Scoreboard: Brewers reach 100 wins for first time, White Sox and Padres clinch
Playoff berths were secured in Chicago and San Diego and Cleveland, while Milwaukee hit 100 wins on a busy Thursday night.
What we know
- The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1 to ensure at least an AL wild-card spot, becoming the first team to reach the playoffs after back-to-back 100-loss seasons. [3]
- The San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 to clinch a franchise-record third straight postseason berth, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 to clinch a playoff spot for the third straight year. [3]
- The Milwaukee Brewers won 5-1 at Philadelphia to reach 100 wins for the first time, improving to 100-59. [3]
- The Atlanta Falcons beat the Green Bay Packers 35-14 on Thursday night, and both teams are now 1-2. [1]
The Chicago White Sox reached the postseason on Thursday with a 9-1 win over the Kansas City Royals, according to a wire recap. The result guarantees Chicago (82-77) no worse than one of the three AL wild-card spots. The recap said the White Sox are the first team to make the playoffs after consecutive 100-loss seasons. [3]
The San Diego Padres clinched a playoff berth with a 4-2 win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ethan Salas had RBI singles in a three-run seventh inning. It is San Diego's third consecutive postseason appearance, a franchise record, and its fifth in seven seasons. The Padres are 89-70 and the Dodgers are 97-62. [3]
The Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year, beating the Boston Red Sox 1-0. Angel Martínez homered, and Joey Cantillo threw five one-hit innings in relief. Cleveland is 83-76 and Boston is 85-74. [3]
The Milwaukee Brewers (100-59) won 5-1 at Philadelphia to reach 100 wins for the first time, according to the recap. Jackson Chourio hit his 25th homer. The recap said the loss slowed the Phillies' (87-72) playoff push. [3]
Elsewhere in MLB, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Spencer Horwitz's eighth-inning sacrifice fly. The win assures Pittsburgh (81-78) of its first non-losing season in eight years. The Cincinnati Reds beat the NL East champion Atlanta Braves 7-6, with Elly De La Cruz hitting his 30th homer. The Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong joined the 40-40 club with his 40th stolen base in a 2-1 win over Miami. The recap said Crow-Armstrong leads the majors with 45 home runs. The Arizona Diamondbacks (85-74) kept slim postseason hopes alive with a 12-8 win at Colorado, and the Tampa Bay Rays (96-63) lost 6-4 at the New York Yankees (92-67). [3]
In the WNBA, the Connecticut Sun beat the Toronto Tempo 95-81 in the franchise's last game before moving to Houston. The Minnesota Lynx, the top seed, closed the regular season with an 86-66 win over the Indiana Fever, whom the recap placed sixth. The Washington Mystics (28-16), described as playoff-bound, beat the Chicago Sky 101-93. The Golden State Valkyries edged the Los Angeles Sparks 76-75, and A'ja Wilson scored 34 points in the Las Vegas Aces' 100-82 win at Phoenix. [4]
In the NFL, the Falcons beat the Packers 35-14 in Green Bay. In college football, Liberty beat Coastal Carolina 34-17. Deshawn Purdie threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns, Kam Davis rushed for 166 yards, and the Flames scored 24 unanswered points in the second half. [1][2]