Haniger’s big night keeps Mariners’ play-off hopes alive
SEATTLE: Mitch Haniger had four hits, including a home run, and five RBIs as the Seattle Mariners kept their postseason hopes alive with a 6-4 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
The Mariners (90-71), who have won 11 of their past 13 games, are tied with Toronto, one game behind the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox for the American League’s two wild-card play-off berths.
Seattle need a victory this morning (Thai time) and a loss by either the Yankees or Red Sox to force a play-off for the final wild-card spot.
Jose Rojas and Jared Walsh homered for the Angels (76-85), who have lost 11 of their past 15 games.
The Angels overcame a 3-1 deficit on Walsh’s three-run homer in the eighth inning.
Toronto belted five home runs to set a club record for the season and Alek Manoah allowed one hit in seven innings in a 10-1 victory over visiting Baltimore.
George Springer hit a three-run home run, Vladimir Guerrero Jr and Danny Jansen added two-run blasts, and Teoscar Hernandez and Bo Bichette hit solo shots for the Blue Jays (90-71).
Springer was 4-for-5 with three RBIs as the Blue Jays kept their chances for an American wild-card spot alive with one game left in the regular season. The Blue Jays’ 258 homers surpassed the previous club mark of 257, which was set in 2010.
Julio Urias picked up his 20th win and Los Angeles pushed the National League West race to the final day of the regular season with an 8-3 victory over visiting Milwaukee.
Justin Turner and AJ Pollock each slugged home runs, matching their career highs. The victory moved the Dodgers one game behind the San Francisco Giants in their bid to win a ninth consecutive division title.
Urias (20-3) gave up one run on one hit over 6⅓ innings with seven strikeouts to become the National League’s first 20-game winner since teammate Max Scherzer with the Washington Nationals in 2016.
Brewers right-hander Corbin Burnes (11-5) went just two innings, giving up a three-run home run to Turner in the first inning. Burnes exited with an NLleading 2.43 ERA.