Dodgers clinch postseason spot
SAN DIEGO — Justin Turner hit a grand slam and a solo homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who emphatically became the first team to clinch a playoff spot this season with an 11-2 victory Sunday over the San Diego Padres.
Los Angeles, with the best record in the majors at 96-43, sealed a playoff berth for the 10th straight season.
With thousands of their blue-clad fans cheering them on at Petco Park, the Dodgers reduced to two their magic number for winning the NL West for the ninth time in 10 seasons.
Cardinals 4, Pirates 3: Albert Pujols hit his 697th home run, moving past Alex Rodriguez into fourth place on the career list and doing it in dramatic fashion with a ninth-inning drive that rallied St. Louis over Pittsburgh.
Mets 9, Marlins 3: Brandon Nimmo homered, doubled and walked twice to help New York beat Miami and maintain its slim lead atop the NL East.
Brewers 7, Reds 6: Rowdy Tellez homered twice, doubled and drove in four runs as Milwaukee withstood a ninth-inning rally to edge Cincinnati.
Guardians 4, Twins 1: Andres Gimenez and Steven Kwan hit solo homers, Shane Bieber had another strong start and Cleveland finished off a sweep of Minnesota.
Yankees 10, Rays 4: Gleyber Torres homered twice and Giancarlo Stanton and Oswaldo Cabrera once each during a 10-run barrage in the first two innings and New York beat Tampa Bay.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 0: Rich Hill pitched five scoreless innings, and Boston defeated fading Baltimore.
Royals 4, Tigers 0: Brady Singer threw seven shutout innings to lead Kansas City to a victory over Detroit to salvage the finale of the three-game series.
Athletics 10, White Sox 3: Ramon Laureano hit a two-run homer and Vimael Machin hit a two-run double in the decisive fifth inning to back Cole Irvin’s second straight winning decision, and Oakland beat Chicago to snap a five-game losing streak.
Diamondbacks 12, Rockies 6: Zac Gallen retired the first nine batters he faced to extend his scoreless streak to 44 1⁄3 innings, seventh longest in MLB history, and Arizona beat Colorado.
Mariners 8, Braves 7: Julio Rodriguez and Eugenio Suarez each hit their second home run of the game, connecting in the ninth inning and rallying Seattle over Atlanta.
Rangers 4, Blue Jays 1: Martin Perez allowed one run in six innings, Adolis Garcia homered for the second consecutive game and Texas beat Toronto.
Phillies 7, Nationals 5: Alec Bohm hit the go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning to lead Philadelphia to a win over Washington in a game interrupted 3 hours, 36 minutes by rain.
Giants 4: Cubs 2: Thairo Estrada and Wilmer Flores homered and San Francisco beat Chicago.