Hart’s Bauer, Indians win
CLEVELAND (AP) — Abraham Almonte scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in Cleveland’s four-run seventh inning in the Indians’ 5-3 comeback victory over Oakland.
Hart High graduate Trevor Bauer received a no decision for Cleveland after pitching 5 1/3 innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits.
Cleveland erased a 3-1 deficit after being held to four hits through six innings. Jason Kipnis’ basesloaded single tied it, and Almonte scored from third on Ryan Dull’s wild pitch one batter later.
Carlos Santana homered in the sixth for Cleveland.
Cody Anderson (2-4) pitched a scoreless seventh. Cody Allen worked out of ninth-inning trouble for 20th save. Kendall Graveman (7-7) was the loser.
CUBS 12, MARINERS 1
CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester recovered from a rut of bad starts, pitching six shutout innings to help the Chicago Cubs rout the Seattle Mariners 12-1 on Friday for their third straight victory.
Jason Heyward and David Ross homered and the NL Central leaders improved to 10-5 since a 1-9 slump.
CARDINALS 11,
MARLINS 6
MIAMI (AP) — Tommy Pham homered and drove in three runs in St. Louis’ victory over Miami.
Kolten Wong had three hits and drove in two runs and Jeremy Hazelbaker hit a two-run homer for St. Louis. The Cardinals have won four of five and lead the Marlins by a game in the NL wild-card standings.
Mike Leake (8-8) was the winner. Jose Urena (1-3) took the loss.
BLUE JAYS 6, ORIOLES 5
TORONTO (AP) — Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki hit solo home runs in the first inning, Marco Estrada snapped a four-start winless streak and Toronto beat Baltimore.
Encarnacion reached base three times and scored twice to help the Blue Jays win the opener of a threegame series between the top two teams in the AL East, cutting Baltimore’s division lead to a half-game. The Orioles have lost four straight.
ROCKIES 6, METS 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Chatwood kept winning on the road, Carlos Gonzalez homered and drove in four runs and Colorado beat New York for its fourth straight victory.
Mark Reynolds also homered for the surging Rockies. They are 11-4 since the All-Star break and have moved within four games of Miami for the second NL wild-card spot.
RANGERS 8, ROYALS 3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rougned Odor homered twice, and A.J. Griffin pitched into the sixth inning in Texas’ victory over Kansas City.
Jurickson Profar also went deep for the Rangers, and scored three runs.
Odor hit a solo homer in the first that put AL West-leading Texas up 3-0 against Edinson Volquez (89). That 443-foot drive into the second deck of seats in right field came a night after Odor’s 465-footer that is the longest in his career. He had another solo shot in the seventh, his 21st of the season barely clearing the 8-foot wall in right.
BREWERS 3, PIRATES 1
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Junior Guerra limited Pittsburgh to four hits over 8 2/3 innings, and Chris Carter hit a two-run home run in Milwaukee’s victory.
The Pirates managed Andrew McCutchen’s RBI groundout off Guerra (7-2), who departed with two on and two outs in the ninth. Jeremy Jeffress got Jung Ho Kang to ground out to third on one pitch to record his 25th save in 26 chances.
TIGERS 14, ASTROS 6
DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Collins and Justin Upton each hit a three-run homer, helping Detroit beat Houston for its fourth straight victory.
James McCann added a solo shot in the eighth and Cameron Maybin had three hits and scored three times. Jose Altuve and Jake Marisnek homered for Houston. The Astros lost for the third time in four games. RAYS 5, YANKEES 1 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jake Odorizzi pitched masterfully into the seventh inning, Logan Forsythe and Corey Dickerson hit solo homers in the first, and Tampa Bay Rays cooled off New York.
The Yankees had won eight of 11 to close within 3 1/2 games of Boston for the second AL wild card.
BRAVES 2,
PHILLIES 1
ATLANTA (AP) — Tyrell Jenkins earned his first career victory, pitching six innings and helping the Atlanta beat Philadelphia.
Jenkins, acquired in the November 2014 trade that sent Jason Heyward to St. Louis, began the game with a 6.43 ERA and 26 baserunners allowed in his first three career starts, a span of 14 innings.