Lester powers Cubs

When Anthony Rizzo found out the eight-year anniversary of him being declared cancer-free fell on the same day fellow cancer survivor Jon Lester was pitching, he told Lester he was going to throw a no-hitter. He came close. Lester pitched 62/3 innings of no-hit ball, helping the Chicago Cubs beat San Francisco 2-1 on Friday.

CUBS 2, GIANTS 1

Jon Lester pitched 62/3 innings of no-hit ball and settled for his second complete game of the season, helping the sizzling Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday to move a season-high 40 games over .500.

Hunter Pence ended Lester’s bid for a second no-hitter with a homer to left on a 1-2 cutter. Brandon Crawford followed with a double, and Lester (15-4) got Eduardo Nunez to line to third and worked around Trevor Brown’s oneout double in the eighth.

Lester allowed three hits and walked two. The Cubs have won five straight to improve to 87-47.

Third baseman Kris Bryant made a diving, backhand grab of Crawford’s liner to lead off the fifth and Dexter Fowler made a sliding catch of Kelby Tomlinson’s liner in center an inning later.

The 32- year- old Lester threw a no-hitter on May 19, 2008, for Boston against Kansas City. BRAVES 8, PHILLIES 4 Freddie

Freeman hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth, Matt Kemp had four RBIs and Atlanta beat Philadelphia.

BREWERS 1, PIRATES 0 Six Milwaukee relievers picked up the slack when starter Junior Guerra’s return from the disabled list lasted less than four innings, leading the Brewers past Pittsburgh. REDS 3, CARDINALS 2 Eugenio Suarez singled up the middle with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, rallying Cincinnati past St. Louis. NATIONALS 4, METS 1 Bryce Harper hit two doubles and became the latest player to steal a base against Noah

Syndergaard, helping A.J. Cole post his first major league win as Washington beat New York. ROCKIES 14, DIAMONDBACKS

7 Nick Hundley hit a grand slam and pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso also homered in a seven-run eighth inning that sent Colorado past Arizona.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ORIOLES 8, YANKEES 0 Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 41st homer to cap a six-run second inning, and Baltimore peppered New York with four long balls. RANGERS 10, ASTROS 8 Rougned Odor homered for the third straight game in a seven- run fourth inning, Carlos Gomez had two hits in his first game against his former team and Texas held off Houston. TIGERS 7, ROYALS 6 Miguel Cabrera homered and finished with three hits and four RBIs to help Detroit beat Kansas City.

RAYS 8, BLUE JAYS 3 Alex Cobb went five solid innings during his first start in two years, Logan Morrison hit a go-ahead two-run homer, and Tampa Bay beat AL East-leading Toronto.

WHITE SOX 11, TWINS 4 Todd Frazier homered for the second straight game, Adam Eaton had four hits and the Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota.

INTERLEAGUE

INDIANS 6, MARLINS 2 Carlos Carrasco struck out 11 while pitching scoreless ball into the eighth inning, and Cleveland beat Miami.