Darvish shines in Cubs’ victory
CHICAGO — Yu Darvish bounced back from a pair of poor outings to allow only an unearned run in six innings, Addison Russell scored the go-ahead run on shortstop Eric Sogard's seventh-inning error, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Friday.
Cubs slugger Kris Bryant missed his fourth straight game after he was beaned during a victory at Colorado last Sunday. Chicago manager Joe Maddon said the third baseman could return to the lineup on Saturday.
ROCKIES 1, MARLINS 0: Antonio Senzatela entered for injured starter Tyler Anderson in the second inning, hit an RBI double and allowed one hit over 3 2⁄3 innings to lift Colorado to a win at Miami.
PHILLIES 7, BRAVES 3: Odubel Herrera hit two homers, Jorge Alfaro also went deep, and Aaron Nola pitched seven innings to help host Philadelphia beat Atlanta. Braves pitcher Julio Teheran left after three innings because of tightness in his right upper trapezius. There was no word on the extent of his injury.
ORIOLES 6, TIGERS 0: Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of one-hit ball for his first win since last May, and Pedro Alvarez went deep twice as host Baltimore snapped a five-game skid with a victory over Detroit.
INDIANS 6, MARINERS 5: Corey Kluber struck out 10 in 8 2⁄3 innings, and Cleveland hit five solo homers, including three in the first, to beat visiting Seattle.
DIAMONDBACKS 5, NATIONALS 4: A.J. Pollack homered and scored three runs to help Arizona defeat host Washington. RANGERS 6, BLUE JAYS 4: Ronald Guzman hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning, and Texas won at Toronto.
RAYS 4, RED SOX 3: Blake Snell worked into the eighth and struck out nine, and Tampa Bay held off Boston at Fenway Park for its seventh straight win.
PIRATES 6, CARDINALS 5: Starling Marte's gameending single in the 11th inning lifted host Pittsburgh over St. Louis for its third victory in four games.
WHITE SOX 7, ROYALS 4: Matt Davidson homered twice for the second straight game, hitting a two-run, blast in the 11th to help Chicago win at Kansas City.