#al-east-race

#al-east-race

His sixth inning grand slam gave the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead in a game they desperately needed to win. It was a huge response to the previous two games in which they failed to come up with a clutch hit over and over again, dropping two games to the Red Sox and allowing the Yankees to tie them for the top spot in the AL East.

BALTIMORE -- Giancarlo Stanton became the sixth player to hit his 450th career home run in a New York Yankees uniform in Saturday's 6-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Alex Rodriguez (2006), Gary Sheffield (2006), Mickey Mantle (1964), Lou Gehrig (1937) and Babe Ruth (1928) also achieved the feat with the Yankees. Stanton is the 41st player in MLB history to reach 450; it's the most home runs among active hitters.

Bo Bichette suffered a knee sprain on Saturday and is on the 10-day injury list retroactive to September 7. This injury comes as the Toronto Blue Jays fight to hold off the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the AL East with two weeks left in the season. Bichette has been crucial to the team's success in a contract year. Bichette's statistics (.311 batting average, .357 on-base percentage, 94 runs batted in, and 18 home runs) will be hard to replicate.