By Field Level Media
Sep 14 (Field Level Media) - Cam Schlittler pitched six innings of one-hit ball in taking the major league ERA lead, and the host New York Yankees shut out the New York Mets 2-0 on Sunday in the final game of the Subway Series.
Ben Rice and Austin Wells provided the only runs of the game via solo home runs as the Yankees won for the 18th time in 26 games and lowered their magic number for clinching a postseason spot to one.
Schlittler (14-6) allowed only Brett Baty's double with
two outs in the fifth. The right-hander struck out eight, walked two and moved past Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski (1.952 ERA) for the major league lead by lowering his ERA to 1.949.
Rice slugged his third career leadoff home run and Wells homered in the third off Mets starter Christian Scott (4-5), who allowed two runs on three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings. Yankees star Aaron Judge went 0-for-3 and is 3-for-17 since being activated from the injured list.
Tigers 8, Rockies 1
Riley Greene homered and drove in three runs and host Detroit thumped Colorado to complete a three-game sweep.
Spencer Torkelson had a solo homer and Kevin McGonigle supplied a two-run triple for the Tigers. John Peck scored a run and drove in another, while Zach McKinstry scored twice. Jackson Jobe (2-2) fanned a season-high eight in 6 1/3 innings for Detroit, which finished off a 5-1 homestand.
Adael Amador homered for the Rockies, who have lost seven straight. Colorado rookie starter Gabriel Hughes (0-8) gave up five runs and five hits in two innings while throwing 70 pitches.
Phillies 9, Braves 4
Alec Bohm's two-run double in the eighth inning sparked a seven-run rally and helped visiting Philadelphia defeat Atlanta and salvage a contest from their three-game series.
With the score tied 2-2, Bohm drove a two-out liner to center field to score Bryce Harper and Trea Turner. Bryson Stott and J.T. Realmuto followed with run-scoring singles that stretched the Phillies' lead to 6-2. Kyle Schwarber added a two-run single and Turner singled home a run. Realmuto and Stott each had three of the team's 16 hits and were among six players with multiple hits.
Matt Olson went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs for the Braves, whose lead over the Phillies in the National League East stands at five games.
Marlins 6, Dodgers 4
Pinch hitter Agustin Ramirez hit a two-run, walk-off homer in the ninth to give Miami a victory over visiting Los Angeles.
The Marlins entered the ninth behind 4-2 with ex-Marlins pitcher Tanner Scott on the mound trying to close it out. But Xavier Edwards' infield single, Jakob Marsee's bunt hit and Javier Sanoja's softly hit two-run double down the left field line tied the score 4-4 with no outs.
Los Angeles brought in Brock Stewart against Ramirez, who got a 94 mph fastball down the middle and belted it 407 feet to left-center. The loss ruined a great performance by 21-year-old Dodgers rookie Josue De Paula, who slugged a three-run homer for his first major league hit and doubled off the wall.
Blue Jays 8, Orioles 1
Toronto hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning and went on to defeat visiting Baltimore in a battle of teams fighting for a playoff spot in the American League.
George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto homered in succession against Trevor Rogers (10-10) in the rubber match of a three-game series. The Blue Jays hold a three-game lead over the Orioles and lead the season series 6-4.
Guerrero was 4-for-5 with a double and two singles to go with his home run, which was only his ninth of the season and first at home. Toronto starter Dylan Cease (11-5) gave up a run in five innings.
Guardians 9, Twins 2
Steven Kwan, Jo Adell and Travis Bazzana hit home runs as Cleveland moved closer to the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox with a win over host Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Kwan was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBIs and two runs, while Bazzana added a walk, three RBIs and two runs and Adell scored two and drove in two for the Guardians, who are a half-game behind the White Sox.
Tanner Bibee (6-15) got the win by giving up two runs and four hits in 6 2/3 innings while Twins starter Joe Ryan (6-10) allowed four runs on seven hits in four innings.
Nationals 6, Angels 5
Jacob Young doubled in the go-ahead run during a four-run eighth as host Washington rallied to complete a three-game sweep of Los Angeles.
Daylen Lile, CJ Abrams, Yohandy Morales and James Wood provided two hits apiece for the Nationals. Erik Tolman (1-1) collected his first major league win in relief. Jack Sinclair handled the ninth for his first big-league save.
Moises Ballesteros and Zach Neto homered and Mike Trout doubled and walked twice for the Angels, who finished 3-6 on their nine-game trip.
Reds 4, Brewers 3
Elly De La Cruz scored the go-ahead run on Tyler Stephenson's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, lifting visiting Cincinnati over Milwaukee to salvage the finale of a 1-5 road trip.
The Reds' Eugenio Suarez launched a three-run homer in the sixth inning, marking his second homer in as many games. Brandon Williamson (4-4) allowed one run on two hits in four innings in relief of Chase Burns.
Joey Ortiz belted a two-run homer in the second inning and Jake Bauers went deep to lead off the seventh for the Brewers, who saw their five-game winning streak come to a halt.
Cardinals 3, White Sox 1
Alec Burleson hit a go-ahead, bases-clearing double in the bottom of the sixth inning and Michael McGreevy pitched six effective innings for host St. Louis in a victory over Chicago.
White Sox rookie right-hander David Sandlin retired his first 16 batters before allowing three unearned runs on Burleson's double following an error by shortstop Colson Montgomery.
McGreevy (7-9) allowed a run, three hits and three walks with six strikeouts for the Cardinals. Gordon Graceffo struck out three in two scoreless innings, and Georgie Soriano converted his fourth save after escaping a bases-loaded jam.
Rangers 7, Diamondbacks 6
Corey Seager had a 458-foot home run among his three hits, Cal Quantrill pitched six strong innings and Texas held off Arizona in Phoenix to move to within one game of the AL West lead.
Quantrill (9-5) gave up two runs on five hits on 70 pitches, leaving after Geraldo Perdomo opened the seventh with a single.
The Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa hit an RBI double and Jordan Lawlar's one-out double off the left field fence made it 7-6 in the ninth off Jacob Latz. But the Rangers closer struck out Tommy Troy and intentionally walked Ketel Marte before he got Gabriel Moreno to pop out for his 29th save.
Rays 14, Astros 4
Jonathan Aranda homered twice with three RBIs, starter Freddy Peralta twirled five no-hit innings and Tampa Bay completed its majors-best 15th series sweep by pounding Houston in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Falling a homer shy of the cycle, the Rays' Victor Mesa Jr. was 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs. Teammate Richie Palacios was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and scored twice, while Nick Fortes went deep for Tampa Bay, which posted 15 hits and was 4-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Peralta left with the Rays up 11-0.
Isaac Paredes, Nick Allen and Nelson Velazquez homered for the Astros, who had only four hits and are 2-6 in the past eight games. Starter Hayden Wesneski (5-2) surrendered seven runs (three earned) on six hits in three hits.
Pirates 4, Cubs 3
Brandon Lowe drove in two runs with a pinch-hit single in the sixth inning as visiting Pittsburgh beat Chicago to avoid being swept.
Pirates starter Bubba Chandler (8-9) gave up five hits and three runs in 5 1/3 innings. Pittsburgh took the lead for good in its three-run sixth inning. Mason Montgomery picked up his 13th save with a scoreless ninth inning.
Miguel Amaya gave the Cubs a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning with a two-run homer. Chicago starter Matthew Boyd (8-5) gave up seven hits and four runs in 5 1/3 innings. The Cubs fell into a tie with the Phillies for the first National League wild-card spot.
Athletics 8, Mariners 7
Lawrence Butler hit two homers, the latter a two-run shot with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, to give the Athletics a walk-off victory over Seattle in West Sacramento, Calif.
The Mariners' Randy Arozarena also homered twice, including a tie-breaking blast in the eighth inning, and had four RBIs. Seattle closer Andres Munoz (5-6) got the final two outs in the eighth before returning for the ninth. Zack Gelof grounded a leadoff single into left field before Butler's blast into the bullpen in right-center.
Elvis Alvarado (5-3) got the victory for the A's, who also won the opener of the three-game series with a walk-off homer. Gelof and Butler hit back-to-back homers with two outs in the first inning off Mariners starter Bryce Miller.
Red Sox 4, Royals 1
Roman Anthony's two-out RBI single in the seventh inning snapped a 1-1 tie, lifting host Boston past Kansas City in the rain-delayed rubber game of their series.
Red Sox starter Payton Tolle struck out seven and allowed just four hits and one walk over six shutout innings, including an immaculate first (three strikeouts on nine pitches). Garrett Whitlock (7-1) got the win in relief while Aroldis Chapman brushed off two walks of his own to strike out the side for his 34th save.
The Royals were limited to just five hits, though starter Noah Cameron tossed one-run ball across six innings. Reliever Craig Kimbrel (1-5) walked two batters before Anthony's go-ahead single off reliever Connor Thomas.
Padres 6, Giants 4
Manny Machado homered, Fernando Tatis Jr. accumulated three hits, two runs and two RBIs, and visiting San Diego completed a three-game sweep of San Francisco.
Padres starter Nick Pivetta allowed two runs and five hits during his four- inning stint. Wandy Peralta (3-2), Randy Vasquez and Yuki Matsui on 3 1/3 innings of shutout ball to close out the game. With the win, San Diego extended its lead over Arizona to 2 1/2 games with two weeks remaining in their duel for the third and final wild-card playoff spot in the National League.
Andrew Knizner hit a two-run homer for the Giants, who announced earlier in the day that Rafael Devers will miss the remainder of the season with a core muscle injury. San Francisco ace Logan Webb (8-9) was charged with six runs on eight hits in five innings.
(--Field Level Media)
