Justin Verlander became the 18th pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,...
Justin Verlander became the 18th pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau on Saturday as the Houston Astros recorded a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.
Josh Reddick belted a three-run homer and Jose Altuve also went deep and drove in three runs for the Astros, who have won 11 of their last 13 contests and clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.Trevor Story hit a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning, and host Colorado again put a dent in Milwaukee’s division title hopes with a win in Denver.
Reliever Steve Cishek , the fifth of seven Cubs pitchers, earned the victory. Brandon Kintzler closed out the game for his first save. Cubs starting pitcher Cole Hamels worked four scoreless innings and struck out eight batters. In 19 innings against the Cardinals this season, he struck out 22 batters and didn’t allow a run.
Anderson , making his first start since Sept. 17 as the A’s attempted to limit his innings to reduce the stress on his arm, allowed three hits, walked one and struck out three.Gerardo Parra’s grand slam capped a nine-run second inning as host Washington beat Cleveland to clinch home field advantage for the National League wild-card game.
Rene Rivera hit a two-run homer earlier in the inning for the Mets, who have won the first two games of the season-ending three-game set. Steven Matz earned the win after allowing two hits and five walks while striking out seven over six innings.Rougned Odor highlighted a six-run sixth inning with a grand slam and Texas beat visiting New York in Arlington, Texas.
Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez homered for the Red Sox, who lost their third straight. Bogaerts had three hits.Nelson Cruz belted a leadoff home run in the eighth inning to help Minnesota defeat host Kansas City. Cruz is hitting .371 with nine home runs and 28 RBIs in 16 games against Kansas City this season, the most RBIs against the Royals by one player in Kansas City history.
Elfin improved to 3-1 against the Marlins this season after allowing three runs on six hits before leaving the game after surrendering a two-run homer to Neil Walker in the eighth inning. Caleb Smith took the loss for Miami after striking out one and walking four in three innings.Teoscar Hernandez homered, right-hander Trent Thornton struck out eight in five scoreless innings and Toronto defeated visiting Tampa Bay.
Detroit opened the scoring with two outs in the first inning, as designed hitter Miguel Cabrera smacked a solo home run to left-center field. The home run was the 476th of Cabrera’s career, moving him past Stan Musial and Willie Stargell and into a tie for 30th with Adrian Beltre on the major league all-time list.John Hicks smacked a pinch-hit, three-run home run with one out in the ninth inning to help visiting Detroit defeat Chicago, earning a doubleheader split.
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