San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
American League
Standings and roundups
West z-oakland Houston Seattle Los Angeles Texas
Central z-chicago z-minnesota Cleveland Detroit Kansas City
East
W33 26 23 23 18
W34 32 28 22 21
WL19 26 29 30 34
L18 22 24 29 31
Lz-tampa Bay 35 18 New York 31 21 Toronto 26 26 Baltimore 22 31 Boston 19 34 z-clinched playoff berth
Pct .635 .500 .442 .434 .346
Pct .654 .593 .538 .431 .404
Pct .660 .596 .500 .415 .358
GB
— 7 10 10½ 15
GB
— 3 6 11½ 13
GB
— 3½ 8½ 13 16 6-4 5-5 4-6 6-4 3-7 8-2 5-5 2-8 3-7 7-3 7-3 10-0 2-8 2-8 5-5
W-3 W-1 W-1 W-3 L-3
Str
W-1 W-1 L-1 W-1 L-2
Str
W-4 W-10 L-6 L-4 L-2 20-7 19-8 13-9 15-14 13-13
Home 17-10 21-5 12-11 12-14 10-13
Home 17-9 21-7 12-7 12-20 8-19 13-12 7-18 10-20 8-16 5-21
Away 17-8 11-17 16-13 10-15 11-18
Away 18-9 10-14 14-19 10-11 11-15
Eric Haase and Daz Cameron hit RBI singles during a four-run eighth inning, and Detroit won its first game following manager Ron Gardenhire's retirement. The loss snapped a streak of 12 straight victories for Cleveland at Detroit's Comerica Park.
Rays 3, Orioles 1: Charlie Morton (2-2) pitched five effective innings, and AL East-leading Tampa Bay used home runs by Yoshi Tsutsugo and Randy Arozarena to win at Baltimore.
Yankees 8, Red Sox 0: J.A. Happ (2-2) pitched eight scoreless innings, Clint Frazier hit a two-run home run and New York won at Boston for its 10th consecutive win. The victory is the Yankees' 12th straight over the Red Sox dating to last season, tying New York's longest winning streak in baseball's most historic rivalry. It also dropped its magic number to one to clinch its fourth consecutive postseason berth.
(IL) Astros 3, Diamondbacks 2: Jose Altuve drove in two, Kyle Tucker had a tiebreaking single and Houston beat visiting Arizona to get back to .500.
(IL) Athletics 6, Giants 0: Jake Lamb hit a two-run homer, and Oakland beat visiting San Francisco for the second straight game. Lefty starter Jesus Luzardo (3-2) gave up five hits over six innings, striking out seven without a walk.
Angels 4, Rangers 3: Mike Trout delivered a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, and host Los Angeles rebounded from a rough start for its third straight victory.
Tigers 5, Indians 2:
(IL) Athletics 6, Giants 0:
Oakland clinched its third straight playoff berth with Seattle's loss to San Diego and a win against visiting San Francisco, highlighted by Matt Olson's three-run homer. The A's haven't captured the division since 2013, winning 97 games each of the past two seasons to finish in second place behind Houston.