mlb roundup Tuesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rays 7, Yankees 0

NEW YORK

Matt Moore had New York flailing for five wild innings, and Tampa Bay beat the Yankees to push them to the brink of missing out on the postseason for the second time in 19 years. Tampa Bay roughed up Hiroki Kuroda in tightening its grip on an AL wild-card spot with its fifth straight win. Matt Joyce had a leadoff homer as the Rays jumped ahead 3-0 in the first and David DeJesus had two RBI doubles. Tampa Bay has a one-game lead over Cleveland for the top wild card with five to play.

Blue Jays 3, Orioles 2

10 Innings

BALTIMORE

The Jays eliminated Baltimore from the playoff hunt, using two clutch RBI singles by Mark DeRosa to beat the Orioles. Baltimore’s sixth straight loss, combined with Cleveland’s comeback win over the Chicago White Sox, left the Orioles six games behind the Indians for the final wild-card slot with five games left. DeRosa singled in the tying run in the eighth inning and put the Blue Jays ahead in the 10th. Sergio Santos (1-1) worked a perfect ninth and Casey Janssen got three outs for his 34th save.

Tigers 4, Twins 2

MINNEAPOLIS

Doug Fister struck out seven and the Tigers homered three times in the fourth inning to clinch a playoff berth. Victor Martinez and Omar Infante went back-to-back and Austin Jackson hit a two-run homer later in the fourth to put the Tigers in front. Fister (14-9) gave up two runs and eight hits in 61/3 innings to help Detroit secure at least an AL wild card.

Rangers 3, Astros 2

ARLINGTON, TEXAS

Adrian Beltre homered at home for the first time in more than a month and the Rangers stayed close in the wild-card race, beating Houston and sending the Astros to their 11th straight loss. With five games left in the regular season, Texas remained a game behind Cleveland for the AL’s second wild-card spot. Tampa Bay is a game ahead of the Indians in a crowded pack.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cardinals 2, Nationals 0

ST. LOUIS

Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha lost his no-hit bid on Ryan Zimmerman’s infield single with two outs in the ninth inning, and St. Louis beat Washington to close in on the NL Central title. Making his ninth career start, Wacha came about as close as possible to finishing off the third no-hitter in the majors this season. Instead, he became the third pitcher to have a bid broken up with one out to go. Zimmerman hit a chopper just over Wacha’s glove — the pitcher said he thought it nicked his mitt — and the ball bounced slowly toward shortstop. A charging Pete Kozma grabbed it with his bare hand and whipped a throw to first that was a little wide, pulling Matt Adams off the bag just as Zimmerman arrived. The crowd at Busch Stadium let out a loud, collective groan. Third baseman David Freese sat crouched in the infield, stunned at how close his 22-year-old teammate had come.

Mets 4, Reds 2

CINCINNATI

Daniel Murphy hit a three-run homer off Mike Leake, whose long streak of scoreless innings got shattered early, and the Mets dealt the Reds a costly setback to their hopes of a second straight NL Central title. The Reds and Pirates clinched playoff spots on Monday night, but hope to chase down first-place St. Louis with closing surges. Leake’s one very bad inning made that much less likely for Cincinnati. Leake (14-7) gave up four runs and eight hits in only 12/3 innings.

Braves 3, Brewers 2

ATLANTA

Andrelton Simmons hit a game-ending RBI single with two out in the ninth, lifting the Braves to the victory. Justin Upton sparked the winning rally with a leadoff single against Donovan Hand (0-5). Upton advanced on Evan Gattis’ one-out grounder that Scooter Gennett bobbled behind second base for an infield hit.

Phillies 2, Marlins 1

MIAMI

Darin Ruf and Kevin Frandsen each drove in a run in the first inning, and the Phillies handed the Marlins their 100th loss of the season. It’s the second triple-digit-loss season in Marlins history, joining the 108-defeat year in 1998. Mike Redmond, the first-year Marlins manager, was a rookie on that team, playing in 37 games.

INTERLEAGUE

Rockies 8, Red Sox 3

DENVER

Charlie Blackmon hit his first career leadoff homer and Tyler Chatwood pitched seven strong innings, lifting the Rockies. John Lackey (10-13) struggled on the road again, allowing four runs and six hits in six innings.

Associated Press