Deadspin | MLB roundup: Dodgers beat Rockies, spoil Blackmon’s farewell

Shohei Ohtani fell brief in his bid to turn out to be the primary National League Triple Crown winner since 1937, however Chris Taylor’s house run helped energy the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver to spoil Charlie Blackmon’s ultimate recreation.

Ohtani, who led the NL in house runs (54) and RBIs (130), completed with a .310 common after going 1-for-4 on Sunday. San Diego’s Luis Arraez went 1-for-3 to all however lock up the title with a .314 common. Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna completed Sunday at .304 and can have a slight likelihood to win the batting title on Monday, when the Braves and Mets play a doubleheader in Atlanta.

Ohtani additionally stole his 59th base and Teoscar Hernandez had two hits for the Dodgers (98-64), who completed the season with the most effective file in baseball.

Blackmon, who’s retiring after 14 main league seasons spent completely with the Rockies, was given a standing ovation earlier than the sport. He went 1-for-2 earlier than being eliminated within the third to a different standing ovation. Sam Hilliard homered, however Colorado (61-101) despatched Blackmon into retirement with a loss.

Mets 5, Brewers 0

David Peterson tossed seven innings of one-hit ball and earned the win, and visiting New York beat Milwaukee to make sure itself a chance to play for a postseason berth Monday.

The win snapped a three-game shedding streak for the Mets (88-72), who can clinch a National League wild-card spot by successful at the very least as soon as in Atlanta towards the Braves throughout Monday’s make-up doubleheader. The groups had the ultimate two video games of their sequence postponed final week attributable to Hurricane Helene.

The Mets are in a digital tie for the ultimate two wild-card spots with the Arizona Diamondbacks (89-73) and the Braves (88-72). Francisco Lindor was 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and two stolen bases towards the NL Central-winning Brewers (93-69), who’re slated to start an NL wild-card sequence Tuesday towards the sixth seed.

Diamondbacks 11, Padres 2

Ketel Marte’s two-run house run highlighted a six-run fourth inning as Arizona stored its wild-card playoff hopes alive with a victory over San Diego in Phoenix.

Eugenio Suarez and Randal Grichuk additionally homered for the Diamondbacks (89-73), who now await the outcomes of the Mets-Braves doubleheader on Monday. Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt (11-10) allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits over 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out 9.

Elias Diaz and Jake Cronenworth drove in runs for the Padres (93-69), who will host a wild-card playoff sequence starting Tuesday.

Royals 4, Braves 2

Visiting Kansas City obtained house runs from Michael Massey and Hunter Renfroe to beat Atlanta, salvaging a recreation from their three-game sequence and stopping the hosts from clinching a spot within the postseason.

Gio Urshela homered for the Braves (88-72), who now want one win over the Mets in Monday’s doubleheader to safe a wild-card spot.

Alec Marsh (9-9) pitched 5 stable innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on 5 hits and two strikeouts for the Royals (86-76), who head right into a wild-card sequence towards the Baltimore Orioles.

White Sox 9, Tigers 5

Lenyn Sosa hit a three-run homer and visiting Chicago closed out its season with a win over playoff-bound Detroit.

Sosa had three hits and scored three runs and Bryan Ramos provided two hits, two runs and two RBIs for the White Sox (41-121), who received 5 of their final six video games.

Kerry Carpenter blasted a grand slam for the Tigers (86-76), who clinched an American League wild-card playoff berth once they beat the White Sox on Friday. Detroit will journey to Houston to face the AL West champion Astros within the playoff opener on Tuesday.

Orioles 6, Twins 2

James McCann hit a three-run house run, Jordan Westburg drove in a pair and Baltimore pulled away to defeat Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Heston Kjerstad hit a solo house run for the Orioles, who accomplished a three-game sweep to complete the common season. The Orioles will return house to host the Royals within the American League wild-card sequence, starting Tuesday.

DaShawn Keirsey Jr. hit his first profession house run for Minnesota. Carlos Santana hit a solo shot for the Twins, who completed the season with 27 losses of their final 39 video games to squander a shot on the postseason.

Phillies 6, Nationals 3

Kyle Schwarber and Weston Wilson every drove in two runs as Philadelphia wrapped up its common season with a highway victory over Washington.

Kody Clemens made a game-saving catch in left area to seal the victory for Philadelphia (95-67), which completed with its highest win whole since going 102-60 in 2011. The Phillies will head to the playoffs for the third straight season — this time because the No. 2 seed within the National League — and can play their postseason opener Saturday at house.

In his ultimate tune-up for the postseason, Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola (14-8) struck out seven in 5 innings. He gave up three runs and 9 hits, together with a liner off his proper hip, though he stayed within the recreation. Washington completed 71-91 for the second straight season, marking the membership’s fourth straight 90-loss-plus marketing campaign. Dylan Crews went 3-for-3 and Luis Garcia Jr. homered.

Yankees 6, Pirates 4

Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs within the backside of the eighth inning and New York held on for a win towards visiting Pittsburgh.

Trent Grisham had a two-run house run and an RBI single and Gleyber Torres had two doubles and scored twice for the Yankees (94-68), who will open the American League Division Series at house subsequent Saturday.

Joey Bart had two hits, an RBI and a run and Joshua Palacios drove in two runs for the Pirates (76-86), who completed final within the National League Central.

Reds 3, Cubs 0 (10 innings)

Elly De La Cruz drove in a pair on a go-ahead triple whereas Jake Fraley completed 3-for-4 as visiting Cincinnati beat Chicago in 10 innings.

After 9 scoreless innings, De La Cruz slashed a two-run triple off Ethan Roberts (1-1). Tyler Stephenson then added an insurance coverage run with a single, extending the Reds’ result in 3-0. Cincinnati (77-85) snapped a five-game shedding streak however missed the playoffs for the fourth straight yr.

Chicago had its two-game successful streak snapped because the offense mustered simply three hits. The Cubs completed 83-79 for a second consecutive yr and missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season.

Red Sox 3, Rays 1

Quinn Priester restricted visiting Tampa Bay to 1 run on 4 hits in 5 innings to assist Boston keep away from a three-game sweep.

Priester, referred to as up from Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, was making his debut with Boston after being acquired from Pittsburgh at this yr’s commerce deadline. He struck out two and walked one. Priester (3-6) went 2-6 with a 5.04 ERA in 10 video games with the Pirates earlier this yr.

The victory ended Boston’s three-game shedding streak. The Red Sox (81-81) completed third within the American League East. The Rays (80-82) posted their first shedding season since 2017 and completed fourth within the East.

Cardinals 6, Giants 1

Brendan Donovan homered, Alec Burleson drove in three runs and visiting St. Louis denied San Francisco a .500 season with a season-ending victory.

Rookie Michael McGreevy (3-0) accomplished an unbeaten season with eight robust innings, serving to the Cardinals take two of three within the sequence to wrap up a 6-2 year-ending run. St. Louis (83-79) completed in a tie with the Chicago Cubs for second place within the National League Central.

Hayden Birdsong (5-6) was pulled after Burleson’s hit, charged with three runs on 4 hits in 4 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out 11. Casey Schmitt had two hits and a run for the Giants (80-82), who took fourth place within the NL West.

Marlins 3, Blue Jays 1

Jonah Bride had two hits, a stroll and two RBIs as visiting Miami defeated Toronto to finish a three-game sweep.

Otto Lopez — a former Blue Jay — and Xavier Edwards added two hits every for Miami (62-100), which received its final 4 video games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 0-for-2 with two walks for Toronto (74-88) to complete the season with 199 hits. He was making an attempt to turn out to be the sixth Blue Jay to achieve 200 hits in a season. Toronto completed the season with a 1-5 homestand and dropped eight of its ultimate 9 contests.

Rangers 8, Angels 0

Nathan Eovaldi labored seven scoreless innings and rookie Dustin Harris went 2-for-4 with three RBIs to assist Texas sweep the sequence towards Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.

Eovaldi (12-8) struck out 5 whereas yielding 4 hits for the Rangers (78-84), and Harris hit his first main league house run in his second profession recreation.

Starter Jack Kochanowicz (2-6) gave up three runs on six hits in seven innings for the Angels (63-99), who dropped six in a row and 9 of their ultimate 10 video games.

Mariners 6, Athletics 4

Logan Gilbert took an ideal recreation into the sixth inning and Cal Raleigh homered for a 3rd consecutive recreation as Seattle defeated visiting Oakland to brush the three-game sequence.

Gilbert (9-12) retired the primary 17 batters he confronted earlier than Oakland’s Nick Allen lined a single to left area with two outs within the sixth. That was it for the right-hander, who struck out seven. Justin Turner added a two-run double for the Mariners (85-77), who fell in need of the playoffs regardless of successful eight of their final 10 video games.

Tyler Nevin and Darell Hernaiz each drove in two runs for the A’s (69-93), who had been carrying their grey highway uniforms with “Oakland” stitched throughout the entrance for the ultimate time.

–Field Level Media