Deadspin | MLB roundup: Tigers clinch wild card, White Sox set loss report

Matt Vierling and Riley Greene every drove in a run because the host Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth in 10 seasons with a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday evening.

The White Sox (39-121) set the modern-day report for many losses in a single season, surpassing the enlargement 1962 New York Mets. The Tigers, who received their sixth straight sport, secured an American League wild-card berth.

Detroit opener Brenan Hanifee allowed one hit in two scoreless innings. Brant Hurter (6-1) gave up one run on two hits over the following 4 frames.

Chicago starter Garrett Crochet tossed 4 scoreless innings, permitting 4 hits and a stroll whereas hanging out six. Zach DeLoach hit his first profession homer within the high of the sixth.

Padres 5, Diamondbacks 3

Luis Arraez went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, a run and an RBI to assist San Diego put up a victory over Arizona within the opener of a pivotal three-game sequence at Phoenix.

Jackson Merrill and David Peralta every had two hits and one RBI as San Diego clinched the highest wild-card spot and No. 4 seed within the National League playoffs. The Padres will host a yet-to-be decided opponent starting on Tuesday.

Arizona misplaced for the fourth time in 5 video games and is a part of a three-way digital tie for the opposite two wild-card spots with the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets. Corbin Carroll homered and Eugenio Suarez had two hits for the Diamondbacks.

Brewers 8, Mets 4

Rhys Hoskins hit a first-inning grand slam and Milwaukee went on handy visiting New York a expensive loss, within the opener of a three-game sequence with important postseason implications.

The Mets, enjoying for the primary time since Tuesday after a pair of hurricane-related postponements in Atlanta, dropped right into a tie for the ultimate two National League wild-card spots with the Braves, who blanked the Kansas City Royals 3-0, and the Arizona Diamondbacks (88-72), who misplaced 5-3 to the San Diego Padres.

The Brewers, who clinched the NL Central final week, have secured the No. 3 seed within the playoffs and can host a wild-card sequence subsequent week.

Braves 3, Royals 0

Max Fried scattered three hits over 8 2/3 scoreless innings and Sean Murphy belted a two-run homer to carry host Atlanta over Kansas City.

Marcell Ozuna scored on a throwing error within the eighth inning for the Braves, who’ve received 4 in a row to maneuver inside a half-game of each the New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks for one of many closing two wild-card spots within the National League. The Mets and Diamondbacks had been enjoying their respective video games later Friday evening.

Michael Massey had two doubles for the Royals, who noticed their three-game profitable streak finish. Kansas City nonetheless punched its ticket to the postseason after the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles.

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Jameson Taillon scattered 4 hits throughout seven scoreless innings as host Chicago blanked Cincinnati within the opener of a three-game set.

Taillon (12-8) walked two and fanned two in his closing outing of the season. He completed the 2024 marketing campaign sturdy, going 4-0 with a 1.63 ERA over his final six begins.

Reds starter Nick Martinez (10-7) traded zeros with Taillon till the fifth. Nico Hoerner opened the body with a double, superior to 3rd on a sacrifice bunt from Pete Crow-Armstrong and scored on Miguel Amaya’s sacrifice fly to place the Cubs up 1-0. That was all of the Cubs might muster in opposition to Martinez, who gave up the one run on 5 hits in a career-high eight innings.

Dodgers 11, Rockies 4

Shohei Ohtani added to his record-breaking season with 4 hits, together with a house run, and 4 RBIs, and Los Angeles moved nearer to clinching the most effective report within the majors with a win over Colorado in Denver.

Ohtani additionally stole his 57th base to set a single-season report by a Japanese-born participant. Ohtani singled twice, doubled and hit a three-run homer into the second deck in proper discipline throughout Los Angeles’ four-run sixth inning, his 54th. Los Angeles can clinch the most effective report in baseball with a win Saturday evening.

Ezequiel Tovar and Nolan Jones had two hits apiece for Colorado (61-99).

Nationals 9, Phillies 1

Stone Garrett made an emphatic return to the majors, driving in three runs whereas ending a triple shy of a cycle as Washington pounded visiting Philadelphia.

Garrett had not performed within the majors since breaking his leg in a sport greater than 13 months in the past. He batted fifth because the designated hitter on Friday and was on the middle of a 16-hit assault for the Nationals. Juan Yepez, Jacob Young and Luis Garcia Jr. joined Garrett within the three-hit membership for Washington, whereas Keibert Ruiz drove in three runs.

Austin Hays homered for the Phillies, who’re working out of alternatives to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers for the highest seed within the National League playoffs. Ranger Suarez (12-8) lasted solely two innings, allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks.

Cardinals 6, Giants 3

Lars Nootbaar homered, tripled and drove in three runs as visiting St. Louis rallied for a victory over San Francisco.

Masyn Wynn doubled, singled and scored twice for the Cardinals. Miles Mikolas (10-11) allowed three runs and 7 hits in 5 innings, and Ryan Helsley pitched the ninth for his forty ninth save.

Jerar Encarnacion homered for the Giants. Landen Roupp (1-2) gave up six runs and 9 hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Rays 2, Red Sox 1

Josh Lowe went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and Taj Bradley labored six shutout innings as Tampa Bay edged host Boston to start their season-ending, three-game sequence.

In a two-run seventh inning for the Rays, Lowe knocked within the sport’s first run, and he later scored when Christopher Morel drew a bases-loaded stroll. Bradley (8-11) struck out seven — together with a minimum of one in every of his innings — whereas permitting simply three hits and one stroll. Tampa Bay snapped a three-game shedding streak.

Vaughn Grissom went 3-for-4 and Nick Sogard drove in a run for the Red Sox, who wasted 6 2/3 innings of four-hit ball from starter Nick Pivetta (6-12).

Orioles 7, Twins 2

Ryan O’Hearn and Colton Cowser every homered, and Baltimore cruised previous Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Ryan Mountcastle completed 3-for-5 with a double for the Orioles, who received the opener of a three-game sequence. Anthony Santander went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Carlos Santana had a two-run single to guide Minnesota. The Twins had been eradicated from playoff rivalry with the loss.

Pirates 4, Yankees 2

Bryan Reynolds hit a tiebreaking two-run homer within the eighth inning as Pittsburgh beat host New York.

Reynolds homered in consecutive at-bats and had his seventh profession multi-homer sport. He lined a shot into the suitable discipline seats off Yankees starter Carlos Rodon within the sixth inning to tie the sport at 2, then went deep once more his subsequent at-bat in opposition to Tommy Kahnle. Nick Gonzales additionally related off Rodon for the Pirates, who’re 5-9 of their previous 14 video games.

The Pirates prevented the Yankees from clinching the highest report within the AL. New York continues to be a full sport forward of the Cleveland Guardians, who misplaced to the Houston Astros on Friday. If the groups end with the identical report, the Yankees win the head-to-head tiebreaker as a result of they received 4 of six conferences. After clinching the AL East on Thursday, the Yankees rested Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Rizzo and misplaced for the third time in 4 video games.

Astros 5, Guardians 2

Victor Caratini and Zach Dezenzo clubbed back-to-back residence runs in assist of Ronel Blanco, who capped a breakout season with 5 scoreless innings, as visiting Houston beat Cleveland.

Blanco (13-6) allowed one hit and two walks, hanging out three. He labored round a pair of walks within the backside of the primary, benefiting from a double-play grounder. He induced one other double play within the second earlier than retiring the Guardians so as within the third and fourth.

Cleveland rookie starter Joey Cantillo (2-4) gave up three runs on six hits and two walks over 3 2/3 innings. He struck out seven. The Guardians, who’ve received the American League Central, stay one sport behind the AL East champion New York Yankees for the most effective report within the American League. Both groups have secured first-round playoff byes. Houston, the AL West champion, would be the No. 3 seed within the AL playoffs.

Marlins 15, Blue Jays 5

Xavier Edwards had 4 hits, together with a major-league-record-tying three triples, and 4 RBIs for visiting Miami.

Jonah Bride added a two-run residence run and a solo shot for the Marlins and Griffin Conine added a solo shot within the opener of a three-game sequence.

Ernie Clement homered, and Alejandro Kirk went 2-for-5, extending his hitting streak to 18 video games, for Toronto.

Toronto right-hander Jose Berrios (16-11) did not earn his a centesimal profession win, permitting six runs, six hits and three walks in three innings. He struck out 4.

Rangers 5, Angels 2

Carson Kelly completed a triple shy of the cycle for Texas, which beat Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif., to open the ultimate sequence of the yr for each groups.

Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia hit back-to-back homers within the first for the Rangers, who improved to 12-12 this month. Marcus Semien added an insurance coverage run with a solo homer within the ninth and completed with three hits.

Eric Wagaman had an RBI single whereas Nico Kavadas laced a run-scoring double for the Angels, who fell to 7-17 in September. The 97 losses lengthen the single-season crew report for Los Angeles.

Mariners 2, A’s 0

Bryan Woo pitched 5 scoreless innings as Seattle defeated visiting Oakland.

Mitch Garver and Cal Raleigh homered for the Mariners, who had been eradicated from the American League’s wild-card race a day earlier once they had a bye. Woo (9-3) allowed simply three hits, walked one and struck out eight.

The A’s are wrapping up the common season on the highway after enjoying their closing sport on the Coliseum on Thursday afternoon. Oakland left-hander JP Sears (11-13) took the loss regardless of ending with a top quality begin. Sears gave up two runs on 4 hits over six innings, with three walks and 4 strikeouts.

–Field Level Media