Nick Gordon’s sacrifice fly scored Gilberto Celestino.Īlex Lange (7-4) got the win and Gregory Soto picked up his 30th save with a perfect ninth. Jeffers reached on a fielding error and scored when Carlos Correa walked with the bases loaded. The Twins scored two unearned runs in the fifth. The Tigers turned the two throwing errors by catcher Ryan Jeffers and a misplay by first baseman Jose Miranda, along with Miguel Cabrera’s single, a wild pitch, a walk and a stolen base, into two runs. The Twins’ defense did him no favors at the start, committing three errors in the first inning. Twins’ prospect Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1) is the youngest pitcher in the majors this season allowed three runs - two earned - and three hits in five innings. The right-hander was tagged for five runs, walked three and gave up two hits.ĭETROIT (AP) - Eric Haase and Victor Reyes homered, and Detroit took advantage of Minnesota’s sloppy play, including three errors in the first inning, for the win. Stroman (6-7) gave up five hits, struck out seven and walked two.Īnderson (2-4) lasted just seven batters and got one out.
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They’ll need to sweep a three-game series against the Cubs in Cincinnati to avoid the franchise’s second 100-loss season. The Reds have dropped six straight and 19 of 23. The Cubs, aided by three walks and a hit batter, knocked out a Chase Anderson in a five-run first and cruised to their 11th win in 12 games in their Wrigley Field season finale. Nelson Velázquez drove in four runs and Seiya Suzuki had two hits and two RBIs. MJ Melendez and Vinnie Pasquantino each had three hits for the Royals.ĬHICAGO (AP) - Willson Contreras got several standing ovations in what could be his final home game at Wrigley Field, Marcus Stroman threw six scoreless innings and Chicago won its seventh straight, beating Cincinnati. José Ramirez stole his 20th base of the season in the seventh, the fourth time in his career he has hit 20 home runs and stolen 20 bases in a season.Ĭastillo allowed seven runs in five innings. 355 in nine games since being called up from Triple-A Columbus on Sept. Emmanuel Clase pitched the ninth for his major-league leading 41st save.Īmed Rosario had a sacrifice fly in the first before Cleveland sent nine men to the plate in the second and scored six times with two outs.īrennan is batting. Kansas City cut the score to 7-5 in the eighth, but Trevor Stephan retired Edward Olivares with two on to end the inning. He also tripled and scored to leadoff the game. Brennan, another rookie, hit his first major-league homer earlier in the inning. Josh Naylor’s home run gave Cleveland a 7-0 lead. Bo Naylor, called up from the minors Saturday, struck out in all four at-bats. Naylor played first base and batted cleanup, one spot ahead of his brother Bo, who was the designated hitter. Naylor and Brennan homered off Max Castillo (0-2) in Cleveland’s six-run second. Bieber finished the regular season with 198 strikeouts in 200 innings.
The right-hander gave up both runs - one unearned -in the fourth and scattered seven hits, struck out three, walked one. Cleveland has won 11 of 13 and is an MLB-best 22-5 since Sept. Cleveland Guardians’ Will Brennan, left, slides safely into third base under the tag of Kansas City Royals’ Nate Eaton during the first inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Sunday.ĬLEVELAND (AP) - Shane Bieber allowed two runs over five innings in his final start before the postseason, Josh Naylor and rookie Will Brennan hit three-run homers and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Sunday.īieber (13-8) is scheduled to start Game 1 of the wild-card series Friday for the AL Central champions.
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