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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5, 11 innings

TORONTO — Aaron Hill doubled home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning and the Blue Jays handed the Orioles their sixth straight loss. Hill, who hit a solo home run, reached 100 RBIs for the first time in his career. Shawn Camp (2-6) pitched one inning for the win.

Twins 8, White Sox 6

CHICAGO — Michael Cuddyer hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth and Matt Tolbert homered in the same inning and the Twins defeated the White Sox. The Twins won for the eighth time in nine games despite blowing two leads and getting a dismal start from Jeff Manship. Orlando Cabrera hit a two-run homer and Jason Kubel added a solo shot for the Twins, who stayed within 21‚Ñ2 games of first-place Detroit in the AL Central.

Royals 5, Red Sox 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke bolstered his Cy Young Award credentials by holding Boston to two hits in six scoreless innings, leading the Royals. Greinke is 3-0 with a 0.26 ERA in his past five starts, allowing 18 hits and one earned run in 35 innings. With the stingy stretch, Grienke has lowered his major leading-leading ERA to 2.08. Greinke (15-8) became the first Royals pitcher to win at least 15 games in a season since Paul Byrd won 17 in 2002.

Mariners 4, Rays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jose Lopez hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Mariners eliminated the defending AL champions from the postseason. Ichiro Suzuki had a two-run homer for the Mariners, who ended Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak. Lopez gave Seattle a 4-3 lead on his 25th homer this season, coming off Dan Wheeler (4-5) with one out in the eighth.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cardinals 11, Astros 2

HOUSTON — Joel Pineiro allowed five hits in seven effective innings, Yadier Molina hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals inched closer to the NL Central title. Colby Rasmus added a solo shot as the Cardinals reduced their magic number for clinching the division to two. Pineiro (15-11) struck out four and threw only 87 pitches to win for the first time in four starts.

Braves 3, Mets 1

NEW YORK — Jair Jurrjens dominated a feeble New York Mets lineup again and Yunel Escobar hit a two-run single, sending the Braves to victory. The surging Braves kept up their late playoff charge, though their chances for a postseason spot are slim.

Dodgers 14, Nationals 2

WASHINGTON — Rafael Furcal drove in four runs, Hiroki Kuroda allowed four hits over six innings and the Dodgers had two big innings in a victory over the Nationals. The Dodgers’ sixth win in seven games lowered their magic number for clinching a postseason berth to three. Los Angeles would win its second straight NL West title for the first time since 1977-78 with any combination of Dodger wins and Colorado losses totaling seven.

Phillies 9, Marlins 3, Game 1 Marlins 3, Phillies 0, Game 2

MIAMI — Anibal Sanchez allowed two hits in eight innings to beat Philadelphia for the first time in five career decisions, and the Marlins’ 3-0 victory gave them a doubleheader split. Joe Blanton gave up two hits in seven shutout innings to outpitch Marlins ace Josh Johnson in the first game, which Philadelphia won 9-3. That reduced to five the Phillies’ magic number for clinching the NL East.

Associated Press