Recap Roundups
September 29, 2017
NY Yankees 4, Toronto 0
Masahiro Tanaka was consistently dominant in a strong ending to an otherwise uneven regular season.
Chi. Cubs 5, Cincinnati 4
Ian Happ went 2-for-4 with a three-run go-ahead homer in the eighth inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Friday's opener of a three-game weekend series.
Washington 6, Pittsburgh 1
Local broadcasters were giving Ryan Zimmerman a hard time Friday night, reminding him that he turned 33 years old on Thursday.
Philadelphia 6, NY Mets 2
The Phillies benefited from three homers to defeat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday, the same day they announced that manager Pete Mackanin will not be retained following the 2017 season.
Miami 6, Atlanta 5
In a tale of two halves at Marlins Park on Friday, the visiting Atlanta Braves scored early while the Miami Marlins answered late for a 6-5 comeback victory.
Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 0
As consolation prizes go, the Tampa Bay Rays earned a pretty good one Friday night by locking up third place in the American League East with a 7-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles to open a three-game season-ending series at Tropicana Field.
Houston 3, Boston 2
Red Sox manager John Farrell says the math remains simple for his team after Boston failed again to clinch the American League East on Friday night.
Cleveland 10, Chi. White Sox 1
With two games left in the regular season, the Cleveland Indians still have some unfinished business: trying to secure the No. 1 seed in the American League. On Friday night, they moved another step closer.
Texas 5, Oakland 3
The Texas Rangers were able to rely on their best pitcher of the second half of the season to end their longest losing streak of 2017.
Minnesota 6, Detroit 3
As the Minnesota Twins surged to a playoff berth in the second half of the season, the team received big production from a variety of unheralded sources.
Colorado 9, LA Dodgers 1
The Colorado Rockies are ever so close to reaching the postseason for the first time since 2009 after walloping the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-1 on Friday night.
Kansas City 2, Arizona 1
Whit Merrifield will be swinging for the fences in the final two games.
Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 3
The owner of two World Series rings as a player, Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell knows a little something about big-game pressure.
LA Angels 6, Seattle 5
There are a couple of ways of looking at the Los Angeles Angels' franchise record-tying 47 comeback wins this season.
San Francisco 8, San Diego 0
San Francisco Giants rookie right-hander Chris Stratton was so pleased with his performance Friday night ... that shortly after picking up a win to allow his team to move into a tie with the Detroit Tigers for the worst record in baseball, he began talking playoffs.