Rangers clinch playoff berth

I felt like we played well. “Obviously, that’s frustrating for me to feel like I didn’t give the team a chance to win”. Odor popped out, but Robinson Chirinos stroked a hit-and-run single into center to put runners on first and third.

Those runs came after the Rangers opened the ninth with closer Shawn Tolleson, who was pitching for the fifth-consecutive game.

Santana’s three-run double was the big blow in a four-run Cleveland third inning.

The game was delayed by rain for almost 3 1/2 hours.

Sale, who’d lost his previous four outings, picked up the win in against Detroit. “He’s got a way of finding his outs”. Los Angeles and Minnesota are 83-76, one game behind Houston for the second wild card spot.

Los Angeles Angels’ Johnny Giavotella watches his RBI single that… Cain was sidelined by a sore right knee, and Rios was scratched because of a stiff back. It’s his 15th road start of 2015.

PIRATES 6, REDS 4, 12 inns.

Should they remain in the Wild Card spot, the Rangers will face the New York Yankees. Pete Rose holds the record with a 48-game string in 1978. More important, he struck out seven and placed his name atop one of the White Sox’s oldest single-season records with a strikeout in the second inning.

John Lamb (1-5) took the loss.

Athletics 4, Mariners 2 – Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting Oakland to victory in Seattle.

Yet, in a game that was a must-win if not mathematically than at least practically, Weaver gave the Angels six innings worthy of the occasion and of his career, permitting the team that has outscored all but three others in baseball a single run.

NATIONALS 3, BRAVES 0: In Atlanta, Clint Robinson hit a home run and Stephen Strasburg continued his strong September to help Washington. Texas are 1-7 in Lewis’ last 8 starts vs. Los Angeles and the over is 6-1-1 in the last 8 meetings in Texas. He struck out 44 in 29 innings.

The Major League Baseball Season is down to its final two days. However, they’ll need Mike Trout and Albert Pujols to step up in the season’s final three games if they want to make the postseason for the second straight year.

The Padres underachieved this year, extending their postseason drought to nine seasons despite a roster overhaul that included adding stars such as Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, Wil Myers, Derek Norris and James Shields.

“He’s playing with two fingers right now, but he’s the kind of person who’s always going to be out there”, Elvis Andrus said. Replays appeared to show the ball clearing the yellow line on top of the wall in left field and then bouncing back onto the field. “We’ve got two games to continue to play hard”.

Ervin Santana missed the first 100 games of the season with a PED suspension but is really coming into his own down the stretch. Left hander Hector Santiago will be on the bump in game two of the series at Texas.

Pena allowed five hits, two walks and four runs while striking out six in 4 1/3 innings. Brad Boxberger pitched the ninth for his 41st save. Mike Napoli rejoined the team as a much-needed left handed bat and has been hitting.

“I thought he was tremendous”, Daniels said. The Mets are tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for home-field advantage in the division series, which begins next Friday.