Player of the Day

Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves

6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 11 K

Chris Sale matched his season high with 11 strikeouts and earned his 11th victory as Atlanta defeated San Diego 6-5. Sale worked six innings while the Braves supplied four home runs and completed a three-games-to-one series victory.

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Chris Sale struck out 11 over six innings as Atlanta held off San Diego 6-5.

Trevor Larnach and Luke Keaschall delivered consecutive two-out RBI singles in the 12th inning to lift Minnesota over Cleveland 3-1.

Dillon Dingler broke a late tie with an eighth-inning double as Detroit defeated Kansas City 4-3.

Tyler Locklear collected three hits, homered and drove in three runs during Arizona’s 10-6 victory over St. Louis.

Shane Bieber worked seven strong innings as Toronto defeated Tampa Bay 3-1.

Last Night’s Scoreboard

Padres 5, Braves 6 — Atlanta hit four home runs and Chris Sale struck out 11 over six innings.

Twins 3, Guardians 1 — Trevor Larnach and Luke Keaschall delivered back-to-back RBI singles with two outs in the 12th inning.

Rays 1, Blue Jays 3 — Shane Bieber allowed one run over seven innings while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer supplied the offense.

Diamondbacks 10, Cardinals 6 — Tyler Locklear went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.

Royals 3, Tigers 4 — Dillon Dingler delivered the tiebreaking double with two outs in the eighth inning.

Game of the Day

Twins 3, Guardians 1 — 12 Innings

Cleveland starter Gavin Williams struck out 11 over seven scoreless innings and recorded an immaculate inning, but Minnesota stayed close behind seven innings of two-hit baseball from Taj Bradley.

The Twins tied the game in the eighth when pinch hitter Alan Roden delivered an RBI single. Neither club recorded another hit until the 12th, when Trevor Larnach drove home automatic runner Ryan Jeffers and Luke Keaschall followed with another RBI single.

Rookie Jack Anderson retired Cleveland in the bottom half for his first major-league save.

Big Bats

Tyler Locklear, Diamondbacks: 3-for-5, home run, three RBIs.

James Outman, Tigers: Go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning.

Dillon Dingler, Tigers: Two hits, two runs scored and the decisive eighth-inning RBI double.

Atlanta Braves: Michael Harris II, Ozzie Albies, Dominic Smith and Drake Baldwin each homered.

Lars Nootbaar, Cardinals: Drove in three runs during St. Louis’ late comeback attempt.

Dealing

Chris Sale, Braves: Six innings, five hits, three earned runs and 11 strikeouts.

Gavin Williams, Guardians: Seven scoreless innings, two hits, no walks and 11 strikeouts.

Taj Bradley, Twins: Seven innings of two-hit baseball with one run allowed.

Shane Bieber, Blue Jays: Seven strong innings in Toronto’s 3-1 victory.

Randy Dobnak, Royals: Five scoreless innings before Kansas City’s bullpen surrendered the lead.

Who’s Hot

Atlanta Braves: Atlanta is 5-2 since the All-Star break and has scored at least five runs in 11 of its last 13 home games.

Arizona Diamondbacks: Arizona has won three straight and eight of its last 10.

Detroit Tigers: Detroit has won five of seven since the All-Star break.

New York Yankees: The Yankees have won seven of their last 10 and currently hold the top American League Wild Card position.

Who’s Not

Miami Marlins: Miami enters Friday on a nine-game losing streak.

St. Louis Cardinals: The Cardinals have lost six of their last eight.

Oakland Athletics: The Athletics have dropped eight of their last 10.

Toronto Blue Jays: Thursday’s victory ended a difficult stretch, but Toronto remains 3-7 over its last 10 games.

Team Trends

Atlanta: The Braves continue to receive power throughout the lineup, with four different hitters homering Thursday.

Minnesota: The Twins won consecutive games to salvage a split of their four-game series in Cleveland.

Detroit: The Tigers have won two straight and remain within four games of the final American League Wild Card position.

Arizona: The Diamondbacks are 8-2 over their last 10 and currently occupy the final National League Wild Card position.

Standings Watch

American League: The Yankees lead the Wild Card field at 57-45. Cleveland holds the second position at 54-50, while Boston owns the third spot at 52-49.

Seattle sits two games behind Boston, followed by Minnesota at 2.5 games back, Baltimore at three games back and Houston at 3.5 games back.

National League: The Cubs and Phillies hold the first two Wild Card positions. Arizona owns the third position at 54-49.

Pittsburgh is one game behind Arizona, St. Louis is 1.5 games back, and Miami and Washington are each two games behind.

Today’s Games

4:10 PM — Rockies at Brewers

6:40 PM — Royals at Tigers

6:40 PM — Cubs at Pirates

6:45 PM — Diamondbacks at Nationals

6:45 PM — Yankees at Phillies

7:05 PM — Braves at Orioles

7:10 PM — Dodgers at Mets

7:10 PM — Guardians at Rays

7:10 PM — Padres at Marlins

7:15 PM — Blue Jays at Red Sox

7:40 PM — Astros at White Sox

8:05 PM — Mariners at Rangers

8:10 PM — Athletics at Twins

8:15 PM — Reds at Cardinals

10:15 PM — Angels at Giants

Today’s Matchups

Yankees at Phillies: Will Warren faces Jesús Luzardo in Philadelphia.

Guardians at Rays: Joey Cantillo starts against Shane McClanahan.

Blue Jays at Red Sox: Trey Yesavage faces Patrick Sandoval at Fenway Park.

Astros at White Sox: Spencer Arrighetti opposes Davis Martin.

Mariners at Rangers: Bryce Miller faces MacKenzie Gore.

Athletics at Twins: Jacob Lopez starts against Zebby Matthews.

Reds at Cardinals: Rhett Lowder faces Dustin May.

Stat of the Day

11: Chris Sale and Gavin Williams each recorded 11 strikeouts Thursday. Williams also produced the fifth immaculate inning in Cleveland franchise history.