Nat’l. Sports Headlines: 10/3/16
October 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson
BOSTON (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays were able to claim the first American League wild-card berth by downing the Boston Red Sox, 2-1. Devon Travis and Hanley Ramirez traded solo homers before Troy Tulowitzki lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth. Aaron Sanchez finished the regular season 15-2 by limiting the Red Sox to a run and two hits over seven innings.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 5-2 to reach the postseason for the third time in five years, this time as the second AL wild-card team. Matt Wieters homered from both sides of the plate, delivering two-run blows each time. Kevin Gausman fired eight innings of three-hit ball for the Orioles, who will face the Blue Jays in Toronto on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Giants nosed out the Cardinals for the second NL wild-card berth and will take on the Mets in New York on Wednesday. San Francisco completed a three-game sweep of the Dodgers as Buster Posey provided three hits and three RBIs in a 7-1 romp over Los Angeles. Denard Span was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored to back Matt Moore, who was reached for just one run and three hits over eight innings.
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — The United States has recaptured the Ryder Cup with a 17-11 win over Europe. The Cup-clinching point came from captain’s pick Ryan Moore, who wasn’t on the team a week ago. Other U.S. winners on Sunday were Patrick Reed, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedecker, Brooks Koepka and Zach Johnson.
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan and Julio Jones put up huge numbers as the Atlanta Falcons dropped the defending NFC champions to 1-3. Ryan threw for a team-record 503 yards and four touchdowns as Atlanta outscored Carolina, 48-33. Julio Jones was Ryan’s favorite target, grabbing 12 passes for a team record 300 yards to help the Falcons improve to 3-1.