GAME SUMMARIES
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Twins 2, INDIANS 0 (Game 1): Five Minnesota pitchers combined to stop Cleveland’s offense.
CUBS 14, Pirates 1: Kris Bryant and rookie Nico Hoerner each homered among three hits, and Chicago set a club record with 237 home runs.
Yankees 13, BLUE JAYS 3: James Paxton pitched five innings to win his ninth straight start, and Brett Gardner homered twice.
Braves 10, NATIONALS 1: Ronald Acuña Jr. ignited a rally with a go-ahead, two-run double.
Orioles at TIGERS (late): Detroit’s team on-base percentage of .294 is last in the majors. Miguel Cabrera leads the team with an OBP of .348.
Red Sox at PHILLIES (late): Philadelphia is slugging .430 as a unit. J.T. Realmuto leads the team with a .504 slugging percentage.
Twins at INDIANS (Game 2, late): Cleveland’s pitching staff owns a team ERA of 3.71 heading into Saturday’s doubleheader.
Dodgers at METS (late): New York ranks eighth in the league in hitting with a .259 batting average. Jeff McNeil leads with an average of .325.
Astros at ROYALS (late): Kansas City has a team on-base percentage of .306, led by Hunter Dozier with a mark of .360.
Brewers at CARDINALS (late): The St. Louis pitching staff as a whole has an ERA of 3.79.
Athletics at RANGERS (late): Texas is averaging 4.7 RBIs per game this season. Rougned Odor leads the team with 78 total runs batted in.
Reds at D-BACKS (late): Arizona has a team on-base percentage of .321, led by Ketel Marte with a mark of .387.
Padres at ROCKIES (late): Colorado ranks sixth in hitting with a .266 batting average. Charlie Blackmon leads the club with an average of .319.
Marlins at GIANTS (late): San Francisco has a collective batting average of .240 this season, led by Kevin Pillar with an average of .262.
Rays at ANGELS (late): Los Angeles has slugged .430 this season. Mike Trout leads the team with a mark of .647.
White Sox at MARINERS (late): Seattle has slugged .433 this season. Kyle Seager leads the team with a .497 slugging percentage.