Hendricks, Cubs stifle Giants’ bats
CHICAGO — Kyle Hendricks limited San Francisco to one run and two hits over seven innings, Ben Zobrist lined a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Giants 6-2 on Friday. Hendricks struck out seven and walked two.
YANKEES 2, ANGELS 1: Gleyber Torres became the youngest AL player to homer in four consecutive games, and Aaron Judge threw out a pair of runners from right field as New York beat visiting Los Angeles.
NATIONALS 9, MARLINS 5: Max Scherzer twice was unable to hold a two-run lead and won anyway when Washington’s bullpen locked down a victory at Miami.
PIRATES 8, CARDINALS 1: Joe Musgrove came off the disabled list to win his Pittsburgh debut with seven scoreless innings as the Pirates beat visiting St. Louis.
TIGERS 5, WHITE SOX 4: Jeimer Candelario had a goahead RBI bloop single in a three-run eighth inning, and host Detroit rallied past Chicago.
ORIOLES 2, RAYS 0: David Hess pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, helping visiting Baltimore overcome a strong effort from Tampa Bay’s bullpen.
RED SOX 6, BRAVES 2: Mookie Betts hit his majorleague leading 17th home run, and J.D. Martinez slugged his 16th homer as Boston beat visiting Atlanta.
BLUE JAYS 6, PHILLIES 5: Justin Smoak homered, and Ryan Tepera escaped a ninth-inning jam for his first save to lead Toronto to a win at Philadelphia.
DIAMONDBACKS 7, ATHLETICS 1: Patrick Corbin allowed four hits in seven innings to help Arizona snap a seven-game losing streak with a victory at Oakland.
RANGERS 8, ROYALS 4: Ronald Guzman homered and had three RBIs, and host Texas beat Kansas City.
BREWERS 4, METS 3: New York’s A.J. Ramos walked consecutive batters to force in the winning run with two outs in the 10th, handing host Milwaukee a win.
MARINERS 2, TWINS 1: James Paxton struck out 11 in seven innings as host Seattle defeated Minnesota.
ROCKIES 5, REDS 4: Noel Cuevas hit a tiebreaking triple in the sixth as host Colorado beat Cincinnati.
DODGERS 4, PADRES 1: Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer in the first as host Los Angeles beat San Diego.