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 Marlins 6, Phillies 4
Giancarlo Stanton hit a massive two-run, tie-breaking home run in
the eighth inning to lead the red-hot Miami Marlins to a win over
the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night at Marlins Park.
The Marlins (16-12) have won 11 of their past 12 games, passing the
Phillies (16-14) for third place in the NL East.
Stanton's homer, off an 87 mph off-speed pitch from reliever Hector
Neris, was his 10th of the season. The blast was measured at 475
feet.
Over the past 11 games, Stanton is hitting .395 with 11 walks, three
doubles, seven homers and 14 RBIs. He has raised his batting average
from .193 to .274.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 2
Aaron Hicks led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a
tiebreaking home run and Andrew Miller survived a bases-loaded jam
in the ninth as New York opened a 10-game homestand with a victory
over Boston.
On the first pitch that Hicks saw from Rick Porcello (5-1) in the
seventh, he turned on a fastball and drove it into the right-center
field seats for his fourth hit in 35 at-bats this season.
 It was Hicks' first home run with the Yankees and his first since a
solo shot off Los Angeles Angels reliever Joe Smith on Sept. 17 for
the Minnesota Twins, a span of 86 at-bats.
David Ortiz's two-run homer in the first inning off Michael Pineda
accounted for Boston's runs. The Red Sox were unable to capitalize
on their opportunities after Ortiz's 452nd home run with the team
and 510th of his career.
Indians 7, Royals 1
Jose Ramirez had three hits and a career-high five RBIs and Danny
Salazar pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings to lead Cleveland to a
victory over slumping Kansas City at Progressive Field.
The win was the Indians' fourth in a row and they've allowed five
runs in their last three games. The defending World Series champion
Royals have lost eight of their last 10, and have been shut out in
three of those 10 games.
Ramirez, getting a start at third base in place of Juan Uribe, had
three hits, including a three-run double in the third inning and a
two-run double in the fifth. Francisco Lindor also had three hits
for Cleveland. Mike Napoli had two hits and two RBIs.
Rangers 5, Tigers 1
Cole Hamels allowed a bloop leadoff single to Ian Kinsler in the
bottom of the first but held scuffling Detroit hitless through the
rest of his seven innings and Rougned Odor added a two-run double to
a solo home run as part of Texas' victory over the Tigers in a
matchup of two teams on three-game losing streaks.
Hamels (4-0) is now 5-0 in five starts following Texas losses. He
struck out nine and walked two, largely with precision breaking
stuff, in his seven innings to best Detroit's Jordan Zimmermann
(5-1).
Lefty Jake Diekman worked the eighth, striking out two, and Sam
Dyson finished the game for Texas.
Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 2
Kevin Pillar lined a three-run homer in the eighth inning to break a
tie and Toronto defeated Los Angeles.
Pillar's homer came against right-hander Joe Blanton (2-2) with one
out and the score tied at 2.
 Jose Bautista also hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who won
their fourth game in a row in taking the opener of the interleague
series. The Dodgers have lost two straight.
Reds 5, Brewers 1
Brandon Phillips hit a three-run homer, Joey Votto added a solo shot
and Tim Adleman earn his first career victory in his second start as
Cincinnati defeated Milwaukee at Great American Ball Park.
Adleman left with a 5-1 lead after five innings and entrusted his
first career win to a Reds' bullpen which had given up at least one
run in each of the team's previous 23 games.
Right-hander Caleb Cotham got things started with two scoreless
innings.
Cubs 8, Nationals 6
Ben Zobrist went 2-for-2 with two home runs and four RBIs as Chicago
held off a late Washington comeback.
Zobrist's performance came on the heels of Thursday's 2-for-4,
four-RBI night and helped make a winner of Cubs starter John Lackey,
who struck out 11 and improved to 4-1.
The victory was the fifth straight for the Cubs, who own a
major-league-leading 22-6 record. The Nationals dropped their second
straight.
Diamondbacks 7, Braves 2
Zack Greinke matched his season high with eight strikeouts and won
his third straight decision as Arizona defeated Atlanta.
Greinke (3-2) allowed two runs on seven hits over six innings and
enabled the Diamondbacks to break their six-game losing streak.
Greinke improved to 5-0 in his last seven road starts and won for
the first time in three career turns at Turner Field.
The Diamondbacks bullpen got one scoreless inning apiece from Tyler
Clippard, Daniel Hudson and Brad Ziegler to close out the win.
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Astros 6, Mariners 3
Carlos Correa reached base in all four plate appearances and Houston
turned a methodical offensive performance into a win over Seattle at
Minute Maid Park.
Correa finished 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs and launched his
fifth home run of the season for the Astros.
The Astros evened the four-game series with the Mariners, who had a
five-game road winning streak snapped.
White Sox 10, Twins 4
Melky Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs, and Chicago
became the first American League team to win 20 games with a victory
over Minnesota.
Adam Eaton and Tyler Saladino added two hits and two RBIs apiece for
the White Sox, who scored runs in five of the first seven innings.
Chicago snapped a two-game losing streak.
Twins designated hitter Byung Ho Park finished 2-for-3 and scored a
pair of runs. Minnesota lost its third consecutive game and has
dropped seven of the past eight.
Pirates 4, Cardinals 2
Francisco Liriano fanned 10 St. Louis Cardinals in seven strong
innings, leading Pittsburgh to a win.
Liriano (3-1) allowed five hits and two runs, walking two. He
improved his career record against St. Louis to 7-2, and is 4-0 with
a 2.07 ERA in six career starts at Busch Stadium.
Jung Ho Kang was the offensive star for Pittsburgh, which snapped a
four-game losing streak. He belted a two-run homer off reliever
Tyler Lyons in the sixth for a 3-0 lead and added insurance in the
eighth with a 427-foot shot off Kevin Siegrist that struck the
facing of the third deck in left field.
Rockies 6, Giants 4
Madison Bumgarner recorded double-digit strikeouts for the first
time this season, fanning 10 Colorado batters in pitching San
Francisco to victory.
Brandon Crawford smacked a three-run home run, his fourth of the
season, as the Giants celebrated former great Willie Mays' 85th
birthday by snapping a two-game losing streak.
Bumgarner overcame a four-run second to pitch 7 1/3 innings en route
to his third consecutive win. He allowed a total of seven hits and
four runs, three earned, in his 7 1/3 innings. He issued just one
walk.
Rays 5, Angels 2
Los Angeles fell to Tampa Bay at Angel Stadium.
The club also announced that Garrett Richards has a torn ulnar
collateral ligament in his right elbow and likely will have
season-ending Tommy John surgery.
The Rays got a three-run homer from Corey Dickerson as part of a
four-run first inning and a solo homer from Brad Miller -- one of
his four hits in the game -- in the third to take a 5-0 lead.
That was plenty of support for starting pitcher Chris Archer, who
threw six scoreless innings, giving up five hits and two walks while
striking out six to earn his second victory of the season.
Padres 2, Mets 0
Drew Pomeranz and four relievers shut out New York on three hits and
Jon Jay had three hits and a hand in both runs as San Diego won at
Petco Park.
Pomeranz allowed one hit and three walks while striking out five
over five innings while the Padres were scoring twice on Mets
left-hander Noah Syndergaard, who allowed six hits and two walks
while striking out five in six innings.
Orioles-Athletics (postponed)
A steady rain postponed the first game of a three-game series
between Baltimore and Oakland.
The game will be made up as a split doubleheader on Saturday, with
the first game scheduled for 1:05 p.m. and the night cap at 7:05
p.m.
The A's will start Rich Hill (3-3, 2.53 ERA), who was scheduled to
pitch on Friday, in the first game. Jesse Hahn (1-0, 0.00) will stay
on schedule and start the nightcap.
Baltimore's Mike Wright (1-2, 5.40), who was the scheduled starter
Saturday, will move up and pitch the day game. Friday's scheduled
starter Ubaldo Jimenez (1-3, 5.20) will now take the mound in the
second game.
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