Chase DeJong (6-2) got the win for the Pirates. Louis.īen Gamel and Bryan Reynolds homered for Pittsburgh, which has won four of six. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols hit his 702nd career home run and tied Babe Ruth for second on the all-time RBIs, but Pittsburgh got the win over St. Jansen leads the NL with 40 saves in 47 chances. Swanson took Bassitt deep to right-center in the first with his 25th homer, and Atlanta took charge with a three-run third.Ĭharlie Morton started for the Braves but left after 4 1/3 innings, having given up three runs and nine hits.ĭylan Lee (5-1) relieved Morton and pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win and closer Kenley Jansen converted his third save of the series with a clean ninth. Should the season end Wednesday in a tie, Atlanta would win the division after claiming the season series 10-9 with Sunday’s victory.Ĭhris Bassitt (15-9) lasted just 2 2/3 innings for the Mets. Atlanta closed out the regular season with a three-game set in Miami. New York plays its final three games of the season against worst-in-the-majors Washington. Huascar Brazoban (1-1) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the 11th when Tyrone Taylor hit into a fielder’s choice. Scott picked up his 20th save of the season. Keston Hiura struck out to end the game that took 4 hours and 12 minutes. Tanner Scott, the fifth reliever used in the game, struck out Victor Caratini but walked Christian Yelich. Tyrone Taylor started at second in the Brewers’ half of the 12th. JJ Bleday started the 12th at second for the Marlins, advanced on a ground out and scored when Rojas laced a base hit through the infield off Trevor Gott (3-3). The Phillies, who beat the Washington Nationals 8-1 in a rain-shortened game Sunday, hold the tiebreaker with the Brewers and both clubs have three games left. Milwaukee (84-75) is two games behind the Philadelphia for the third NL wild card. He took Hill deep to straightaway center field.Īlex Wood and Josh Fields combined to toss a scoreless eighth, but Yimi Garcia and Tony Cingrani struggled in the ninth so Kenley Jansen was required to come in and get the final two outs to complete the victory.MILWAUKEE (AP) - Miguel Rojas knocked in the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning to give Miami a win over Milwaukee and deflating Brewers’ playoff hopes in the race for the final National League wild-card spot. The Padres only run off Hill came on a home run in the sixth inning off the bat of outfielder Hunter Renfroe. He struck out seven without allowing a walk, requiring just 93 pitches. Hill completed seven innings for the first time since July 26, allowing just four hits and a run. The record-setting home run came in the bottom of the sixth inning when catcher Yasmani Grandal hit a solo home run that barely wrapped around the left-field foul pole.Īll of those runs were in support of left-hander Rich Hill, who turned in one of his strongest outings of the season. The three runs batted in gave Machado 100 total on the year between the Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles, which is the first time in his career that he has reached that milestone. The big swing of that inning came off the bat of Manny Machado, who launched a three-run home run to right-center off Padres starter Jacob Nix. They then added to that with five runs in the third to give them a commanding 6-0 lead. It marked his seventh leadoff long ball of the year, giving Los Angeles an early 1-0 lead. Joc Pederson got the home run party started early when led off the bottom of the first inning with his 24th home run of the season. The night was a particularly memorable one at Dodger Stadium because the Dodgers hit three home runs, giving them 222 total for the season, which breaks the franchise record of 221 that they set a season ago. The Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back from a series-opening loss to the last-place San Diego Padres on Saturday night, making a statement with a 7-2 win to lower their magic number to clinch the National League West to just seven.ĭRESS LIKE THE PLAYERS IN OUR EXCLUSIVE ‘WORLD SERIES ATTITUDE’ SHIRT
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