SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) β Jason Day has won the PGA Championship with a record-setting performance that left him three shots ahead of reigning Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth (speeth). The 27-year-old Australian closed with a 5-under 67 for a 20-under total, breaking Tiger Woods’ major championship record for most strokes under par. Branden Grace finished alone in third at 15-under, one stroke ahead of Justin Rose.
TORONTO (AP) β Toronto pitcher Drew Hutchison improved to 12-2 by holding the New York Yankees to a run and three hits over 6 2/3 innings to lead the Blue Jays’ 3-1 victory. Jose Bautista belted his 28th homer of the season, a two-run shot that capped Toronto’s three-run third. The Jays avoided a three-game sweep and pulled within a half-game of the AL East-leading Yankees.
UNDATED (AP) β The Houston Astros blew a 5-2 lead before beating Detroit 6-5 on Jose Altuve’s (al-TOO’-vayz) walk-off, RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Colby Rasmus hit solo homers in his first two at-bats, but the Astros blew a 5-2 lead before Jake Marisnick tripled and scored the winning run. Houston paces the AL West by 3 1/2 over the Angels after Kansas City beat Los Angeles 3-2 on a walk-off single by Kendrys (KEHN’-drees) Morales in the bottom of the 10th.
UNDATED (AP) β The Pittsburgh Pirates moved within five games of the NL Central-leading Cardinals and kept the NL East-leading Mets 4 Β½ games ahead of Washington. Aramis (ah-RAH’-mihs) Ramirez had four hits and three RBIs as the Pirates clobbered the Mets 8-1 to complete a three-game sweep. The Cardinals were 6-4 losers to Miami as Derek Dietrich drove in three runs and Dee Gordon had three hits for the Marlins.
UNDATED (AP) β The Dodgers and Giants won on Sunday, keeping Los Angeles 2 Β½ games ahead of second-place San Francisco in the NL West. Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee) tossed seven solid innings and hit his second homer of the season as the Dodgers beat Cincinnati 2-1. Madison Bumgarner led the Giants’ 5-0 shutout of Washington, belting a homer and a double while tying a career high with 14 strikeouts in a three-hitter.
