Sox Win; Cards, Cubs Lose

Sep 23, 2013 8:34 AM

>>White Sox Double Up Tigers

(Detroit, MI) -- Conor Gillaspie scored three times and knocked in two runs as the White Sox doubled up the Tigers 6-3 at Comerica Park. Avisail Garcia and Jeff Keppinger each had three hits and two RBI for Chicago, which snapped a three-game slide. Erik Johnson allowed two runs in six-and-two-thirds innings for the win. Anibal Sanchez gave up four runs in five innings for the loss. Alex Avila was 3-for-3 with a run scored for Detroit, which is five games up on Cleveland in the AL Central. Prince Fielder hit a solo home run in defeat.

MLB AL
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Cleveland Indians 9, Houston Astros 2
Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2
Tampa Bay Rays 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 0 (10 inn)
Seattle Mariners 3, Los Angeles Angels 2
Oakland Athletics 11, Minnesota Twins 7

MLB Interleague
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San Francisco Giants 2, New York Yankees 1

>>Braves Top Cubs, Clinch NL East

(Chicago, IL) -- The Braves clinched the NL East title for the first time in eight years even before their game against the Cubs ended. The Nationals' loss in the first game of a doubleheader sealed it for Atlanta, then the Braves celebrated with a 5-2 win over the Cubs. Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer, and Andrelton Simmons had two homers. Julio Teheran struck out seven and allowed one run to improve to 13-and-8. Craig Kimbrel earned his 49th save. Dioner Navarro had two hits and an RBI for the Cubs. Edwin Jackson took the loss to fall to 8-and-17.

>>Brewers Top Cards

(Milwaukee, WI) -- Matt Carpenter homered and scored twice but the Cardinals suffered a 6-4 loss to the Brewers at Miller Park. Joe Kelly was tagged for six runs in seven innings, but only three were earned. He fell to 9-and-5 as St. Louis saw its NL Central lead trimmed to two games over the Reds and Pirates.

MLB NL
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Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Miami Marlins 4, Washington Nationals 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 0
Arizona Diamondbacks 13, Colorado Rockies 9
Washington Nationals 5, Miami Marlins 4

>>Phillies Name Sandberg Full-Time Manager

(Philadelphia, PA) -- The Philadelphia Phillies have removed the interim tag from manager Ryne Sandberg. He was named the franchise's 52nd skipper after signing a three-year contract. The 54-year-old Hall of Famer replaced the fired Charlie Manuel on August 16th. Philadelphia has gone 18-and-17 since.