Stanton, Judge, Gallo power Yankees to 7-1 win over Rangers

NEW YORK (AP) – Giancarlo Stanton lined a laser beam of a home run, Aaron Judge added a three-run shot and the New York Yankees powered past the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Tuesday night to keep pace in the crowded AL wild-card chase. Joey Gallo also went deep – against his former team – and Luis Severino closed with two shutout innings in his first major league appearance since the 2019 AL Championship Series. New York remained a half-game behind Toronto for the final American League playoff spot. Jordan Montgomery (6-6) struck out six in 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, giving up one or less for the eighth time in his last 10 starts. Anthony Rizzo had an RBI single and scored both times after he was hit by a pitch. Starter Dane Dunning (5-9) took the loss. BLUE JAYS 4, RAYS 2 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Rookie Alek Manoah rebounded from early control issues to last six innings and Toronto beat AL East-leading Tampa Bay to improve to a major league-best 16-4 in September. Toronto maintained a half-game lead lead over the New York Yankees for the second AL wild card. Tampa Bay, closing in on its second straight division title, is six games ahead of second-place Boston. Manoah (7-2) allowed two runs and five hits. stuck out seven and walked six. Jordan Romano earned his 20th save in 21 chances. Bo Bichette gave Toronto a 3-2 lead with his 98th RBI, a sixth-inning sacrifice fly off Nick Anderson (0-1) as Toronto took a 3-2 lead. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. connected on his career-high 21st homer leading off the fifth for Toronto. DODGERS 5, ROCKIES 4, 10 INNINGS DENVER (AP) – Pinch-hitter Albert Pujols drove in the go-ahead run with a single up the middle in the 10th inning and Los Angeles overcame a rare off night by major league wins leader Julio Urías. The Dodgers have won nine of their last 10 to remain on the heels of San Francisco in the NL West. Los Angeles entered the day a game back of the Giants, who played late in San Diego. Pujols lined a slider from Jhoulys Chacín (3-2) to score Gavin Lux. Kenley Jansen (3-4) pitched out of a two-on, two-out jam in the ninth to earn the win. Urías, the major league leader with 18 wins, surrendered seven hits and four runs over six innings in a no-decision. He hasn’t lost a game since June 21. TIGERS 5, WHITE SOX 3 DETROIT (AP) – Akil Baddoo and Victor Reyes drove in two runs apiece and Detroit stalled Chicago’s drive for the AL Central title. The magic number for the White Sox to clinch the division remained at two games. Reyes had four of Detroit’s 16 hits. Daz Cameron reached base four times and scored two runs for the Tigers, who have won the first two games of the three-game series. Bryan Garcia (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for Detroit starter Tyler Alexander, who went five innings. Michael Fulmer got the last four outs for his 11th save. Jace Fry (0-1) gave up three runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings of relief of White Sox starter Dallas Keuchel, who also lasted five innings. Luis Robert led Chicago’s offense with two hits and two RBIs. INDIANS 4, ROYALS 1 CLEVELAND (AP) – Yu Chang hit a bases-loaded triple off left fielder Andrew Benintendi’s glove in the first inning, leading Cal Quantrill and Cleveland over Kansas City. Ernie Clement homered as the second-place Indians kept Chicago’s magic number for clinching the AL Central at two. Cleveland hosts the White Sox in a five-game series beginning Thursday. Quantrill (7-3) worked 6 2/3 innings, striking out six and allowing one run on Hunter Dozier’s homer in the seventh. Emmanuel Clase pitched the ninth for his 24th save. Daniel Lynch (4-6) allowed four runs on four hits in six innings, walking three, hitting Chang with a pitch and striking out five.