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David Price tossed seven scoreless innings to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a crucial 4-2 win over the New York Yankees in MLB.
The Yankees had no chance while Price was dealing, the left-hander striking out seven and only giving up two hits en route to his 17th win of the season.
With the win, Toronto moved back to three-and-a-half games ahead of the Yankees in the American League (AL) East.
Jose Bautista led the Blue Jays offensively with two hits, a run scored and an RBI, while Edwin Encarnacion, Justin Smoak and Russell Martin drove in a run apiece.
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The Houston Astros closed to within a game of the West lead after a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
They, and the Yankees, occupy the wildcard spots and the Angels' loss meant they slipped three-and-a-half games back.
In the National League (NL), Central leaders the St Louis Cardinals are four games clear after a 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
The Pittsburgh Pirates continued their chase with a 9-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies, but they sit in the wildcard spots.
The Chicago Cubs are also in the wildcard places and they enjoyed a 9-5 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The East-leading New York Mets shut out the Atlanta Braves for a 4-0 win.
Elsewhere, there were wins for the Arizona Diamondbacks (8-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers), Chicago White Sox (2-0 and 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers) and Boston Red Sox (8-7 over the Tampa Bay Rays).
Rain saw the Baltimore Orioles-Washington Nationals clash postponed.
STAR PERFORMERS AL: Carlos Correa went three-for-four with a home run and three RBIs, and Jose Altuve was three-for-four with a run scored for the Astros.
White Sox pitcher Jeff Samardzija tossed a one-hit shutout in the first game of a doubleheader against the Tigers. Samardzija became just the second pitcher in MLB history to toss a one- or no-hitter after giving up 10 or more runs in his previous start, joining Bill Dietrich from 1937.
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Starling Marte and Jordy Mercer combined for eight hits, four runs, two home runs and four RBIs in the Pirates' win.
Yoenis Cespedes went three-for-four with two doubles for the Mets, while Daniel Murphy went two-for-four with two RBIs and Jon Niese spun six scoreless innings to pick up his ninth win of the season.
A LOOK AHEAD
The Astros and the Angels do battle again with Los Angeles' play-off hopes dwindling.
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