Jacoby Ellsbury overcame a first-inning deficit against R.A. Dickey with a two-run homer on the knuckleballer's third pitch of the game, then added an RBI single to lead the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Monday. In a matchup of teams fighting for playoff berths as the season passed Labor Day, Masahiro Tanaka (12-4) settled down after a shaky first to win his fifth straight decision. New York (71-65) matched its season high of six games over .500 but remained on the periphery of contention, 3-1/2 games back for the AL's second wild card. The AL East-leading Blue Jays (77-60) started the day one game ahead of Boston. Dellin Betances, the Yankees' sixth pitcher, got three straight outs for his ninth save. Dickey (9-14) allowed five runs and seven hits in four innings on a blustery afternoon. He is 0-6 in his last nine starts at Yankee Stadium. Tigers 5, White Sox 3, 11 innings: Justin Upton hit a three-run home run in the 11th inning to lift Detroit over Chicago for its 11th win in 14 games. Miguel Cabrera homered twice and had four hits off Chris Sale, and Justin Verlander struck out 11 in seven innings as the Tigers stayed tied with Baltimore for the second AL wild card. Chris Beck (1-1) issued consecutive two-out walks to Victor Martinez and J.D. Martinez before Upton crushed a 1-2 fastball to right for his 21st home run. It was his second game-winning homer in two days after connecting in the eighth inning Sunday against Kansas City. Cabrera became the fourth player to reach 300 homers with the Tigers with a liner to right in the first. Alex Wilson (2-0) gave up one hit in the 10th and Francisco Rodriguez gave up a run in the 11th before securing his 39th save. Astros 6, Indians 2: Rookie Alex Bregman continued his hot hitting with a two-run homer in the third inning and Houston ended Cleveland's six-game winning streak. Bregman has hit all seven of his homers and driven in 22 runs over his last 19 games for the Astros, who remain two games out of the second wild-card spot in the AL. Mike Fiers (10-6) allowed two runs in five innings and defeated the Indians for the second time this season. The Indians took struggling right-hander Josh Tomlin out of the rotation last week, forcing them to go with eight pitchers Monday in what amounted to a bullpen game for the AL Central leaders. Mike Clevinger (2-2) allowed a run in the first and was pulled after 1-2/3 innings. Mariners 14, Rangers 6: Robinson Cano homered during a five-run first inning and Seattle knocked out starter Cole Hamels early and pulled away with a six-run sixth inning. Cano's 32nd homer of the season is one off his career high set in 2012 while with the New York Yankees. The two-run shot also set the tone for Seattle's largest offensive output since scoring 14 in a win over Toronto in late July. Franklin Gutierrez drove in four runs, including a solo home run in the second inning and finished a triple short of the cycle. Hamels (14-5) was knocked around for the second time in a week by the Mariners and failed to make it through two innings for just the second time in his career. Felix Hernandez (10-5) made it through 5 2/3 innings and gave up six runs before being lifted. In other games it was: Cardinals 12, Pirates 6; Orioles 7, Rays 3; Mets 5, Reds 0; Dodgers 10, Diamondbacks 2; Royals 11, Twins 5; Rockies 6, Giants 0; Cubs 7, Brewers 2; Nationals 6, Braves 4; Padres 2, Red Sox 1; Phillies 6, Marlins 2; Angels 10, Athletics 7.
