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Bieber Tunes Up for Playoffs as Guardians Top Royals

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber delivers against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber allowed two runs over five innings in his final start before the postseason, Josh Naylor and rookie Will Brennan hit three-run homers and Cleveland defeated Kansas City.

Bieber (13-8) is scheduled to start Game 1 of the wild-card series Friday for the AL Central champions. Cleveland has won 11 of 13 and is an MLB-best 22-5 since Sept. 5.

The right-hander gave up both runs — one unearned –in the fourth and scattered seven hits, struck out three, walked one. Bieber finished the regular season with 198 strikeouts in 200 innings.

Naylor and Brennan homered off Max Castillo (0-2) in Cleveland’s six-run second.

WHITE SOX 2, PADRES 1

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are going back to the playoffs for the first time in a full season since 2006, a spot that they clinched during the seventh inning of a 2-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday when the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers in 12 innings.

MARLINS 4, BREWERS 3, 12 INNINGS

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miguel Rojas knocked in the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning to give Miami a win over Milwaukee and deflating Brewers’ playoff hopes in the race for the final National League wild-card spot.

PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 1, 6 INNINGS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies picked up another key victory as they try to end an 11-year playoff drought, using three RBIs apiece from Kyle Schwarber and Bryson Stott, plus Zack Wheeler’s five scoreless innings, to beat the Washington Nationals 8-1 Sunday in a rain-shortened game.

BRAVES 5, METS 3

ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson homered for the third straight game, Travis d’Arnaud hit a go-ahead two-run single in the third inning, and Atlanta beat New York to secure a critical tiebreaker in their season series.

ORIOLES 3, YANKEES 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge won’t break the American League home run record at Yankee Stadium, remaining at 61 as New York headed on the road for its final four regular-season games after a loss to Baltimore.

ANGELS 8, RANGERS 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout’s 39th homer was one of his three hits in Los Angeles’ season-best seventh consecutive victory.

BLUE JAYS 6, RED SOX 3

TORONTO (AP) –Teoscar Hernandez hit two home runs, Whit Merrifield also connected and Toronto edged closer to clinching home-field advantage in the wild-card round by beating Boston.

ASTROS 3, RAYS 1

HOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Pena hit an early two-run homer and drove in an insurance run late, lifting Houston over Tampa Bay.

ATHLETICS 10, MARINERS 3

SEATTLE (AP) — Robbie Ray was tagged for home runs by Shea Langeliers, Cristian Pache and Nick Allen, and Seattle’s hopes of hosting the AL wild-card series took a serious blow with a loss to Oakland.

ROCKIES 4, DODGERS 1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — German Marquez gave up one hit over six innings to help Colorado end a seven-game losing streak by beating Los Angeles.

GIANTS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3, 10 INNINGS

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rookie David Villar hit a two-run, bases-loaded single with nobody out in the 10th inning to give San Francisco a win against Arizona in the final game of the season at Oracle Park.

TIGERS 5, TWINS 2

DETROIT (AP) — Eric Haase and Victor Reyes homered, and Detroit took advantage of Minnesota’s sloppy play, including three errors in the first inning, for the win.

CUBS 8, REDS 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras got several standing ovations in what could be his final home game at Wrigley Field, Marcus Stroman threw six scoreless innings and Chicago won its seventh straight.

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