MLB: Twins continue title push

Brian Duensing got his 10th win as the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 9-3 in American League Central

Danny Valencia and Michael Cuddyer both hit home runs.
The win left the Twins three short of winning the American League Central title.
Cuddyer's two-run shot capped the Twins' four-run sixth after the Indians had closed to 4-3 at the top of the inning.
Will Rhymes hit his first Major League homer as the Detroit Tigers ran out 7-5 winners against the Kansas City Royals.
With two outs in the sixth inning and Kansas City leading 5-4 Rhymes hit a two-run shot off Zack Greinke to put the Tigers ahead, only the second home run allowed by the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner in his last eight starts.

Derek Jeter singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the New York Yankees won 8-6 over the Tampa Bay Rays in a crucial AL East Match-up.
The leaders triumphed over their second-placed opponents as Curtis Granderson followed with his second home run of the night, a three-run drive that sealed a vital win.
Winning the opener of a four-game series that started the final homestand, New York (91-59) opened a one-game lead over the Rays (89-60).
Ty Wigginton had a tie-breaking sacrifice fly and Luke Scott followed with an RBI single in the seventh inning as the Baltimore Orioles won 4-2 against the Boston Red Sox.
Since Buck Showalter took over on August 3 the Orioles have been a different team and the victory over Boston was their 11th in 15 games, although it was only a fourth in Baltimore's last 21 games at Fenway Park.
In the American League West the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 and in an AL West versus Central match-up the Oakland Athletics were 3-0 winners over the Chicago White Sox.
The Cincinnati Reds won 5-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers as Joey Votto and Scott Rolen homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning.
The Reds widened their lead in the National League Central to seven games over the St Louis Cardinals, who lost 4-0 to the Florida Marlins.
That left the Reds needing six wins to take their first Central title since 1995, with Cincinnati's Francisco Cordero pitching a perfect ninth for his 37th save in 45 chances in the win over the Brewers.
The Houston Astros punished the Washington Nationals for their mistakes with an 8-2 win as Humberto Quintero and Geoff Blum each homered in a seven-run fifth inning.
Bud Norris won for the seventh time in eight, allowing two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings.
The right-hander walked four and struck out six for Houston, who have won six of eight, as Washington lost a fourth straight.
The Florida Marlins eased past the St Louis Cardinals 4-0 to hit the play-off hopes of their opponents.
Chris Volstad threw a five-hitter for his second career shutout and Brad Davis hit the first slam ever by a Marlins catcher.
St. Louis' loss, combined with Cincinnati's win over Milwaukee, dropped the Cardinals seven games behind the Reds in the NL Central race.
Cole Hamels had another outstanding outing and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of an error by right fielder Jason Heyward to beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 and increase their lead in the NL East to four games.
The two-time defending NL champions won their eighth straight game and improved to 42-15 since July 21, when they trailed the Braves by seven games.