Tampa Bay Rays’ Jose Siri, left, slide into home plate in front of Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor, right, to score in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
CLEVELAND (AP) — Taylor Walls drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Tampa Bay salvaged the series finale with a 6-2 win over Cleveland, which missed a chance to gain ground on Minnesota in the AL Central.
Walls lined a single off Trevor Stephan (6-5) to bring home Jose Siri, who slid headfirst and safely around rookie catcher Bo Naylor’s attempted sweep tag. Siri had walked with two outs and stole second.
Rene Pinto hit a two-run homer for the Rays, who added three runs in the ninth off reliever Eli Morgan.
The Guardians got only five hits and stayed five games behind the first-place Twins, who open a critical three-game series at Progressive Field starting Monday.
Colin Poche (10-3) won in relief, and Pete Fairbanks got two outs for his 19th save.
DODGERS 3, BRAVES 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rookie right-hander Bobby Miller threw a career-best seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a four-game sweep with a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday to complete their meeting of the NL’s top two teams.
METS 6, MARINERS 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in four runs, reaching 40 homers and 100 RBIs for the second consecutive season as New York topped first-place Seattle.
YANKEES 6, ASTROS 1
HOUSTON (AP) — Prized rookie Jasson Dominguez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning to help New York complete a three-game sweep of Houston.
RANGERS 6, TWINS 5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning after striking out his first four times up, lifting struggling Texas over Minnesota.
PHILLIES 4, BREWERS 2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto hit back-to-back homers to open the seventh inning and Philadelphia, held hitless until the sixth, defeated Milwaukee to avoid being swept.
ORIOLES 8, DIAMONDBACKS 5
PHOENIX (AP) — Adley Rutschman and pinch-hitter Jordan Westburg each had a pivotal double in a four-run sixth inning, breaking open a tight game and sending Baltimore past Arizona.
CUBS 15, REDS 7
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ian Happ drove in four runs, Mike Tauchman and Cody Bellinger each had three RBIs and Chicago pounded Cincinnati to split a critical four-game series between NL Central playoff contenders.
PADRES 4, GIANTS 0
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Soto homered for the third straight game and Manny Machado also connected as San Diego blanked San Francisco to win the final three games of a four-game series against the wild card-contending Giants.
MARLINS 6, NATIONALS 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — Luis Arraez led off the game with his sixth homer and scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error in the ninth inning as Miami completed its first four-game sweep of Washington.
RED SOX 7, ROYALS 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Masataka Yoshida hit a three-run homer and Adam Duvall had a solo shot to back Chris Sale as Boston beat Kansas City.
TIGERS 3, WHITE SOX 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit a tiebreaking home run, Tarik Skubal pitched seven solid innings and Detroit ran its winning streak to four with a victory over Chicago.
BLUE JAYS 7, ROCKIES 5
DENVER (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the ninth inning and Toronto beat Colorado to take two of three in the series.
ATHLETICS 10, ANGELS 6
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Tony Kemp had a two-run single that put Oakland ahead in a six-run seventh inning, and the Athletics rallied past Los Angeles to finish a three-game sweep.