SHAW’S 2-RUN HOMER IN 10TH STUNS CUBS, GIVING BREWERS WIN

Travis Shaw hit a gamewinning two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning off all-star closer Wade Davis, lifting the Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Cubs on Saturday.

Shaw jumped up and down near the plate as he waited for the ball to clear the left-field fence. The Brewers had lost the first two games of the pivotal series in extra innings.

Milwaukee moved back to within 4½ games of NL Central-leading Chicago.

With eight days left in the regular season, the Cubs still seem to be in good shape to win a second straight division title.

But they suddenly look vulnerable in the late innings after Davis blew his first save opportunity of the year after 32 successful chances. Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia homered off Davis to lead off the ninth to tie the game 2-2.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Lance Lynn allowed eight runs in the first inning and the Cardinals slipped up against the Pirates 11-6. The loss ended the Cardinals’ four-game winning streak. … Giancarlo Stanton went 3-for-6 with two runs and four RBIS as the Marlins beat the Diamondbacks 12-6. … Mitch Moreland ended his long slump with a three-run homer, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning, and the Red Sox took another step toward a second straight AL East title, beating the Reds 5-0. Boston has won 13of-16, holding off the Yankees as it tries to win back-to-back East titles for the first time since divisional realignment in 1969. … The Yankees returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence, clinching no worse than a wild card with a 5-1 win over the Blue Jays behind Greg Bird’s threerun homer. Sonny Gray (10-11) allowed one run and four hits in six innings as the Yankees won for the 11th time in 14 games and at 86-68 matched their season high of 18 games over .500. … Francisco Lindor led off the game with his 33rd home run, the most by a Cleveland middle infielder, and the Indians routed the Mariners 11-4 for their 28th victory in 30 games. … Zack Granite hit his first major-league home run, a three-run drive that capped an eight-run eighth inning for the Twins, ina 10-4 win over the Tigers. Minnesota overcame a 3-1 seventh-inning deficit and won its third straight. … Evan Gattis hit a threerun homer to back a solid start by Charlie Morton and the Astros further dampened the AL wild-card hopes of the Angels

with a 6-2 win. … Alex Gordon homered, Whit Merrifield drove in three runs and Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Royals to an 8-2 victory over the White Sox, keeping Kansas City’s slim playoff hopes alive. … Pinchhitter Johan Camargo doubled in two runs in the three-run eighth inning, Rio Ruiz homered and the Braves beat the Phillies

4-2. … Daniel Murphy homered in the 10th inning and the Nationals bullpen followed Stephen Strasburg with five scoreless innings, lifting Washington over the Mets 4-3. … Lucas Duda hit a go-ahead, three-run homer to back Jake Odorizzi, and the Rays beat the Orioles 9-6 and eliminate them from postseason contention. … Madison Bumgarner snapped a personal four-game losing streak and Gorkys Hernandez had three hits and scored both runs in the Giants’ 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. … Khris Davis hit his 40th home run to lift the Athletics over the 1-0. — The Associated Press

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