Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Around the majors

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Cubs 3, Cardinals 1: David Ross homered and teamed with Jon Lester (19-4) for another scoreless pitching performanc­e as host Chicago beat St. Louis. Chicago finished with a major league-best 57-24 home record. It’s the most home wins for the Cubs since they went 58-19 at the West Side Grounds in 1910.

Dodgers 4, Rockies 3: Los Angeles clinched its fourth consecutiv­e NL West Division title, winning in Vin Scully’s final home game when Charlie Culberson homered in the 10th to beat visiting Colorado.

Mets 17, Phillies 0: Asdrubal Cabrera hit a grand slam and Jose Reyes had four RBIs with a two-run double as New York overwhelme­d visiting Philadelph­ia.

Padres 4, Giants 3: Rookie Manuel Margot tripled in the seventh and scored the go-ahead run on Wil Myers’ single as San Diego beat visiting San Francisco.

Reds 4, Brewers 2 Brandon Finnegan (10-11) pitched five scoreless innings in his final start of the season, lifting visiting Cincinnati past Milwaukee.

Orioles 2, Diamondbac­ks 1: Hyun Soo Kim hit his fifth home run, a two-run shot in the second inning, and Baltimore completed a threegame sweep of visiting Arizona.

Royals 12, Tigers 9: Salvador Perez homered to cap a cycle by Kansas City’s first four batters, and the visiting Royals beat Detroit.

Blue Jays 4, Yankees 3: Edwin Encarnacio­n hit a game-winning single as Toronto rallied past New York at Rogers Centre.

Astros 4, Angels 1: Joe Musgrove (4-4) pitched seven strong innings as Houston beat Los Angeles at Minute Maid Park.

Red Sox 3, Rays 2: David Ortiz’s double in the 10th led Boston to a win in Tampa Bay.

Athletics 7, Rangers 1: Jharel Cotton (2-0) pitched seven crisp innings as Oakland beat visiting Texas to avoid a series sweep.

White Sox 3, Indians 0: Carlos Rodon (8-10) struck out a careerhigh 11 over eight dominant innings and visiting Chicago beat Cleveland.

Mariners 4, Twins 3: Jesus Sucre homered as Seattle beat Minnesota at Target Field.

— By The Associated Press

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