Sunday’s full football recap
Chi town(AP) _ Jake Arrieta pitched seven prominent innings and also homered in his major league best 21st win, And Chicago stopped Pittsburgh’s attracting streak at eight games.
Arrieta (21 6) Retired his first 18 batters before Gregory Polanco seated a leadoff single into left field in the seventh. The right hander homered in the second and struck out nine while improving to 15 1 with an incredible 0.89 ERA in his last 19 starts off.
Pittsburgh (95 61) And chi town(90 65) Each have clinched playoff spots and lead the NL wild card rankings, So the Pirates often see Arrieta again in the first game of the post season on Oct. 7.
The devils could still catch St. Louis that will NL Central title. They trail the Cardinals by three games and open a three game series effective against St. Louis on friday. Burnett (9 6) Pitched six great innings.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) _ Kole Calhoun singled in the tiebreaking run in the eighth after Carson Smith treatable Hisashi Iwakuma(9 5), And indiana won its fifth straight
David Freese homered in the fifth for Angels(81 74), Who always been a half game behind Houston. Los ngeles also moved just three games behind the ranger, With four games in Texas to end the summer season.
Pinch player Mark Trumbo hit a tying homer off Fernando Salas(5 2) In the eighth your Mariners(74 82), Who were mathematically did away with Sunday. Seattle lost its final five road games and produced its fifth losing season in six years.
Kansas, Mo. (AP) _ A next day of his father died, Chris youthful(11 6) Pitched five no hit innings in his begin after nearly two months in the bullpen, Then caught a flight to Dallas vendor game ended.
After Danny Duffy struck out two in an amazing sixth for the AL Central champion Royals, Francisco Lindor bunted for a single on Ryan Madson’s first throw.
A next day of climbing above.500 somebody in charge of since April 9, One particular Indians(77 77) Fell four games about Houston.
Kelvin Herrera worked a remarkable eighth, And Wade Davis gave up a double to Jason Kipnis in the ninth as he included the two hitter for his 14th save.
Kansas took a 2 0 lead in the fourth against Danny Salazar(13 10) When Eric Hosmer hit an RBI double and have won on Mike Moustakas‘ groundout.
CINCINNATI (AP) _ john deGrom(14 8) Quit one run and five hits and struck out nine over six innings in his first outing since Sept. 15 _ he had been skipped over in the turn to rest.
A day after clinching the NL East title prior to hosting first post season berth since 2006, The Mets rested their regulars but still accomplished the first season sweep by either team since New York started play in 1962, Going 7 0 vs Cincinnati. The Mets outscored the Reds 36 12 in these four games at Great American Ball Park and extended their business record road winning streak to 11.
Keyvius Sampson (2 6) Lost his fifth at once start, Enabling five runs _ three earned _ and nine hits in 2 2 3 innings. Last place Cincinnati has lost eight back to back, One shy of season high.
New mexico(AP) _ Justin Bour homered twice and drove in three runs as Miami concluded a three game sweep. Bour was 7 for 12 in the tv shows with four homers and eight RBIs.
Martin Prado drove in three runs and Marcell Ozuna also homered for ohio, Which has won a franchise best seven sequential games against the Braves.
Jeff Koehler(11 14) Left four runs, Nine affects someone, And five corners in 6 2 3 innings. Shelby cooper(5 17) Threw in the towel seven runs _ four earned _ and seven hits in 5 1 3 innings. He is 0 16 in 24 begins since May 17.
Colorado(AP) _ Nolan Arenado had work high five RBIs, Regarding a three run homer, And Colorado succesfully done a three game serrp that kept Los Angeles‘ magic number at two for its third straight NL West title.
Are generally(87 68) Openes a four game series at defending World Series champion s. f.(81 74) On wednesday.
Arenado hit his 41st homer in to fourth. He also had a loss fly and a run scoring single, Giving him a significant league leading 126 RBIs.
Chelsea Rusin(6 9) Surrendered four runs _ three earned _ in 5 1/3 innings as Colorado swept Los Angeles at last since 2007. Alex wood flooring(11 12) Cannot hold a 4 1 lead, Generating eight runs in 5 1/3 innings.