francisco’s win at Los Angeles. PADRES 5, ROCKIES 0: Jhoulys Chacin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as San Diego blanked visiting Colorado. RAYS 9 ORIOLES 6: Lucas Duda hit a go-ahead, threerun homer to back Jake Odorizzi, and Tampa Bay eliminated host Baltimore from postseason contention. MARLINS 12, DIAMONDBACKS 6: Giancarlo Stanton extended his club record with his 57th home run and drove in four runs, lifting Miami over host Arizona. NATIONALS 4, METS 3 (10): Daniel Murphy homered in the 10th inning, helping secure a win at New York. TWINS 10 TIGERS 3: Zack Granite hit a three-run homer that capped an eight-run eighth inning for visiting Minnesota. ROYALS 8, WHITE SOX 2: Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning to lead Kansas City to an win at Chicago. PIRATES 11, CARDINALS 6: Lance Lynn allowed eight runs in the first inning as St. Louis slipped up in Pittsburgh.