Stanton, Judge power Yankees past Rangers
Giancarlo Stanton lined a laser beam of a home run, Aaron Judge added a three-run shot and the New York Yankees powered past the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Tuesday night to keep pace in the crowded AL wild-card chase.
Joey Gallo also went deep — against his former team — and Luis Severino closed with two shutout innings in his first major league appearance since the 2019 AL Championship Series. New York remained a half-game behind Toronto for the final American League playoff spot.
Jordan Montgomery (66) struck out six in 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, giving up one or less for the eighth time in his last 10 starts. Anthony Rizzo had an RBI single and scored both times after he was hit by a pitch.
Starter Dane Dunning (5-9) took the loss.
DODGERS 5, ROCKIES 4 (10 INN.) » Pinch-hitter Albert Pujols drove in the goahead run with a single up the middle in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a rare off night by major league wins leader Julio Urías.
The Dodgers have won nine of their last 10 to remain on the heels of San Francisco in the NL West.
Pujols lined a slider from Jhoulys Chacín (3-2) to score Gavin Lux, who began at second base under baseball’s extra-innings rule. Pujols was loudly cheered by the large cluster of Dodgers fans at Coors Field.
RED SOX 6, METS 3 » Xander Bogaerts hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning and a two-run double in the sixth, lifting AL wild-card leading Boston over the stumbling New York Mets.
With the Red Sox wearing jarring yellow and blue uniforms, Boston won its sixth straight game and remained 1 ½ games ahead of Toronto for the top AL wild card with 10 games remaining. The Red Sox trail first-place Tampa Bay by six games in the AL East.
BLUE JAYS 4, RAYS 2 » Rookie Alek Manoah rebounded from early control issues to last six innings and Toronto beat AL East-leading Tampa Bay to improve to a major league-best 16-4 in September.
Toronto maintained a half-game lead lead over the New York Yankees for the second AL wild card.
CARDINALS 2, BREWERS 1 » Cardinals closer Giovanny Gallegos fanned pinch-hitter Pablo Reyes for the final out and St. Louis won its 10th straight game, increasing its playoff lead by holding off division-leading Milwaukee.
The Cardinals increased their edge for the second NL wild-card spot to four games over Cincinnati. San Diego began the day four games behind St. Louis and Philadelphia remained 4 ½ back.
Milwaukee, which has secured a playoff spot, lost its third straight. The Brewers, whose magic number to clinch the NL Central stayed at three, lead the Cardinals by 9 ½ games.
TIGERS 5, WHITE SOX 3 » Akil Baddoo and Victor Reyes drove in two runs apiece and Detroit stalled Chicago’s drive for the AL Central title.
The magic number for the White Sox to clinch the division remained at two games.
INDIANS 4, ROYALS 1 » Yu Chang hit a bases-loaded triple off left fielder Andrew Benintendi’s glove in the first inning, leading Cal Quantrill and Cleveland over Kansas City.
TWINS 9, CUBS 5 » Nick Gordon hit a two-run homer and two singles, Josh Donaldson and Max Kepler each had three hits and two RBIs, and Minnesota beat the Chicago Cubs.
PIRATES 6, REDS 2 » Ben Gamel homered, Ke’Bryan Hayes had three hits and Pittsburgh dampened Cincinnati’s fading postseason hopes.
NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 1 » Josh Rogers pitched 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball and Washington beat Miami.
PHILLIES 3, ORIOLES 2 » J.T. Realmuto hit a two-run triple with two outs in the 10th inning to rally Philadelphia past Baltimore for a boost to longshot playoff odds.