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| Davis: 42 HRs Leads AL |
Khris Davis knocked his 42nd home run of the season at an opportune moment for the Oakland A's.
The slugging outfielder/designated hitter put the Athletics on top of Tampa Bay by a run in the top of the 10th inning, and hurler Blake Treinen made it hold up with his second frame of hitless relief as the A's topped the Rays, 2-1, in 10 innings.
For Davis, the long ball not only won the game for Oakland, it put him back in the AL lead for homers. Davis has 42, to Boston's J.D. Martinez's 41. Davis is second in RBI, league-wide, with 111.
The A's kept pace with the Yankees in the wild card, where they trail New York by one game after the Yanks pounded Toronto, 11-0. Oakland also trails Houston by 2 1/2 in the West division.
Oakland visits the Rays again Saturday.
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| Buehler blanks Cardinals |
Buehler, a 24-year-old rookie, Improved his record to 7-5, pitching brilliantly in the heat of the pennant race, fanning nine, walking two. He took a perfect game into the fifth inning and struck out the side in the sixth. Buehler threw 72 of 105 pitches for strikes.
The result left the Dodgers and Cardinals in a flat-footed tie for the second wild card spot, four games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who hold the top position. Both teams are 81-67. The Dodgers are 1/2-game behind the Rockies in the West, while the Cardinals now trail the Cubs by 5 1/2 in the Central after losing three straight.
Los Angeles will be looking for their third straight over the Cardinals when they take the field Saturday in St. Louis.
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