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Chiefs force 8 turnovers, take 2 for TDs in 24-3 win over Jets

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riggertChiefsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Derrick Johnson saw everybody else picking off passes for Kansas City and decided to join the party.

Then he figured he might as well score, too.

The veteran linebacker snagged one of six interceptions thrown by Ryan Fitzpatrick, scored one of the Chiefs’ two touchdowns off turnovers, and put an exclamation mark on a rather bizarre 24-3 victory over the hapless, turnover-prone New York Jets on Sunday.

“We put an emphasis on taking away the ball all the time,” said Johnson, who scored his fourth career TD. “If you can get a turnover, it’s a big momentum changer. And if you can score, it’s even bigger.”

A turnover? How about get eight.

Marcus Peters had two of the interceptions for the Chiefs (2-1), including the first of four in the fourth quarter. Johnson, Daniel Sorenson and D.J. White grabbed the others as the Jets piled up their most turnovers since setting a franchise record with 10 in a loss to the Patriots on Nov. 21, 1976.

“I’m stunned, disappointed … mad,” Jets coach Todd Bowles said. “We could have come out prepared. We could have come out and executed better. There’s 50 million things when you lose and we lost. Pick any one of them.”

Alex Smith was 25 of 33 for 237 yards and a touchdown for Kansas City, while Spencer Ware added 75 yards rushing. But it was the performance of the defense — and all those Jets turnovers — that helped the Chiefs bounced back from their first regular-season defeat in 12 games.

Eric Berry picked off a pass in the end zone late in the third quarter, and a fumbled kick return by the Jets’ Jalin Marshall was returned 27 yards by Demetrius Harris for another score.

“I think it stemmed from practice this week,” Berry said. “Everybody had a great practice. The emphasis was on finishing plays and not being too concerned with the score.”

The Jets’ Matt Forte, who scored three times against the Bills, was held to just 65 yards rushing, while wide receivers Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker were held in check.

But it was Fitzpatrick who was downright dismal a week after torching Buffalo, going 20 of 44 for 188 yards. His six picks tied a franchise record while establishing a career high, surpassing the five that he threw for St. Louis against Minnesota on Dec. 11, 2005.

“I’ve had some bad ones,” he said, “so all I can do is put it behind me and move on.”

CHIEFS NOT INFALLIBLE

Kansas City appeared to take a 24-3 lead in the third quarter when Ware stretched the ball into the pylon for a touchdown. But officials reviewed the play and saw the ball beginning to come out, and decided that it was a fumble resulting in a touchback for New York.

“You don’t want them dropping the ball,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, “but it’s hard to tell them not to stretch.”

TURNOVER TROUBLE

Things could have been worse for New York. Berry and Sorenson dropped picks moments before Sorenson hauled in his interception, and Fitzpatrick fell on his own fumble earlier in the game.

PETERS A ‘PICKER

It was the second straight two-interception day for Peters, who has quickly become one of the league’s top cornerbacks. He had eight as a rookie in the regular season a year ago.

“When things are happening like today,” Peters said, “you enjoy. You embrace the opportunities.”

DECKER MIA

Decker had his streak of touchdowns in six straight games come to an end. The Jets wide receiver, who has scored 15 times in his last 19 games, had his only catch in the fourth quarter.

MARSHALL PLAYS

Marshall was active after missing practice earlier in the week with a slightly sprained knee. But shadowed by Peters and Berry, the star wide receiver had a tough time getting open. He finished with three catches for 27 yards, on several occasions complaining about the tight coverage.

INJURY REPORT

Jets: CB Darrelle Revis was evaluated for an eye injury and missed the final series of the first half. He returned after the break. … DL Lawrence Thomas left in the first half with a shoulder injury. … LB Erin Henderson was inactive because of a foot sprain.

Chiefs: RB Jamaal Charles (ACL surgery) remained inactive for the third straight week, but coach Andy Reid insisted the four-time Pro Bowl selection is getting closer to playing.

— Associated Press —

Royals win series finale at Detroit 12-9

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riggertRoyalsDETROIT (AP) — The Kansas City Royals began the game by hitting for the cycle as a team, then Whit Merrifield nearly did it by himself.

Merrifield hit a triple as part of Kansas City’s four-run first inning, and he later added a single and a double in a 12-9 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The Royals hit four homers to drop the Tigers in the AL wild-card race — and avoided elimination themselves.

“I haven’t played in the playoffs, but that was as close to a playoff atmosphere as I’ve been a part of,” said Merrifield, a rookie who made his debut for the defending World Series champions in May. “(The Tigers are) fighting for a spot, and they’re going to give you your best shot, so you’re going to have to play all 27 outs.”

Kansas City started the game with a single by Billy Burns, a triple by Merrifield and a double by Kendrys Morales before Salvador Perez’s two-run homer made it 4-0. It was the first time the Royals’ first four hitters combined for a cycle since Sept. 30, 2006, also at Detroit.

Tigers starter Matt Boyd (6-5) lasted only one more hitter after Perez’s homer, giving up another hit before being pulled. The Tigers fell 1 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the second wild-card spot. The loss cut Cleveland’s magic number to clinch the AL Central to one — the Indians start a four-game series in Detroit on Monday night.

Boyd said he understood “100 percent” why he was taken out so quickly.

“I might have been able to work myself through it, but the margin of error is zero right now,” he said. “Every run is important right now and so is every game.”

The Royals led 7-0 after Cheslor Cuthbert and Raul Mondesi hit consecutive homers in the third.

Dillon Gee (8-9) got the win in relief, and Wade Davis pitched the ninth for his 26th save in 29 chances. Miguel Cabrera came up as the tying run but lined out to shallow left field to end it.

Plate umpire Dan Iassogna ejected Cameron Maybin from the Detroit dugout during that final at-bat.

Victor Martinez hit a grand slam for Detroit in the third to make it 7-4, and the Tigers loaded the bases again that inning, chasing starter Edinson Volquez in the process. But Andrew Romine’s bunt attempt with two outs was fielded easily by reliever Peter Moylan, and the force at home ended the inning.

Detroit tried several former starters in long relief — Anibal Sanchez, Shane Greene and Mike Pelfrey all pitched — in an attempt to keep the game close, but the Royals kept adding runs. Alex Gordon’s two-run homer in the sixth made it 11-5.

Kansas City let the Tigers creep back into it by the end. Justin Upton hit a solo homer in the seventh, and Detroit also scored two runs on wild pitches, the second of which made it 11-9 in the eighth.

The Royals held on, though, and there’s still a mathematical chance they can catch the Orioles.

Maybin had four hits for the Tigers.

VERSATILE

Merrifield played first base for the first time this season. He’s also played second, third, left field and right field.

“It’s always fun to switch up the angles for me, see the ball from a different perspective,” he said. “I got a couple balls. I didn’t get to pick one.”

MARATHONS

The 3-hour, 51-minute game was Detroit’s longest nine-inning contest of the season. The Tigers played 3:50 against the Royals on Saturday.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann, who has been dropped from the rotation as he struggles to come back from neck problems, pitched for the first time since Sept. 10. He pitched the last three innings in relief, allowing one run and four hits.

UP NEXT

Royals: After an off day Monday, Kansas City starts RHP Ian Kennedy (11-10) against Minnesota RHP Jose Berrios (2-7) on Tuesday night.

Tigers: Detroit sends RHP Buck Farmer (0-0) to the mound Monday against Cleveland RHP Corey Kluber (18-9).

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western soccer drops MIAA opener to Lindenwood

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MWSUST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western Soccer team fell 3-2 on Sunday to Lindenwood. The Griffons fell behind early as Lindenwood sank in goals at the 15th and 19th minutes.  After halftime adjustments, the Griffons would become the aggressors in the second half.

Bailey Dervin got the Griffons on the board as she directed in a deflected corner kick from Maddie Cowell. In the 75th minute, Layne Shepherd knocked in a free kick from Cowell as the Griffons would get the equalizer for the time being.  Lindenwood would score on a penalty kick just minutes later to secure the win.  Missouri Western was credited with five shots on goal, all coming in the second half.

The Griffons will look to regroup as they travel to Missouri Southern on Thursday, Sept. 29 and Southwest Baptist on Saturday, Oct. 1.

— MWSU Athletics —

St. Louis comes up short Sunday at Chicago 3-1

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riggertCardinalsCHICAGO (AP) — David Ross homered and teamed with Jon Lester for another scoreless performance, and the Chicago Cubs hurt St. Louis’ wild-card chances with 3-1 victory over the Cardinals on Sunday night.

Ben Zobrist had three hits and scored two runs as Chicago finished with a major league-best 57-24 home record. It’s the most home wins for the Cubs since they went 58-19 at the West Side Grounds in 1910.

The Cardinals lost for the third time in four games, wasting a chance to improve their playoff positioning. They remain a half-game back of San Francisco for the second NL wild card after the Giants lost 4-3 at San Diego earlier in the day.

Ross, Lester’s regular catcher, plans to retire after the season and was greeted with a long standing ovation when he came to the plate in the second inning. St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina walked halfway to the mound, forcing the unassuming Ross to take in the moment, and he took off his batting helmet to acknowledge the cheering crowd of 40,859.

Ross then struck out against Carlos Martinez, but he got another chance in the fifth and drove the right-hander’s second pitch over the wall in left for 1 -0 lead. Ross clapped his hands as he rounded first on his 10th homer and the cheers continued after he reached the dugout, prompting a curtain call.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon pulled Ross with two out in the top of the seventh, giving the crowd another opportunity to cheer the journeyman catcher.

Lester (19-4), one of the top candidates for the NL Cy Young Award, struck out seven in 6 2/3 innings. The left-hander allowed three hits and walked one while improving to 10-0 with 1.34 ERA in his last 13 starts.

The Cardinals pulled within one on Jhonny Peralta’s two-out RBI single in the eighth, but Brandon Moss flied to center with runners on the corners. Willson Contreras responded with an RBI single in the bottom half and Aroldis Chapman worked the ninth for his 16th save with the NL Central champions and No. 36 on the year.

Martinez (15-9) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings, dropping to 3-2 in five September starts. He struck out six and walked four.

RESTING AND MOURNING

St. Louis shortstop Aledmys Diaz, who is dealing with some arm fatigue, got the day off. Diaz also was a childhood friend of Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, who died in a boating accident over the weekend.

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said he would have scratched Diaz had he been in the lineup. Diaz declined an interview request through a team spokeswoman.

“He’s pretty stoic. You see how he goes about his business,” Matheny said. “That’s kind of how he’s handling this right now. He was a close, close friend, so he’s trying to figure out how to mourn for his friend right now and take all the information in. None of that is easy.”

LOOK OUT

Second base umpire CB Bucknor was struck by Zobrist’s liner up the middle in the second, resulting in a single. Bucknor was checked on by a Cubs trainer and stayed in the game.

UP NEXT

Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (10-12, 4.59 ERA) faces Cincinnati RHP Tim Adleman (2-4, 4.06 ERA) on Monday night in the opener of a seven-game homestand. After four against the last-place Reds, the Cardinals finish the regular season with a three-game series against Pittsburgh.

Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (15-8, 2.06 ERA) pitches for Chicago in the opener of a four-game series at Pittsburgh. RHP Chad Kuhl (5-3, 3.73 ERA) gets the ball for the Pirates on Monday night.

— Associated Press —

Area High School Football Scores – Friday, September 23

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riggertFootballCITY
Truman 51, Central 48

Maryville 48, Benton 6

Smithville 17, Bishop LeBlond 6

Chillicothe 31, Lafayette 21

St. Joseph Christian 64, Worth County 40

AREA
MEC
Savannah 51, Cameron 6

KCI
Lawson 64, East Buchanan 14

Mid-Buchanan 35, Plattsburg 21

Lathrop 46, North Platte 0

Hamilton 46, West Platte 0

GRC
Maysville 58, Princeton 30

Trenton 42, South Harrison 14

Putnam County 56,Polo 42

Gallatin 14, Milan 6

8-MAN
GRC
North Andrew 64, Stanberry 26

Albany 58, Braymer 12

275
Mound City 72, East Atchison 30

North-West Nodaway 52,DeKalb 0

South Holt / Nodaway Holt 66, Stewartsville 14

Southwest Livingston 54,Platte Valley 8

NON-CONFERENCE
Rock Port 52,Norborne/Hardin-Central 20

Pattonsburg 42, North Shelby 14

King City 58, Chilhowee 8

Missouri Western volleyball opens MIAA schedule with sweep at Southern

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riggertMissouriWesternJOPLIN, Mo. – Missouri Western Volleyball picked up its fifth consecutive win on Saturday as they beat Missouri Southern 25-23, 25-11, 25-14 in its MIAA opener.

Missouri Southern broke open a 11-7 first set lead before the Griffons rallied off five straight points to take a 12-11 lead.  The Lions, would again take a lead but a late rally sparked by an Amanda Dalbey kill would push Missouri Western to a 25-23 first set victory.

After a close first set, MWSU would put away Missouri Southern easily in the next two sets.  The Griffons jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back in the second set.  Missouri Western hammered 15 kills as a team with a .500 hitting percentage in the set as well.

Missouri Southern would hang in through the middle of the third set.  The Griffons led 13-11 midway through the set before ending the game on a 12-3 run.  MWSU would again hit over .400 in the set as it finished at .435 and 14 kills.

Missouri Western benefitted from a balanced attack at the net as they received 11 kills from Rachel Fredrichs, 10 from Kelsey Olion and seven apiece from Rachel Losch and Stephanie Doak.  Reigning MIAA Player of the Week, Kortney Blaufuss finished with 30 assist.  The Griffons also continued their strong serving as they totaled eight aces.

Missouri Western travels to Bolivar, Missouri Saturday at 3 p.m. to play Southwest Baptist.

— MWSU Athletics —

KC’s slide continues with 8-3 loss at Detroit in series opener

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riggertRoyalsDETROIT (AP) — Michael Fulmer is one of the biggest reasons the Detroit Tigers are still in the mix for a postseason spot.

At the start of the team’s final homestand, the rookie right-hander came through with his sharpest performance in weeks.

Fulmer pitched seven strong innings for his first win in over a month and the Detroit Tigers homered three times in an 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Justin Upton, Victor Martinez and Cameron Maybin went deep for the Tigers, who won their fifth game in a row to remain in the lead in the race for the AL’s second wild card.

Detroit remained a half-game ahead of Baltimore, which beat Arizona in 12 innings.

“I think there’s a little bit of a sense of urgency now,” Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. “This is our last homestand. This is the last chance at home to try and do something in the standings, and we’re playing against two teams … in Kansas City and Cleveland, we know very well. Maybe I was the only one that felt it, but I felt there was more energy.”

Fulmer (11-7) allowed a run and eight hits, striking out nine with no walks. It was the first victory since Aug. 14 for Fulmer, who emerged around midseason as a Rookie of the Year candidate but is now having to fight off a torrid challenge from Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees.

Danny Duffy (12-3) allowed six runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. He walked four and struck out four.

The Tigers jumped ahead right away against Duffy. The Royals made two errors in the first inning, and Upton’s RBI double made it 2-0.

Martinez and Upton each hit solo shots in the third, and Maybin’s two-run homer in the fourth made it 6-0.

Upton has 27 homers on the season, including 14 in his last 29 games.

Kansas City has lost nine of its last 12.

DISPUTED CHALLENGE

Kansas City’s only run off Fulmer came after replay overturned the second out of an apparent double play, which would have ended the top of the sixth. Ausmus complained to the umpires, saying the Royals had waited too long before challenging.

“I said I wanted to protest, which, even going into it, when I said it, I knew instant replay wasn’t protestable,” Ausmus said.

After the review revived the rally, Paulo Orlando hit an RBI single.

ON THE BORDERLINE

Fulmer is the AL’s ERA leader at 2.95 — his 155 2/3 innings are enough to qualify at this point. He’ll need to throw 6 1/3 more to qualify for the title at the end of the season.

The Tigers have taken steps to limit his workload, and this latest start was a positive sign.

“I still feel good, so I guess it’s working,” Fulmer said. “Hopefully I’m able to still pitch beyond the regular season. That’s our goal as a team.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: Kansas City C Salvador Perez sat out with what manager Ned Yost described as a very minor knee issue.

Tigers: 2B Ian Kinsler returned to the lineup from a concussion after missing three games. He had a single, a double, two walks and three runs. … SS Jose Iglesias left in the top of the seventh with a bruised right hand. X-rays were negative.

UP NEXT

Royals: Kansas City sends RHP Yordano Ventura (11-11) to the mound for Saturday’s game at Detroit. Ventura is coming off a complete game against the Chicago White Sox on Monday.

Tigers: Detroit starts LHP Daniel Norris (3-2) in the middle game of this series.

— Associated Press —

MWSU soccer loses 1-0 to No. 2 Central Missouri

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MWSUST. JOSEPH – A penalty kick in the fifth minute was all No. 2 Central Missouri needed to hold off the Missouri Westenr soccer team Friday night at Spratt Stadium.

The PK by Jada Scott early in the game shot past Paige LaBadie into the top right corner of the goal. Central Missouri was able to hold off Missouri Western for the final 85 minutes to move to 6-0 on the season and drop the Griffons to 5-2.

Missouri Western was credited with six shots on the night, two on goal. LaBadie fell to 0-2 on the year, but had three saves in the game. Missouri Western limited Central Missouri to just eight shots and only four on goal, including the PK.

Missouri Western stays home and hosts Lindenwood on Sunday at noon. It’s the first MIAA game for the Griffons. Lindenwood played Northwest Missouri to a 2-2 draw on Friday in Maryville. Missouri Western defeated the Lions 1-0 in overtime last Sunday.

— MWSU Athletics —

Cardinals get blanked by Cubs 5-0

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riggertCardinalsCHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta almost certainly won’t win a second straight NL Cy Young Award. He likely won’t be the No. 1 or 2 postseason pitcher for the loaded Chicago Cubs, either.

Arrieta showed Friday he can still dominate. And he figures it’s because he’s stopped trying so hard.

Arrieta struck out 10 in seven innings and the Cubs beat the sloppy St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 for their 98th victory, the most since they last played in the World Series in 1945. Chicago clinched home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs.

“A lot of the time more effort creates some inconsistencies in my delivery,” Arrieta said. “Trying to do more than I have to. I had several outs today where I took my foot off the gas and I was at 60-70 percent and got nice, easy groundballs to second base or shortstop.”

Manager Joe Maddon said Arrieta looked “familiar” when he struck out the side on 11 pitches in the first inning, a reference to his 22-win 2015 season that included a 1.77 ERA. Arrieta said “competitiveness and stubbornness” have been the reasons his walks, hits and runs are up from a year ago.

“We’ve been hyper-critical of him all year based on what he did last year,” Maddon said. “But to his credit, I think he’s handled that very well.”

With veteran Miguel Montero back catching him, Arrieta (18-7) allowed five hits and walked one. Anthony Rizzo had three hits and Ben Zobrist drove in two runs as the Cubs tied a team record with their 56th home win.

Chicago scored four runs in the first inning off Mike Leake (9-11) and dropped the Cardinals 1 1/2 game behind the Mets and one behind the Giants for the two NL wild-card berths.

Pedro Strop came off the disabled list to work the eighth, and Travis Wood and Carl Edwards Jr. finished the five-hitter.

Rizzo, Zobrist and Chris Coghlan drove in runs in the first off Leake, who lasted 3 1/3 innings and is winless in four starts since recovering from shingles.

“I couldn’t locate early. I was slightly erratic,” Leake said. “I just started out on the wrong foot.”

Leake allowed another run on one of two wild pitches. Cardinals’ gaffes included Kolten Wong face-planting into the turf chasing Rizzo’s first-inning double and Matt Adams getting picked off first.

Leake gave up five runs, seven hits and three walks. Manager Mike Matheny used six relievers.

The Cardinals are hoping to return to Wrigley Field in two weeks. But that requires earning one of the two wild-card berths and then winning the single-elimination game for a spot in the division series.

Zobrist’s fourth-inning groundout added another run for Chicago (98-55), which has won four straight.

The Cubs have so much depth as they seek their first World Series title since 1908 that Arrieta is likely the No. 3 playoff starter behind Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks.

But Arrieta feels if he can “control his effort,” he’ll be at his best come October.

“I don’t give up many hits,” Arrieta said. “So if I can keep guys off base via the walk, I’m going to be in a pretty good spot.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: LF Matt Holliday (broken right thumb) took batting practice off RHP Mike Mayers before the game. “He blistered a couple balls,” Matheny said. “It was exciting to see.” Holliday will likely have another BP session before he’s activated. … SS Aledmys Diaz (arm fatigue) was out of the lineup.

Cubs: Strop (knee, groin) worked around a leadoff walk in his first appearance since Aug. 10. “Once he settled in and the slider became his pitch again, he felt at home,” Maddon said.

GROOMSMAN STRIKES OUT

Arrieta and Cardinals 2B Matt Carpenter were college teammates at TCU. Arrieta was Carpenter’s wedding groomsman. Yet Carpenter can’t solve his friend. He went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts, leaving him 0 for 24 in the regular season against Arrieta.

CARDINALS ROTATION

LHP Jaime Garcia will take the Cardinals rotation spot of struggling RHP Luke Weaver on Monday vs. Cincinnati.

ROSS RECOGNIZED

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts presented retiring C David Ross with the No. 3 from the Wrigley Field manual scoreboard before the game.

UP NEXT

RHP Jason Hammel (15-9, 3.56 ERA), contending for the final Cubs postseason rotation spot, faces rookie RHP Alex Reyes (3-1, 1.08) on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Royals get swept by Indians with 5-2 loss Thursday

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riggertRoyalsCLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Santana’s three-run homer pushed the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night and nearer to their first AL Central championship since 2007.

Santana’s shot in the sixth inning off Dillon Gee (7-9) snapped a 2-2 tie as the Indians improved to 9-1 against the Royals this season.

Kansas City’s chances of making the postseason took another blow. The defending World Series champions began the night behind six teams in the wild-card chase.

Reliever Dan Otero (5-1) pitched two scoreless innings, Bryan Shaw worked one and Cody Allen pitched a perfect ninth for his 29th save.

Jason Kipnis homered for the Indians, who can wrap up a postseason berth this weekend against the Chicago White Sox.

Alcides Escobar hit a two-run homer for the Royals.

Santana, who hit an RBI double in the first, has been on a tear the past two days.

Gee hit Kipnis to start the sixth and Francisco Lindor walked. One out later, Santana drove his 34th homer into the right-field seats. After he crossed home plate, Santana pointed at NBA free agent swingman J.R. Smith, who helped the Cavaliers win the NBA title this year and end Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought.

Santana went 7 for 12 with five RBI in the Indians’ series sweep.

With Cleveland starters Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar dealing with injuries and likely out for the playoffs, Mike Clevinger could hold a pivotal role for the Indians in October. The rookie showed poise in working out of potential trouble as the Royals put the leadoff man on in three straight innings.

It was a solid postseason audition for Clevinger, who allowed four hits in five innings before giving way to Cleveland’s solid bullpen.

The Indians jumped on Jason Vargas for two runs in the first.

Kipnis made it 1-0 with his 23rd homer. Once he was back in the dugout, the second baseman was carried through a lineup of welcoming teammates by catcher Chris Gimenez and outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall, a celebratory ride that has become a staple this season.

Santana fouled a ball off his left foot and received a visit from manager Terry Francona and a trainer before ripping a two-out RBI double to center.

Escobar’s shot to center tied it 2-2 in the second. It was Escobar’s sixth homer in his last 149 at-bats, quite a power surge for the shortstop who had homered just once in his previous 600 at-bats.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: OF Lorenzo Cain (inflammation in left wrist) hasn’t played since Sept. 9 and could miss the rest of the season.

Indians: C Yan Gomes, who is a longshot to play in the postseason after breaking his right hand during a minor league rehab appearance, threw to the bases before batting practice. The workout wasn’t planned, but Gomes was feeling good after making significant progress in the past few days.

“In all fairness to Yan, he shouldn’t really have any chance to play,” Francona said. “I think that to be fair, if there’s a 1 percent chance, my guess is he’ll probably be the one.”

UP NEXT

Royals: LHP Danny Duffy (12-2) will match a career high by making his 25th start this season as Kansas City begins a three-game set in Detroit. With a win, Duffy will have the most wins by a Royals left-hander since Charlie Leibrandt won 13 in 1988.

Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer starts the series opener against the Chicago White Sox. He’s 3-2 with a 3.91 ERA in nine career starts against them.

— Associated Press —

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