Skubal allows two hits in seven scoreless as Tigers continue postseason push by beating Rays, 2-1

Detroit pitcher Tarik Skubal throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning Tuesday in Detroit.

Paul Sancya/Associated Press DETROIT Tarik Skubal allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers took another step toward an improbable postseason appearance with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

Skubal (18-4), a leading candidate to win the AL Cy Young award, struck out seven batters, walking only one.

He will get a chance for a 19th win on Sunday if the Tigers need him to beat the Chicago White Sox on the final day of the regular season to make the postseason.

The Tigers (83-74) began the day tied with Kansas City for the second and third wild-card spots the Royals hold the tiebreaker and one game ahead of the Minnesota Twins.

Sellers at MLBs trade deadline, Detroit is an MLB-best 28-11 since Aug.

11.

Reliever Beau Brieske retired the first five batters before Brandon Lowe homered with two outs in the ninth, pulling the Rays to within 2-1, but he struck out Josh Lowe for his first save.

Tampa Bay (78-79) dropped five games behind the Tigers.

Wenceel Perez reached base three times for Detroit, walking twice before hitting a two-run double in the fifth.

Tampa Bay starter Ryan Pepiot (8-7) allowed two runs on three hits and four walks in six innings.

ORIOLES 5, YANKEES 3: The Baltimore Orioles clinched their second straight playoff berth, overcoming Aaron Judges major league-leading 56th home run win at New York.

The Orioles win combined with Minnesotas loss to Miami nine minutes later assured Baltimore at least an American League wild card.

Anthony Santander hit his 44th home run and Ramon Urias and Colton Cowser also went deep for Baltimore (87-80), which closed within five games of the AL East-leading Yankees (92-65) with five games left.

The Orioles win clinched the season series and the tiebreaker against the Yankees, but Baltimore would have to finish 5-0 while New York goes 0-5 for the Orioles to finish atop the division.

New York, which clinched a playoff berth last week, would win the AL East with one more victory.

Baltimore had lost seven of its previous 10 games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE BREWERS 7, PIRATES 2: Willy Adames secured his first 30-20 season in Milwaukees win at Pittsburgh.

Adames stole second after an infield single, his first of two hits, with one out in the second inning.

It was the 20th stolen base for the seven-year veteran to go along with 32 home runs.

He and 20-year-old rookie Jackson Chourio (21 homers, 21 stolen bases) are the first Brewers teammates to go 20-20 in the same season.

CUBS 10, PHILLIES 4: Cody Bellinger tripled, singled twice and drove in four runs, and visiting Chicago routed Philadelphia.

Kyle Schwarber hit his 38th homer of the season and Bryce Harper hit his 30th for the Phillies, who clinched their first NL East title in 13 years on Monday night.

Manager Rob Thomson played his regular lineup, minus catcher J.T.

Realmuto, as Philadelphia seeks to secure home-field advantage in the NL playoffs.

BRAVES 5, METS 1: Michael Harris II had three more hits, including a solo home run and an RBI double, and rookie Spencer Schwellenbach shut down visiting New York again as Atlanta won the opener of a pivotal three-game series.

Atlanta trails the Mets by one game in the National League playoff race with five remaining..

Schwellenbach (8-7) threw seven strong innings, giving up one run and three hits, striking out four.

He allowed one run and five hits, striking out 15 over 14 innings in two wins against the Mets this season.

INTERLEAGUE GUARDIANS 6, REDS 1: Lane Thomas hit a two-run homer and drove in three, Josh Naylor had a pair of RBI and AL Central champion Cleveland clinched a first-round bye in the postseason with a win at home.

Tanner Bibee (12-8) allowed one run on four hits in seven innings to win for the first time at home since July 19.

The right-hander struck out seven in what could be his final outing until Game 1 of the ALDS.

Cleveland will get five days off between the end of the regular season and the start of the division series on Oct.

5 at Progressive Field.

MARLINS 4, TWINS 1: The cratering Minnesota Twins took another step backward in the AL wild-card race, as Jonah Bride homered to spark a four-run second inning off Bailey Ober for visiting Miami.

Bride had three hits, and Nick Fortes and Xavier Edwards each had two and helped fuel the defining rally in the second against Ober (12-8), who failed to finish six innings for just the second time in his last 17 starts.

The Twins (81-76), who have lost 23 of their last 34 games and 14 of 20, dropped to two games below the postseason cut behind Detroit and Kansas City.

ROYALS 1, NATIONALS 0: Kyle Isbel snapped Kansas Citys 27-inning scoreless streak by sprinting home on a throwing error in the 10th inning, Cole Ragans gave up three hits in six innings, and the visiting Royals held on to the second American League wild card.

NOTES PIRATES: The Pittsburgh Pirates released first baseman Rowdy Tellez and outfielder Michael A.

Taylor and promoted infielder Liover Peguero and outfielder Josh Palacios from Triple-A Indianapolis.

The moves came with just six games left in the season and Pittsburgh eliminated from playoff contention.

Tellez recovered from a slow start to hit .243 with 13 home runs and 56 RBI in 131 games.

The Pirates had signed Tellez to a one-year deal in the offseason.

Taylor, like Tellez signed to a one-year deal, hit just .193 with five home runs, 21 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 113 games.

His playing time diminished in recent weeks after the Pirates moved shortstop Oneil Cruz to center field.

The 23-year-old Peguero led all Pirates minor leaguers in hits (127), RBI (79) and doubles (29) and tied for second in extra-base hits (46).

Palacios hit .230 with a pair of homers and seven RBI in 20 games with Pittsburgh earlier this season.

ORIOLES: First baseman Ryan Mountcastle was activated from the 10-day injured list after missing a month because of a sprained left wrist.

Baltimore also released reliever Craig Kimbrel before a series opener at the New York Yankees and optioned outfielder Eloy Jimenez to Triple-A Norfolk.

Mountcastle hurt his wrist diving into second base during a game against Houston on Aug.

22.

He is hitting .265 with 13 homers and 61 RBI.

Kimbrel had been designated for assignment on Sept.

18.

A nine-time All-Star, the 36-year-old right-hander has 440 saves, fifth on the career list.

He had a 5.33 ERA and 23 saves in 29 chances with the Orioles after agreeing to a $13 million, one-year contract.

Because he has more than five years of major league service, Jimenez could not have been optioned without his consent.

ASTROS: Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez is feeling better after spraining his right knee last weekend but isnt sure when hell be able to return.

Alvarez was injured sliding into second base on a double in the third inning Sunday.

On Monday, Manager Joe Espada ruled Alvarez out for the rest of the series against the Seattle Mariners, which runs through Wednesday.

BRAVES: Austin Rileys broken right hand will keep him sidelined for the playoffs if the Atlanta Braves get there.

A CT scan Monday revealed that the slugging third basemans injury had not healed sufficiently.

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