Mammoth Blog

Red Sox 5, Indians 4: Defending World Series champion Boston clinched a playoff berth last night at Fenway Park. Tim Wakefield outpitched Cliff Lee, and midseason acquisition Jason Bay hit the go-ahead single as Boston scored three times in the fifth to rally from a two-run deficit.

Boston still has a chance to catch Tampa Bay in the AL East. Cleveland loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth before Jonathan Papelbon came on to get four outs for his 41st save.

Rays 5, Orioles 2: James Shields pitched seven effective innings to earn his 14th win, and visiting Tampa Bay reduced its magic number to win the AL East to three by beating Baltimore in the first game of a doubleheader.

Twins 9, White Sox 3: Javier Vazquez lasted just four innings and host Minnesota pulled within 1 1/2 games in the AL Central race. Vazquez gave up five runs and seven hits, including a two-run homer to Jason Kubel.

Royals 5, Tigers 0: Zack Greinke and Leo Nuñez combined on a four-hitter to lift visiting Kansas City. Mike Aviles, Ryan Shealy and Alex Gordon homered for Kansas City.

Rangers 6, Athletics 4: Hank Blalock hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh and host Texas moved back into second place in the American League West. source>>>