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 Phillies 5, Cubs 3 (10 innings)
Jeff Francoeur snapped a 3-3 tie with a two-run homer in the 10th
inning as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on
Friday.
The victory was the second straight for Philadelphia (35-63) and
sixth in seven games. The Cubs (51-44) have now lost two of their
last three.
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Dodgers 7, Mets 2
Left-hander Ian Thomas and four relievers combined on a six-hitter
and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored most of their runs in the first
three innings of a 7-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday.
Thomas (1-1) became the 13th different starting pitcher used by Los
Angeles this season. In his first career start, he allowed one run
and three hits in five innings.
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White Sox 6, Indians 0
Melky Cabrera and Alexei Ramirez combined for five hits, including
three doubles and two RBIs, and left-hander Jose Quintana pitched
his first career complete game and first shutout as the Chicago
White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-0 Friday at Progressive
Field.
Chicago has won the first two games of the series by a combined
score of 14-1.
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Pirates 7, Nationals 5
Gregory Polanco had two hits, including a home run, and drove in
three runs while Pedro Alvarez and Neil Walker also homered to lead
the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-5 victory over the Washington
Nationals on Friday.
Walker, rookie Kang Jung-ho and catcher Francisco Cervelli had two
hits each for the Pirates, who had 12 hits in the game.
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Rays 3, Orioles 1
The Tampa Bay Rays, held to two hits for seven innings, rallied for
three runs in the eighth, with rookie shortstop Tim Beckham getting
a two-out, two-run single to hand the Baltimore Orioles a 3-1 loss
on Friday at Tropicana Field.
The Rays (49-49) got back to .500 in their first home game since the
All Star break, helped by a strong outing by starter Chris Archer,
who struck out nine batters in six innings of one-run ball.
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Astros 4, Royals 0
Left-hander Scott Kazmir won his first start for Houston and left
fielder Preston Tucker went 3-for-5 with a home run as the Astros
topped the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Friday.
Kazmir limited the Royals to three hits over seven innings. The
Astros acquired him on Thursday from the Oakland Athletics for
minor-leaguers Daniel Mengden and Jacob Nottingham.
Kazmir (6-5) has allowed one earned run in 26 1/3 innings over four
starts in July. He threw 60 strikes in 91 pitches.
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Red Sox 2, Tigers 1 (11 innings)
The reeling Boston Red Sox, returning from a historic 0-7 road trip,
snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 2-1, 11-inning decision
over the fading Detroit Tigers on Friday.
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts singled home the winning run as the
last-place Red Sox, who have scored 21 runs in the last nine games,
won for the first time since the All Star break and opened a 10-game
homestand on a positive note.
(Compiled by Peter Rutherford)
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