FRIDAY’S GAMES
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Rockies at NATIONALS, late: Jesus Sanchez’s second two-run homer of the day capped a four-run ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins rallied past the Nationals 8-6 on Wednesday.
Cleveland at YANKEES, late: Cal Quantrill gave Cleveland another strong start, and Oscar Mercado, Bobby Bradley and Franmil Reyes homered to help send Cleveland lineup in a 12-3 victory over the Twins on Wednesday.
Twins at BLUE JAYS, late: Bo Bichette homered and drove in five runs, Robbie Ray fanned 13 over seven innings to claim the major league strikeout lead and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 Wednesday.
Orioles at RED SOX, late: Yankees reliever Clay Holmes threw a wild pitch in the ninth that let the tying run score, then Austin Hays chopped an RBI single in the 10th that lifted the Orioles to a 3-2 win Thursday.
Dodgers at REDS, late: Julio Urías earned his major league-leading 18th victory, Gavin Lux singled in the goahead run in the fourth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Wednesday .
Tigers at RAYS, late: Yandy Díaz hit a leadoff home run and Mike Zunino later connected, reliever Dietrich Enns pitched four solid innings and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 on Thursday night.
Phillies at METS, late: Bryce Harper doubled to start a seven-run, gametying rally in the fourth inning, drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth and sealed the Phillies’ 17-8 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
Pirates at MARLINS, late: Tyler Mahle cruised through six innings, Asdrúbal Cabrera hit a go-ahead, pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the seventh, and the Cincinnati Reds avoided a three-game sweep by edging the Pirates 1-0 on Thursday.
White Sox at RANGERS, late: Alex Cobb pitched five scoreless innings, Luis Rengifo and Jose Rojas hit home runs, and the Los Angels Angels coasted to a 9-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
Diamondbacks at ASTROS, late: Carlos Correa triggered a seven-run fourth inning with a three-run homer, replacement starter Luis Garcia took a shutout into the sixth, and the Houston Astros beat the Rangers 12-1 on Thursday .
Mariners at ROYALS, late: Kyle Schwarber and Christian Vazquez drove in two runs apiece in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Mariners 9-4 on Wednesday to keep pace in the AL wild-card race.
Cubs at BREWERS, late: Dustin Garneau homered and drove in two runs, rookie Matt Manning combined with the bullpen on a three-hitter and the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Wednesday.
Padres at CARDINALS, late: Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado each hit one of St. Louis’ four homers, and the Cardinals flashed some fantastic outfield defense in beating the New York Mets 11-4 on Wednesday night.
Athletics at ANGELS, late: Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench’s record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th, but Chad Pinder’s two-run single spurred a rally and the Athletics held off the Royals 7-2 Thursday.
Braves at GIANTS, late: Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his NL-leading 39th home run and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Thursday to earn a series split.