Hicks’ bat, defense helps Yankees rally to beat Red Sox

NEW YORK — Aaron Hicks awoke a dormant offense with a two-run homer that sparked a five-run eighth inning, then threw out a runner at third in the ninth inning to help Aroldis Chapman escape, and the New York Yankees rallied past the Red Sox 5-4 Friday night to stop Boston’s winning streak at eight.

The Yankees trailed 3-0 going into the eighth, but came back to close within 3 1/2 games of the Red Sox.

Chapman walked the bases loaded with no outs in the ninth. Andrew Benintendi hit a sacrifice fly that Hicks caught in front of the left-field warning track, and the one-hop throw to third base cut down Eduardo Nunez trying to advance from second. Mitch Moreland flied out to end it, giving Chapman his 15th save in 18 chances.

• Marlins 6, Rockies 3 — At Miami: Giancarlo Stanton hit his major league-leading 40th home run as Miami beat Colorado.

Derek Dietrich blooped a tiebreaking single in a three-run eighth inning.

• Indians 5, Rays 0 — At St. Petersburg, Fla.: Carlos Carrasco took another no-hit try into the late innings at Tropicana Field, losing his bid on a two-out single in the seventh by Logan Morrison but leading Cleveland over Tampa Bay.

In July 2015, Carrasco came within one strike of a no-hitter at Tampa Bay before Joey Butler lined a two-out single in the ninth over leaping second baseman Jason Kipnis.

• Rangers 6, Astros 4 — At Arlington, Texas: Cole Hamels pitched seven scoreless innings, Elvis Andrus scored each time after his three hits and Texas handed Houston its fourth straight loss.

The Astros have lost 10 of 13, but still have a six-game lead over Boston for the American League’s top mark.

• Cardinals 8, Braves 5 — At St. Louis: Paul DeJong hit two doubles and drove in three runs as surging St. Louis won its season-high seventh straight game. Atlanta has lost four in a row.

Adam Wainwright (12-5) went five innings. The Cardinals turned double plays in each of the first three innings.

• Twins 9, Tigers 4 — At Detroit: Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario homered and drove in three runs each as Minnesota extended its winning streak to six.

Twins center fielder Byron Buxton drew applause from the crowd at Comerica Park after a spectacular catch of Miguel Cabrera’s 410-foot line drive. Buxton, running with his back to the plate on a ball measured at 109 mph off the bat, adjusted his route and made a diving catch on the warning track.

• White Sox 6, Royals 3 — At Chicago: Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run, seventh-inning rally, Reynaldo Lopez pitched six strong innings in his White Sox debut and Chicago won its fourth straight.

Mike Moustakas hit two home runs to give him 34 this year, but Kansas City lost its fifth in a row.

• Pirates 4, Blue Jays 2 — At Toronto: Pittsburgh star outfielder Andrew McCutchen limped off because of a sore left knee one batter after hitting an RBI double during the Pirates’ seventh win in nine games.

Tests performed at the stadium showed no damage, and McCutchen said his knee was feeling better following the game.

• Mets 7, Phillies 6 — At Philadelphia: Amed Rosario’s first career homer broke a tie leading off the ninth inning, Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto also went deep and New York beat Philadelphia.

After Cesar Hernandez hit a tying, solo homer in the eighth off Jerry Blevins, Rosario connected off Phillies closer Hector Neris (4-5) to cap a three-hit night. The rookie shortstop entered the game batting .161 (5 for 31).

• Reds 11, Brewers 10 — At Milwaukee: Zack Cozart and Eugenio Suarez each had three hits and two RBIs, and Cincinnati built an early lead and held on to send Milwaukee to its sixth loss in a row.

The Reds led 10-2 through four innings. Jonathan Villar made it 11-10 with a home run off Reds closer Raisel Iglesias with one out in the ninth. Eric Thames followed with a single, but Iglesias retired Ryan Braun and Travis Shaw for his 20th save.

• Angels 6, Mariners 5 — At Seattle: Mike Trout scored from second base on Jean Segura’s error in the top of the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied from a four-run deficit for a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

For the second straight night, Trout was the source of some ninth-inning misery for the Mariners. He had a three-run double in Thursday’s series opener to give the Angels a 6-3 victory. A day later, Trout walked with one out, taking a close 3-2 pitch from James Pazos (3-4). Albert Pujols followed with a single and C.J. Cron chopped a hard grounder that Segura couldn’t handle that bounced far enough into left field for Trout to score the go-ahead run.

• Padres 4, Dodgers 3 — At Los Angeles: Jose Pirela hit a tiebreaking home run leading off the eighth inning, Manuel Margot added two solo homers and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Friday night.

Cody Bellinger had three hits and two RBIs for the Dodgers, who lost for only the fifth time in 31 games.

• Cubs 8, Diamondbacks 3 — At Phoenix: John Lackey won his fifth straight start and the Chicago Cubs opened a weekend series in the desert with an 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

Kyle Schwarber and Alex Avila hit consecutive home runs off Taijuan Walker (6-6) to start the sixth inning after David Peralta’s two-run shot had cut the Cubs’ lead to 3-2 in the fifth.