CLEVELAND - José Ramrez pushed the Cleveland Indians into the playoffs with one swing and strengthened his case for the AL MVP award.
Ramrez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox that clinched a postseason berth Tuesday night.
Ramrez's drive to right off José Ruiz scored César Hernndez and Francisco Lindor, setting off a wild celebration at home plate as the Indians reached the postseason for the fourth time in five years.
Lindor had pulled Cleveland within one on a two-out double that plated Roberto Perez, who began the inning on second base. After Matt Foster (5-1) walked Hernndez, Ruiz entered and gave up the game-ending drive.
BRAVES 11, MARLINS 1
ATLANTA - Bryse Wilson pitched five scoreless innings, Marcell Ozuna drove in five runs with four hits that included two homers and Atlanta clinched its third straight NL East title.
Atlanta hit five homers, including drives by Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman off Nick Vincent in a five-run seventh. Freeman drove in two runs with three hits.
Wilson (1-0) allowed three hits and one walk, striking out a career-high seven.
Atlanta clinched its record 20th division title, one more than the New York Yankees.
Miami remained in position to earn its first playoff berth since winning the 2003 World Series.
Ozuna hit a first-inning homer off José Urea (0-3), who allowed four runs in six innings. Ozzie Albies homered in the second, and Ozuna added a two-run double in the fifth and drove in Freeman with a 450-foot homer to center field in the eighth.
Starling Marte led off the sixth with a homer off Josh Tomlin.
YANKEES 12, BLUE JAYS 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Gerrit Cole limited Toronto to five hits over seven innings in his final preparation for the playoffs, and Aaron Hicks drove in three runs in a rout over the Blue Jays.
Cole (7-3) struck out seven and walked none, inducing 11 ground-ball outs and 14 swings and misses. His one mistake was Cavan Biggio's sole homer in the fourth.
Aaron Judge had his first three-hit game since Aug. 8. Gio Urshela had four hits and Gleyber Torres had three hits and two RBIs. New York has won 11 of 13 following a 5-15 slide.
New York lowered its magic number to one for clinching second place in the AL East.
Tanner Roark (2-3) allowed six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
BREWERS 3, REDS 2
CINCINNATI - Tyrone Taylor homered, Eric Sogard doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and Milwaukee rallied over Cincinnati.
Taylor had a solo shot off Sonny Gray, who went five innings in a solid return from a hip injury. Milwaukee rallied against Tejay Antone (0-3), who gave up Daniel Vogelbach's single and Jedd Gyorko's double to open the seventh. Orlando Arcia tied it with a sacifice fly to deep center, and Sogard doubled down the line in left field for a 3-2 lead.
Left-hander Brett Anderson (4-3) allowed four hits in six innings, including Nick Castellanos' two-run homer.
Devin Williams struck out five in two innings. Josh Hader retired the side in order in the ninth for his 11th save in 13 chances.
NATIONALS 5, PHILLIES 1, 1st game
NATIONALS 8, PHILLIES 7, 8 inn., 2nd game
WASHINGTON - Philadelphia tumbled out of a playoff position, getting swept in a doubleheader by Washington when Yadiel Hernndez hit a game-ending, two-run homer in eighth inning off Brandon Workman (1-4) in the second game.
The 32-year-old Hernndez became the oldest player to hit a walkoff homer for his first big league home run, according to STATS.
Austin Voth (1-5) pitched a three-hitter to win the opener, his first complete game in 20 big league starts and his first victory in 10 starts this season.
Philadelphia (27-29) lost its fourth game in a row and dropped behind Cincinnati (28-28), Milwaukee (27-27) and San Francisco (26-27) for the National League's eighth and final playoff berth.
Defending champion Washington (23-32) kept alive its slim postseason hopes by extending its winning streak to four. Daniel Hudson (3-2) claimed the win.
Juan Soto, started in right field for the first time in his 308-game big league career, hit a three-run homer in the fourth, his 12th homer this season and first since Aug. 31.
Scott Kingery homered for the Phillies.
In the first game, Aaron Nola (5-4) allowed five runs - three earned - in six innings.
Asdrbal Cabrera hit an RBI single in the first, Trea Turner doubled in a run in the second and Holt hit a two-run double in the third.
PIRATES 3, CUBS 2
PITTSBURGH - Jacob Stallings hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and Pittsburgh stalled Chicago's bid to win the NL Central.
The Cubs began the day with a 4 -game lead over St. Louis and Cincinnati in the division standings and a magic number of four to clinch the title.
Stallings connected with one out off Andrew Chafin (1-2) to help the Pirates end their five-game losing streak and win for the just second time in 15 games.
Anthony Rizzo's two-run homer in the eighth inning had pulled the Cubs into a tie at 2-all.
Richard Rodriguez (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.
METS 5, RAYS 2
NEW YORK - Pete Alonso and the Mets prevented Tampa Bay from clinching the AL East crown, beating the Rays behind three home runs and Seth Lugo's bounce-back pitching performance.
Robinson Can, Alonso and Guillermo Heredia went deep for the Mets, desperately trying to stay in the National League playoff chase with five games remaining in the regular season.
Tampa Bay needs just one win or a New York Yankees loss to secure their first division title in 10 years,.
Blake Snell (4-2) struck out nine and threw a season-high 108 pitches in 5 2/3 innings. But he gave up three runs and six hits.
Lugo (3-3) allowed two runs, one earned, and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Edwin Diaz got three outs for his fifth save.
Willy Adames hit an early solo homer for the Rays.