UNDATED (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers are the latest major league team to wrap up a playoff berth.
The Brewers clinched their second NL Central title in four years, beating the Mets, 8-4 behind Willy Adames’s two-run homer and three RBIs. Freddy Peralta won for the first time since Aug. 10, ending a skid in which he went 0-2 in five starts. He allowed four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Checking out Sunday’s other major league action:
— The Cardinals extended their team-record winning streak to 16 games as Andrew Knizner scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the ninth inning of a 4-2 decision over the Cubs. Paul Goldschmidt and Harrison Bader homered as St. Louis dropped its magic number to one for clinching the second NL wild card.
— The Phillies’ five-game winning streak ended with a 6-0 loss to the Pirates, leaving Philadelphia 2 1/2 games behind the NL East-leading Braves. Phillies starter Hans Crouse gave up a home run to Cole Tucker on his first major league pitch.
— Will Smith worked around three ninth-inning walks by striking out the side as the Braves knocked off the Padres, 4-3. Joc Pederson homered and scored twice for the Braves, who have led the division since Aug. 15.
— Corey Seager hit two solo homers and the Dodgers claimed their 100th win by blanking the Diamondbacks, 3-0. Julio Urías scattered five hits over five innings of his MLB-leading 19th victory, but Los Angeles remains two games behind the NL West-leading Giants.
— Brandon Crawford slammed a three-run homer to cap the Giants’ four-run ninth in their sixth consecutive win, 6-2 over the Rockies. Giants first baseman Brandon Belt left the game in the seventh inning after getting hit on the left hand with a pitch while squaring to bunt.
— Tyler Stephenson and Nick Castellanos hit consecutive home runs before Kyle Farmer broke the game open with a grand slam in the Reds’ 9-2 thrashing of the Nationals. Tyler Mahle allowed one unearned run and three hits in six innings as Cincinnati secured its first non-losing season since 2012.
— After two dropped foul balls prolonged his at-bat, Aaron Judge doubled in the go-ahead runs to lead the Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Red Sox and a three-game sweep at Fenway Park. Giancarlo Stanton followed with a two-run homer over the Green Monster and out of the ballpark to give the Yankees their sixth straight victory and a one-game lead over Boston for the first AL wild card.
— The Athletics completed a three-game sweep by downing the Astros, 4-3 on Mark Canha’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Alex Bregman homered for the Astros, whose magic number to clinch the division stayed at two.
— Mitch Haniger hit a go-ahead single in a four-run eighth that sent the Mariners to their seventh win in eight games, 5-1 versus the Angels. Jarred Kelenic tied it with a seventh-inning homer to help Seattle move two games out of a playoff slot.
— Danny Jansen slammed a go-ahead, three-run homer, and George Springer also went deep for the Blue Jays in a 5-2 downing of the Twins. Toronto will enter the final week one game back for the second AL wild card.
— Rookie Shane Baz pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings to win his second straight start, helping the Rays earn a 3-2 victory over the Marlins. Nelson Cruz had two RBIs to help Tampa Bay complete its team-record 14th series sweep of the year.
— The Royals earned a 2-1 win over the Tigers behind Kris Bubic, who was reached for just two hits and a walk over seven innings.
— Andy Ibáñez hit a two-run homer and the Texas Rangers avoided their 100th loss by beating the Baltimore Orioles, 7-4 for a four-game split.
