The Dodgers defeat the Nationals, 7 – 6, in the second game of a doubleheader with some help from a botched call. Matt Kemp is credited with a run scored in the 4th inning, giving Los Angeles a 6 – 0 lead, even though he crosses the plate after Adrian Gonzalez is tagged out at third base for the inning’s final out. The Nationals then manage to tie the score with a six-run 8th inning, but Kemp leads off the 9th with a solo homer off Tyler Clippard to account for the deciding run. Following a 3 – 1 win in the opener, a sweep of the twinbill would have clinched a playoff spot for Washington for the first time since moving to the nation’s capital in 2005.

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The Dodgers defeat the Nationals, 7 – 6, in the second game of a doubleheader with some help from a botched call. Matt Kemp is credited with a run scored in the 4th inning, giving Los Angeles a 6 – 0 lead, even though he crosses the plate after Adrian Gonzalez is tagged out at third base for the inning’s final out. The Nationals then manage to tie the score with a six-run 8th inning, but Kemp leads off the 9th with a solo homer off Tyler Clippard to account for the deciding run. Following a 3 – 1 win in the opener, a sweep of the twinbill would have clinched a playoff spot for Washington for the first time since moving to the nation’s capital in 2005.

Ichiro Suzuki goes 7 for 8 as the Yankees sweep a doubleheader with the Blue Jays, 4 – 2 and 2 – 1. Andy Pettitte makes his return to the mound from a broken fibula in winning the opener, while Derek Jeter collects his 200th hit of the season in the nitecap, tying Lou Gehrig who also recorded 200 hits eight times for the Yankees.

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Ichiro Suzuki goes 7 for 8 as the Yankees sweep a doubleheader with the Blue Jays, 4 – 2 and 2 – 1. Andy Pettitte makes his return to the mound from a broken fibula in winning the opener, while Derek Jeter collects his 200th hit of the season in the nitecap, tying Lou Gehrig who also recorded 200 hits eight times for the Yankees.