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Associated Press:
Royals Put Big Dent in Twins' Wild-Card Bid With 3-1 Win  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Ben Zobrist put a major dent in Minnesota's postseason bid with an RBI double in the eighth inning against struggling All-Star Glen Perkins, and the Kansas City Royals topped the Twins 3-1 on Friday night.
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Tomlin Pitches Into 7th as Indians Beat Red Sox 8-2  —  CLEVELAND — Josh Tomlin pitched into the seventh inning and Carlos Santana drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double, leading the Cleveland Indians to an 8-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
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Dodgers Beat Padres 6-2 to Gain on Mets for Home-Field  —  LOS ANGELES — There's something about Dodger Stadium that makes Alex Wood pitch especially well.  —  He earned his career-high 12th victory, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 6-2 Friday night to take a half-game lead …
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Gaslamp Ball
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Marte's Homer in 12th Inning Lifts Pirates Over Reds 6-4  —  PITTSBURGH — The Pirates are on the verge of hosting the NL wild card game for the third straight year.  —  Starling Marte's two-run homer in the 12th inning gave Pittsburgh a 6-4 victory over Cincinnati on Friday night that extended …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Chris Sale sets franchise strikeout record in White Sox win over Tigers  —  Ed Walsh's record for strikeouts stood for 107 years.  It finally came down Friday night.  —  White Sox strikeout whiz Chris Sale did the honor by striking out Detroit Tigers catcher James McCann in the second inning of a 2-1 victory.
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Keuchel Wins 20th, Astros Set Runs Record, Rout D-Backs 21-5  —  PHOENIX — Dallas Keuchel became the AL's first 20-game winner and the Houston Astros backed him with the highest-scoring game in team history, moving closer to a playoff berth by routing the Arizona Diamondbacks 21-5 Friday night.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
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Valencia's 2-Run HR Lifts Athletics Over Mariners 4-2  —  SEATTLE — Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 4-2 Friday night.  —  Josh Reddick opened the eighth with a single off reliever Danny Farquhar (1-8).
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Associated Press:
Troy Tulowitzki's Return Lifts Blue Jays Over the Rays  —  Troy Tulowitzki doubled and singled in his return to the Toronto lineup on Friday after missing three weeks with injuries, and the visiting Blue Jays rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-4.  —  Tulowitzki went 2 for 5 and scored a run.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
Angels Win 2-1 to Prevent Rangers From Clinching AL West  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Trout hit a leadoff triple in the ninth inning and scored on Albert Pujols' tiebreaking single, sending the wild card-contending Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 win over Texas that kept the Rangers from clinching the AL West title Friday night.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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Cubs Beat Brewers, Try to Keep Up in Race to Host Wild Card  —  MILWAUKEE — Jake Arrieta struck out seven in six strong innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 on Friday night as they tried to keep up with Pittsburgh in the race to host the NL wild card game.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Colleen KaneContact / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox slugger Jose Abreu joins Albert Pujols in exclusive club for 2  —  Chicago Tribune … Jose Abreu pointed to the sky after reaching first base in the seventh inning Thursday night at U.S. Cellular Field, hugged White Sox first-base coach Daryl Boston and flashed a big grin.
 
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