Adley Rutschman scored on Cedric Mullins' sacrifice fly in the 11th inning as the Baltimore Orioles clinched their first playoff appearance since 2016 with a 5-4 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.
The Orioles earned a split of the four-game series and increased their lead over the Rays to two games in the American League East. With the Texas Rangers losing to the Cleveland Guardians, the Rays locked up their fifth consecutive playoff berth.
The Marlins got more good news as Jorge Soler, who leads the team in homers, returned from an oblique injury. He went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, including his 36th homer of the season. Luis Arraez, who leads the majors with a .353 batting average, went 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Jose Ramirez homered and drove in two runs for Cleveland, which completed a three-game sweep. Andres Gimenez finished 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.
Miguel Andujar homered and Liover Peguero hit an RBI single for the Pirates, who have won four of their last six games. David Bednar struck out three in the ninth for his 36th save. Automatic runner CJ Abrams advanced to third on a flyout by Lane Thomas before scampering home when Meneses lifted a ball to center that allowed Washington to salvage the finale of a three-game series. Luis Garcia had two hits, including a homer, for the Nationals, who snapped a five-game skid.
Walker's 16th homer of the season came against reliever Seranthony Dominguez and broke a 5-5 tie. Ryan Helsley allowed a single and walked a batter in the ninth but stranded both runners to earn his 11th save. John King got the win despite allowing a run on three hits in the eighth inning. Soto also belted a two-run homer an inning earlier to finish 3-for-5 with six RBIs in the Padres' season-best fourth straight win. The grand slam was the first of his career and the two homers gave him 32 for the season.
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