NEW YORK — Coco Crisp hit a two-run home run and Roberto Perez added a solo shot plus an RBI single and Cleveland’s bullpen pieced together five relief innings to help the Indians defeat the Detroit Tigers 7-4 and clinch their eighth American League Central Division title.
Crisp and Rajai Davis singled with two out in the eighth before Perez lined a single to center to give Cleveland a 6-4 lead.
Carlos Santana hit a pop fly near the right field line that J.D. Martinez dropped for a run-scoring error to make it 7-4.
Cleveland ace Corey Kluber started but was taken out with right-groin tightness after four innings and 60 pitches, leading 4-2. He allowed two runs on four hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
Dan Otero (four outs) and Brian Shaw (three) each allowed a run before Andrew Miller (10-1) retired five straight batters and was awarded the victory.
Cody Allen picked up his 30th save for pitching the ninth.
Cubs 12, Pirates 2: Javier Baez hit a grand slam and Kris Bryant added a two-run homer as the Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates for their 100th win of the year.
The Cubs (100-56) reached 100 victories for the first time since 1935.
After Chicago built a 5-0 lead against Pittsburgh rookie starter Chad Kuhl, Bryant hit his 39th homer, a two-run shot, in a six-run sixth for an 11-0 lead.
Marlins 7, Mets 3: The Miami Marlins, playing inspired baseball in their first game since the death of pitcher Jose Fernandez, routed the New York Mets.
Fernandez, who was already a two-time All-Star at age 24, died Sunday in a boating accident.
There were numerous tributes to Fernandez throughout the game and every Marlins player wore No. 16 in honor of their fallen teammate.
Before the game, Mets and Marlins players and coaches exchanged hugs while the Marlins players also kneeled around the mound.
Yankees 7, Blue Jays 5: Mark Teixeira and Aaron Hicks homered in a five-run ninth inning and the New York Yankees came back to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays scored twice in the bottom of the ninth.
Adam Warren (7-4) pitched two scoreless relief innings to pick up the win.
Diamondbacks 14, Nationals 4: Jean Segura had three hits, including two homers and Yasmany Tomas had two hits and drove in five runs as Arizona Diamondbacks hit five homers to beat the Washington Nationals.
Zach Godley (5-4) came out of the bullpen to pitch three scoreless innings while allowing just one hit to get the win.
Segura hit a two-run homer off rookie reliever Lucas Giolito to make it 12-4 in the eighth and Jake Lamb followed with a solo shot before Chris Owings had an RBI groundout in the ninth for Arizona to make it 14-4.
Elsewhere it was: Brewers 8, Rangers 3; White Sox 7, Rays 1; Reds 15, Cardinals 2; Mariners 4, Astros 3 (11 innings); Angels 2, Athletics 1. — Agencies
