Day: September 16, 2017

Morton rolls, Astros drop magic number to 2Morton rolls, Astros drop magic number to 2

Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis knocked in runs in the first inning and Charlie Morton took care of the rest, allowing one run in six innings as the Astros reduced their magic number to two. The Mariners, who stayed 3 1/2 games back of the second Wild Card, saw James Paxton struggle in his return to the rotation, as he allowed three runs in 1 1/3 innings. Jean Segura knocked in both of Seattle’s runs.

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Cleveland win streak ends at 22 games with loss to RoyalsCleveland win streak ends at 22 games with loss to Royals

. – The Cleveland Indians’ 22-game winning streak came to an end on Friday when they were beaten 4-3 by the Kansas City Royals. One night after securing the longest winning run in Major League Baseball (MLB) in more than a century, the Indians finally ran out of steam in front of a sellout

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Wood, Dodgers blank Nats, cut magic No. to 6Wood, Dodgers blank Nats, cut magic No. to 6

Los Angeles blanked the Nationals on Friday night, 7-0, led by one of left-hander Alex Wood’s best performances of late. Justin Turner, Yasiel Puig and Corey Seager all hit homers off right-hander Edwin Jackson to take the air out of the 37,508 fans in Washington and increase the Dodgers’ lead to six games over the Nationals for the best record in the NL.

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