Freddie Freeman dominated twice, Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled as the 12th West National League in 13 seasons with an 8-0 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday afternoon in Phoenix.
The Dodgers won the home advantage for a series of wild cards to the best of the best three that opens on Tuesday. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8) gave four strokes and two steps in six rounds to lower his ERA to 2.49, second best in the national league.
The two -point circuit of Ohtani in the fourth was its 54th, giving it 108 in its first two seasons with the Dodgers. He is short of Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers, 2001-02) for the second by a player of his first two seasons with an organization. Babe Ruth had 113 for New York Yankees in 1920-21.
The Diamondbacks opener, Jalen Beeks (5-3), left after authorizing the Freeman circuit in the second. Nabil Crismatt arrived and sold seven strokes and seven points (five deserved) into three rounds while the Diamondbacks lost two games behind the New York Mets for the latest NL joker spot.
Tigers 4, Guardians 2
JAHMAI Jones, WENEEL Perez and Riley Greene hit the solo circuits in the first four heats while Detroit beat Cleveland to take a sequence of eight consecutive defeats and forge a first place in the Central. The guards hold the break in equality.
Six tiger launchers combined for a five strikers. Brant Hurter (4-3) obtained four withdrawals and will go up the side in the ninth for his 22nd stop.
Jose Ramirez caressed a double RBI in the eighth, which established the Guardians’ career record for most of the blows with 726. Parker Messick (3-1) granted six strokes and four points in five rounds.
Yankees 5, White Sox 3
Giancarlo Stanton struck a double database with a fifth round withdrawal and New York remained equally at the top of the American League East with a victory on the visit of Chicago.
The Yankees won their fifth consecutive match and even stayed with Toronto at the top of the division. Aaron Judge has successfully had two strokes and drew two intentional walks. It ended at night with an average of 0.330 on average of major league and a record of 36 intentional intentional passes. Carlos Rodon (18-9) granted three points on four strokes in six rounds.
Michael A. Taylor hit a two -point circuit for the White Sox, who lost five in a row. Chicago’s lifter, Tyler Gilbert (4-2), granted a round in 1 2/3 sleeves.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1
Daulton Varsho struck a big slam while Toronto was beating Boston to save the final of the three -game series.
Varsho’s second big chelem of the season managed 0-0 equality in the sixth. George Springer added a two -point circuit later in the Channel.
The Red Sox needed a victory to get a place in the playoffs after taking the first two games in the series. Jarren Duran led the seventh with a double to break a personal drought of 0 for 12 and give the Red Sox their first runner of the game. Trevor Story followed with a single RBI.
Reds 2, pirates 1
Nick Lodolo launched 6 1/3 -roundless and Noelvi Marte strokes stole a circuit on the ninth while the Cincinnati host remained a match behind the New York dishes for the end of the National League.
Lodolo (9-8) posted 12 career withdrawals to hold back a career while dispersing two strokes and a walk before leaving in the seventh with a groin injury. Emilio Pagan laid the side in the ninth for his 30th judgment – highlighted by taking the jump of Marte on the right field wall to take a Bryan Reynolds circuit.
The start of the pirates Braxton Ashcraft (4-4) granted two points and eight strokes in 4 1/3 rounds. Spencer Horwitz’s double pinch stroke in the eighth put the table for the Pittsburgh race alone.
Put 8, cubs 5
Brett Baty completed a three -point circuit, Francisco Lindor also went deep and the recruit Nolan McLean withdrew 11 strikers, fueling New York visiting a victory on Chicago.
Lindor recorded his second 30-homer career, 30 stages of the basic season after his solo shot in the third round. Brandon Nimmo had three shots and one point produced. McLean (5-1) granted five points in 5 1/3 rounds, and Edwin Diaz obtained his 28th stop for the season.
The Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs launched a solo shot in the fourth round and added an explosion of three points in the sixth. Shota Imanaga (9-8) authorized eight points on nine stages in 5 2/3 rounds.
Phillies 1, Marlins 0
Walker Buehler and three lifts combined on a five strikers while Philadelphia visited Miami. With his second consecutive defeat, the Marlins were eliminated post-season claims.
BUEHLER (10-7) launched five-sleeves without goal to help Philadelphia move in the two games of the Idle Milwaukee for the seeded of the National League qualifiers. David Robertson obtained his second stop. Alec Bohm, who went 2-in-4, led to the only race of the game with a first round.
The start of Miami Janson Junk (6-4) granted a point in 4 2/3 rounds. Troy Johnston succeeded two of the five strokes of the Marlins.
Astros 11, Athletics 5
Framber Valdez granted only one point in seven -rounds and the Christian Walker circuit highlighted a 12 -stroke attack while Houston managed a sequence of five defeats and won a crucial victory over athletics in West Sacramento, California.
Houston remains a match behind Detroit for the last place in the American League. Valdez (13-11) attracted 10 and dispersed seven strokes while slamming a personal sequence of four-part defeats. Walker has produced two strokes and three points produced while Jose Altuve, Isaac Paredes and Carlos Correa led each point each.
Nick Kurtz fell for his 34th and 35th circuits for athletics while Shea Langeliers went 4 for 5 of the head of the head. JT Ginn (4-7) sold seven points and six strokes in 3 2/3 rounds.
Orioles 6, rays 5
Dylan Beavers succeeded in the first throw at the end of ninth round to finish a return while Baltimore beat Tampa Bay to win his home final. Ryan Mountcastle and Coby Mayo also dominated the Orioles, which dragged 5-2 in the eighth.
The Keegan Akin (5-4) lift won the victory with an unexpected round in the rubber match. Kevin Kelly (2-5), who abandoned two circuits and a triple among the four strikers he faced, took the defeat.
Drew Rasmussen started for the Rays, leaving after 2 1/3 -roundless innings. The start of the Orioles Cade Povich was accused of five points on 10 strokes in 5 2/3 rounds.
Twins 4, Rangers 0
Byron Buxton led in the four points with a pair of circuits and Bailey Ober faced only one striker during the minimum during his passage of six rounds while the Minnesota took the rubber game of the three game game in Arlington, Texas.
For the second consecutive day, Buxton led the match with a home run. He added a three -point shot to the eighth. Ober (6-9) dispersed two strokes and a walk while attracting five to its sole purpose outing of the season.
Leaving the Rangers, Tyler Mahle (6-4), granted five strokes and a five-round walking while he finished with an MPM of 0.84 in 10 departures at home. Texas only had three strokes.
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