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Yasiel Puig hit a long single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians continued their dominance over the visiting Detroit Tigers with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday. The Indians have won 16 straight games against the Tigers, but they needed extra innings to extend the streak. Cleveland (89-62) remained a half-game behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the race for the second American League wild card. Continue to Article

September 19, 2019 1:43:am EST

Tommy Pham had five hits, and Austin Meadows hit a go-ahead home run in the 11th inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays rallied for an 8-7 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In danger of slipping below the Cleveland Indians in the race for the second American League wild-card spot, the Rays (90-63) rallied for two runs in the ninth inning against Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen and then took the lead on Meadows' 32nd home run, a drive to right field against rookie Josh Sborz (0-1). The Rays' rally also prevented the New York Yankees from clinching the AL East title, at least for another day. Continue to Article

September 19, 2019 1:10:am EST

Corey Seager hit a pair of two-run doubles, including the go-ahead hit in the seventh inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers put together a 7-5 victory Tuesday over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, whose wild-card advantage narrowed. Seager hit a ground-rule double to score a pair of runs in the fifth inning and hit a ball into left-center to bring home the first two runs in a five-run seventh. The Rays saw their hold on the second wild card in the American League shrink to one-half game over the Cleveland Indians. Continue to Article

September 18, 2019 2:10:am EST

Rookie Oscar Mercado belted a solo homer to highlight his fourth straight multi-hit performance as the host Cleveland Indians continued their mastery of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-2 victory on Tuesday. Jordan Luplow and Roberto Perez each drove in a pair of runs, and Yasiel Puig added an RBI single for the Indians (88-63), who defeated Detroit (45-105) for the 15th straight time and the 16th time in 17 meetings this season. Adam Plutko (7-4) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings to post his first win since Aug. 27, when he recorded a career-high nine strikeouts against the Tigers. Continue to Article

September 17, 2019 11:56:pm EST

Rookie Oscar Mercado belted a solo homer to highlight his fourth straight multi-hit performance as the host Cleveland Indians continued their mastery of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-2 victory on Tuesday. Jordan Luplow and Roberto Perez each drove in a pair of runs, and Yasiel Puig added an RBI single for the Indians (88-63), who defeated Detroit (45-105) for the 15th straight time and the 16th time in 17 meetings this season. Adam Plutko (7-4) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings to post his first win since Aug. 27, when he recorded a career-high nine strikeouts against the Tigers. Continue to Article

September 17, 2019 10:19:pm EST