Recap Roundups
September 30, 2015
Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 2
Francisco Cervelli hit a grand slam and Gerrit Cole pitched seven innings for his 19th win as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 on Wednesday afternoon in the opener of a day-night doubleheader to keep alive their slim hopes of winning the National League Central.
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Toronto 15, Baltimore 2
TIMORE-- Marcus Stroman allowed one run in eight strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first American League East title in 22 years with a 15-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.
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Minnesota 7, Cleveland 1
Joe Mauer and Byron Buxton homered and Torii Hunter drove in three runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1 in the first game of a doubleheader at Progressive Field on Wednesday.
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Baltimore 8, Toronto 1
The Baltimore Orioles easily won the nightcap of Wednesday's doubleheader with Toronto. But the Blue Jays weren't too upset since they had taken care of some big business in Game 1.
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Boston 9, NY Yankees 5
Opportunity after opportunity eluded the New York Yankees Wednesday night and even with the news the out of town scoreboard was providing, they were unable to celebrate.
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Oakland 8, LA Angels 7
Johnny Giavotella said the Los Angeles Angels "shot themselves in the foot" Wednesday night against the Oakland A's.
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Philadelphia 7, NY Mets 5
The lowly Philadelphia Phillies do not lack for motivation as the season winds down.
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St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 1
The St. Louis Cardinals waited until after the game ended before celebrating their third straight National League Central title.
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Cleveland 10, Minnesota 2
Cody Anderson, suddenly one of the Cleveland Indians' best pitchers, shut down a Minnesota Twins team desperately seeking a doubleheader sweep Wednesday night.
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Tampa Bay 6, Miami 4
The Tampa Bay Rays have been eliminated from postseason contention, but still find motivation in things like Wednesday's 6-4 win against the Miami Marlins, which matched Tampa Bay's win total from last season with four games remaining.
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Atlanta 2, Washington 0
Jordan Zimmermann had a quality start in what was likely his last game for the Washington Nationals, but it wasn't good enough to get a victory.
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Chi. Cubs 10, Cincinnati 3
The Chicago Cubs are headed to the postseason and Jon Lester is a big reason why. It was in the veteran left-hander's plans all along.
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Texas 6, Detroit 2
The long ball and a shutdown bullpen led the Texas Rangers to the brink of an American League West championship.
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Kansas City 5, Chi. White Sox 3
A two-run homer in the 10th inning by Eric Hosmer gave the Kansas City Royals the win they needed Wednesday night to secure home-field advantage in the American League Division Series.
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Arizona 3, Colorado 1
After two hits, an RBI and a sliding collision with the left-field fence, Arizona left fielder David Peralta said he is still trying to prove he can play every day. Everyone else seems convinced.
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Houston 7, Seattle 6
After delivering the game-ending throw, Houston Astros center fielder Carlos Gomez lay on his back and took a few seconds to soak in the celebration that broke out around him.
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Milwaukee 5, San Diego 0
Milwaukee's Zach Davies is providing hope for the future.
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San Francisco 5, LA Dodgers 0
The Los Angeles Dodgers found themselves looking ahead to next week's playoffs while also looking back on Tuesday's National League West-clinching win that extended their season.
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