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PITTSBURGH -- The Washington Nationals clinched their third National League East title in five years, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 Saturday night behind 5 1/3 scoreless innings from rookie reliever Reynaldo Lopez.Stephen Drews two-run single capped a three-run first inning for the Nationals, who return to the postseason after a one-year absence. Their win ensured a playoff berth, and they won the division about 20 minutes later when the second-place New York Mets lost to Philadelphia.Lopez (4-3) came on to the start the bottom of the fourth inning with a 6-1 lead and allowed three hits while striking out five and walking one.Ivan Nova (12-8) lost his second straight outing after a 5-0 start with Pittsburgh, giving up six runs -- three earned -- and eight hits in four innings.RED SOX 6, RAYS 4ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Dustin Pedroia hit his fourth career grand slam to help Rick Porcello get his major league-leading 22nd win, and Boston clinched a playoff berth by extending its winning streak to 10 -- the teams longest in September since 1949.Boston maintained a 5+-game lead over Toronto for the division title and ensured no worse than the ALs second wild card.Pedroia stopped an 0-for-17 skid with a single in the sixth and gave Boston a 6-3 lead with a seventh-inning drive off Danny Farquhar.Porcello (22-4) gave up three runs, eight hits and struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings, and Craig Kimbrel reached 30 saves for the sixth straight season. Ryan Garton (1-2) was the loser.BLUE JAYS 3, YANKEES 0TORONTO -- Jose Bautista hit a three-run homer off Tyler Clippard (3-5) in the eighth inning, reaching 30 homers for the seventh straight season.New York has been shut out in three straight games for the first time July 27-28, 1975. The Yankees have lost 10 of 13 following a seven-game winning streak and likely will miss the playoffs for the third time in four years.Jason Grilli (7-5) struck out Billy Butler in the eighth to strand a runner at third, and Roberto Osuna completed a three-hitter for his 35th save.PHILLIES 10, METS 8NEW YORK -- The Mets fell behind 10-0 by the fourth inning, then fell short of what would have been the largest comeback victory in team history.New Yorks NL wild-card lead was cut to a half-game over St. Louis and San Francisco, which played at San Diego later Saturday.Philadelphias Maikel Franco and Darin Ruf each hit long a home run for the second consecutive night as Philadelphia built its lead.Sean Gilmartin (0-1) fell behind 3-0 after 12 pitches and left having allowed five runs in two-thirds of an inning.Jay Bruce hit his first career pinch-hit home run with one out in the ninth. The Mets put two on before Michael Mariot got his second save by retiring Lucas Duda on a popup and Travis dArnaud on a comebacker.Alec Asher (2-0) allowed four unearned runs over five innings.ROYALS 7, TIGERS 4DETROIT -- Paulo Orlando hit a tying, two-run double and Eric Hosmer followed with a three-run homer against Francisco Rodriguez (3-4), capping a comeback from a 4-2 deficit in the ninth.Wade Davis (2-1) pitched a one-hit eighth and Kelvin Herrera, Kansas Citys seventh pitcher, got three straight outs for his 12th save.Detroits five-game winning streak was stopped and the World Series champion Royals ended a four-game skid.CARDINALS 10, CUBS 4CHICAGO -- Yadier Molina drove in four runs and Stephen Piscotty homered to help St. Louis in its wild-card chase. Randal Grichuk added three RBI and Jhonny Peralta had three hits.Jason Hammel (15-10) allowed six runs and six hits while getting just seven outs, hurting his bid for a postseason rotation spot.Alex Reyes (4-1) needed 115 pitches to get through five innings but settled down after a tough start to allow three runs and six hits.RANGERS 5, ATHLETICS 0OAKLAND, Calif. -- The lone veteran in the lineup a day after Texas won another AL West title, Elvis Andrus hit a pair of two-run homers.Yu Darvish (6-5) had all the run support he needed on a couple of big swings from Andrus, who had his first career multi-homer game. Robinson Chirinos added an RBI double in the ninth for Texas (92-63), which moved 29 games above .500 for the first time since exactly four years ago on Sept. 24, 2012.As rookie Raul Alcantara (1-2) struck out six with one walk over six innings. He allowed four runs on seven hits.ORIOLES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 1BALTIMORE -- Mark Trumbo connected for his league-leading 45th homer and Trey Mancini hit his third homer in nine major league at-bats,Baltimore pulled a half-game ahead of the Tigers for the ALs second wild card and trail the Toronto Blue Jays by 1 1/2 games for the top spot.Wade Miley (9-13) allowed one run and seven hits and tied a career high with 11 strikeouts over 8 2/3 innings to beat Robbie Ray (8-14).WHITE SOX 8, INDIANS 1CLEVELAND -- Melky Cabrera and Jose Abreu hit RBI singles in the first off Cody Anderson (2-5), and Todd Frazier connected for his 39th homer in the sixth as Chicago stopped a six-game losing streak.Joel Quintana (13-11) gave up one run in six innings and beat Cleveland for the second time in 11 days. The Indians magic number is two for clinching the AL Central.MARLINS 6, BRAVES 4MIAMI -- Derek Dietrich hit a two-run homer, helping stop Atlantas season-high seven-game winning streak.Atlantas Freddie Freeman extended his hitting streak to 28 games in the first inning and has reached base in 44 straight. He also hit a solo home run in the sixth, his 32nd.Brian Ellington (4-2) earned the win in relief and A.J. Ramos got his 39th save. Five days after getting his first big league win, Aaron Blair (1-7) allowed five runs in 3 1/3 innings.ANGELS 10, ASTROS 4HOUSTON -- Kole Calhoun had three hits and two RBI, and Los Angeles scored nine runs in the final two innings. Houston fell to three games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card.Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and C.J. Cron each added two RBI for the Angels.Jose Valdez (2-3) allowed two runs in the seventh for the win, and Luke Gregerson (4-2) took the loss.TWINS 3, MARINERS 2MINNEAPOLIS -- Miguel Sano hit a tiebreaking homer in the fourth inning off Ariel Miranda (5-2) and Tyler Duffey (9-11) gave up four runs and four hits in seven innings. Seattle is 2+ games back for the second AL wild card.Sanos 24th homer followed Nelson Cruzs tying two-run shot for Seattle in the top of the fourth. Cruzs homer reached the third deck in left field for what was estimated by MLBs Statcast as 493 feet, the second-longest home run in the majors this season behind a 504-foot strike by Miamis Giancarlo Stanton in Colorados Coors Field.Jorge Polanco had a solo home run for Minnesota, which snapped a seven-game losing streak.REDS 6, BREWERS 1MILWAUKEE -- Dan Straily (14-8) allowed one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings, and Joey Votto hit a two-run homer in the first off Taylor Jungmann (0-5). 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Bellator light heavyweight champion?Liam McGeary?and challenger Phil Davis?couldnt have more opposing mindsets ahead of their title fight on Friday.Laughing and joking around, all those fun and games are over now, said McGeary during a recent?Bellator 163 media call. Ive had three, four months of getting ready for him, and the torture I put myself through in this gym, Im getting ready to take it out on him.Davis (16-3) immediately responded by saying,?The fun and games are not over. The fun and games have just begun. Youve been training for four months for this fight. Ive had over a full year I put into wearing your butt out and dragging your face across the mat.The time for talk will officially end when the two square off in Fridays main event at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut (Spike TV/ESPN Deportes, 9 p.m. ET). But leading up to the fight, Davis has used his silly and squirrelly side to playfully get under the skin of McGeary (11-0), which was apparent on last weeks call.Out of all the guys Ive fought, Im going to like punching him in the face the least, Davis said. Hes actually a pretty funny guy, but business is business and Im going to have to come at this man like a spider monkey.McGeary (11-0), a native of England, began to compare his opponents high-pitched voice to Michael Jackson or one of the Bee Gees, but after a few more belittling remarks, McGeary eventually got serious with his responses.My record is 11-0 for a reason, said McGeary. If I say Im going to knock them out, I knock them out. If I say Im getting a submit, I submit you. Im going to beat your f---ing face in.So, how did we get to this fight? After jumping over from the UFC, Davis made a splash in his Bellator debut in September 2015 by defeating Emanuel Newton and Francis Carmont in the same night at the promotions first Dynamite card. Winning the light heavyweight tournament gave Davis a shot at the champion in the future, whomever it would be. That was decided later that night, when McGeary defended his title by submitting Tito Ortiz with an inverted triangle choke.ddddddddddddBut McGeary has remained out of action since that fight due to a knee injury. The 34-year-old says he had a lot of damage inside the knee that prevented him from standing on it comfortably. After getting some repairs, McGeary has been able to go through a successful training camp in New York.Despite a perfect record and a title in hand, McGeary sits two spots lower than his challenger in the ESPN.com light heavyweight power rankings, and his?knees could potentially be an X factor in the bout. In his previous two title fights, McGeary has allowed takedowns to both Ortiz and Newton. He was able to overcome both takedowns going to his back against those two opponents, but going up against a former 197-pound NCAA national champion in Davis, who competed at Penn State, could be a whole other issue.You havent had a fight for a year and you think you can just jump off the bench, said Davis. The world dont work like that. Listen, Ive been beating people up while Ive been waiting to beat up you. Your picture is on a bag in my gym, and I just beat the picture off the bag for the second time.The person Davis beat in the meantime was Muhammed King Mo Lawal in May. It was a competitive yet unanimous decision in favor of Mr. Wonderful that solidified his status at the top contender at 205 pounds. Unbeaten within the promotion after becoming one of the first high-profile names to make the leap from the UFC, Davis can solidify his status as one of the top 205-pound fighters in the world with a victory, and thats the kind of pressure he claims he thrives under.I like the feeling of knowing that Im in the semis, or that Im in the finals, Davis said. That the pressures on, that moment of do or die, I love that moment. I thrive in that moment, and Im so glad to be back in that moment of do or die, all or nothing. Thats where I shine.