Fenway Park unkind to Cole

Rafael Devers hit two home runs, including a goahead blast in the fifth inning, to help the Boston Red Sox best New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole for the second consecutive time at Fenway Park in a 6-2 win Friday night.

Devers followed his tworun with a three-run homer in the seventh — the 100th of his career.

It marked the second consecutive game the Red Sox rallied from a 1-0 deficit and they earned their ninth victory against rival New York in 11 meetings this season. The Red Sox also maintained their one-game AL East lead over Tampa Bay and increased their lead to nine games over the third-place Yankees.

Cole (10-5) was pulled after fiving innings, giving up three runs off six hits, striking out eight and walking two. He now has surrendered five home runs at Fenway this season.

Other games

Mets 3, Blue Jays 0: Tylor Megill tossed six scoreless innings for his first big-league win, and Pete Alonso homered twice in host New York’s win.

Cubs 8, Diamondbacks 3: Javier Baez homered, Robinson Chirinos went deep twice and Zach Davies earned his first win since a combined no-hitter last month as host Chicago pounded Arizona.

Orioles 6, Nationals 1: Pat Valaika homered twice, and Baltimore beat Washington for just its second victory in its past 11 home games.

Padres 5, Marlins 2: Joe Musgrove (6-7) pitched six solid innings, Tommy Pham homered and San Diego beat host Miami. Musgrove allowed two runs and six hits.

Phillies 5, Braves 1: Zack Wheeler returned to his AllStar form for seven innings, Bryce Harper stole three bases, including home, and host Philadelphia snapped a three-game losing streak.

Reds 6, Cardinals 5: Tyler Stephenson drove in Kyle Farmer with a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth, rallying host Cincinnati past St. Louis.

Rays10, Indians 5: Nelson Cruz homered in his Tampa Bay debut and Joey Wendle hit a go-ahead single in a sixrun ninth as the Rays beat host Cleveland.

Brewers 7, White Sox 1: Tyrone Taylor hit a grand slam to cap host Milwaukee’s six-run outburst in the seventh.

Royals 5, Tigers 3: Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run homer and host Kansas City ended Detroit’s 7-game winning streak.

Twins 5, Angels 4: Minnesota scored twice in the eighth inning to beat visiting Los Angeles, which didn’t have Shohei Ohtani in the lineup.

Notes

The New York Mets acquired left-hander Rich Hill from Tampa Bay for righthander Tommy Hunter and minor league catcher Matt Dyer. Hill, 41, was 6-4 with a 3.89 ERA in 19 starts for the Rays. … Stephen Strasburg, 33, has made only five starts this season because of neck and shoulder issues, hasn’t pitched since June 1 and felt discomfort in his neck after a recent bullpen session.