Yankees, St. Louis clinch divisions

No homers, four walks for Judge

Aaron Judge walked four times and stayed at 60 home runs, one shy of Roger Maris’ American League record, as the New York Yankees clinched the AL East title by beating the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2.

The Yankees celebrated their 20th division championship, tied for secondmost with the Dodgers behind Atlanta’s 21, but not home run history.

New York (95-59) secured a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the Division Series.

All five of Judge’s plate appearances went to full counts — he saw 33 pitches, 14 strikes.

“I’ll take four walks for a win every day,” said Judge, who scored twice.

The Yankees marked the clinching with a loud and lively party in the clubhouse.

Other games

Cardinals 6, Brewers 2: Paul Goldschmidt and St. Louis clinched the NL Central title by beating Milwaukee behind six strong innings from Miles Mikolas. Andrew Knizner hit a two-run homer and Goldschmidt added two RBIs as St. Louis sealed its first division crown since 2019 and fourth straight playoff berth by defeating the team that won the division last year.

Marlins 6, Mets 4: Jacob Stallings hit a two-run single to center to lead visiting Miami.

Braves 8, Nationals 2: Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a pair of solo home runs and visiting Atlanta won its fourth in a row.

Rays 6, Guardians 5: Harold Ramirez hit a tworun double in the 11th inning for Tampa Bay.

Cubs 2, Phillies 1: Marcus Stroman pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, and Yan Gomes hit a tiebreaking double for host Chicago.

Twins 3, White Sox 0: Matt Wallner hit a two-run homer and Bailey Ober had a career-high 10 strikeouts for host Minnesota.

Tigers 4, Royals 3: Harold Castro singled in the winning run with two outs in the 10th after tying it with a two-run single in the eighth for host Detroit.

Red Sox 13, Orioles 9: Host Boston turned 11 hits, including a two-run home run by Triston Casas, into 13 runs.