DETROIT (AP) – Justin Verlander drew a lot of encouragement and scored seven turnovers on his return to Comerica Park, while leading the Houston Astros to the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Monday night.

Verlander have eliminated 10 players in their first game in Detroit since its exchange in Houston in August 2017. The World Series Astros champion has opened a three-game lead over Oakland at the top of the West Zone.

Verlander (15-9) made his Major League debut with Detroit in 2005 and ranks in the top 10 on several career pitcher lists for the team.

The 35-year-old right-hander received a long standing ovation after a video tribute was played as he returned from the paddock, and another when he came to warm up for the first run. Both times he flipped his cap and motioned to the crowd.

Verlander allowed two runs on six hits and a walk, improving to 98-50 at Comerica Park. Max Scherzer is second in career stage victories with 46, while Jordan Zimmermann leads the current Tigers with 14.

The Tigers put two riders in seventh, but Verlander eliminated JaCoby Jones and Jeimer Candelario to take the lead with a 3-2 lead. He received a third ovation after the run after throwing 104 shots.

Roberto Osuna worked the ninth for his 16th save, including seven with Houston.

Francisco Liriano (4-10) allowed three runs in six sets.

BREWERS 3, CUBS 2

CHICAGO (AP) – Lorenzo Cain got four hits, Mike Moustakas scored on a wild shot by Carl Edwards Jr. in the sixth inning and Milwaukee beat Chicago to win in a leading NL Central match.

Orlando Arcia and Jonathan Schoop both raced while Milwaukee (83-62) won for the seventh time in eight games. They are the Brewers closest to the division since their game against the Cubs on August 5th.

Wade Miley (4-2) made five effective innings before Corbin Burnes, Josh Hader and Jeremy Jeffress won for Milwaukee. Hader eliminated six batters in a row and Jeffress got three outs for his 11th win.

Back home after a soggy weekend in Washington, Chicago (83-60) lost for the fifth time in seven games.

Jon Lester (15-6) came out in the sixth with a contraction in his lower back. He allowed eight hits in his first loss since August 11.

ROCKIES 13, DIAMONDBACKS 2

DENVER (AP) – Trevor Story hit a three-run homer during a fifth round of six points, Germany's Marquez eliminated 11 points in seven innings and Colorado beat Arizona to increase their lead in the first half. 'Where is.

The Rockies played 1 1/2 games in front of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who lost to Cincinnati. The Diamondbacks are now following 3 and a half games. This is the last time the Rockies have been alone at the top of the division since 1995.

David Dahl put the game out of reach with his first career grand slam in a seventh inning. Arizona has awarded 10 or more races four times this season, including three in Colorado.

Story gave the final blow to his 32nd circuit on Silvino Bracho's fastball after the reliever took over from Zack Godley (14-9).

Marquez (12-9) had his third consecutive double-digit performance. Charlie Blackmon, Tony Wolters and DJ LeMahieu each have three hits for Colorado, which rebounded after dropping two of the three against the Dodgers last weekend.

REDS 10, DODGERS 6

CINCINNATI (AP) – Scooter Gennett had four hits and three RBIs, Joey Votto scored a brace on his 35th birthday and Cincinnati improved 5-0 against Los Angeles this season.

Eugenio Suarez conceded the last place to the Reds and Jose Peraza scored three points. This helped Cincinnati overcome Taylor and Yasmani Grandal's two-run homerun.

The Dodgers lost 1-1 / 2 games behind Colorado, first in western NL when the Rockies routed Arizona.

Jared Hughes (4-3) allowed Yasiel Puig to line up a double game charged by the bases to finish the seventh after a bat of 11 shots and add a perfect eighth to get the win.

Gennett scored 4 goals in 5 to bring his batting average to .320 with his sixth multihite game in his last nine appearances.

Alex Wood (8-7) was beaten for seven points, six won and eight hits in three sets and two-thirds.

CARDINALS 8, PIRATES 7

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Matt Adams hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to reach St. Louis after Pittsburgh.

The Cardinals, who overcame deficits of 4-0 and 6-4, edged the Dodgers in the race for second place.

Josh Harrison, Colin Moran and Starling Marte drew for the Pirates, who had their run of five straight wins.

Adams blocked Edgar Santana (2-3) to clear a 6-4 deficit. John Brebbia (2-3) won.

Former star Carlos Martinez earned his third win on three occasions. He conceded twice to Josh Bell with two outs, but forced Francisco Cervelli to stop in the short term to finish the game. The game has been reviewed, but Cervelli has been ruled out.

Adam Wainwright, right-hander for St. Louis, who made his first start since May 13, allowed four runs and seven hits in five sets. He retired the last eight batters after giving the third three points.

RAYS 6, INDIANS 5

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Ji-Man Choi hit a two-run homer with Brad Hand with two outs late in the ninth inning, and Tampa Bay defeated Cleveland to set a team record with his 12th straight home win .

Corey Kluber, the ace from Cleveland, was continued in the second run, but the Indians rallied before taking the lead. They started playing with a magic number of five to win their third consecutive Central AL championship. Minnesota's second place was at home against the New York Yankees.

Tommy Pham chooses before Choi goes deep against Hand (0-1).

Kluber lasted only 1 2/3 innings – which corresponds to his lowest season – and allowed four runs and five hits. Right-hander and Blake Snell of Tampa Bay are tied for the most wins in the majors with 18.

Jake Bauers competed for the Rays, who played 7½ Oakland games for the second Wild card with 19 games to play.

Jamie Schultz (2-0) finished ninth without a goal to win.

Cleveland reliever Andrew Miller, reinstated from the disabled list after being absent since Aug. 27 with a left shoulder injury, eliminated two players in a perfect sixth run.

YANKEES 7, TWINS 2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Gary Sanchez had three hits, including a home mammoth, J.A. Happ pitched six shutout runs and New York extended his Minnesota Masters.

The Yankees increased their lead over Oakland to three games for the first wild card AL.

New York beat Minnesota nine times in a row, including last year, beating the 66-23 Twins. The Yankees have 20-4 in the last 24 meetings since July 25, 2015.

Happ (16-6) allowed six hits. Acquired from Toronto on July 26, the southpaw is 6-0 with a 2.70 ERA in eight starts for New York.

Kyle Gibson (7-13) gave a winning run in 5 2/3 innings. He was a six-shot hitter before Sanchez sent a 460-foot circuit into the third bridge in the left field.

Before that, Sanchez was 3 for 29 since its release on September 1 st.

The first eight batters from New York reached the base in a seventh-place six-point run. Miguel Andujar managed a two-run double.

BRAVES 4, GIANTS 1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Sean Newcomb launched six solid runs, Ozzie Albies kicked off the attack with two hits and Atlanta beat San Francisco.

The Braves have scored five more games than Philadelphia at the NL East summit with their fourth win in five games.

The Giants lost their ninth inning, corresponding to their worst skid since 2006.

Newcomb (12-8) allowed a run and three hits. He hit eight and walked no. ONE J. Minter earned his 14th stop.

Albies was 2 for 4 with a double, a triple RBI and two runs. Kurt Suzuki went 3 for 3.

Dereck Rodriguez (6-3) allowed two runs, one in 6 1/3 innings.

RANGERS 5, ANGELS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Ronald Guzman conceded the win, Joey Gallo played three innings and Mike Minor scored six strong runs to help Texas end a four-game losing streak against Los Angeles.

Guzman hit a two-run run in a four-run second against Jaime Barria (10-9), who had pitched 12 consecutive scoreless innings.

Minor (12-7) continued his second-half success, allowing one inning and eight hits as the Rangers stopped the Angels' four-game winning streak.

Jose Leclerc shot a scoreless ninth for his 10th win.

Shohei Ohtani had two hits and an RBI for Los Angeles. Mike Trout did some fantastic catch in the central field.

ROYALS 4, SOX WHITE 3, 10 INNINGS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – White Sox reliever Jeanmar Gomez threw a goal in the tenth inning, giving Kansas City a win over Chicago.

Brian Goodwin led the 10th Royals with a double. Alcides Escobar jumped and Gomez (0-2) drew over third-baseman Yolmer Sanchez, leaving the score to Goodwin.

Jake Newberry (2-0) started a round.

Whit Merrifield captured the first pitch of the White Sox pitcher, Lucas Giolito. Ryan O 'Hearn hit a single homer in the sixth end, which made him 3-all. Adam Engel and Daniel Palka conceded the third goal against Jakob Junis.

Jose Abreu, activated from the list of disabled before the game, had three hits for the White Sox.

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