Sep 16, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox first baseman Hanley Ramirez (13) hits a home run during the fourth inning against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Photo Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
BOSTON — Hanley Ramirez and Jackie Bradley Jr. homered, Clay Buchholz tossed six innings of two-run ball and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-4 Friday night at Fenway Park.
Ramirez’s homer was his 26th of the season and Bradley blasted his 25th, giving the Red Sox four players with 25 or more long balls in 2016 (also David Ortiz and Mookie Betts).
Ramirez drove in two runs total while Ortiz, Travis Shaw and Sandy Leon each had an RBI for the Red Sox.
Buchholz allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out a pair and Craig Kimbrel converted a two-out save for his 26th of the year.
Mets 3, Twins 0
NEW YORK — Ageless right-hander Bartolo Colon picked up a win by throwing seven scoreless innings and Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera provided all the offense he needed with back-to-back homers in the third inning of New York’s victory over Minnesota at Citi Field.
The Twins have lost eight of 12 and need to go 8-6 the rest of the way to avoid the franchise’s first 100-loss season since 1982.
The 43-year-old Colon allowed three hits and two walks while striking out six in lowering his ERA to 3.14, a mark bettered by only four pitchers age 43 or older — Cy Young (2.53 in 1910), Jack Quinn (2.90 in 1928), Nolan Ryan (2.91 in 1991) and Phil Niekro (3.09 in 1984).
Orioles 5, Rays 4
BALTIMORE — Michael Bourn hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning that capped a late rally from an early four-run deficit and gave Baltimore a victory over Tampa Bay.
The Rays used a pair of two-run homers for a 4-0 lead in the second inning but the Orioles bounced back thanks to homers from Pedro Alvarez and Chris Davis.
Cubs 5, Brewers 4 (10 innings)
CHICAGO — Miguel Montero launched a walk-off solo home run in the 10th inning as Chicago rallied for a victory over Milwaukee.
Montero’s blast to left came off Brewers reliever Blaine Boyer for his third career walk-off home run and gave the National League Central champions their seventh walk-off win of the season.
Cubs reliever Aroldis Chapman struck out the side in the 10th for the victory while Boyer took the loss after facing just one batter.
Indians 11, Tigers 4
CLEVELAND — Mike Napoli had a single, double, home run and four RBIs and Corey Kluber won his 17th game as Cleveland beat Detroit at Progressive Field.
In the first game of a three-game series between the top two teams in the American League’s Central Division, the Indians improved their season record vs. Detroit to 12-1, outscoring the Tigers 90-40. The first place Indians also extended their division lead over the second place Tigers to seven games.
Kluber pitched seven innings, giving up four runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and three walks.
