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Highlights of Friday's MLB games

[June 11, 2016] June 10 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Friday's Major League Baseball games.

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Justin Turner lined Santiago Casilla's fourth pitch for a tie-breaking home run in the top of the ninth inning, enabling Los Angeles to edge San Francisco in the opener of a three-game series between the top two teams in the National League West.

Clayton Kershaw allowed just five hits over eight innings, striking out 13, for his seventh consecutive victory, overcoming a Matt Duffy home run to win for the 10th time in 13 career decisions at AT&T Park.

The triumph allowed the Dodgers to move within three games of the Giants in the division. The teams have played to a 4-4 tie to date in the season series.

Yankees 4, Tigers 0

CC Sabathia pitched seven innings and the New York Yankees moved over the .500 mark for the first time in nearly two months with a 4-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday

Sabathia (4-4) allowed five hits and equaled his longest outing of the season by pitching seven innings for the third time. He won for the third time in his last six starts, lowering his ERA from 5.06 to 2.28 since April 27.

Braves 5, Cubs 1

Veteran right-hander Bud Norris took another step toward reclaiming his spot in the Atlanta's starting rotation by throwing seven strong innings in a win over Chicago.

Norris (2-7) lost his spot in the rotation after five unimpressive starts, but was given a second chance last week when Mike Foltynewicz went on the disabled list. After losing his return start, despite allowing only one run in five innings, Norris matched his season-best on Friday with seven innings against the Cubs.

Rays 4, Astros 3

Steve Pearce went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to lift Tampa Bay to a win over Houston. The Tampa Bay bullpen combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings to hold off Houston.

Blue Jays 4, Orioles 3

Edwin Encarnacion led off the bottom of the 10th inning with his 13th homer of the season and Toronto defeated Baltimore.

The game-winning homer came on a 3-2 pitch against right-hander Brad Brach (5-1) and gave the win to right-hander Drew Storen (1-2) who pitched a perfect top of the 10th.

Nationals 9, Phillies 6

Danny Espinosa went 3-for-3 with a homer, Stephen Drew had a homer and three RBIs and Daniel Murphy had two doubles and three RBIs as Washington hit three homers and thrashed Philadelphia.

The three infielders combined for seven hits, including two homers, and six RBIs.

Reds 2, Athletics 1

Anthony DeSclafani made his season debut allowing only one run over six innings as Cincinnati rallied for a victory over Oakland in the opener of a three-game interleague series at Great American Ball Park.

Sonny Gray, making his second start since coming off the disabled list last Sunday, pitched 5 1/3 hitless innings before the Reds rallied to go ahead in the seventh. He allowed two runs and five hits in 7 2/3 innings.

Mets 2, Brewers 1 (11 innings)

Matt Reynolds drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, reaching on a bases-loaded fielders' choice, and Jeurys Familia worked a perfect 11th as New York extended its winning streak to three games with a victory over Milwaukee at Miller Park.

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Reynolds ripped a 1-0 slider from Blaine Boyer (1-1) right at shortstop Jonathan Villar, but Villar dropped the ball and flipped to second for the easy out, allowing Asdrubal Cabrera to score.

Padres 7, Rockies 5

Wil Myers hit a mammoth three-run homer with two outs in the ninth as San Diego -- down to its last strike -- came back and beat Colorado.

Myers capped a four-run ninth when he connected on a 3-2 pitch from closer Jake McGee and drove the ball an estimated 451 feet over the wall in center for his 13th homer this season.

White Sox 7, Royals 5

Tim Anderson had a promising major league debut and Chicago used its power to beat Kansas City.

Alex Avila, Melky Cabrera and Brett Lawrie homered for the White Sox, who smashed a season-high four homers, including two by Avila. The team was tied for 25th in the majors for home runs entering the game.

Cardinals 9, Pirates 3

Adam Wainwright and Matt Adams hit back-to-back doubles and Brandon Moss slugged a three-run homer to key a six-run 12th inning as St. Louis beat Pittsburgh.

It was a game that might have cost the Pirates something beyond a loss as two regulars left with injuries.

Red Sox 8, Twins 1

Xander Bogaerts had four hits, including a three-run homer, to lead Boston to a victory over Minnesota at Target Field.

Bogaerts' four-hit night was his first of the season and eighth of his career. He leads the majors with 88 hits this season.

Indians 6, Angels 2

Corey Kluber threw a complete-game three-hitter to lead Cleveland to a win over Los Angeles at Angel Stadium.

Kluber allowed only an RBI groundout to Mike Trout in the first inning and a run that scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning on the way to his second complete game of the season. He led the majors with four complete games last year.

Marlins 8, Diamondbacks 6

Justin Bour hit a pinch-hit grand slam in a seven-run seventh inning and Christian Yelich had two hits and two RBIs in Miami's victory over Arizona at Chase Field.

Giancarlo Stanton doubled to open the seventh inning off left-hander Patrick Corbin before Miguel Rojas and Jeff Mathis walked.

Mariners 7, Rangers 5

Seattle rookie Lee Dae-ho became the fourth Mariners player in as many nights to hit two home runs when he drove in four runs before the Mariners held on to beat Texas in front of 37,055 fans.

The second-place Mariners pulled to within three games of the American League West-leading Rangers.

(Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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