Each night in the 2016 baseball season we'll run down the top news, facts and highlights from around Major League Baseball.
Red Sox slugger Hanley Ramirez crushed a three-run walkoff home run to cap a five-run ninth inning against the Yankees in a 7-5 victory Thursday night at Fenway Park.
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David Ortiz and Mookie Betts hit RBI singles against Yankees closer Dellin Betances before Ramirez blasted a 3-1 pitch to dead center with two outs.
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Boston's late-inning momentum began with an eighth-inning solo homer by Ortiz, who passed Mickey Mantle for 17th on the all-time home run list with No. 537. The homer was Big Papi's 34th this year, tying the record for most home runs by a player in their age 40 season.
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Ramirez's blast was the Red Sox's third walkoff hit this season and their first walkoff home run since June 18, 2014.
The win, paired with a loss by the Orioles, gave the Red Sox a two-game cushion in the AL East standings.
Player of the Day
Andrew McCutchen, OF Pirates — McCutchen homered twice, drove in three runs and scored three times in the Bucs' 15-2 rout of the Phillies. The 15 runs were the most in a game by the Pirates against the Phillies since 1967.
Highlight
Carlos Sanchez hit a blooper to right field for a walkoff single to give the White Sox a 2-1 victory over the Indians.
Three things to know
— Rays third baseman Evan Longoria's five RBIs against the Orioles are tied for the second-highest total of his MLB career (most since 2011).
— The Royals have allowed eight or more runs in three of their last four games, including a sweep by the A's. The defending World Series champions allowed eight or more just twice in their previous 38 games.
— The benches cleared in Dodgers-Diamondbacks after Rich Hill yelled at Archie Bradley for pitching him inside as he attempted to bunt. No punches were thrown in the incident.
What's next
Rays (63-83) at Orioles (80-66), 7:05 p.m. ET: Hoping to hand Chris Archer (8-18, 4.05 ERA) a franchise-worst 19th loss, the Orioles will send the rejuvenated Ubaldo Jimenez (7-11, 5.98 ERA) to the mound looking stay ahead of the Blue Jays in the wild-card standings.
Tigers (78-68) at Indians (84-62), 7:10 p.m. ET: In the opener of a three-game series with playoff implications, Michael Fulmer (10-6, 2.76 ERA) and the Tigers will face off against the AL Central-leading Indians. Corey Kluber (16-9, 3.05 ERA) will look to give Detroit its fifth loss over the past seven games.