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Sat Sep 19 202022:43White Sox beat Reds 5-0, close in on AL Central title
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tim Anderson hit two of Chicago’s five solo homers, and the White Sox — already guaranteed a playoff spot — took another step toward the AL Central title by overpowering the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Saturday night. Chicago has won eight of its last 10 games, securing at least a wild card and its first postseason appearance since 2008. José Abreu hit his fifth homer in eight games as the White Sox piled them up, including three in a row in the eighth off Robert Stephenson. Abreu has 18 homers overall. The Reds managed six hits as they had their season-high winning streak snapped at six games. Cincinnati (26-27) wasted a chance to move above .500 for the first time since its season-opening win over the Tigers. Nomar Mazara was in a 3-for-25 slump with 11 strikeouts when he connected off Trevor Bauer (4-4) in the fifth inning for his first homer. One out later, Anderson’s ninth homer made it 2-0. Bauer went seven innings and gave up five hits while throwing 107 pitches. Matt Foster (5-0) retired the six batters he faced in relief of Dallas Keuchel. ASTROS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2 HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve drove in two, Kyle Tucker had a tiebreaking single and Houston beat Arizona to get back to .500. Altuve tied it at 2 in the sixth with an RBI double, and Tucker put Houston ahead with his single three batters later, chasing starter Luke Weaver (1-8). Altuve also had a run-scoring groundout in the third. Kole Calhoun hit his sixth homer in five games, leading off the second inning with a solo shot to right. Josh Rojas increased the lead to 2-0 in the third on a sacrifice fly. Weaver allowed three runs and five hits with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings in losing his fifth straight decision. Enoli Paredes (3-2) threw two scoreless innings for the win. Josh James threw a scoreless seventh. Ryan Pressly finished the ninth for his 11th save. ATHLETICS 6, GIANTS 0 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Lamb hit a two-run homer and Oakland beat San Francisco for the second straight game. Lefty starter Jesús Luzardo (3-2) gave up five hits over six innings, striking out seven without a walk. He ended a four-start winless stretch. The A’s clinched their third straight postseason berth with a 6-0 win Friday night and were closing in on the club’s first AL West crown since 2013. Kevin Gausman (3-3) struck out six in six innings and stymied the slugging A’s. MARLINS 7, NATIONALS 3 MIAMI (AP) — Miguel Rojas and Garrett Cooper each had a double and a homer and Miami beat Washington and maintained its hold on second place in the NL East. Starling Marte and Brian Anderson each singled twice for the Marlins, who had 14 hits against Washington starter Patrick Corbin (2-6). Miami also got two hits from Lewis Brinson and Chad Wallach. Pablo Lopez (5-4) went 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs and three hits, struck out seven and walked three. Andrew Stevenson had a two-run single in the fourth for Washington. Corbin was lifted after six innings. The left-hander allowed seven runs and struck out seven. TIGERS 5, INDIANS 2 DETROIT (AP) — Eric Haase and Daz Cameron hit RBI singles during a four-run eighth inning, and Detroit won their first game following manager Ron Gardenhire’s retirement. Gardenhire abruptly stepped down before the game, saying it had been a stressful season for him and that he needed to focus on his health. Jose Cisnero (3-3) earned the win. Bryan Garcia struck out three in the ninth for his third save. Phil Maton (2-3) took the loss. The loss snapped a streak of 12 straight victories for Cleveland at Detroit’s Comerica Park. Bench coach Lloyd McClendon took over as Detroit’s manager for the remainder of the season. PHILLIES 3, BLUE JAYS 1 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vince Velasquez pitched six strong innings, Andrew McCutchen hit the go-ahead single in the fifth inning and Philadelphia beat slumping Toronto. Velasquez (1-1) allowed a run, two hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Andrew Knapp and Adam Haseley each had two hits and an RBI for Philadelphia. Travis Shaw homered for the Blue Jays, who have lost six straight but still hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the AL. Toronto right-hander Hyun Jin Ryu (4-2) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings with eighth strikeouts and a walk. BREWERS 5, ROYALS 0 MILWAUKEE (AP) —Corbin Burnes threw six solid innings of four-hit ball and Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer in Milwaukee’s four-run eighth inning in a win over Kansas City. With the win, Milwaukee moved into a tie with the Cincinnati Reds, one game behind second-place St. Louis in the NL Central. Burnes continues as the best starting pitcher on the Brewers’ staff. He is 4-0 in his last five starts, with 47 strikeouts and six walks in that span. Against the Royals, he struck out nine. Devin Williams retired the side in order in the seventh and eighth, including four strike outs. He has 47 strikeouts in 23 innings of relief. Drew Rasmussen retired the side in order in the ninth to preserve the shutout. Jacob Nottingham’s two-base hit off Royals reliever Scott Barlow in the eighth tacked on a big insurance run. Orlando Arcia singled and took third on Barlow’s errant pickoff throw. Kris Bubic (1-6) allowed just a hit and an unearned run in 5 1/3 innings. The 23-year-old left-hander struck out seven, but tied his season-high with four walks. CARDINALS 5, PIRATES 4 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a two-run double to end a no-hit bid started by Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller, and St. Louis rallied to beat the Pirates. Keller threw 84 pitches over six no-hit innings and was pulled from the game leading 4-0, but the Cardinals scored five runs off relief pitchers Geoff Hartlieb and Sam Howard in the seventh. O’Neill broke up the no-hit bid and keyed the inning with his bases-loaded double against Howard (2-3). St. Louis improved to 25-24 and is a game ahead of Cincinnati and Milwaukee for second place in the NL Central. The 24-year-old Keller walked two and hit O’Neill with a pitch before retiring his final 14 batters, finishing with six strikeouts. Jake Woodford (1-0) retired the last two batters in the sixth and was credited with his first major league win. Genesis Cabrera notched his first save of the season by getting the last five outs. The Pirates took a 2-0 lead on solo home runs by rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes in the first and Jose Osuna in the third. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports