CHAPMAN WALKS IN WINNING RUN; RED SOX DEFEAT YANKEES 5-4

BOSTON» Aroldis Chapman walked in the winning run without recording an out in the ninth inning, handing the Red Sox a 5-4 win over the Yankees on Friday night.

The Yankees’ hard-throwing closer gave up two runs in the ninth for his third blown save. New York entered tied for the major-league lead with 17 blown saves.

Mookie Betts and Dustin Pedroia started the rally with consecutive singles and a successful double steal. Betts scored when second baseman Ronald Torreyes booted Xander Bogaerts’ groundball.

After an intentional walk to Hanley Ramirez, Chapman walked Andrew Benintendi on five pitches to bring home Pedroia.

Robby Scott (1-1) posted the win for the Red Sox, who got their first victory over the Yankees at home this season. It was Boston’s first game-ending walk since Sept. 23, 2000, against Baltimore.

FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Brian McCann hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run second inning, Marwin Gonzalez had a solo homer and the Astros opened the second half of their season with a 10-5 victory over the Twins.

… Addison Russell hit a go-ahead solo home run in the ninth inning as the Cubs beat the Orioles 9-8 after squandering an eight-run lead. … Freddie Freeman and the Braves topped baseball’s comeback kings at their own game, scoring two runs in the eighth inning to beat the Diamondbacks 4-3. The Diamondbacks lead the majors with 29 comeback wins and were in position for No. 30 when Chris Owings scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the eighth. … Yasiel Puig hit his second homer of the game with two out in the ninth inning, and the three-run shot helped the Dodgers beat the Marlins 6-4 for their seventh consecutive victory. Corey Seager also homered for the Dodgers (62-29), who were one strike from defeat three times before winning for the 27th time in the past 31 games. They’re 33 games above .500 for the first time this year. … Gio Gonzalez pitched four-hit ball into the ninth inning, and Bryce Harper extended his mid-July tear with a pair of homers, leading the Nationals to a 5-0 victory over the Reds. Gonzalez (8-4) snapped his streak of three straight tough-luck losses. He allowed a double and three infield singles before leaving with one out in the ninth after his 113th pitch. … Josh Bell hit a three-run homer off Seung Hwan Oh with one out in the ninth inning to give the Pirates a 5-2 win over the Cardinals. Adam Frazier led off the bottom of the ninth with a double and Oh intentionally walked Andrew McCutchen with one out. Bell, a rookie, stepped in and sent a pitch from Oh (1-5) into the seats in left field for the first game-ending hit of his career. … Aaron Sanchez pitched six strong innings for his first win of the season as the Blue Jays beat the Tigers 7-2. … Robinson Cano hit a three-run drive on his first swing since connecting for the winning home run Tuesday night in the All-Star Game, helping James Paxton and the Mariners defeat the White Sox 4-2. … Ryan Braun hit a grand slam off the scoreboard in center field and Orlando Arcia added a three-run shot in the Brewers’ eight-run second inning, helping Milwaukee beat the Phillies 9-6. … Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer, pinch-hitter Mike Napoli had a go-ahead two-run shot and the Rangers rallied to beat the Royals 5-3.