Anibal Sanchez threw his first shutout in over a year, and the Tigers moved into a tie for first in the AL Central with a 2-0 victory over the Royals last night in Detroit.

Detroit pulled even with the White Sox with eight games to play after Chicago lost 4-3 to Cleveland earlier in the day.

Sanchez (4-6) retired the first 11 hitters he faced and allowed just three hits. He struck out 10 and walked one.

Indians 4, White Sox 3

In Chicago, the White Sox gave the Tigers an opening to tie for the AL Central lead when Gordon Beckham hit into a game-ending forceout with the potential tying run on second base in a loss to the last-place Indians.

A’s 3, Rangers 2 (10)

In Arlington, George Kottaras hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning as Oakland moved within four games of Texas in the AL West.

Angels 5, Mariners 4

In Anaheim, Zack Greinke had a season-high 13 strikeouts in five innings, and the Angels remained two games behind Oakland for the second AL wild card.

Rays 5, Red Sox 2

In Boston, David Price struck out a season-high 13 as the Rays beat the Red Sox, extending Tampa Bay’s winning streak to six and keeping its playoff hopes alive.

Braves 4, Marlins 3

In Atlanta, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Braves clinched at least an NL wild-card berth.

Cardinals 4, Astros 0

In Houston, Jaime Garcia pitched seven sharp innings to help St. Louis improve 4 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee in the race for the second NL wild card. The Brewers lost in Cincinnati 4-2.