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DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander drew several big cheers and pitched seven sharp innings in his return to Comerica Park while leading the Houston Astros over the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Monday night.Verlander struck out 10 in his first game in Detroit since being traded to Houston in August 2017. The World Series champion Astros opened a three-game lead over Oakland atop the AL West.Verlander (15-9) made his major league debut with Detroit in 2005 and ranks among the top 10 on several of the team’s career pitching lists.The 35-year-old righty received a long standing ovation after a video tribute was played as he walked in from the bullpen http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-hank-aaron-jersey , and another when he came out to warm up for the first inning. Both times, he tipped his cap and waved to the crowd.Verlander allowed two runs on six hits and one walk, improving to 98-50 at Comerica Park. Max Scherzer is second in career wins at the stadium with 46, while Jordan Zimmermann leads current Tigers with 14.The Tigers put two runners on in the seventh, but Verlander struck out JaCoby Jones and Jeimer Candelario to escape with a 3-2 lead. He received a third standing ovation after the inning, having thrown 104 pitches.Roberto Osuna worked the ninth for his 16th save, including seven with Houston.Francisco Liriano (4-10) allowed three unearned runs in six innings.BREWERS 3, CUBS 2CHICAGO (AP) — Lorenzo Cain had four hits, Mike Moustakas scored on Carl Edwards Jr.’s wild pitch in the sixth inning and Milwaukee edged Chicago to pull within one game of the NL Central leaders.Orlando Arcia and Jonathan Schoop each drove in a run as Milwaukee (83-62) won for the seventh time in eight games. It’s the closest the Brewers have been to the division lead since they trailed the Cubs by a game on Aug. 5.Wade Miley (4-2) pitched five effective innings before Corbin Burnes, Josh Hader and Jeremy Jeffress closed it out for wild card-leading Milwaukee. Hader struck out six straight batters and Jeffress got three outs for his 11th save.Back home after a soggy weekend in Washington, Chicago (83-60) lost for the fifth time in seven games.Jon Lester (15-6) exited in the sixth with lower back tightness. He allowed eight hits in his first loss since Aug. 11.ROCKIES 13, DIAMONDBACKS 2DENVER (AP) — Trevor Story hit a three-run homer during a six-run fifth inning, German Marquez struck out 11 over seven masterful innings and Colorado routed Arizona to increase its lead in the NL West.The Rockies moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who lost at Cincinnati. The Diamondbacks now trail by 3 1/2 games. This is the latest the Rockies have been alone atop the division since 1995.David Dahl put the game out of reach with his first career grand slam in a seven-run seventh. Arizona has allowed 10 or more runs four times this season — three of those to Colorado.Story provided the big blow with his 32nd homer on a fastball from Silvino Bracho after the reliever took over from starter Zack Godley (14-9).Marquez (12-9) had his third straight double-digit strikeout performance. Charlie Blackmon, Tony Wolters and DJ LeMahieu each had three hits for Colorado, which bounced back after dropping two of three to the Dodgers last weekend.REDS 10, DODGERS 6CINCINNATI (AP) — Scooter Gennett had four hits and three RBIs, Joey Votto hit a two-run double on his 35th birthday and Cincinnati improved to 5-0 against Los Angeles this season.Eugenio Suarez homered for the last-place Reds, and Jose Peraza scored three runs. That helped Cincinnati overcome Chris Taylor’s two-run homer and Yasmani Grandal’s solo shot.The Dodgers dropped 1 1/2 games behind first-place Colorado in the NL West when the Rockies routed Arizona.Jared Hughes (4-3) got Yasiel Puig to line into a bases-loaded double play to end the seventh after an 11-pitch at-bat and added a perfect eighth to get the win.Gennett went 4 for 5 to boost his batting average to .320 with his sixth multihit game in his last nine appearances.Alex Wood (8-7) was knocked around for seven runs, six earned, and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.CARDINALS 8, PIRATES 7ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Adams hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to rally St. Louis past Pittsburgh.The Cardinals, who overcame deficits of 4-0 and 6-4, moved two games ahead of the Dodgers in the race for the second NL wild card.Josh Harrison, Colin Moran and Starling Marte homered for the Pirates, who had their five-game winning streak snapped.Adams homered off Edgar Santana (2-3) to erase a 6-4 deficit. John Brebbia (2-3) picked up the win.Carlos Martinez, a former starter, earned his third save in three chances. He gave up a run-scoring double to Josh Bell with two outs but got Francisco Cervelli to ground out to deep shortstop to end the game. The play was reviewed, but Cervelli was ruled out.St. Louis right-hander Adam Wainwright, making his first start since May 13, gave up four runs and seven hits in five innings. He retired the last eight batters after giving up three runs in the third.RAYS 6, INDIANS 5ST. PETERSBURG Deion Sanders Jersey , Fla. (AP) — Ji-Man Choi hit a two-run homer off Brad Hand with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Tampa Bay beat Cleveland to set a team record with its 12th straight victory at home.Cleveland ace Corey Kluber was chased in the second inning, but the Indians rallied before blowing a late lead. They started play with a magic number of five to clinch their third consecutive AL Central championship. Second-place Minnesota was at home against the New York Yankees.Tommy Pham singled before Choi went deep against Hand (0-1).Kluber lasted just 1 2/3 innings — matching his season low — and gave up four runs and five hits. The right-hander and Tampa Bay’s Blake Snell are tied for the most wins in the majors with 18.Jake Bauers homered for the Rays, who moved with 7½ games of Oakland for the second AL wild card with 19 games left.Jamie Schultz (2-0) worked a scoreless ninth to get the win.Cleveland reliever Andrew Miller, reinstated from the disabled list after being out since Aug. 27 with a left shoulder injury, struck out two during a perfect sixth inning.YANKEES 7, TWINS 2MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gary Sanchez had three hits, including a mammoth home run, J.A. Happ tossed six shutout innings and New York extended its mastery of Minnesota.The Yankees increased their lead over idle Oakland to three games for the first AL wild card.New York has beaten Minnesota nine straight times, including last year’s wild-card game, outscoring the Twins 66-23. The Yankees are 20-4 in the last 24 meetings since July 25, 2015.Happ (16-6) allowed six hits. Acquired from Toronto on July 26, the left-hander is 6-0 with a 2.70 ERA in eight starts for New York.Kyle Gibson (7-13) allowed one earned run in 5 2/3 innings. He was one batter from throwing six shutout innings before Sanchez sent a 460-foot homer into the third deck in left field.Before that, Sanchez was 3 for 29 since coming off the disabled list Sept. 1.New York’s first eight batters reached base in a six-run seventh. Miguel Andujar had a two-run double.BRAVES 4, GIANTS 1SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sean Newcomb pitched six strong innings, Ozzie Albies sparked the offense with two extra-base hits and Atlanta defeated San Francisco.The Braves moved five games ahead of Philadelphia atop the NL East with their fourth win in five games.The Giants lost their ninth straight, matching their worst skid since 2006.Newcomb (12-8) allowed a run and three hits. He struck out eight and walked none. A.J. Minter earned his 14th save.Albies was 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI triple and two runs. Kurt Suzuki went 3 for 3.Dereck Rodriguez (6-3) gave up two runs, one earned, in 6 1/3 innings.RANGERS 5, ANGELS 2ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ronald Guzman homered, Joey Gallo drove in three runs and Mike Minor threw six solid innings to help Texas end a four-game losing streak with a win over Los Angeles.Guzman hit a two-run homer in a four-run second against a wild Jaime Barria (10-9), who had thrown 12 consecutive scoreless innings.Minor (12-7) continued his second-half success, allowing one run and eight hits as the Rangers stopped the Angels‘ four-game winning streak.Jose Leclerc pitched a scoreless ninth for his 10th save.Shohei Ohtani had two hits and an RBI for Los Angeles. Mike Trout made a couple of fantastic catches in center field.ROYALS 4, WHITE SOX 3, 10 INNINGSKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — White Sox reliever Jeanmar Gomez threw away a bunt in the 10th inning, giving Kansas City a win over Chicago.Brian Goodwin led off the Royals 10th with a double. Alcides Escobar bunted and Gomez (0-2) made a wild toss over third baseman Yolmer Sanchez, letting Goodwin score.Jake Newberry (2-0) pitched one inning.Whit Merrifield homered on the first pitch from White Sox starter Lucas Giolito. Ryan O’Hearn hit a solo homer in the sixth that made it 3-all. Adam Engel and Daniel Palka homered in the Chicago third against Jakob Junis.Jose Abreu, activated from the disabled list before the game, had three hits for the White Sox. OAKLAND http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-julio-teheran-jersey , Calif. (AP) — Trevor Cahill pitched one-hit ball for seven shutout innings and the Oakland Athletics, far behind in the AL West standings earlier this summer, tied Houston for the division lead by beating the Astros 7-1 Saturday.Khris Davis, Matt Olson, Josh Phegley and Stephen Piscotty each hit two of Oakland’s team record-tying eight doubles as the A’s won for the sixth time in seven games. The Athletics trailed the defending World Series champion Astros by 11 1/2 games on June 24 and were still 10 out on July 10.Houston has lost seven of eight and dropped 12 of 19 since owning a six-game lead on July 24. The next day, reigning AL MVP Jose Altuve went on the disabled list, and the star second baseman is still out.Cahill (5-2) struck out seven, walked one and retired 14 straight batters during one stretch.Tony Kemp homered in the ninth for Houston’s only other hit. Dallas Keuchel (9-10) gave up five runs in 5 2/3 innings.ROCKIES 5, BRAVES 3, 10 INNINGSATLANTA (AP) — Colorado struck for three runs with two outs in the ninth inning, and then DJ LeMahieu homered over the center field wall in the 10th to help beat Atlanta.Fill-in closer A.J. Minter came in with a 3-0 lead to begin the ninth and retired the first two Colorado batters. But the Rockies followed with four straight hits off him, including a two-run double by Ian Desmond and a tying single by pinch-hitter Gerardo Parra.LeMahieu hit his 10th homer with one out in the 10th off Luke Jackson (1-1). Carlos Gonzalez followed with a double and scored on Nolan Arenado’s single.The Braves stranded a runner at third base in the ninth when Adam Ottavino (5-2) struck out Dansby Swanson to end the inning. Wade Davis pitched the 10th for his 34th save.The Rockies have won the first three games of the four-game series to stay close to NL West-leading Arizona. The NL East-leading Braves remained one-half game ahead of second-place Philadelphia.YANKEES 11, BLUE JAYS 6NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit one of New York’s four homers, and Luis Severino struck out eight while pitching into the sixth inning.Didi Gregorius, Miguel Andujar and Greg Bird also connected as New York moved 31 games over .500, matching a season high. Andujar had three hits and three RBIs, and Gregorius also drove in three runs.Toronto has lost three straight and four of six. Billy McKinney, who came over when the Blue Jays traded J.A. Happ to the Yankees last month, had two hits and two RBIs against his former team, but Sean Reid-Foley (0-2) was hit hard in his second major league start.Severino (16-6) won for just the second time in his last seven starts. The All-Star right-hander allowed two runs and six hits in five-plus innings.CARDINALS 7, BREWERS 2ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered, Miles Mikolas tossed six effective innings and St. Louis beat Milwaukee to slide into position for the second NL wild card.St. Louis moved a half-game ahead of Milwaukee and within four of the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.The Cardinals, who are a half-game behind wild card-leading Philadelphia, have won 10 of their last 11 and captured their seventh straight series after winning the opener of the three-game set on Friday.Travis Shaw and Christian Yelich homered for the Brewers, who have lost six of eight.Ozuna hit his 15th homer of the season in the second off Wade Miley (2-2).Mikolas (13-3) gave up one run on five hits. He struck out seven and did not walk a batter in winning his fifth consecutive decision.METS 3, PHILLIES 1PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched his first complete game of the season and lowered his major league-leading ERA to 1.71.DeGrom (8-7) allowed only an unearned run, the result of his own error. He struck out nine and walked none.It appeared that deGrom’s day might be cut short due to a 41-minute rain delay that began in the middle of the fourth. But the right-hander came back after the stoppage as strong as before it.Philadelphia’s Jake Arrieta (9-8) allowed one run and four hits in six strong innings.Rhys Hoskins and Maikel Franco each doubled among their two hits for the Phillies, who began the day a half-game behind Atlanta in the NL East and leading the NL wild-card race.RED SOX 5, RAYS 2BOSTON (AP) — David Price pitched seven solid innings, J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 38th homer, and Boston jumped to a quick lead to beat Tampa Bay for its 17th victory in 20 games.Mitch Moreland added an RBI double during Boston’s four-run first inning. The Red Sox improved to a season-high 52 games over .500 and maintained their 10½-game lead over the second-place New York Yankees in the AL East.C.J. Cron hit a two-run homer for the Rays.Price (13-6) gave up two runs on five hits, striking out eight Greg Maddux Jersey , walking two and hitting a batter. He is 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA in his five starts since the All-Star break.Tyler Glasnow (0-1), making his fourth start since being acquired from Pittsburgh at the non-waiver trading deadline, gave up five runs, four earned, and three hits. He walked three and struck out four in 6 2/3 innings.Craig Kimbrel got the final three outs for his 37th save.MARINERS 5, DODGERS 4, 10 INNINGSSEATTLE (AP) — Cameron Maybin scored with one out in the 10th inning when Los Angeles‘ Dylan Floro was called for a balk, giving Seattle the win.Seattle loaded the bases with one out, and with a one-strike count on Kyle Seager, Floro initiated his delivery before stepping off the mound. First base umpire Andy Fletcher called him for the game-ending balk. There was little argument from Floro, although Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts sought an explanation as Seattle celebrated the odd victory.Seattle led 4-1 entering the eighth inning, but Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy all hit solo home runs to force extra innings. Seattle improved to 12-1 in extra-inning games this season.Adam Warren (2-1) allowed a leadoff walk but finished off the 10th untouched to get the victory.ANGELS 11, RANGERS 7ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Albert Pujols drove in a season-high four runs, Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer and Los Angeles beat Texas on a rainy night.Pujols hit a solo home run in the second inning and a two-run single in the third against Rangers starter Martin Perez. He singled home another run in the seventh against losing pitcher Eddie Butler (2-3) for a 7-6 lead.Ohtani then came on as a pinch hitter and homered to center field before Taylor Ward hit his first major league homer to complete the five-run inning.Winning pitcher Cam Bedrosian (5-2), the second of five Angels pitchers, got two outs in the sixth.MARLINS 7, NATIONALS 5, 10 INNINGSWASHINGTON (AP) — Isaac Galloway hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, JT Riddle homered and drove in four runs and Miami beat Washington.The Nationals intentionally walked Riddle to load the bases with two outs in the 10th. Galloway delivered with a hit to center off Koda Glover (0-2).Both teams scored in the ninth. Riddle’s drive into the right-field stands off Nationals reliever Justin Miller put Miami up 5-4. Washington’s Adam Eaton tied it with a homer off Drew Steckenrider leading off the bottom of the inning.Trea Turner homered and drove in three runs for the Nationals.Steckenrider (4-2) blew the save but finished the ninth to pick up the win. Brett Graves recorded the final three outs for his first career save.ORIOLES 4, INDIANS 2CLEVELAND (AP) — Alex Cobb pitched a five-hitter for his first complete game in five years, and Baltimore snapped Cleveland’s six-game win streak.Cobb (4-15), the major league leader in losses, struck out three and walked one in his fourth career complete game. The right-hander threw 100 pitches, 69 for strikes, while going the distance for the first time since Aug. 31, 2013, for Tampa Bay against Oakland.Jonathan Villar hit a three-run homer in the third for Baltimore. Rookie Cedric Mullins hit his first major league home run in the eighth.Cleveland right-hander Adam Plutko (4-3) allowed three hits in seven innings. He was called up from Triple-A Columbus to step into the rotation for Trevor Bauer, who is out with a stress fracture in his right leg.The Indians retired Hall of Famer Jim Thome’s No. 25 before the game, drawing a crowd of 35,003 for Cleveland’s eighth sellout of the season.PIRATES 3 http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-david-justice-jersey , CUBS 1PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Musgrove cruised through seven innings, and Pittsburgh beat Chicago to snap a five-game skid.Musgrove (5-7) allowed one run on five hits with seven strikeouts. He has gone seven innings and surrendered two runs or fewer in four of his past five starts.Pittsburgh won for the second time in eight games. The first-place Cubs had their three-game winning streak snapped.Felipe Vazquez retired the side in order with two strikeouts in the ninth inning for his 27th save.The Pirates‘ three runs came in the second inning, when Adam Frazier had an RBI double off Tyler Chatwood (4-6) after Josh Bell and Francisco Cervelli walked to start the inning. That ended Pittsburgh’s streak of 24 innings without a run scored.PADRES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 6SAN DIEGO (AP) — Christian Villanueva had a walk-off pinch-hit single in the ninth inning, and San Diego beat Arizona to end a five-game skid.Travis Jankowski led off the ninth with a walk against Andrew Chafin (1-4) and advanced to second on a groundout by Eric Hosmer.Villanueva hit for Craig Stammen (6-2) and drove a 2-2 pitch into left field to score Jankowski and give San Diego its first win against Arizona at Petco Park this season. Stammen worked two scoreless innings.Paul Goldschmidt had four hits and drove in four runs while tying a Diamondbacks record by reaching base safely in nine straight plate appearances. Goldschmidt also extended his hitting streak to 11 games.The Diamondbacks’ three-game winning streak ended, and their NL West lead over the Colorado Rockies fell to one-half game.REDS 7, GIANTS 1CINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Harvey took a no-hit try into the sixth inning, Jose Peraza and Dilson Herrera backed him with home runs and the Cincinnati dominated Madison Bumgarner and San Francisco.Scooter Gennett had three hits for the second straight night and scored three runs, Peraza had two hits and scored twice and Brandon Dixon drove in two runs with a bases-loaded double. Cincinnati sent the Giants to their third straight loss after winning three in a row.Harvey (6-7) didn’t give up a hit until there were two outs in the sixth, when Joe Panik beat out a grounder that shortstop Peraza backhanded deep in the hole.Harvey threw 6 1/3 shutout innings, allowing four hits and a walk with five strikeouts.Bumgarner (4-5) turned in the worst of his 14 starts this season, setting season highs by allowing six runs and eight hits in six innings.ROYALS 3, WHITE SOX 1CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Gordon homered, Jorge Bonifacio had a go-ahead RBI single in the decisive sixth inning, and Kansas City rallied past Chicago.Rookie Brad Keller pitched five solid innings for the Royals, who won for the third time in their past nine games. The White Sox had their win streak stopped at three.Nicky Delmonico homered in the second inning off Keller (6-5), driving a changeup over the right-center field fence. That was the only blemish against Keller, who allowed seven hits, struck out five and walked none.Dylan Covey (4-10) returned to the form he had displayed the first 2½ months of the season but remained winless in five starts since July 21. The right-hander allowed two runs on four hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings.Five Royals relievers combined for four scoreless innings. The last, Wily Peralta, worked a perfect ninth for his eighth save in as many tries.TIGERS 7, TWINS 5MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mikie Mahtook hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning, rookie Ryan Carpenter earned his first big league win and Detroit beat Minnesota.Joe Mauer, Tyler Austin, Miguel Sano and Mitch Garver homered for the Twins, who had won four straight.Mahtook’s homer was his second of the year and came off reliever Tyler Duffey (1-2).Carpenter (1-1) was making just his fifth major league start and first since May 31. The Twins had him on the ropes early, as the first three batters reached base, but Carpenter limited the damage and survived to pitch into the sixth.Four relievers combined to close it out, with Shane Greene picking up the last four outs for his 26th save in 29 chances.