MONDAY’S GAMES
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YANKEES 6, Twins 5 (10): Aaron Judge hit a tying three-run homer off Alex Colomé with two outs in the eighth inning, Gary Sánchez lined a winning single in the 10th, and the New York Yankees overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Monday. New York, its season spinning out of control in the last two weeks, won for just the fourth time in 16 games following a 13-game winning streak.
Marlins 3, NATIONALS 0: Sandy Alcantara allowed one hit over eight sparkling innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 on Monday night. With two outs in the seventh, Josh Bell lined a single off the base of the right-field fence to end Alcantara’s no-hit bid. The right-hander then retired his next four batters, leaving with seven strikeouts and no walks after throwing 96 pitches.
BLUE JAYS 8, Rays 1: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his major league-leading 45th home run, Alek Manoah set a career high by pitching eight shutout innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 on Monday night. Teoscar Hernández had his first career five-hit game and Bo Bichette added a solo home run, his 24th, as the surging Blue Jays improved to 12-1 in September.
Cardinals 7, METS 0: Adam Wainwright won his fifth straight start in a rare matchup of 40-year-old pitchers, and the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the
New York Mets 7-0 on Monday night. Paul Goldschmidt homered and had two RBIs for the surging Cardinals, who began the day one game behind Cincinnati and San Diego for the second NL wild card.
Astros at RANGERS, late: The Rangers are 31-37 in home games. The Texas pitching staff averages 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, Jordan Lyles leads them with a mark of 7.2. The Astros are 38-32 on the road. Houston’s lineup has 181 home runs this season, Yordan Alvarez leads them with 28 homers. The Rangers won the last meeting 13-2. Taylor Hearn recorded his fourth victory and Adolis Garcia went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and five RBIs for Texas.
Padres at GIANTS, late: The Giants are 45-23 in home games. San Francisco’s lineup has 213 home runs this season, Kris Bryant leads the club with 24 homers. The Padres have gone 30-37 away from home. San Diego has slugged
.398 this season. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the team with a mark of .630. The Padres won the last meeting 11-1. Ryan Weathers recorded his second victory and Jake Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs for San Diego.
D-backs at DODGERS, late: The Dodgers are 49-23 in home games. Los Angeles has slugged .419 this season. Garrett Cleavinger leads the team with a mark of 1.000. The Diamondbacks have gone 19-53 away from home. Arizona has a team on-base percentage of .307, led by Josh Rojas with a mark of .343. The Dodgers won the last meeting 13-0. Julio Urias recorded his 13th victory and Justin Turner went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs for Los Angeles.
Red Sox at MARINERS, late: The Mariners are 41-31 in home games. Seattle has hit 180 home runs as a team this season. Kyle Seager leads the team with 34, averaging one every 15.6 atbats. The Red Sox are 37-35 in road games. Boston has a collective onbase percentage of .324, led by Xander Bogaerts with a mark of .366. The Red Sox won the last meeting 5-3. Eduardo Rodriguez notched his fourth victory and J.D. Martinez went 2-for-3 with two doubles for Boston.