Turner's error lets Posey, Giants take 1st over Dodgers

TORONTO (AP) – SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Second baseman Trea Turner threw wildly on Buster Posey’s bases-loaded, two-out grounder in the 11th inning and a video review upheld the safe call as the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Friday night to grab first place in the NL West. The rivals began the night tied for the division lead. The Giants nearly won in the ninth, but Posey botched a play on the bases and the Dodgers rallied to tie it at 1. After both teams scored in the 10th, San Francisco loaded the bases in the 11th against Evan Phillips (1-1), the Dodgers’ 11th pitcher. Posey hit a grounder to Turner, who had plenty of time but zipped a throw that pulled first baseman Will Smith off the bag – normally a catcher, Smith had never played the position in college or as a pro before entering in the 10th. Smith desperately tried to reach back to tag first base as Posey crossed. With fans chanting ”œSafe! Safe!’� and players on both sides watching and waiting, the safe call was confirmed. Jarlin García (6-3) got the win. BLUE JAYS 11, ATHLETICS 10 TORONTO (AP) – Marcus Semien hit a game-ending three-run homer in the ninth inning after Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a tying grand slam in the eighth and Toronto rallied three times to stun Oakland. Semien connected off Sergio Romo (1-1) for his 34th home run of the season, sparking a wild celebration at home plate. Semien left the A’s as a free agent last offseason to sign an $18 million, one-year deal with the Blue Jays. Toronto’s Teoscar Hernández hit a tying two-run homer in the fourth before Oakland pulled away for an 8-2 lead. Gurriel’s slam capped a six-run eighth inning against Lou Trivino and Yusmeiro Petit to tie it again. Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (7-1) gave up Mark Canha’s two-run home run in the top of the ninth before Romo allowed a single, a double and Semien’s shot. ANGELS 3, RANGERS 2 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Shohei Ohtani allowed two runs, struck out eight and threw a stateside career-high 117 pitches in seven innings, and Los Angeles beat Texas. The Japanese two-way star leads the majors with 42 homers and dropped his ERA to 2.97. He went at least seven innings for the fifth time in 20 starts this season. He reached at least 100 pitches for the fourth time in 32 big league starts. His previous high pitch count was 110 against Tampa Bay on May 20, 2018. The last time Ohtani (9-1) threw at least 117 pitches was his last regular-season game in the Japanese League, when he had 124 for the Nippon Ham Fighters against Sapporo in October of 2017. The game remained knotted until the sixth inning, when Jo Adell got aboard on an infield single with two outs, advanced to third on Brandon Marsh’s double and scored when Max Stassi hit a deep grounder to short off Dennis Santana (2-4). Isiah Kiner-Falefa tried to make a play at first, but the throw was wide and brought Lowe off the bag. Steve Cishek worked the eighth and Raisel Iglesias the ninth for his 30th save in 35 opportunities. YANKEES 4, ORIOLES 3, 11 INNINGS NEW YORK (AP) – Giancarlo Stanton led off the 11th inning with an RBI single and New York came back to edge Baltimore, Stanton also homered as the Yankees remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Boston in the race for the first AL wild card. Ryan Mountcastle hit an RBI single in the 10th that put Baltimore ahead 3-2. DJ LeMahieu answered with a tying single in the bottom half. Yankees reliever Clay Holmes (6-2) wriggled out of a first-and-third, none-out jam in the top of the 11th. Stanton, whose homer in the fourth provided the Yankees’ first hit against Orioles starter John Means, grounded a 2-1 pitch from Dillon Tate (0-6) up the middle, easily scoring automatic runner Aaron Judge from second with the winning run.