Houston Chronicle

Mariners edge Yankees in 11

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NEW YORK — Yonder Alonso homered on a 100 mph fastball from demoted closer Aroldis Chapman in the 11th inning, and Seattle outpitched New York for a 2-1 victory Friday night.

New York leads the AL wild-card chase but trails firstplace Boston by 4½ games in the AL East.

INDIANS 4, ROYALS 0: Rookie Ryan Merritt pitched a career-high 62⁄3 innings, and Cleveland recorded its AL-leading 13th shutout with a win over visiting Kansas City.

ATHLETICS 3, RANGERS 1: Khris Davis hit a go-ahead homer leading off the seventh after his tying solo shot in the fourth, and Oakland beat visiting Texas.

MARLINS8,PADRES6: Giancarlo Stanton homered twice, and tied a career high with five RBIs to help Miami climb above .500 for the first time since April by beating visiting San Diego.

ORIOLES 16, RED SOX 3: Mark Trumbo and Chris Davis had home runs, and Baltimore used a seven-run fifth inning to power past host Boston.

D-BACKS 4, GIANTS 3: Paul Goldschmid­t hit a three-run homer, and Arizona held on to beat visiting San Francisco to give Zack Greinke his 15th win of the season.

METS 4, NATIONALS 2: Jacob deGrom had 10 strikeouts in 72⁄3 innings against Washington’s makeshift lineup, and visiting New York beat the Nationals.

RAYS 7, CARDINALS 3: Corey Dickerson had four hits, including two doubles, and Tampa Bay beat host St. Louis. The Cardinals have dropped five of six and eight of 11.

PHILLIES 7, CUBS 1: Rhys Hoskins hit another homer and Cesar Hernandez ripped a three-run triple to back Jerad Eickhoff, helping Philadelph­ia beat visiting Chicago.

WHITE SOX 3, TIGERS 2: Tim Anderson led off the bottom of the ninth with a double and Yolmer Sanchez followed with an RBI single that lifted Chicago past visiting Detroit.

BRAVES 5, ROCKIES 2: Julio Teheran won at home for the first time in four months, Matt Kemp and Kurt Suzuki hit home runs, and Atlanta beat Chad Bettis and visiting Colorado.

TWINS 6, BLUE JAYS 1: Bartolo Colon pitched 62⁄3 innings for his second straight win, Byron Buxton had three hits and two RBIs, and Minnesota beat host Toronto.

REDS 9, PIRATES 5: Rookie Robert Stephenson fanned a career-high 11, and Scott Schebler drove in three runs with a homer, leading Cincinnati to a victory over visiting Pittsburgh.

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