Cardinals’ sweep seals playoff spot
CHICAGO — Paul Goldschmidt hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals clinched a playoff spot by rallying past the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday for their first four-game sweep at Wrigley Field in almost a century.
NL Central-leading St. Louis qualified for the postseason for the first time since 2015 and stayed three games ahead of Milwaukee. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Cardinals.
INDIANS 10, PHILLIES 1: Rookie Oscar Mercado hit a three-run homer, Yaisel Puig drove a three-run double, and host Cleveland moved into a tie for the second AL wild card with a 10-1 win over Philadelphia.
BREWERS 4, PIRATES 3: Eric Thames hit two home runs, and Milwaukee took a combined perfect game into the seventh inning to beat visiting Pittsburgh and match Washington atop the NL wild-card standings.
MARLINS 5, NATIONALS 3: Three relievers each gave up an extra-base hit in a seventh-inning meltdown, and Washington’s streak of 11 consecutive wins against host Miami ended in a loss that dropped the Nationals into a tie with Milwaukee for the top NL wild card.
DODGERS 7, ROCKIES 4: Hyun-Jin Ryu hit a home run and pitched seven solid innings, and host Los Angeles beat Colorado to reach the 100-win mark.
YANKEES 8, BLUE JAYS 3: Luis Severino struck out nine over five scoreless innings for his first win of the season, and New York hit three home runs as it beat Toronto in its regular season home finale.
TWINS 12, ROYALS 8: Nelson Cruz hit his 400th career homer, and host Minnesota beat Kansas City to stay four games ahead of Cleveland for the AL Central lead.
RANGERS 8, ATHLETICS 3: Willie Calhoun hit two of Texas’ five homers, and the visiting Rangers slowed Oakland’s wild-card push. .
RED SOX 7, RAYS 4: Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gritty innings, Christian Vazquez hit a three-run homer, and visiting Boston beat playoff-contending Tampa Bay.
GIANTS 4, BRAVES 1: Rookie Logan Webb allowed only two hits and one run in six innings, and San Francisco beat Dallas Keuchel and host Atlanta.
PADRES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 4: Rookie Seth MejiasBrean hit a two-run homer with no outs in the 10th inning, and host San Diego beat Arizona to give interim manager Rod Barajas his first win.
METS 6, REDS 3: Michael Conforto homered to cap a four-run first inning, and New York won at Cincinnati to give its faint playoff hopes a boost.
TIGERS 6, WHITE SOX 3: Willi Castro hit his first major league homer, and Detroit beat visiting Chicago.
ORIOLES 2, MARINERS 1: Chris Davis homered off Marco Gonzales in the seventh inning to carry host Baltimore over Seattle.