• Orioles 6, Red Sox 3: BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles clinched their first playoff berth since 1997, extending their winning streak to four by beating Boston as Nate McLouth, J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis hit solo homers. With three games left, the Orioles are tied with the New York Yankees for the AL East lead.
• Yankees 9, Blue Jays 6: TORONTO — Eduardo Nunez drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly, and the Yankees overcame a 5-1 deficit and clinched their 17th playoff berth in 18 years.
• Angels 5-7, Rangers 4-8: ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Napoli homered twice and drove in six runs as Texas assured itself a spot in the playoffs, earning a doubleheader split against the Los Angeles Angels.
• Athletics 5, Mariners 2: OAKLAND, Calif. — Yoenis Cespedes broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth with a home run off Shawn Kelley (2-4) as Oakland closed in on its first playoff berth in six years. Josh Reddick connected with a two-run shot for his team-leading 32nd homer two batters later as the A’s completed a three-game sweep.
• Tigers 2, Twins 1: MINNEAPOLIS — Prince Fielder hit a two-run, opposite-field homer to left off Jared Burton (3-2), his 30th of the season, and Detroit opened a season-high, three-game lead over the second-place Chicago White Sox in the AL Central with three games to play.
• Rays 6, White Sox 2: CHICAGO — David Price (20-5) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings to become Tampa Bay’s first 20-game winner, B.J. Upton hit his 27th and 28th homers and Tampa Bay (88-71) remained three games behind Oakland for the AL’s second wild-card berth with three games left.
• Indians 15, Royals 3: CLEVELAND — Asdrubal Cabrera capped a 10-run fifth inning with a grand slam as Cleveland topped Kansas City.
