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Wed Sep 16 202021:43Dodgers beat Padres, become 1st to clinch postseason berth
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot in the pandemic-shortened season, beating the San Diego Padres 7-5 Wednesday behind Dustin May’s gutty effort out of the bullpen and home runs from AJ Pollock and Chris Taylor.Will Smith drove in three runs for the seven-time defending NL West champion Dodgers, who opened a 3 1/2-game lead in the division by winning two of three in the matchup of the NL’s two best teams.Mookie Betts tied his career high with three stolen bases, had two hits and scored a run.At 35-15, the Dodgers breezed into the expanded 16-team postseason field. Los Angeles is seeking its first World Series title since 1988.San Diego has lost two straight for the first time since mid-August.Manny Machado hit a solo homer in the eighth, his 14th of the season.Starter Brusdar Gasterol allowed a hit and a run in 1 1/3 innings before Adam Kolarek (3-0) allowed a hit and two walks in two-thirds of an inning. Pedro Baez got the final two outs for his second save. Adrian Morejon (2-1) took the loss for San Diego, which used nine pitchers.NATIONALS 4, RAYS 2, 10 inn.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Luis García hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and Washington beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay.With Carter Kieboom on second base to start extra innings, the 20-year-old García hit a leadoff drive on the first pitch from Nick Anderson (1-1).Brandon Lowe got the Rays even at 2 when he hit a solo homer off Daniel Hudson (2-2) on a 2-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth.Kyle McGowin struck out three in the 10th to get his first save.Asdrúbal Cabrera homered and Austin Voth allowed one run and four hits over five innings for the Nationals.ATHLETICS 3, ROCKIES 1DENVER (AP) — Mike Fiers threw six sharp innings before turning it over to a lights-out bullpen and Oakland snapped a six-game skid against Colorado.Fiers (6-2) picked up the win. Liam Hendriks got the final five outs to pick up his 13th save in 14 chances. Tony Kemp made an acrobatic move to score the game’s first run. Caught in a rundown heading for home, he somehow swerved around the tag of first baseman Josh Fuentes — who was covering the plate — and touched home with his left hand as he tumbled to the dirt.Jake Lamb had two hits, including an RBI single as part of a two-run sixth that gave the Athletics a 3-1 lead. It was another hard-luck loss for Rockies ace Germán Márquez (2-6). He struck out six and issued a season-high four walks.CARDINALS 4, BREWERS 2, 1st gameMILWAUKEE (AP) — Adam Wainwright shook off an early home run and pitched a four-hitter, leading St. Louis past Milwaukee in the first game of a doubleheader.Wainwright (5-1) struck out nine in the seven-inning complete game as the Cardinals reached .500 in their bid for a spot in the expanded playoff field.Christian Yelich hit a one-out single in the Milwaukee first and Keston Huira followed with his 13th home run. Tyler O’Neill hit a solo homer in the second and Brad Miller’s seventh homer, was a solo drive in the sixth.Brandon Woodruff (2-4), who also went the distance, allowed three earned and seven hits. He struck out five and walked none.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports