Recap Roundups
September 25, 2014
Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 3
Brandon Phillips capped a four-run rally with a two-run shot and Jay Bruce went 3-for-4 as Cincinnati took the rubber match of a three-game home set and eliminated Milwaukee from playoff contention.
NY Mets 7, Washington 4
Curtis Granderson went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Matt den Dekker knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as visiting New York took the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
Seattle 7, Toronto 5
Logan Morrison homered twice and drove in four runs as Seattle snapped a five-game slide and salvaged the series finale against host Toronto.
Miami 6, Philadelphia 4
Casey McGehee went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and doubled in a pair to cap a four-run rally in the seventh inning as Miami edged visiting Philadelphia in the rubber match of a three-game series.
NY Yankees 6, Baltimore 5
Derek Jeter singled in the winning run in the ninth inning in his final home contest as New York split a four-game set with Baltimore.
Washington 3, NY Mets 0
Gio Gonzalez recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts and scattered one hit over seven innings as host Washington inched closer to securing home-field advantage in the National League by salvaging a split of the doubleheader.
Detroit 4, Minnesota 2
Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera homered while Max Scherzer won his 18th game as host Detroit inched closer to its fourth straight American League Central title.
Boston 11, Tampa Bay 1
Rusney Castillo and Christian Vazquez each hit their first major-league home runs as Boston took the rubber match of a three-game series from visiting Tampa Bay.
Pittsburgh 10, Atlanta 1
Josh Harrison took over the National League batting lead and Travis Snider homered among his three hits as visiting Pittsburgh pulled within one game of idle St. Louis in the NL Central.
Texas 2, Oakland 1
Adrian Beltre delivered a walk-off home run as Texas continued to torment visiting Oakland.
Kansas City 6, Chi. White Sox 3
Lorenzo Cain collected four hits and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as visiting Kansas City inched closer to securing a postseason berth for the first time since 1985.
San Francisco 9, San Diego 8
Pablo Sandoval went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and Brandon Belt homered among his two hits and drove in two runs for host San Francisco, which clinched a wild card berth earlier in the day.