Chapman earns save as Cubs top Sale & Chisox

Chris Sale returned from his jersey-trashing suspension and threw six effective innings, but John Lackey outpitched him and Aroldis Chapman got the final four outs to save the Cubs’ 3-1 victory over the White Sox Thursday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Sale (14-4) was greeted with smiles and hugs from his teammates following a five-day ban for tearing up 1976-style uniforms he didn’t want to wear before his previous scheduled start. He had command issues, but worked out of trouble while allowing two runs and six hits.

Nationals 4, Giants 2

In San Francisco, Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and scored a run, Trea Turner added two hits and an RBI and the Nationals beat the Giants in the opener of a key four-game series between division leaders.

Cardinals 5, Marlins 4

In Miami, Aledmys Diaz homered, doubled and drove in three runs against childhood pal Jose Fernandez, helping the Cardinals beat the Marlins. Fernandez gave up five runs in five innings and fell to 26-2 at home.

Ichiro Suzuki doubled as a pinch hitter for the Marlins and needs two hits to reach 3,000 for his career.

Angels 2, Red Sox 1

In Anaheim, Calif., Hanley Ramirez’s throwing error to the plate on Daniel Nava’s bases-loaded grounder allowed two runs to score, and the Angels walked off against the Red Sox.

Twins 6, Orioles 2

In Minneapolis, rookie Max Kepler continued his midseason surge with a game-tying home run among two hits and two RBIs as the Twins rallied to beat the Orioles.