The Dodgers' offense continued to roll against Madison Bumgarner, the Royals won again, Danny Salazar continued to struggle and CC Sabathia shut down the Mariners. The top five (pay special attention to No. 5):
1. AL East starters rise to the occasion. The Blue Jays, Red Sox and Orioles all won, so the Orioles remain two games behind the Jays and Sox in the American League East. The three starters are all huge keys down the stretch:
R.A. Dickey: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SO
Clay Buchholz: 6.