American League

Angels 11, Rangers 10

After their biggest rally this season, Los Angeles isgoing into the 162nd game still with a chance to reach the playoffs. They need another win, and some help.

"It's almost surreal to come back in that situation," said Johnny Giavotella, whose tiebreaking RBI single capped a five-run ninth inning for the Angels in a victory over playoff-bound Texas on Saturday. "We never lost faith."

Erick Aybar and Kole Calhoun started the ninth with consecutive homers off Shawn Tolleson, the Rangers closer appearing in his fifth straight game. The Angels then strung together four consecutive two-out singles off Ross Ohlendorf (3-1).

"It's probably the craziest game I've been a part of, with everything we've got on the line," Mike Trout said. "We lose that game, we're in trouble."

The Angels, who won the AL West last season, go into Sunday a game behind Houston for the AL's second wild card after the Astros won in Arizona late Saturday night.

To force a tiebreaker for the final playoff spot, the Angels have to win their series finale at Texas and Houston has to lose in Arizona.

The Rangers clinch their first division title since 2011 with a win Sunday, or a loss by Houston.

"That is a great comeback. You're not going to get that many hits strung out in the ninth against back-end-of-the-bullpen guys, but we did it," manager Mike Scioscia said. "What I really like is win or lose, the dugout's loose, the guys were playing aggressive."

It was the Angels' first win when trailing by four runs or more in the ninth inning since July 6, 2013, when they won 9-7 in 11 innings at Boston, according to STATS.

"We've got one left. The only thing we can do is win it. We can't control what Houston does," Trout said. "We're just giving ourselves a chance to make the postseason. This group of guys just never quit."

C.J. Cron, David Freese, Carlos Perez and Giavotella had consecutive two-out singles, with Cron, Perez and Giavotella driving in runs. Before Perez singled on a 2-2 pitch, Texas was one strike from clinching the division.

Giavotella finished with three hits and three RBIs.

Elvis Andrus singled off Joe Smith (fifth save) with two outs in the bottom half, then was caught stealing second by Perez when he overslid the base and Aybar applied the tag, a call upheld on video review.

Andrus remained on the ground with his face in the dirt with the Rangers denied a chance to clinch the division title for the second straight day. They were guaranteed no worse than a wild card after winning the series opener 5-3 on Thursday.

"It's thoroughly disappointing what just transpired," Rangers starter Colby Lewis said. "We've come this far. We're not going to let anything else get us down."

Jo-Jo Reyes (1-0) threw one pitch in his first major league outing since Sept. 20, 2011, for Baltimore, retiring Prince Fielder on a liner to end the eighth.

Texas, after overcoming a 5-1 deficit midway through the game, was up 10-6 in the seventh when former Angel Josh Hamilton hit his second homer of the game and Rougned Odor homered two batters later.

Tolleson, who has all 35 of his saves since May 20, had thrown 63 pitches in the previous four games; in the ninth inning on Friday night he gave up a leadoff triple to Trout and Pujols' go-ahead single in the Angels' 2-1 win.

Tolleson was the first Texas reliever used five days in a row since Tanner Scheppers from Sept. 26-30, 2013.

"I thought we had a four-run lead and a guy in the game that had been so good for us," manager Jeff Banister said. "You could tell early on it was going to be a challenge for him so we decided to make the move and get Ohlendorf in there."

Royals 5, Twins 1

Minnesota was eliminated from the AL playoff race when it were stifled by Yordano Ventura for seven innings in a loss to Kansas City.

Ventura (13-8) carried a no-hitter into the fifth and struck out 11 to win his third straight decision for Kansas City, which took a one-game lead over Toronto, which lost to Tampa Bay, for home-field advantage throughout the postseason.

Blaine Boyer (3-6) allowed two runs, one earned, while getting two outs for Minnesota (83-78), which committed two errors in a costly four-run seventh inning for the Royals.

Minnesota loaded the bases in the ninth before Wade Davis struck out Kennys Vargas and Eduardo Escobar for his 17th save in 18 chances.

Rays 4, Blue Jays 3

Tim Beckham had a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning for Tampa Bay.

Grady Sizemore had a leadoff double off Roberto Osuna (1-6), who later loaded the bases with two outs with two walks. Beckham won it with his liner to left.

Edwin Encarnacion homered for the fourth consecutive game for the Blue Jays, who fell one game behind Kansas City for the AL's best record and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs heading into Sunday's end of the regular season. Toronto holds the tiebreaker.

John Jaso and Asdrubal Cabrera homered for the Rays. Alex Colome (8-5) worked the ninth to get the win.

Encarnacion put the Blue Jays up 3-1 on his 39th homer this season, a two-run shot off Brandon Gomes in the sixth.

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Leury Garcia singled home the winning run in the ninth as the White Sox avoided finishing last in the AL Central.

Pinch-hitter J.B. Shuck doubled to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth. After Jose Abreu was intentionally walked, Garcia singled.

Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run home run for the Tigers and virtually locked up the AL batting title. He had three hits to raise his AL-best average to .338 while Boston's Xander Bogaerts was hitless in four at-bats to drop to .320.

Detroit is 2 1-2 games behind Chicago for last place in the division after winning the Central the last four seasons.

Nate Jones (2-2) struck out one for the victory. Neftali Feliz (3-4) allowed two runs while only getting two outs for his seventh blown save.

Athletics 7, Mariners 5 (13)

Marcus Semien hit a two-run homer in the 13th for Oakland.

Semien's 15th home run gave the Athletics their first three-game winning streak in more than a month after Tom Wilhelmsen blew a save opportunity in the ninth inning for the Mariners.

J.C. Ramirez (0-1) pitched a perfect 12th inning before running into trouble in the 13th, giving up a leadoff single to Stephen Vogt and then Semien's homer.

Pat Venditte (2-2) entered in the 10th and pitched three scoreless innings for the Athletics. Felix Doubront worked the 13th for his first save.

Robinson Cano had a three-run homer and extended his hitting streak to 15 games for the Mariners.

Oakland's Danny Valencia homered for the second straight game.

Interleague

Astros 6, Diamondbacks 2

Collin McHugh earned his 19th victory, Colby Rasmus homered twice and Houston clinched at least a tie for the American League's second wild card.

The Astros remained in contention for the AL West title as well as the league's first wild card.

McHugh (19-7) allowed a run and six hits in seven innings to improve to 6-0 in his last seven starts. Jose Altuve homered and doubled for Houston.

Paul Goldschmidt hit his 32nd home run for the Diamondbacks.

The Astros have won six of seven to help scramble the AL playoff picture.

Rasmus led off the fourth and eighth with his 24th and 25th home runs, respectively.

Altuve doubled and scored on Carlos Correa's sacrifice fly in the first, then hit a solo home run off Jeremy Hellickson (9-12) in the fifth.

National League

Dodgers 2, Padres 1

Zack Greinke earned the NL ERA title and the Dodgers clinched home-field advantage in their upcoming playoff series with the New York Mets.

The Dodgers' win combined with Washington's doubleheader sweep of the Mets (89-72) ensured Los Angeles (91-70) will open the Division Series at home Friday.

Greinke (19-3) allowed one run and four hits in eight innings to conclude the regular season with a 1.66 ERA, beating out Cubs ace Jake Arrieta, who finished at 1.77. Arrieta tossed a no-hitter against the Dodgers in August.

Greinke had the lowest ERA by a qualifying pitcher since Greg Maddux's mark of 1.63 for Atlanta in 1995. It is the lowest for a Dodgers pitcher since Rube Marquard's 1.58 in 1916.

Greinke struck out eight, giving him 200 for the season and marking the fifth time in his career he reached that mark.

Kenley Jansen earned his 36th save in 38 chances.

Padres starter Robbie Erlin (1-2) gave up two runs and five hits in seven innings while auditioning for a spot in next year's rotation. The left-hander struck out four and walked none.

Reds 3, Pirates 1

A.J. Burnett was outpitched by a rookie in the final regular-season start of his career, and Cincinnati prevented Pittsburgh from clinching home-field advantage in the NL wild-card game by snapping a 13-game skid.

Pittsburgh still needs a win Sunday or a loss by the Chicago Cubs to host the one-game playoff Wednesday night. If the Cubs beat Milwaukee — and the Pirates lose to Cincinnati again — the wild-card showdown would be played at Wrigley Field.

Brandon Finnegan (5-2) limited the Pirates to one run in six innings. Adam Duvall hit his fifth homer and Aroldis Chapman got four outs for his 33rd save, ending Cincinnati's longest losing streak in 70 years.

Burnett, who plans to retire after 17 seasons, gave up three runs and five hits with four walks in 6 2-3 innings. His nine strikeouts gave him 2,513 in his career, pushing Burnett (9-7) past Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson and into 30th place on the all-time list.

Cubs 1, Brewers 0

Kyle Hendricks allowed one hit and struck out eight in six innings, and Chicago kept alive its hopes to host to the NL wild card game.

Chicago won its seventh straight game behind a stellar effort from Hendricks (8-7). He held Milwaukee without a baserunner until Martin Maldonado singled with one out in the sixth.

Hector Rondon tossed the ninth for his 30th save.

Addison Russell drove in the game's only run off Tyler Wagner (0-2), singling home Chris Coughlan from third in the second inning.

Giants 3, Rockies 2

Jake Peavy pitched five innings for his fifth consecutive win, and rookie Kelby Tomlinson hit an inside-the-park home run during San Francisco's victory over Colorado.

Brandon Crawford and Marlon Byrd also homered off Chris Rusin (6-10) for the Giants, who beat the Rockies for the eighth time in 18 meetings this year.

Peavy (8-6) allowed one run and four hits to improve to 5-0 over his last eight starts.

Ben Paulsen homered for the Rockies, who have lost four of five.

Marlins 7, Phillies 6, first game

Marlins 5, Phillies 2, second game

Dee Gordon got his 200th hit of the season in the opener, and Christian Yelich tied a club record with hits in eight straight at-bats as Miami swept a doubleheader.

Yelich was 5 for 5 in the first game then hit safely in his first three at-bats in the second. In the first game, Gordon became the first Marlins player since Hanley Ramirez in 2007 to record 200 hits with a sixth-inning single.

The Phillies were assured last place in the NL East and the first pick in the 2016 draft.

Gordon went 4 for 9 on the day to raise his average to .331. He trails Washington's Bryce Harper for the NL batting crown by .0001 entering Sunday's final game.

Gordon had two steals to up his season total to 58, overtaking injured Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton for the league lead.

Philadelphia needs to win Sunday's regular-season finale to avoid losing 100 games in a season for the 15th time in club history.

Rookie left-hander Justin Nicolino (5-4) gave up two runs on six hits in seven innings to earn the Game 2 victory. A.J. Ramos recorded his second save of the day by striking out the side in a scoreless ninth, earning his 32nd save in 38 chances.

Phillies rookie right-hander Alec Asher (0-6) failed to earn a win in his seven starts this season, allowing three runs and six hits in two innings.

Maikel Franco homered for Philadelphia in his first start since fracturing his left wrist on Aug. 11 when he was hit by a pitch.