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Mon Sep 21 202022:53Indians beat White Sox 7-4, inch closer to playoff berth
CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Santana’s two-run homer snapped a tie and José Ramírez homered again as the Cleveland Indians moved closer to clinching a playoff berth — and delayed Chicago’s likely AL Central title — with a 7-4 win over the White Sox on Monday night. The Indians cut their magic number to one and would lock up one of the eight postseason spots if Seattle loses to Houston later Monday. After the White Sox scored four times in the fifth inning against Aaron Civale (4-5), Santana came to the plate in the bottom half. With Ramirez on first after a one-out walk, Santana pulled a 2-1 sinker from Jace Fry (0-1) over the left-field wall and into the empty bleachers to make it 6-4. Nick Wittgren struck out the side in the seventh and James Karinchak worked the eighth before Brad Hand pitched the ninth for his 14th save in 14 tries. Eloy Jiménez hit his 14th homer of the season for the White Sox.. ANGELS 8, RANGERS 5 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jared Walsh hit his first career grand slam during the Angels’ seven-run fourth inning in an win over Texas. Max Stassi had a two-run single in the final home game of the fifth consecutive losing season for the Angels (24-31), who have won 12 of 18 overall after taking three of four from Texas. Walsh extended his hitting streak to 13 games when he mashed a sinker from Kyle Gibson (2-6) 450 feet over the ficus trees behind the center-field fence at the Big A. Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Derek Dietrich homered for the last-place Rangers, who have lost five of seven. Mike Mayers got six outs to earn his first save with the Angels and the second of his five-year major league career. Dylan Bundy (6-3) allowed three runs over five inconsistent innings. REDS 6, BREWERS 3 CINCINNATI (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a two-run homer, Luis Castillo won his fourth straight start, and streaking Cincinnati moved above .500 for the first time since opening day. The Reds (28-27) won for the eighth time in nine games. The Brewers (26-27) had their season-high four-game winning streak snapped. Suárez connected in the sixth inning off Brandon Woodruff (2-5), who had repeatedly escaped threats. The Reds pulled away in the eighth against Drew Rasmussen. Curt Casali led off with a homer and Mike Moustakas added a three-run shot. Castillo (4-5) gave up four hits and fanned nine in 6 2/3 innings. Jedd Gyorko homered off one of Castillo’s few mistakes. CUBS 5, PIRATES 0 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jon Lester scattered four hits over six innings and the Cubs inched closer to their first NL Central title since 2017. Lester (3-2) struck out one and walked one in his first victory since Aug. 11. He retired the first nine batters he faced and kept the lowest-scoring team in the majors in check. Only two of Pittsburgh’s four hits left the infield. Kyle Schwarber doubled twice and drove in a pair of insurance runs in the eighth. Javy Báez drove in a run with a surprise bunt and Victor Caratini added an RBI double. Pittsburgh rookie starter J.T. Brubaker (1-3) pitched 6 2/3 solid innings. He allowed two runs on four hits with a walk and a career-high nine strikeouts. RAYS 2, METS 1 NEW YORK (AP) — Nate Lowe homered and scored both runs against NL Cy Young Award contender Jacob deGrom, and Tampa Bay overcame 16 strikeouts to move closer to an AL East title. The Rays trimmed their magic number to two for their first division title since 2010. Tampa Bay started the day 3 1/2 games ahead of the New York Yankees. DeGrom (4-2) pitched seven innings of two-run ball, striking out 14 to match his career high for the second time this season. He allowed four hits and walked two. Peter Fairbanks began with 1 2/3 scoreless innings, Josh Fleming (4-0) allowed a run in three innings as the bulk man and Nick Anderson closed for his sixth save. NATIONALS 5, PHILLIES 1 WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper was hitless in his return from back stiffness and Philadelpia manager Joe Girardi was ejected in the third inning of a loss to Washington. Harper went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts as the designated hitter, dropping his average to .254. Third-place Philadelphia fell to 27-27 and with six games left. Girardi and center fielder Roman Quinn were ejected in the third inning for arguing a call by plate umpire Junior Valentine. Aníbal Sánchez (3-5) allowed one run and four hits in five innings and combined with four relievers on a six-hitter. Zack Wheeler (4-1) gave up three runs — two earned — and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports