HE DELIVERS
Jose Contreras pitched eight innings, struck out nine and gave up two runs as the White Sox beat Detroit 8-2 to move three games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.
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American League | Boston’s split of the day-night doubleheader with Toronto, combined with the Yankees’ 17-9 loss to Baltimore, leaves the two rivals tied for the lead in the East.
DEVIL RAYS 5, INDIANS 4: Cleveland lost to Tampa Bay to fall into a tie for the top spot in the wild-card race. The Indians remained two games behind the Chicago White Sox in the Central Division.
National League | Philadelphia’s 3-2 loss to the New York Mets clinched Atlanta’s 14th straight division title. The East champs then made it complete with a 12-3 rout of the Rockies.
ASTROS 3, CARDINALS 1: Roy Oswalt struck out seven and won his fourth game in September, increasing Houston’s wild-card lead to 2 1/2 games
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ON TAP TODAY
AL: Cleveland goes with C.C. Sabathia (14-10, 4.20) against Tampa Bay and tries to clear a wild card bottleneck with Boston and New York.
NL: A light day has only one game of major consequence: Houston hosting Chicago in an attempt to stay ahead of Philadelphia.
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