• A’s 12, Rangers 5: OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland won the AL West title with another improbable rally in a season full of them, coming back from four runs down and a 13-game division deficit to stun two-time defending league champion Texas. Josh Hamilton dropped a fly ball in center field for a two-run error that put the A’s (94-68) ahead 7-5 in a six-run fourth inning.
• Yankees 14, Red Sox 2: NEW YORK — Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson each hit a pair of homers, powering the Yankees past Boston for their 13th AL East title in 17 years. Cano tied a career high with six RBIs as New York secured home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.
• Rays 4, Orioles 1: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Evan Longoria homered three times and Tampa Bay beat Baltimore, ending the Orioles’ bid to force a one-game tiebreaker for the AL East title.
• Tigers 1, Royals 0: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Miguel Cabrera became the first player in 45 years to achieve the Triple Crown (see story, D1) in the AL Central-champion Tigers’ victory over the Royals.
• White Sox 9, Indians 0: CLEVELAND — Dan Johnson hit his first three homers of the season and Chicago added two more in the game as the White Sox routed Cleveland.
• Blue Jays 2, Twins 1: TORONTO — Brandon Morrow struck out a season-high 11, Omar Vizquel wrapped up his 24-year career and Toronto beat Minnesota to complete a three-game sweep.
• Mariners 12, Angels 0: SEATTLE — Casper Wells tied a career-high with five RBIs, including a three-run homer in Seattle’s six-run seventh inning, and Seattle routed Los Angeles.
