Around the majors
Cubs 7, Cardinals 0: Anthony Rizzo hit two home runs and Jon Lester pitched eight dominant innings as Chicago beat host St. Louis to clinch at least a wild-card playoff berth. The Cubs’ magic number is one to clinch their first National League Central Division title since 2008.
Dodgers 2, Yankees 0: Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw pitched five nearly perfect innings before Justin Turner hit an RBI double off Dellin Betances in a two-run ninth as the visiting Dodgers edged New York. The game was delayed twice by rain.
Nationals 1, Mets 0: Tanner Roark pitched seven scoreless innings and Wilson Ramos homered in the seventh for the game’s only run as host Washington beat New York.
Padres 3, Giants 1: Madison Bumgarner missed a chance at his milestone 100th career win and host San Francisco wasted another chance for a potential push in the NL West.
Athletics 9, Royals 0: Yonder Alonso and Marcus Semien hit tworun doubles as the visiting Oakland routed Kansas City for the third game in a row.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 0: Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 42nd home run, Kevin Gausman outpitched Rick Porcello over eight innings and visiting Baltimore pulled within a game of AL East-leading Boston.
Rays 8, Blue Jays 1: Alex Cobb pitched 62 ⁄ innings to win for the first time in almost two years and Kevin Kiermaier and Corey Dickerson hit two-run homers for Tampa Bay.
Brewers 7, Reds 0: Junior Guerra pitched six shutout innings, Scooter Gennett and Domingo Santana homered and visiting Milwaukee beat Cincinnati to avoid a three-game sweep.
Tigers 9, Twins 6: Miguel Cabrera’s homer broke a seventh-inning tie, and host Detroit rallied for a crucial victory. The Tigers pulled one game behind Toronto for the second AL wild card.
Indians 6, White Sox 1: Josh Tomlin pitched five effective innings in his return to the rotation, Coco Crisp hit a three-run homer in the sixth to break the game open and Cleveland defeated host Chicago.
Astros 8, Rangers 4: Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman both left with injuries, but George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez homered, helping host Houston keep its fading playoff hopes alive.
Marlins 7, Braves 5: Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run homer and visiting Miami rallied past Atlanta.
— By The Associated Press