Cincinnati Reds beat Cardinals, 2-1

ST. LOUIS—Adam Duvall's two-run single was all Cincinnati needed as the Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Wednesday night.

The Reds' third win in their last four games dealt a blow to the Cardinals' playoff hopes. St. Louis lost ground in the race for the two NL wild cards, falling 2 1/2 games behind the New York Mets and possibly two games behind the San Francisco Giants pending the outcome of their game against the Colorado Rockies.

Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani (9-5) allowed one runner in each of the first four innings, but only once during that span did the Cardinals have anyone in scoring position. He stranded five runners, including two in the sixth, his last inning. He allowed six hits and one run.

PIRATES 8, CUBS 4

PITTSBURGH—John Jaso hit for the cycle and drove in five runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

Jaso tripled off Chicago reliever Pedro Strop in the seventh inning to clinch the first cycle in the history of PNC Park and the first for the Pirates since 2004. Jaso's final hit was a fly ball to center field. At first he hesitated rounding second base but went on and the throw from Albert Almora Jr. was up the third base line.

Jaso performed the feat in just four at-bats. The last Pirate to hit for the cycle was Daryle Ward on May 26, 2004, in St. Louis. The last Pirates' home cycle was by Jason Kendall on May 19, 2000, against the Cardinals at Three Rivers Stadium.

Against Chicago starter Jake Arrieta (18-8), Jaso singled in the second inning, hit a three-run home run in the fourth and doubled in the fifth. Arrieta went five innings and allowed 10 hits and seven runs, both season highs.

TIGERS 6, INDIANS 3, 5 innings

DETROIT—Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning. moments before the game was halted for good, and the Detroit Tigers came away with a rain-shortened 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night, keeping pace with Baltimore in the AL wild-card race.

Detroit trails the Orioles by one game for the AL's second wild card, and the Tigers certainly caught a break in this one. The rain was a factor throughout the evening — there was also a delay during the third inning — and it was certainly coming down when Detroit began its rally in the fifth.

With two on and one out, Cabrera hit a line drive over the wall in right off Joseph Colon (1-3) for his 36th homer.

Blaine Hardy (1-0) won in relief of Michael Fulmer, who lasted only 3 1/3 innings on the wet night.

DIAMONDBACKS 3, NATIONALS 0, 5 innings

WASHINGTON—Shelby Miller threw five shutout innings and Jean Segura had three hits to reach 200 for the season as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 in a rain-shortened game Wednesday night.

The start of the game was delayed 33 minutes by rain and was later called with one out in the top of the sixth inning after waiting out a second delay of 70 minutes.

The NL East-champion Nationals have lost two of three to the last-place Diamondbacks and seven of their last 11 games overall.

Miller (3-12) capped an otherwise forgetful season with one of his best outings of the year, allowing five hits with one walk and striking out five to earn his first win since June 20.

YANKEES 5, RED SOX 3

NEW YORK—Mark Teixeira hit a game-winning grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees staved off playoff elimination at the last possible moment with a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.

Boston clinched the AL East title nearly 30 minutes before Teixeira connected, thanks to Toronto's 3-2 loss against Baltimore. But a five-run comeback by New York in the ninth prevented its longtime rival from celebrating on the Yankee Stadium field.

The victory by the Orioles put the Yankees on the brink of wild-card elimination following a surprising charge late this season. New York had only one infield hit and trailed 3-0 heading into the ninth, with Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel on his way in from the bullpen.

Kimbrel, however, gave up a leadoff single to Brett Gardner and issued three straight walks, the last forcing in a run.

ORIOLES 3, BLUE JAYS 2

TORONTO—Hyun Soo Kim hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the ninth inning off Roberto Osuna, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Toronto 3-2 on Wednesday night to move within one game of the AL wild card-leading Blue Jays.

With Toronto ahead 2-1, Jonathan Schoop singled with one out, pinch-runner Michael Bourn stole second and Kim homered on a 3-2 pitch into the visiting bullpen in right, causing the Orioles relievers to jump in celebration.

Osuna (3-3) has five blown save chances, including two in his last three appearances.

BRAVES 12, PHILLIES 2

ATLANTA—The Atlanta Braves are giving themselves plenty of reasons to be hopeful about 2017, from a surging offense to improved young pitching.

All of it was on display Wednesday night in a 12-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 30 games. Matt Kemp hit a tworun homer. Little-used Daniel Castro had a career-best three RBIs.

METS 5, MARLINS 2

MIAMI—Before Wednesday's game,

Mets manager Terry Collins joined other spectators to watch the funeral motorcade for Jose Fernandez outside

Marlins Park.

After the game, Collins crossed the field to give Miami manager Don Mattingly one last hug of consolation.

In between, Collins' team took care of business.

Jay Bruce hit his 32nd home run, James Loney also homered and the Mets helped their NL wild-card chances by beating grieving Miami 5-2.

The Mets lost the opener of the surreal series but took the final two games as the Marlins mourned Fernandez's death.

ROYALS 5, TWINS 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The World Series champions have failed to make the postseason for the fourth year in a row.

Kendrys Morales and Alex Gordon keyed an eighth-inning rally and Kansas City beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Wednesday night, but the Royals were still knocked out of playoff contention.

The defending World Series champs were eliminated when Baltimore beat Toronto 3-2 earlier Wednesday.

The Twins, who have lost 10 of 11, have dropped 102 games, matching a club record for defeats. The 1982 Twins also lost 102.