TORONTO -- Troy Tulowitzki drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Thursday night for their season-best sixth straight victory.Tulowitzki finished 2 for 4 with a walk and three RBI. He is batting .338 (22 for 65) with 20 RBI in 17 games since coming off the disabled list on June 18.Jason Grilli (3-2) pitched one inning for the win. Roberto Osuna worked the ninth for his 18th save.Toronto trailed 4-2 after James McCann scored on Ian Kinslers double play groundout in the seventh, but the Blue Jays shaved the deficit to one when Tulowitzki hit an RBI single off Justin Wilson (2-2) in the bottom half.ROYALS 4, MARINERS 3KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Salvador Perez ripped a double off the wall in the ninth inning, scoring Whit Merrifield and Jarrod Dyson for Kansas City.Merrifield doubled off Steve Cishek (2-5) leading off the inning, then Kendrys Morales got plunked on the foot. Dyson came in to pinch run and Eric Hosmer struck out before Perez dug in to face the Mariners closerHe lined a shot off the wall in center for his second career game-ending hit.Brooks Pounders (1-0) tossed a scoreless inning for his first big league win.METS 9, NATIONALS 7NEW YORK -- Wilmer Flores hit a go-ahead, three-run homer and New York rallied in the opener of a pivotal four-game series between the top teams in the NL East.Travis dArnaud, Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera also went deep for New York in a slugfest that featured eight home runs -- most in the eight-year history of Citi Field.Hansel Robles (3-3) retired Anthony Rendon with the bases loaded to end the fifth and worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings.Oliver Perez (2-2) allowed three runs in 1 1/3 innings.YANKEES 5, INDIANS 4CLEVELAND -- Didi Gregorius had two hits, including a solo homer, and scored twice for New York.Cleveland, which leads the AL Central, lost its second straight home game after 13 wins in a row at Progressive Field. 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With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position.Colorado is one victory away from finishing a worst-to-first season.If the ninth-ranked Buffaloes (9-2, 7-1) can defeat visiting No. 21 Utah in the final game of the regular season in Boulder on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, FOX), they will win the Pac-12 South, just one year after finishing last with a 1-8 conference mark.A victory by Utah (8-3, 5-3) means USC advances to the conference title game. The Trojans have finished league play at 7-2 and hold the head-to-head tiebreaker against Colorado.We are very happy to be in the position that we are in, said Buffaloes quarterback Sefo Liufau. Were very happy to be able to go out there and grind one out and get a good win.Colorado had lost 23 consecutive games to ranked foes before defeating No. 20 Washington State 38-24 last Saturday.We have something called the gold games and we have gold bricks, running back Phillip Lindsay said. So any time we beat a ranked team, we get a gold brick. This is our first time since weve been ranked that we get a gold brick so its a pretty big deal for us. Were excited and were happy and we have to continue to ride this wave and get ready for the next game.Utah was also in contention for the South title until it was upset 30-28 at home to Oregon on Saturday. The Utes will have to be on guard against an emotional letdown.Its a concern when you have an emotional game like that and it ends like it did with so much disappointment, said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham.There was a lot of frustration in our locker room, which was different than after the UW game (a 31-24 loss), where there was a lot of anger. This was frustrating. There is concern, but this team has shown the ability all year long to bounce back and play well, so we expect that.Two of Utahs seniors reached milestones last Saturday -- defensive Hunter Dimick set the programs career sack record with 29, and Joe Williams became the 13th Utah player to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season -- despite missing five games due to a temporary retirement.When asked about the achievement, all that Williams coould say is: Colorado.ddddddddddddColorado and Utah joined the Pac-12 in 2011, but the Rumble in the Rockies -- something of a forced rivalry between the schools -- has never been for much in terms of real stakes. The Utes have been in contention for the South title late in the season, but the Buffaloes won a mere five conference games in their first five seasons.Colorado, which is 9-2 overall for the first time since 2001, has surged this season behind a veteran team and the steady play of Liufau. He became the second player in school history to throw for 300 yards and run for 100 when he had 345 passing yards and 108 rushing yards with three scores in the win over Washington State.The Buffaloes have no obvious week links.They can run the ball -- Phillip Lindsay has 1,051 rushing yards and a Pac-12 high 15 rushing touchdowns -- and they have the top-rated defense in the conference (322.4 yards per game allowed) and yields only 18.5 points per game, second in the league. Colorado has a plus-8 turnover margin on the season; linebacker Jimmie Gilbert has forced five fumbles.Utah counters with a stout defensive line, led by Dimick and defensive tackle Lowell Lotulelei, a first-round NFL Draft prospect. Marcus Williams is one of the nations top free safeties. But the Utes still allowed Oregon to run for 251 yards, while being burned for 324 passing yards by Ducks freshman quarterback Justin Herbert.Offensively, the Utes rely on Joe Williams and quarterback Troy Williams, who has thrown for 14 touchdowns with only five interceptions. He was solid last week in the loss to Oregon, going 20-of-30 for 235 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown pass. He also tallied 40 yards on 10 carries.Utah has won the last four in the series but can only be a spoiler as Colorado looks to go 6-0 at home and win the Pac-12 South.Our young men are performing well under pressure, coach Mike MacIntyre said. They dont get stressed out. ' ' '
