AL wild-card roundup: Blue Jays stay caught behind Guardians

The Blue Jays misplaced 6-5 to the Athletics in Sacramento to remain one recreation again of the Guardians, who additionally misplaced earlier within the day to the Orioles.

Right here is how the standings take care of Monday’s slate of video games.

Guardians: At Orioles, 6:35 p.m., Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet+
Twins: At Tigers, 6:40 p.m.
Astros: At Phillies, 6:40 p.m.
Rangers: At Mariners, 9:40 p.m.
Blue Jays: At Athletics, 9:40 p.m., Sportsnet and Sportsnet+

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jeff McNeil legged out an infield single to drive within the profitable run within the backside of the ninth inning and the Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday evening after blowing a four-run lead.

Henry Bolte homered and scored 3 times from the leadoff spot for the A’s, who’ve gained 5 of six following a five-game dropping streak. The rookie drew three walks and stole three bases.

Andrés Giménez hit a tying solo homer within the ninth for the Blue Jays (72-73), who remained a recreation behind Cleveland for the final American League wild card. Alejandro Kirk additionally went deep however Toronto ace Dylan Stop gave up 5 runs — 4 earned — in 5 innings.

BALTIMORE — Trevor Rogers pitched into the eighth inning, Coby Mayo homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles took benefit of Cleveland’s wildness on the mound, beating the Guardians 6-4 on Monday to snap a six-game dropping streak.

Rogers (10-9) allowed a run on six hits. The Orioles pulled inside three video games of Cleveland for the ultimate AL wild card. The Guardians fell to a half-game forward of Toronto, which performed later Monday out west towards the Athletics.

The Orioles scored just one run over their earlier three video games towards Boston, however Joey Cantillo (9-9) did a lot to assist them out of their hunch, permitting three hits and 5 walks and hitting two batters in 2 1/3 innings. Baltimore left eight runners on base within the first three innings however nonetheless led 4-0.

Pinch-hitter Nathaniel Lowe hit a three-run homer within the ninth for Cleveland off Andrew Kittredge. Josh Walker obtained the ultimate out for his first profession save.

BOSTON — Adley Rutschman hit a three-run homer off the Pesky Pole in proper area, Brayan Bello pitched 5 scoreless innings in his first begin since early June and the Boston Pink Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Monday for his or her fifth straight victory.

Jarren Duran hit his twentieth homer, a solo shot, to spark a four-run second inning for Boston, which improved to an MLB-best 34-17 because the All-Star break and closed to 2 video games behind the Yankees for the AL’s top-wild card spot. New York owns the tiebreaker by profitable the season collection.

Moisés Ballesteros hit a solo homer for the AL West’s last-place Angels, who’ve misplaced 12 of 14 video games.

Making his first begin since giving up a profession high-tying eight runs on June 4 earlier than he was despatched to Triple-A for almost a month, Bello (6-7) labored round a excessive pitch depend to maintain the Angels to 4 hits with seven strikeouts.

The 27-year-old Bello, who had a stable run out of the bullpen the previous two months, began as a result of interim supervisor Chad Tracy determined to maneuver again each starter.

DETROIT — Riley Greene had three hits, together with a two-run homer, and Kevin McGonigle added a solo shot Monday to guide the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Tigers starter Troy Melton (8-4) gave up 4 runs and 7 hits in 5 2/3 innings, and 4 relievers held the Twins to at least one hit the remainder of the best way. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his 494th profession save and 18th this season.

Joe Ryan (6-9) lasted 4 innings for Minnesota in his return from the injured record. Trevor Larnach homered and scored twice for the Twins, who’re 4 1/2 video games out of a playoff spot with 18 to play.

Minnesota took a 1-0 lead within the first when Luke Keaschall scored on an RBI grounder by Ryan Jeffers.

McGonigle’s fifteenth homer tied it within the backside half earlier than Detroit scored twice within the second, aided by Ryan’s command points and a throwing error by first baseman Royce Lewis. Colt Keith was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

PHILADELPHIA — Jesús Luzardo struck out 12 and tossed two-hit ball in his first profession shutout in 150 begins and Kyle Schwarber hit a solo homer within the eighth inning to guide the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.

The Phillies cut up a four-game collection with the NL East-leading Braves and lower the division result in 4 video games.

The NL pitcher of the month for August, Luzardo (14-5) did not stroll a batter till the ninth inning and retired the ultimate two batters to finish the 109-pitch gem in 1 hour, 51 minutes. He threw 78 strikes.

Luzardo had one other sensational outing that continues to make the Phillies look sensible for not permitting the lefty to check free company on the finish of the season. He signed a $135 million, five-year contract in March and has gone out and pitched each bit like a Sport 1 playoff starter.

Schwarber obtained him the win when he hit his MLB-leading forty third homer into the second deck towards reliever Didier Fuentes (5-2).

MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio singled house two runs to spark a three-run rally within the eighth inning and made a diving catch for the ultimate out within the ninth because the Milwaukee Brewers got here from behind to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Monday.

The Cubs fell eight video games again of the MLB-leading Brewers within the NL Central after dropping the opener of this three-game collection.

Chicago tried a comeback of its personal within the ninth inning towards Trevor Megill.

The Cubs trailed 4-2 when Pedro Ramírez, who already had homered within the fifth inning, delivered a one-out shot that would have cleared the wall if proper fielder Luis Lara hadn’t made a leaping catch. Pete Crow-Armstrong then despatched a 400-foot shot over the wall in right-center for the primary homer Megill had allowed all season.

The sport ended on Chourio’s diving catch of Seiya Suzuki’s fly to left, as Megill earned his twenty seventh save in 29 alternatives.

SAN DIEGO — Nick Pivetta pitched 5 shutout innings in his return from a protracted keep on the injured record and the San Diego Padres beat the skidding Washington Nationals 3-2 on Monday to maintain tempo within the Nationwide League playoff race.

Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr. each completed with three hits for the Padres, who remained a half-game behind Arizona for the ultimate NL wild card. The Diamondbacks gained 5-4 in 10 innings at Kansas Metropolis.

Merrill had two RBI singles that drove in Manny Machado. Tatis scored on Machado’s single within the third.

Pivetta (2-2) allowed two hits in his fifth begin this season and first win since April 1. He was positioned on the 15-day injured record April 14 with proper elbow irritation and transferred to the 60-day IL on June 2. The precise-hander struck out two and walked none whereas throwing 63 pitches, 39 for strikes.

MIAMI — Rookie A.J. Ewing had three hits and drove in three runs because the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Monday.

With the rating tied 4-4 within the fourth, Bo Bichette hit a go-ahead RBI single and Ewing doubled in two extra to place the Mets forward 7-4.

Marcus Semien doubled twice and had an RBI and Bichette singled twice and drove in a run for the Mets, who completed with 16 hits.

Jonah Tong (2-1) struck out the primary 4 batters he confronted and completed with seven strikeouts in 5 innings. Recalled from Triple-A Monday, Tong allowed 4 runs and 4 hits, with all 4 runs coming within the second inning.

4 relievers adopted Tong and every threw an inning to finish the six-hitter.

DIAMONDBACKS 5, ROYALS 4 (10 INNINGS)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arizona’s Lars Nootbaar had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly within the high of the tenth inning then the Diamondbacks adopted with 4 extra runs and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Kansas Metropolis Royals Monday.

The Diamondbacks plated 4 two-out runs within the tenth, together with two on a single by Geraldo Perdomo, one on a single by Gabriel Moreno and one on a single by Nolan Arenado.

The Royals had the tying run on the plate with no outs within the backside of the inning. Salvador Perez hit a bases-clearing double to attract the Royals to inside 5-4, however the tying run was stranded at third.

The win gave the Diamondbacks a one-game lead over San Diego for the third Nationwide League wild card spot, pending the result of the Padres’ recreation towards the Washington Nationals later Monday.

Justin Martinez (2-0) earned the win for the Diamondbacks whereas Dennis Santana earned his third save. Craig Kimbrell (1-4) took the loss.

GIANTS 5, CARDINALS 4, 11 INNINGS

SAN FRANCISCO — Shay Whitcomb chopped a single with one out within the eleventh inning for his first profession game-ending RBI, and San Francisco beat St. Louis.

Drew Cavanaugh’s sacrifice bunt towards George Soriano (6-4) superior automated runner Nate Furman and put him in place to attain the deciding run.

Jason Foley (3-1) pitched two innings for the win.

Bryce Eldridge tied the sport at 4 on a single within the backside of the tenth after St. Louis went forward within the high of the inning when Leo Bernal’s fly ball dropped in entrance of diving heart fielder Jung Hoo Lee for a base hit.

Pinch-hitter José Fermín hit a tying sacrifice fly within the ninth for St. Louis towards Giants nearer Dylan Smith, who allowed a leadoff single to Joshua Báez and one other base hit to Thomas Saggese earlier than a one-out stroll by Bryan Torres loaded the bases for Fermín.

Logan Webb struck out eight and shut down St. Louis over six excellent innings to bounce again from surrendering a career-high 9 runs his final outing at Pittsburgh, however had nothing to point out for it as his winless stretch reached 4 begins since he beat Colorado on Aug. 15.

Rafael Devers hit an RBI double within the first for San Francisco, making him the primary Giants participant with 35 house runs and 35 doubles in a season since Jeff Kent in 2002.

LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer, Emmet Sheehan tied a profession excessive with 10 strikeouts in his first main league outing since Aug. 2 and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-3 on Monday evening.

Shohei Ohtani went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a stroll in his return to the lineup after a four-day break to heal a number of lingering accidents.

The NL West leaders gained their fifth in a row regardless of being outhit 7-3. They cooled off the Reds, who have been coming off collection wins over the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and NL Central-leading Milwaukee.

It was the primary of seven video games over the following 11 days between the groups.

Sheehan (5-8) allowed one run and three hits in 5 2/3 innings. He was recalled earlier within the day from Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis, the place he’d been despatched resulting from his struggles on the mound.

Evan Phillips pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his first save since Might 2, 2025.