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White Sox 7, Indians 4

Rob Brantly smacked a three-run homer for his first American League hit, and rookie Carlos Rodon allowed one run through seven innings to lead the Chicago White Sox past the Indians 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Pirates 7, Reds 3

Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer and left-hander Francisco Liriano pitched six shutout innings as he finally beat the Reds on his 11th try, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-3 victory on Tuesday night.

No. 1 OSU 42, Virginia Tech 24

Braxton Miller scored two touchdowns, including an electrifying 53-yard run, and No. 1 Ohio State pulled away from Virginia Tech for a season-opening 42-24 victory on Monday night.

Clippers share division title

The Clippers had a chance to win the International League’s West Division crown outright but lost the final game of the regular season, 4-2, to Toledo.

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Ryan Raburn hit a pair of solo home runs and Trevor Bauer pitched two-hit ball for seven innings as the Indians beat the White Sox 3-2 Monday, ending Chicago’s four-game winning streak.

The return of $2 gasoline

A drop in gas prices can be expected to continue unabated, or even accelerate, with the end of the summer driving season.

Reds 3, Pirates 1

Anthony DeSclafani pitched effectively into the eighth inning and the Reds took advantage of porous Pittsburgh defense to knock off the wild card-leading Pirates 3-1 in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.