Headley, A-Rod, Warren lead Yankees over White Sox 2-1

This afternoon’s 6-1 win against the White Sox left the Yankees with a magic number of three to clinch a wild card berth. Girardi said he figured Beltran’s time would come. Two singles, two walks and a wild pitch gave the Yankees another insurance run, but Brian McCann struck out to yet again leave the bases loaded.

“The baseball gods were against me that day”.

Brendan Ryan has played sporadically and has seen time at shortstop and third base this past week.

It was the type of loss the Twins may look back on if they don’t make the postseason.

Carrasco (14-11) was trying to pitch Cleveland’s first no-hitter since 1981, when Len Barker threw a ideal game. They had three singles, a couple of walks and nothing to show for it. They were being shut down by White Sox lefty John Danks, who came into the game with a 4.59 ERA and had lost five of his past eight starts.

“I think he’s healthy and he’s made a few slight adjustments”, manager Joe Girard said.

Flowers said he doesn’t know why Sale’s homer total has increased before adding, “there was a little something going on before but we’re past that now”.

The Yankees still have a firm hold on the top AL wild-card spot, but they fell four games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East. With two more victories, the Yankees become the first American League club with 10,000 regular-season wins, joining only the New York/San Francisco Giants.

Johnson allowed three runs – two earned – on seven hits with four walks and five strikeouts over 52/3 innings.

It’s been that type of season for the White Sox. It was New York’s first home game since the passing of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra. Closer Andrew Miller warmed up but the Yanks did not need him for the ninth because they upped their lead.

New York Yankees’ Dustin Ackley heads to home plate after hitting a… “That’s huge”, Rodon said. An opportunity with runners on first and second with no one out in the fifth was squelched with Severino’s defense when he induced a 3-6-1 double play from catcher Rob Brantly and handled a quick comebacker from Carlos Sanchez.

Abreu also was charged with errors when he misplayed a grounder by left fielder Brett Gardner and made an errant underhand toss on a grounder by Beltran.

White Sox: RHP Jeff Samardzija (10-13) is coming off a one-hit shutout at Detroit, but hes 0-3 with an 8.15 ERA in three starts against Kansas City this season.

Elsewhere: Drew remains up in the air, and it’s unclear that if the playoffs started today, even with his 17 homers and good glove, that he’d be on the postseason roster.

Ranking 23rd in home runs, Chicago has hit 133 this season. It was Olt’s third home run in 59 at-bats with the White Sox but of more significance, it pushed the Yankees (84-69) four games behind the Toronto Blue Jays with nine games remaining.

Sabathia dropped to 19-5 in 34 starts versus the White Sox. (But they could!) The real story in the Wild Card will be who the No. 2 team is, and who the Yankees are then likely to face pitching-wise. He grew up in nearby Connecticut and said his parents were sitting in the upper deck on the third base side with about 20 friends and family members.

“I’m not ready to talk anything about that yet”, Tanaka said through an interpreter.

Chicago White Sox’s Erik Johnson (45) leaves during the sixth…