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Highlights from Friday's MLB games

[August 20, 2016] Aug 19 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from Major League Baseball games on Friday:

Red Sox 10, Tigers 2

David Ortiz and Jackie Bradley Jr. ambushed rookie Michael Fulmer with a pair of two-run home runs in the first inning and Rick Porcello tamed his former team on four hits over seven innings to make his 17th win a Boston victory over Detroit.

Porcello (17-3) became the second pitcher in the majors with 17 wins. He struck out eight and walked two. Heath Hembree pitched the eighth and Fernando Abad the ninth for Boston.

Indians 3, Blue Jays 2

Tyler Naquin followed Jose Ramirez's game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off inside-the-park homer to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Trailing 2-1, Cleveland tied it when Ramirez hit an 0-2 pitch from Toronto closer Roberto Osuna (2-2) over the right field wall.

Naquin then hit a 1-2 pitch off the top of the right field wall. The ball ricocheted toward center fielder Melvin Upton Jr., who fell down as he attempted to throw the ball into the infield. Naquin dove through the air on a headfirst slide across home plate to beat the relay.

Astros 15, Orioles 8

Jose Altuve homered and drove in five runs, sparking an 18-hit Houston attack as the Astros overcame five Baltimore home runs.

Altuve finished 3-for-6 with a two-run homer, a two-run double plus an RBI single for the Astros (62-60).

George Springer (4-for-5, two RBIs), Alex Bregman (3-for-5, two RBIs), Evan Gattis (3-for-4, one RBI) and Teoscar Hernandez (3-for-4, three RBIs) led the Houston offense.

Rangers 6, Rays 2

Cole Hamels took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Adrian Beltre went 4-for-5 with two home runs as Texas cruised to a win over Tampa Bay.

Hamels (13-4) did not give up a hit until Corey Dickerson's single with two outs in the sixth and had a shutout into the eighth before giving up a home run to Steven Souza.

Beltre had his 30th career multi-homer game, giving him 21 home runs for the season, with solo shots in the sixth and seventh.

Athletics 9, White Sox 0

Right-hander Kendall Graveman pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Khris Davis homered and doubled among his three hits, and Oakland rolled to a victory over Chicago.

Davis went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and four runs scored.

Stephen Vogt and Yonder Alonso added home runs for the A's, who snapped a five-game losing skid.

A pair of singles by Adam Eaton and Jose Abreu marked the only offense for the White Sox.

Reds 9, Dodgers 2

Relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen and Joey Votto hit three-run homers and Tim Adleman pitched five shutout innings as Cincinnati defeated Los Angeles.

Dodgers right-hander Bud Norris (6-10), who was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list prior to Friday's game, allowed six runs and seven hits 3-2/3 innings.

Marlins 6, Pirates 5

Robert Andino's RBI single in the ninth lifted Miami to a victory over Pittsburgh.

Miami climbed to within a half-game of the Pirates in the chase for the second National League wild-card spot, which is held by St. Louis.

With the game tied 5-5, J.T. Realmuto led off the ninth for Miami with a walk off Neftali Feliz (4-1).

Ichiro Suzuki bunted Realmuto to second, and Andino followed with a single to right to push in the winning run.

Cardinals 4, Phillies 3 (11 innings)

Randal Grichuk's double knocked in the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Jhonny Peralta led off the 11th inning with a double and then scored when Grichuk launched a Frank Herrmann pitch over the head of Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera.

The Cardinals had trailed 3-2 in the top of the ninth before Jedd Gyorko unloaded on a 2-2 changeup and tied the game.

Nationals 7, Braves 6

Clint Robinson singled in the tie-breaking run with two outs in the ninth inning as the Nationals beat the Braves.

Wilson Ramos had a single off Jim Johnson before Anthony Rendon walked to bring up Robinson.

Robinson went the other way through the left side of the infield off Johnson (2-6) for his second hit of the game to go with two walks.

Giants 8, Mets 1

Pinch-hitter Ehire Adrianza broke a tie with a run-scoring single in a two-run seventh inning, helping Johnny Cueto win his 14th game in San Francisco's victory over New York.

Denard Span had four hits, including an RBI single that followed Adrianza's, as the Giants regained first place in the National League West.

Cueto (14-3) won for the first time since July 6. He limited the Mets to one run on eight hits over seven innings, striking out two. He did not walk a batter.

Yankees 7, Angels 0

Masahiro Tanaka allowed five hits, struck out nine and walked none over 7-2/3 innings and Ronald Torreyes had four hits including his first career home run as the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels.

Jacoby Ellsbury, Didi Gregorius and Brian McCann hit solo home runs for the Yankees.

Mariners 7, Brewers 6

Seattle used a pair of home runs to jump out to a 4-1 lead and held on to beat Milwaukee.

Milwaukee rallied behind three solo home runs then pulled within a run in the ninth but ended up suffering their fifth consecutive defeat.

Padres 7, Diamondbacks 4 (10 innings)

Ryan Schimpf, who tied the score with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, hit a three-run walk-off homer with one out in the 10th to give the San Diego Padres a 7-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Right-hander Kevin Quackenbush (7-4), who struck out Jake Lamb with the bases loaded to end the top of the 10th, got the win.

Rockies 7, Cubs 6 (11 innings)

The Colorado Rockies struck for two runs in the 11th inning off Chicago Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman and came away with an improbable 7-6 victory on an errant throw by second baseman Javier Baez.

Nick Hundley singled with two outs and then scored on Ryan Raburn's double to tie the scores before Baez threw the ball into the Cubs' dugout and Raburn, who was on his way to third, was awarded home plate with the winning run.

Royals 5, Twins 4 (11 innings)

Eric Hosmer, who was the only Kansas City starter without a hit, delivered the winning single in the 11th inning as the Royals outlasted Minnesota.

Chien-Ming Wang (6-0), the seventh Royals pitcher, picked up the victory. Twins rookie J.T. Chargois, who gave up two hits and a walk in the 11th, absorbed the loss.

Cheslor Cuthbert opened the 11th with an infield single and Lorenzo Cain drew a walk before Hosmer lined a single over right fielder Max Kepler's head.

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